Somerville Local First

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Local is for Lovers Market 2.1

Sunday, April 14, 2013 | 11am – 5pm
Arts at the Armory

Join us for a full Sunday of fun, gifting, and music! With 35 independent and local vendors, music by David Tanklefsky and Jeff Jam, an ENTIRE floor of children’s activities sponsored by Knucklebones, craft brews, and delicious treats from the Arts at the Armory Cafe, you can’t go wrong!

Come along and meet new people, all while helping us to build a strong, local economy.

More info below or on our Facebook Event Page

All About Local Is For Lovers, 2.1

Sunday, April 14, 2013 | 11am – 5pm
Arts at the Armory

Join us for a full Sunday of fun, gifting, and music! With 35 independent and local vendors, music by David Tanklefsky and Jeff Jam, an ENTIRE floor of children’s activities sponsored by Knucklebones, craft brews, and delicious treats from the Arts at the Armory Cafe, you can’t go wrong!

Come along and meet new people, all while helping us to build a strong, local economy.

Vendor List
Heflin Photo (Photobooth!)
Carland Cartography
Culinary Cruiser
Cuisine en Locale
Spindler’s Confections
Doves and Figs
Tara Faeri
I am Joolien
Union Press
Love on the Blocks
McBeth Designs
Black Magic Coffee Co.
Knucklebones
Q’s Nuts
Henceforth
Feathers & Fur
Sete Productions
Elementgrrl
Kharma Collection
Picture Renewal
Scatterbrain Crochet
Next Step Living
Pimmz Art Studio
Will Alderfer Metalarts
GIVEGIVE
Sommer Crafts
closer to the ocean
Porcelain and Stone
Pink Pigeon Creations

Originally posted on...April 10th, 2013
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Announcing: Local is for Lovers 2.0!

Note: This event has been rescheduled for 4/14/13. More info here

We’d like to start with a big, belated thank you to all the vendors and shoppers that made our first market a huge success! And it is thanks to all of you that we are now pleased to announce that the Local is for Lovers Market is BACK! Local is for Lovers 2.0 will be taking place on Sunday, February 10- just in time for Valentine’s Day shopping. This market will feature 35 amazing local artisans and crafters and foodies including Culinary Cruisers, Union Press, Cuisine en Locale, Love on the Blocks, Black Magic Coffee Company and more!  Knucklebones and Jeff Jam, total hits with the kiddos, will be graciously returning! This makes the market the perfect place to bring the family while you shop for your sweetheart!

The day will also include music by Arts at the Armory residency holder David Tanklefsky and Grimis. The Armory cafe and bar will be open for drinks, lunch and snacks.

What a wonderful day it will be, we seriously cannot wait to bring this to you again!

Details:

Sunday, February 10, 2013

11am- 5pm

Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, Somerville MA.

If you are interested in being a vendor, please sign up here, and pay for your table here.

See you all on the 10th!

Lots of local love,

SLF + Arts at the Armory

 

Originally posted on...January 4th, 2013
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The Local is for Lovers Market is almost here!

The buzz is really growing about the first SLF/Arts at the Armory Local is for Lovers Holiday Market!

A lot of you have been asking questions about the details of the day, and here they are!

The market will take place at Arts at the Armory, 191 Highland Avenue, from 11am-5pm on December 2. Admission is free!

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SLF has lined up small business expert Randy Parker to answer any of your mobile & web questions.

Randy will be providing clarity, advice, tips, and resources all day thanks to SLF’s partnership with PagePart, a local biz offering mobile & social web solutions.

SLF and Arts at the Armory teamed up this year to emphasize the importance of shifting your shopping to local vendors this holiday season. Keeping your holiday spending in the community has the potential to generate millions of dollars in revenue for the local economy. We are so pleased to have been joined by an AMAZING list of vendors (below), selling gifts sure to please even the hardest to impress on your list this year.

That said, this market is more than just a shopping experience! While we will be featuring local vendors and artisans we have activities for the whole family. Three local youth bands – Burning HoneyThe Soulful Souls, and Stainless –  will play throughout the day, and we will have not one but TWO sets from local childrens’ musician JEFF JAM!

Don’t have those holiday card snapshots done yet? Don’t fret, we’ve got you covered! We will have a winter-themed photo booth set up by photographer Jeremy Heflin and you can buy your prints on the spot!

We also have some areas just for the kids: Knucklebones will be on-site so your little ones can play, and Herbstalk will be hosting a craft area! (Ed note: I heard some paper dandelions will be made. Can’t wait!)

Our amazing vendor line-up (+ possibly more!):

  • Herbstalk
  • Flowerfolk
  • Union Press
  • Caroline Barney Designs
  • Canis Major
  • Albertine Press
  • Cuisine en Locale
  • City Chicks
  • Daddy Jones
  • The Somerville Stock Exchange
  • Picture Renewal
  • Next Step Living
  • Message Therapy by Elizabeth Lynn
  • McBeth Designs
  • Louise Musto-Choate
  • Carland Cartography
  • DuVine Adventures
  • Feathers And Fur
  • Blue Helix Designs
  • Pink Pigeons Creations
  • type-o by ceo
  • I am Joolienn
  • Qs Nuts
  • Will Alderfer Metalwork
  • Star Shine Creations
  • Spindler Confections
  • Love on the Blocks
  • Jai Devi
  • Ghostfingers
  • Anna L. Amur Jewelery
  • Culinary Cruisers
  • Trinity Imports, LLC
  • Artichoke Arts and Crafts
  • Ansis Purins
  • Mikayla Characters
  • Sete Productions
  • Pimmz Art Studio
  • Alisa Aronson Graphic Design
  • Tara Faeri
  • plane paper
  • Knucklebones
  • Arts at the Armory
  • Foret
  • MJ Paperflight

See you this Sunday!

Originally posted on...November 28th, 2012
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Calling all vendors to the Local is for Lovers Market!

Calling all local crafters and artisans! Got something to sell for the holiday season? Then we have an event for you!

Introducing the Local is for Lovers holiday market by Somerville Local First & Arts at the Armory!

When & Where:

Sunday, December 2, 2012 from 11am- 5pm – Arts at the Armory

Why:

We want to help Somerville shift its shopping this holiday season with a family friendly marketplace at Arts at the Armory. Vendors and participants alike share a common mission — to support the local economy of Somerville with holiday shopping dollars!

There will also be family friendly kids’ activities by Knucklebones and Herbstalk and music from Jeff JamStainless!
Local is for Lovers

How Much:

Local First members (Somerville or Cambridge)
$50

Non-members
$60

(sign up now for Somerville Local First, starting at just $10 a month)

Please bring your own table and supplies.  We have tables available for $15.

How:

Space is limited so sign up today!
All spaces have been filled.

Originally posted on...October 28th, 2012
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