Today’s Highlights, April 6, 2013• Hippie New Year Everybody! Welcome Home!• Where to Park!• Getting Social• Unclassifieds, Weather, Meetings and more on the other side!

SATURDAY MARKET NEWSLETTERApril 6, 2013 • VOL. 44- NO. 1 76 W. Broadway, Eugene, OR 97401(541) 686-8885•fax (541) 338-4248www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org info@eugenesaturdaymarket.org

MARKETPLACE • COMMUNITY • CELEBRATION

From BethWelcome to all—long term

members and you who are new to us. We will stand together this year through thick and thin, through rain and shine even when our profits vary as much as our opinions. We will forgive each other’s poor choices as we celebrate reaching personal goals. We will foster the gifts of the artists new to the market and care for the founders who built it to support us. We will welcome our community and encourage their sponsorship of handcrafted, one of a kind, attain-able finery. For one day a week, we will leave behind the arm’s length re-lationships of this high tech virtual world and embrace the face to face, honest and true communication of our public marketplace. You are doing more than selling a product. You are offering an expression of your individuality. You are present-ing beautiful and useful things. You are taking control of a part of your life. And so are those around you. Enter our Market with a dedication to honor your own decisions and the decisions of those around you. Go through your day with respect and it will unfold as it should.

Have a lovely Saturday. ~Beth

ParkingYou have only 20 minutes to park

for loading and unloading. Then you must move your vehicle and go park your car. There are several options ranging from free to low cost. On Saturdays all of the parking struc-tures are free. Occasionally there will be an event of some sort, at the Hult Center for instance, and the City will charge for parking close to that venue but at the time we are loading in, it is most likely that the garages are free on every Saturday of the year. Certainly the OverPark (south of the Market) and the Parcade (west of the Market) are the closest. How-ever, they do not rate the lowest in crime on reports. Further away, but a little safer, are the lots to the west of Charnelton at Broadway or along High at 10th and Pearl.

The very closest parking is at

the Butterfly lot north of the Lane County Farmers Market and it is $3.00 for all day. The machine is at the entry ramp and you will receive a permit which will allow for re-en-try. Another is Lot 15 in the middle of the block south of City Hall one block east of the Market. This lot is $2.75 and we sell permits for this lot at the information booth. Both the Butterfly and Lot 15 are flat lots which allow for oversized rigs.

Join a Committee!The Saturday Market Board of

Directors benefits greatly from the service of the Market’s committees. Members are invited to join any of our committees, meeting schedules are listed on our website and on the back side of this newsletter. The Holiday Market Committee in par-ticular is hoping for new members to assist with the planning of the 2013 Holiday Market. Their next meeting is this upcoming week—Wednesday at 4 pm—at our office at 76 West Broadway. On the agenda is adver-tising and how the Market looks as customers approach from the front of the building.

Pick Up Your News!Since the newsletter is available

online at eugenesaturdaymarket.org, and in order to save paper, we are no longer putting newsletters in Reserve Vendor envelopes. Please remember to grab one at the Info Booth in the morning, or read it on the website. They are posted on Friday afternoon.

Social Media Benefits The Market

What is “social media”, you ask? Face-book, Twitter and Instagram are all examples of social me-dia. Websites where people can easily share information, updates, pho-tos and videos in an immedi-

ate and interesting way. Sort of like the community aspects of Saturday Market, but on the worldwide web.

Since it’s so Saturday Market-y already, we make good use of it, and so can you. If you are on Facebook, find and like the Market page, just search for Eugene Saturday Market. Also sign up for our private Face-book group for Market members by searching for “Eugene Saturday Mar-ket Members.” It’s a closed group, so just request to join and we’ll add you in. It’s a great place to check in with fellow Marketeers about sources for materials, booth tips, and general Market info. If you have a business page on Facebook, we love to share some of your updates, so let us know about it in the Member group.

The Market’s twitter name is @saturdaymarket, and I (Kim) tweet on Saturdays mostly. Tweet at me and I’ll follow you too. If you use Instagram (a photo sharing site), fol-low @saturdaymarket and I’ll follow you back.

If you’ve read this far and still have no idea what I’m talking about, but would really like to, stay tuned. I plan to do free-for-member work-shops on using social media, focus-ing mostly on using Facebook for your business, but including other social options. We now have a com-puter projector, so it will fun and easy. I don’t have any dates set yet, but I’m looking towards May to start those up. I’m also not sure about the frequency, it will depend on the de-mand.

Local EventsToday - Opening Day!May 11 - Mother’s Day Giveaway

UnClassifiedsTo place your free unclassified, bring it to the info booth by the end of the day, to the office by Thursday afternoon, or e-mail to kimstill@eugenesaturdaymarket.org, put “newsletter” in the subject line.Susanna Liberty needs help moving this week, 4/8-12. $12/hour. Call Susanna, 541-345-8370. (4/6)The etcher Michael DiBitetto will be showing in booth #177. (4/6)Hello and wishing everyone a wonderful spring! I will be moving into a new home this month. In the interim, I need a place to rest my bones, preferably near downtown (bicycling distance). Looking for a place beginning Monday, April 8 for a week or so. I am also available to housesit/animal care if needed. Phone me at 541-461-2695. Blessings, Planet. (4/6)The April special at Ritta’s is a Chicken Ranchera Queso-Melt: Tender, free range chicken, com-bined with Home Cafe, Ranchera Salsa, layered with fresh spinach, grilled onions, Jack, cheddar and feta cheese. Served with Ranchera salsa, sour cream and tortilla chips. Made on corn tortillas for a gluten free option. (4/6)Debra Klang and Pandy Zauner need a place to live, cat and single chicken friendly, max $750/mo. If you have any leads, find them at Market by asking at the Info Booth. (4/6)10x10 Craft Hut metal pole frame booth with full zippered sides and an awning in front with fasteners, weights, etc. $500. Glenn Hastings 541-913-8366. (4/6)New Product! Recycled artist Cliff Martin now has post earrings! Also new line of wonderful mobiles– as always made from entirely recycled materials. Come see at space # 168 near the fountain! (4/6)Wanted: pre-built 4x4 booth & cover. Renee Summers, 541-514-5743. (4/6)

The Market CornerHappy Happy

Birthday to jeweler Brandi Crye, p h o t o g r a p h e r Steven Tucker and

paper maker Julia Garretson last Thursday, crochet artist Kimberly Gladen, jeweler Kirk Houser and Nice Rice’s Marielena Malagon yesterday, woodworker Jeff Wilson today, pet treat maker Jeremy Lee on Tuesday and jeweler Elvin Middleton on Wednesday.

We are sad to report the passing of three Market family members over the winter: potter Gil Harrison-one of Market’s first members, Maia Hisamoto-daughter of felt artist Eliel Fionn, and John Doscher-original owner of Oregon Event Enterprises who provide our security. We will set up a memorial table for them next to the Info Booth next week.

Culture Jam is an Oregon Country Fair sponsored summer camp for youth who want to take an active role in making the world a better place. If you would like to support the scholarship fund stop by Sue Theolass’s booth (321) to drop off an item for the raffle or buy raffle tickets. The raffle will be held at OCF’s Spring Fling May 4th at the WOW Hall. Thank You.

The fifth annual performance of the Vagina Monologues takes place next weekend, April 12-14, at the Wesley Center, 1236 Kincaid St. The show benefits S.A.S.S. (Sexual Assault Support Services). General admission tickets are $10 Friday/Saturday, $8 Sunday and are available at the door. Show is at 7pm on Fri/Sat, 2pm on Sunday. Market Member Clair Coiner is one of the cast members.

On the Market Stage

Credit Card SalesMarket accepts Visa, Mastercard, Discover & American Express. Send your customer to the Info Booth with a properly filled out credit card slip (avail at Info Booth). Your check for the amount of the sale less 5% for bank charges will be ready on Wednesday at noon at the office or mailed at the end of the day Wednesday.

Weather

Committee Meetings Board of DirectorsWeds. May 1, 5:15 PMAgenda: Vendor Sabbatical Policy, Bylaws

Standards CommitteeWeds. April 17, 4:15 PMAgenda: Body Care Products

Standards ScreeningsApril 17, May 1, May 15, 4:00 PM

Holiday Market CommitteeWeds. April 10, 4:00 PM Agenda: Advertising, concepts for poster, promotions, curb appeal

Sustainability CommitteeTBA

Food Court CommitteeTBA

Board of Directors ElectionSaturday, June 8All meetings take place at the Market Office, 76 W. Broadway, Eugene unless otherwise indicated. All are welcome!

sun, O sun, sun I hope! -ancient Market incantation (Nov 3, 1973)

THE SATURDAY MARKET BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS

Chairperson - Colleen Bauman • Vice Chairperson - Deb Huntley • Secretary - Diane McWhorter • Treasurer - Lynn Brown••Jan Bullock, Ritta Dreier, Caroline Dunn, Elizabeth Eisenman, Sue Hunnel, Anna Lawrence, Owen VanHooser, Teresa Pitzer (alternate)Holiday Market Co-Chairs - Jennifer Hoover, Deb Schussler • Standards Committee Co-Chairs - Teresa Pitzer, Lynn Brown • Food Committee Co-Chairs - Colleen Bauman, Ritta Dreier • Sustainability Com-mittee Co-Chairs - Teresa Pitzer • Colleen Bauman • Kareng Fund Co-Chairs - Alex Lanham, Paula Marie GourleyGeneral Manager - Beth LittlePromotions & Advertising Manager - Kim StillMembership Services Coordinator - Vi SadhanaGeneral Manager Assistant - Kimberly CullenAddress - 76 W. Broadway, Eugene, 97401 Phone - (541) 686-8885 • Fax - (541) 338-4248E-mail - info@eugenesaturdaymarket.org Office Hours - Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm

Considering how bad the forecast looked a couple of days ago, this looks great! Showers likely, mainly after 11am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 59. South southwest wind 9 to 13 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New precipitation amounts of less than a tenth of an inch possible.

10:00 AM Chip Cohen -Dr. Horsehair Himself

11:00 AM Rich Glauber -music in action!

12:00 PM Family School Band -talented Middle Schoolers

1:00 PM Accordions Anonymous -Sultans of Squeeze

2:00 PM Jumpin’ Jon & the Texas Toasters -swing with a twang

3:30 PM Mutswi Wambuya & Masaisai -marimba weather magic

“…I am not self-righteous, pretentious, or deluded enough to believe that the job of an artist is more important than any other. All I believe is that art is sometimes necessary to make life bear-able, and to remind people in their lone-liest moments, that others feel as deeply as they do, that we are all alone in this together, and should make it as beautiful for reach other as it honestly can be…” -Maia Rianne Hisamoto