Shop Local At The Bronx Museum Holiday Market This Weekend!

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Earlier this week we posted a list of holiday gift ideas made right here in The Bronx. This Saturday and Sunday you can purchase some of those items and more at The Bronx Museum Holiday Market!

BRONX MUSEUM HOLIDAY MARKET WEEKEND

Saturday, December 12 and Sunday, December 13, 11:00am to 6:00pm

Save your holiday shopping for the Bronx Museum’s Holiday Market Weekend! In collaboration with FromTheBronx.com, The South Bronx Farmer’s Market, THE POINT, and The Bronx Beer Hall, the Bronx Museum welcomes more than 25 local artists, artisans, farmers, bakers, brewers, and more for a holiday market that is not to be missed. Free admission!

Shop for:

– Artist-made gifts and crafts
– Jewelry from local designers
– Artisan cookies, cakes, and sweets
– Bronx-crafted spirits and beer
– Handmade scarfs, ties, and other apparel

Enjoy:

– Photos with Ms. Santa and friends
– Face painting
– Hot cocoa and cider
– Art-making activities
– Musical and dance performances

2015 VENDORS 

-Aficionado Arts/THE POINT
-Bear Hand Creations
-Beazer’s Garden
-Bronx Beer Hall
-Bronx Chicks
-Daniel Hauben / Bronx Artist Documentary Project
-Dennis Redmoon Darkeem
-Ellude’s
-FromTheBronx.com
-Humble Trees
-Jaynine Taylor
-Lady K Fever
-Lucia Hernandez
-Morris Perk
-Native Tec
-Niizeki Hiromi
-NYC Taxi Drivers Calendar
-*Paper*Crane*Heart*
-Port Morris Distillery
-Potter’s Jewerly
-Resourceful Design
-South Bronx Farmer’s Market
-Special Mama
-Spizane
-Taylor Made Creations for All Occasions, Inc.
-Uptown Roasters
-White Pine Community Farm
-Youniquely Created, Inc.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 12 SCHEDULE 

ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY

12pm to 6pm – Ms. Santa and friends join us for photos and holiday face painting

1pm to 6pm – Art-making activities led by a Bronx Museum teaching artist

PERFORMANCES & TOURS

11am – Museum gallery tour with teaching artist

2pm – C. Debra performing holiday poetry

3pm – Friends of Martin Wong exhibition tour with Charlie Ahearn and Jane Dickson

4pm – Flamenco demonstration by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana II in the market space

5pm – Performance by Flamenco Vivo Carlota Santana II in the Lower Gallery

SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13 SCHEDULE 

ACTIVITIES THROUGHOUT THE DAY

12pm to 6pm – Ms. Santa and friends join us for photos and holiday face painting

1pm to 6pm – Art-making activities led by a Bronx Museum teaching artist

PERFORMANCES & TOURS

11am – Museum gallery tour with teaching artist

1pm  –  Girls Prep Bronx Elementary School Performance Choir

2pm –  Performance by Bharati S. Kemraj

3pm – Girls Prep Bronx Middle School Performance Choir

4pm  –  Cirque du Monde, Social Circus at THE POINT

5pm  – Cirque du Monde, Social Circus at THE POINT

The Bronx Museum is located at 1040 Grand Concourse at 165th Street.

Ed García Conde

Ed García Conde is a life-long Bronxite who spends his time documenting the people, places, and things that make the borough a special place in the hopes of dispelling the negative stereotypes associated with The Bronx. His writings are often cited by mainstream media and is often consulted for his expertise on the borough's rich history.