things to do :: Etsy Craft Party Meetup

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It's Etsy's birthday and to celebrate, they launched an Etsy Craft Party, a global initiative to energize your local community, make art together, and throw a party. So far, 305 meet ups have been scheduled and Vancouver is one of them!

date: Friday, June 18th, 2010
time: 2:00pm to 5:00pm
location: E. 15th Avenue between Kingsway and Fraser Street, Vancouver
cost: FREE

RSVP: Click here to RSVP now. The 50 cities with the most RSVP’s will receive Etsy goodies including coupons and gift certificates, supplies and surprises! Deadline is June 7th, so start spreading the news!

Got Craft along with local shops, Collage Collage and Spool of Thread Sewing Lounge; will be opening their doors for the Vancouver Etsy Craft Party! Bring a craft project and join us for a day of making, good conversation and support your local community.

Blim February Community Market!

Kick off 2010 with the first craft fair of the season this Sunday!

Blim Monthly Community Market
Sunday, February 21st, 2010
11:00am to 5:00pm
Heritage Hall - 3102 Main Street

By donation

Blim will be presenting a monthly Main Street Community Market this month to take place for the first time, in Heritage Hall on Main and 15th. 2 blocks north of Blim.

This Months market will include 48 vendors, music, hot food, beverages, and entertainment. Vendors will include food, fashion, accessories, supplies, fine art, vintage items and records, and not be limited to crafts, and there will be a focus on nurturing and promoting creative production in our community. We want to appeal to young, old, hip, plain, babies, animals, men, women, everyone.

We are very excited about this event and what it can contribute to Main Street’s artistic vitality, and how it can help support and encourage the local creative community.