This Week's Events

Friday, July 29 through Sunday, July 31
Tall City Blues Fest
(F) 3pm-Midnight, (Sat) 9am-Midnight, (Sun) 10am-4pm
Downtown Midland, TX

Saturday, July 30
Coppell Farmers Market - Sizzl'n at the Market, 8am-Noon
455 Bethel Rd., Coppell, TX

Brocante Lux, 11am-5pm
SouthBrook Vineyards, 581 Niagara Stone Rd.,
Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON

Sweet William Market, 9am-2pm
Stapleton's Founders' Green, 29th Ave. & Syracuse,
Denver, CO

The Creative Collective Craft & Fine Arts Fair, 10am-9pm
The Historic Headhouse Shambles, 2nd & Pine St., Society Hill, Philadelphia, PA

The Boston Handmade Marketplace, 3-7pm
Union Square, 70 Union Square, Somerville, MA

Wooly Fair VII: To the Moon!, 2pm-1am
Steel Yard, 27 Sims Ave., Providence, RI

Hamilton Fest, 11am-7pm
5300, 5400 & 5500 blocks of Harford Rd., Baltimore, MD

Craft Market, 3-8pm
The Pedicab Bar & Grill, 415 E. Cevallos, San Antonio, TX

"Christmas in July" Art Event, 9am-5pm
Aledo Bake Shop, 206 Elm St., Aledo, TX

Saturday, July 30 & Sunday, July 31
Maker Faire Detroit, 9:30am-6pm
The Henry Ford, 20900 Oakwood Blvd., Dearborn, MI

Indie Designer Market at Randolph Street Market - (Sat) 10am-5pm, (Sun) 10am-4pm
1340 W. Washington, Plumbers Hall, Chicago, IL

The Open Market - (Sat) 10am-4pm, (Sun) Noon-4pm
Cobblestone Event Ctr., 205 Mason St., Mason, MI

Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen Fine Craft Fair
(Sat) 10am-6pm, (Sun) 10am-5pm
Chase Center on the Riverfront, 815 Justison St.,
Wilmington, DE

Lill Street Craft Fair, Noon-10pm
Lill St. from Lincoln to Halsted, Chicago, IL

Powell Street Festival, 11:30am-7pm
Oppenheimer Park, 400 Powell St., Vancouver, BC

Saturday, July 30 through Monday, August 1
Artisans at the Distillery, 11am-6pm
The Distillery District, 55 Mill St., Toronto, ON

Sunday, July 31
The Beat Cup Folk Fair, 3-10pm
660 Linton Blvd., Ste. 110, Delray Beach, FL

Bang!Boom!CRAFT!, Noon-5pm
Fountain at E. Passyunk Ave., Philadelphia, PA

Handmade Nation Screenings

2010 is starting out with a bang! If you have yet to see the indie craft documentary Handmade Nation, you may be able to catch it this weekend. Filmmaker, author, independent curator and creative director Faythe Levine is taking her film to the road and will be in several different cities over the course of four days, with more stops in February and March. I read on Facebook that one of Faythe's goals in '10 is to be home more, but it doesn't look like that's happening just yet! You can read my review of Handmade Nation, which we screened in August, here.

January 15, 6pm & 8pm: Providence, RI
Presented by CRAFTLAND
Tickets are $8 and include popcorn and one beverage. There are only 40 seats available for each screening. Buy your tickets online now or stop into Craftland. Directors Q&A after screening.

January 16, doors 7pm, film 7:30pm: Portland, ME
Presented by Eli Phant; Screening at SPACE GALLERY
$7 non-memebers, $5 members; Directors Q&A after screening.

January 17, 3:00pm: Belfast, ME
Screening at Waterfall Arts
Tickets $5; Directors Q&A after screening.

January 18, Doors 6:30, Screening 7pm: Boston, MA
Presented by Video Underground & ML4U
Screening at 4th Wall Project, 132 Brookline Ave.
Tickets $7; Directors Q&A after screening.