Great venues and wonderful vendors, Thank you for shopping local. Hope to see you all at these shows.
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Thank you to the Cape Ann Makers Market
Thank you, Anna from Cape Ann Salt and Cape Ann Giclee, Deb Deanna from Hold & Fast and Angelina from Eleven Eleven Elixer for organizing these great Markets in 2022. The Holiday Markets were a great success and I appreciate the opportunity to dress as elf and sell my products. The vendors that participate in the market are all so talented. Also thank you all who come out to support and buy local. I hope all have a happy holiday season and a wonderful 2023.
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2022 Magnolia Farmer’s Market is around the corner
Our 2022 Season is Right Around the Corner!
The Magnolia Community Farmer’s Market is will be opening June 5th, 2022 and we are now accepting applications for local, fresh produce, prepared foods, and wares.
The Magnolia Community Farmers Market is committed to providing local farmers, purveyors and artisans with a community centered market, driven by its passion to provide local products to local consumers
Neighbor helping neighbor.
Buy Local. Buy Fresh. Be a Better Market.
Our 2022 Season will open at 10am on Lexington Ave June 5, 2022
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Arts Abound Newsletter
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we don’t want you to forget to honor the moms in your life! Could be your biological mom, your step mom, your adoptive mom, the woman next door who acts like your mom, your dog mom, and so much more. Show them you care by giving them a gift of appreciation. Arts Abound has all kinds of gifts that are appropriate for your mom.
Please remember to shop local and to support small businesses as they are struggling to survive. Arts Abound has new items to share with you so come on in and see what you think!
SPOTLIGHT
Donna is one of our photographers and an awesome volunteer. She helps us in so many ways on a daily basis and we so appreciate it. She also creates amazing local towels made with her gorgeous local images…come in and see them!
John, another one of our photographers, recently got his image selected to be on the cover of Cape Ann magazine. Congratulations John! Come in and see his other intriguing regional photos.
Ideas For Gifts
Is your mom always picking after others? Our metal hand is the perfect gift for her… attach it to the wall and can can hang her, keys, windbreaker, etc. on it!
our pampering gifts baskets make wonderful gifts. We can personalize them for you.
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY!
Mother’s Day is just around the corner and we don’t want you to forget to honor the moms in your life! Could be your biological mom, your step mom, your adoptive mom, the woman next door who acts like your mom, your dog mom, and so much more. Show them you care by giving them a gift of appreciation. Arts Abound has all kinds of gifts that are appropriate for your mom.
Please remember to shop local and to support small businesses as they are struggling to survive. Arts Abound has new items to share with you so come on in and see what you think!
SPOTLIGHT
Donna is one of our photographers and an awesome volunteer. She helps us in so many ways on a daily basis and we so appreciate it. She also creates amazing local towels made with her gorgeous local images…come in and see them!
John, another one of our photographers, recently got his image selected to be on the cover of Cape Ann magazine. Congratulations John! Come in and see his other intriguing regional photos.
IDEAS FOR GIFTS
Handcrafted items make the best gifts for Mother’s Day. Below is just a sampling of what we offer…
Our new, bright fabric added to our mask collection.
Face mask material
Is your mom always picking up after others? Our metal hand is the perfect gift for her…attach it to the wall and she
can hang her mask, keys, windbreaker, etc. on it!
Our pampering gift baskets make wonderful gifts. We can personalize them for you. This one contains a Mother’s Day card, handmade organic soap and hand cream, Tin Can Sally earrings, and a glass nail file.
One of Donna’s very popular towels, printed with her local photographs
Elizabeth’s beautiful scarves are a sure hit!
Glosta and Magnolia caps make great gifts for locals and
tourists alike
Mike’s hand carved wine and glass holder, along with the handmade cribbage board, is sure to be a hit with many moms!
Heather’s beautiful hand-painted silk scarves
Flowers for Mom…Sue’s textural painting of spring florals
These delightful glass sun catchers are perfect for any window!
E-COMMERCE SITE
Check it out! We offer shipping and curbside pickup. Choose from a variety of handcrafted and unique items. We can also arrange a FaceTime tour of Arts Abound should you want to see a more extensive offering of our products.
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ARTS ABOUND
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Monday closed
Tuesday 10am – 3pm
Wednesday 10am – 3pm
Thursday 10am – 3pm
Friday 10am – 3pm
Saturday 10am – 3pm
Sunday – by chance
and by appointment…call (603) 359-2173
21C Lexington Ave
Magnolia Village in Gloucester, MA
Our Fabulous Artists
Sue Wheeler (owner), Donna Ardizzoni, Stephanie Mason, Brenda Malloy, Melissa Cox, Karen Keough, Lisa Knebel, Tin Can Sally, Deb Schradieck, Sue Ingram, Ellen Garvey, Christine Gauthier-Kelley, John Abisamra, Hermit Hill, Good Gaud Design, Kaitlyn Manley, Eve Perkins, Heather Bell, Erik Hahr, Larry Parsons, Brandy Brouillette, Laurinda Butcher, Susie Field, and Audi Souza.
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Rockport Farmers Market on Saturday!
Supporting Local Food
The Rockport Farmers Market has been setting up at the Community House in Rockport this winter as a new venture in local food, and it has been an interesting and exciting experiment so far to hold a farmers’ market every month from January all the way into the summer when the weekly market returns. The Cape Ann community supports local food producers in a big way, and the farmers’ market vendors are looking forward to seeing all of you on Saturday at the March market!
Local food patrons can pick up fresh greens and locally-raised meats from Arrowhead Family Farm, First Light Farm and Rockport’s own Seaview Farm. Plus, there will be loads of other foods from local producers: smoked fish from Sasquatch Smokehouse, locally-roasted direct trade coffee from Valverde Coffee, dried fruits from All-Fruit, soups from The Soup Guy, granola and more from The Yellow Plum, fresh baked goods from Cake Ann, pickles from Ma & Pa’s Pickles, and dahlia tubers from Roving Radish and much more!!!
FREE Tote with $50 Purchase!
At Saturday’s Rockport Winter Farmers Market (March 19th from 9am to 1pm at the Rockport Community House), patrons who spend $50 or more will receive a Rockport Farmers Market tote: a high-quality screenprinted reversible fabric bag with inside pocket – perfect for carrying all your delicious farmers’ market goods.
Pick up a “farmers’ market patron” card at the Rockport Exchange booth at the market and vendors will check off each $10 increment you spend. If you spend $50 at tomorrow’s market, simply present your card back at the Rockport Exchange booth for redemption at the end of your Rockport Farmers Market visit.
Enjoy fresh, local food and support the work of local food producers, PLUS get a handy tote in the process: a winning situation!
For more info visit http://www.rockportexchange.org
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Thursday is “shopping local” day
Well, it is for me, at any rate. I like to walk down from the rectory to Stage Fort Park for the Farmer’s Market, and stop off in a store or two on Main Street along the way. Here is today’s catch:
First, went to The Cave to get some “Manchego” cheese (front and center in the photo). It’s a Spanish cheese made from goat’s milk. I bought it at the recommendation of the proprietor, Laura Cramer, to accompany a jar of Alexander Thompson’s tomato marmelade. I got to try it in the store (with two other pairing options) and this one is a winner!
From there I headed down to the market. I went looking for two of the other items in the photo above: Ma’s Brand bread and butter pickles, and maple syrup (from Northwoods Sugarworks in New Hampshire). Thanks to the generosity of a couple at whose wedding I presided recently, I also had some extra cash to buy a beautiful hand-blown glass vase (on the left in the photo). It’s the work of Aron Leaman, a Gloucester native who has a shop down in Boston where he creates his glass art.
As I mentioned the last time I posted about the Farmer’s Market, I really enjoy buying there, because it supports small businesses and the local economy, and the enthusiasm of the sellers is (dangerously) contagious… I love to see their pride in their products. Not the sort of experience you can have buying on-line, or even at local outlets of big chain stores. They can offer great service and sometimes lower prices, but when possible, I like the direct interaction with people more closely involved with the actual production of whatever I’m buying.
P. S. I also picked up my customized “fire-breathing pickle-riding rainbow-jumping liger” teeshirt, which the folks at the G33K store were kind enough to make for me! I’ll post a photo soon…
Good Morning Gloucester 