today’s highlights, october 8, 2016
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Today’s Highlights, October 8, 2016• Holiday Market Postcards Available at Info Booth• Take the Market Survey! Scan code for phone access-->• Market Wide Sale October 15!• Unclassifieds, Weather, Meetings and more on the other side
SATURDAY MARKET NEWSLETTEROctober 8, 2016 • VOL. 47- NO. 2830 E. Broadway #124, Eugene, OR 97401(541) 686-8885•fax (541) 338-4248www.eugenesaturdaymarket.org [email protected]
MARKETPLACE • COMMUNITY • CELEBRATION
From KimberlySunshine on a fall day, what
more could we ask for? Such a lovely day for Market!
While many of you are busily preparing for Holiday Market, we still have six opportunities (includ-ing today) for selling on the Park Blocks this season. Selling at these autumn markets is a good way to keep some income coming in, while at the same time, supporting Satur-day Market. Thanks to those who’ve come down!
Have a beautiful day!Kimberly
HM Orientations & Final Product Screenings
If you’ve never sold at Holiday Market, you need to attend a special Holiday Market orientation. This includes those of you who have been selling at the Park Blocks this season. It will make your HM experience go much more smoothly! The orienta-tion will provide lots of important info specific to the Holiday Market vending experience, addressing ev-erything from parking and load in to credit card sales to the location of the rest rooms. We have three orien-tations scheduled, Wednesdays Oct. 12 and Oct. 26 at 6:00 PM at the of-fice, and Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 3:30 PM. The Nov. 2 orientation will be followed by the final product screen-ing for this year at 4:15 PM.
If you are introducing a new product line for Holiday Market that is very different than your ap-proved products, you’ll need to bring those items to a screening for approval. There are just TWO more screenings this season, Oct. 26 and Nov. 2 at 4:15 PM.
Committee CornerThe Board of Directors met on
Wednesday. They heard concerns from a couple of members and heard many committee and task force reports. They set the Annual Meeting for Nov. 2 at 6 PM at the Eugene Garden Club, and agreed to set up tasks forces to work on extreme weather guidelines and a Policies & Procedures Manual,they are to start work in January.
This week, the Holiday Market committee will meet on Wednesday to finalize many plans and discuss evaluation forms. The Board of Directors will meet on Thursday from 5:00-6:00 PM. They will look at performance review forms and discuss personnel changes. Meetings take place at the Market office, all are welcome to attend.
Market Wide Sale Next Saturday
Our annual Market Wide Sale will take place on October 15 this year – it’s a Saturday when there is no Ducks game at all! Participation in the sale day is entirely voluntary, but it’s a good time to clear out sum-mer stock, or just reward your cus-tomers with some kind of discount. We do some extra print advertising for this, and there is a Facebook event page where you can post your specials. Please do share the event if you are on Facebook.
Placemaking WorkshopsHere are some important up-
coming events related to the down-town placemaking project “Places for People.” This is an opportunity to help create a vision of what’s best for Eugene’s downtown parks and open spaces and to provide input on what improvements you think would make these places feel more safe, comfortable and welcoming. Events include:
Transforming Public Spaces: Talk and Open House with Fred Kent, Thursday, October 13 7:30 – 9:30 p.m. at LCC Downtown Cam-pus. Learn about creating memo-rable public places from national expert Fred Kent of Project for Pub-lic Spaces and provide input on key downtown spaces.
Placemaking Workshops and Tours (RSVP needed) Wednes-day, October 12 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at Hult Center Studio, 1 Eugene Center; Saturday, October 15 10:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at Atrium Lobby, 99 W. 10th Ave. Dive deeper into the placemaking process and join a workshop that will take participants on a tour of downtown public spaces and collect feedback. Registration is
needed, visit www.eugene-or.gov/placesforpeople to sign up.
Holiday Market PostcardsWe now have LOTS of Holiday
Market postcards for you to distrib-ute to your customers. There’s room on the back for addresses if you want to mail them, or for your own specific booth information. Some folks even include a “percentage off with this card” message. You can leave a few at your gym, your dentist’s office, or pin one up on a local bulletin board. And certainly give them to anyone who makes a purchase from you! Pick some up today!
Booth Weights AvailableHere’s your reminder that booth
weights are required for pop-up booths and strongly recommended for metal pole and wooden frame booths.
There are canvas booth weight bags available at the Info Booth at the excellent price of $10 each. They are not filled, you’ll have to do that yourself, it can be done for $5 or less at Lane Forest Products, we hear.
Please help keep yourself, your stuff, your neighbors and their stuff, and your customers safe by weight-ing your booth!
Time to Make Elves!We are repeating our super suc-
cessful Opening Weekend “I Spy Elves” Promotion this year. We want you to make an elf to display in your booth on Nov. 19-20. We will send customers in search of the elves in order to win a hand colored orna-ment and be entered in a prize draw-ing.
If you’d like to have a photo of your elf on the game sheet that peo-ple use to find the elves, you’ll need to get it to Kim Still, or bring it to Market for a photo, by Saturday, Oct. 30 at the latest. Think of a name for your elf, if you like. We will be ask-ing if you want to gift your elf as a prize, or not.
Elves will start making appear-ances in our social media places next week, and continue until HM opens.
Local EventsOct. 8 - Ducks vs. Washington 4:30PMOct. 15 - Market Wide Sale! (no game)Oct. 29 - Ducks vs. Arizona State
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 [email protected], put “newsletter” in the subject line.I’m moving and have lots of Mkt related stuff to sell just in time for your Holiday Mkt set up needs!! 4x4 wooden booth, lots of display stuff, grid walls, wired display for night lights, Cigar boxes and art supplies. Having garage sale Sat and Sunday this weekend at 1625 Wilson Court or call 541-543-8523. On Sunday anyone with Mkt related items to sell or swap, come on by! Linda Becraft-Anthony (10/8)I am clearing out old stock that I just don’t use anymore. I have all kinds of beads, bead boxes, and misc findings. Prices range from free to $5. Come see me in space 106. Cortney. (10/8)Four brand-new Saturday Market-issued full blue sandbags for sale! Save time filling up new ones! $40. Call Braidyn 512-415-0030 (10/1)For sale: Djembe drim $75. 541-321-2636, 541-214-6545, Kristine, sp #162. (10/1)70s Fender lead guitar $300, Ludwig snare drum $300, or $500 for both. Deb, booth #200. (10/1)Ritta’s October special is the Chile Relleno De-luxe Burrito or Lunch plate. A roasted mild green chili stuffed with jack cheese, battered, and fried. Plated on a bed of pinto beans and sesame rice. Served with guacamole, sour cream, lettuce, chips and salsa or rolled up into a Ritta’s Bur-rito. (10/1)Renaissance Pizza’s October special is the Garlic Lover’s Pizza, with organic red bell peppers and roasted whole garlic cloves drizzled with their organic extra virgin olive oil and garlic sauce! (10/1)The Great Pumpkin Cheesecake returns to Da-na’s for the month of October! (10/1)One free question: spiritual path and life. Deb at Park & 8th tiny booth. (9/17)Wanted, booth mate for Holiday Market booth #153. Nov. 19-Dec 18. I am not doing the last weekend. See Michi (sound healer) on s. side of fountain block or call 541-510-2580. (9/10)Hello, my name is Planet and I am a mature woman in my 50’s who would appreciate a TEM-PORARY place to stay in Eugene. I am waiting to hear from farms about work, so, it maybe a week or two? References. A message phone for me is 541-935-2476. Blessings. (9/3)
I need an 8x8 canopy. Kathryn, 541-485-1710. (9/3)Hawai’i! Look-ing for like-minded Grateful Dead-artist-tree-hugger types *with money* who want to move to the Big Island. For sale: One bedroom house 550 sq. ft. in the rain-forest of the Big Island at 1900’. Includes large art studio on one acre covered with a wide va-riety of tropical flowers, fruit trees, kukui nut tree, sugar cane, palm trees, one coconut tree, old hap’u ferns, ‘ohi’as, fairy trail and much more. $125,000. Con-tact: Grace at graceinhawaii@g m a i l . c o m (8/20)
The Market CornerHappy Happy
Birthday to artist Blossom Merz, painter Chuck Roehrich, potter
Frank Gosar, fiber artist Teddi Wheeler and seamstress Wendi Dudley yesterday, duct tape artist Chelyce Chambers today, glass artist Bob Ziehl tomorrow, potter Nicole Brown on Tuesday, jeweler Wesley Jones on Wednesday and rock artist Lisa Ponder and painter Shanna Trumbly on Thursday!!
The Blazing Chef has been thrilled to serve up record amounts of Fish and Chips (and other goodies) this year. Today is our last week of the 2016 season (yes, we will be back in April). Since we will be missing the market wide sale, mention this listing and get $1.00 off any fish and chips order.
Howard Elementary PTO is having a bazaar at Howard Elementary on Nov. 19, 9-4. Tables are $20. For more info, email [email protected]
There’s a private Facebook group for Market members, just search for “Eugene Saturday Market Members” and request to be included.
The Oregon Prescription Drug Plan can lower your medication costs! Free to enroll, www.opdp.org or 1-800-913-4146.
Market Member Benefits: As a card-carrying member, you can enjoy discounts at the following businesses. Just show your green membership card (available at the info Booth or the office). Tandy Leather (Gold Status), Harlequin Beads (10% off), JoAnn Fabrics (use it or your business card to sign up
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.
Committee Meetings Board of DirectorsAnnual Meeting, Weds. Nov.2, 6:00 PMAgenda: Potluck, State of the Market, committee reports
Standards CommitteeWeds, Oct 19, 5:00 PMAgenda: TBA
Standards ScreeningsWeds. Oct. 19, Nov. 2 at 4:15 PM (New member orientation at 3:30)
Holiday Market CommitteeWeds. Oct. 12, 4:00 PMAgenda: elf coloring party, evaluations
Downtown Developments Task ForceTBAAgenda: Park Blocks improvements
Survey CrewThursday, Nov. 3, 10:30 AMAgenda: work session
Market Street TeamThursday, Oct 27, noonAgenda: plan Spring guidebook
Food Court CommitteeTuesday, Oct. 18, 10 AMAgenda: TBA
Board of Directors ElectionSaturday & Sunday, Dec. 10-11, 2016All meetings take place at the Market Office,
sun, O sun sun I hope! -ancient Market incantation (Nov 3, 1973)
THE SATURDAY MARKET BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
Chairperson - Paulette Richards • Vice Chairperson - Kelly Durian • Secretary - Diane McWhorter • Treasurer - Misy Hansen••Julia Garretson, Paula Marie Gourley, Alex Lan-ham, Eli Mazet, Maria Moule, Alan Pointer, Deb Schussler• Standards Committee Co-Chairs - Teresa Pitzer, Paulette Richards • Food Committee Co-Chairs - Colleen Bauman, Richard Harnsongkram • Holiday Market Committee Co-Chairs - Paula Marie Gourley, Alan Pointer • Sustainability Committee co-Chairs - Willa Bauman, Teresa Pitzer General Manager - Kimberly CullenPromotions & Advertising Manager - Kim StillMembership Services Coordinator - Vi SadhanaAdministrative Assistant - Courtney KauffmanSite Operations Supervisor - Scott OakleyAddress - 30 E. Broadway #124, Eugene, 97401 Phone - (541) 686-8885 • Fax - (541) 338-4248E-mail - [email protected] Office Hours - Tuesday-Friday, 10am-4pm
10:00 AM The Hipbillies -soulful folk faves
11:00 AM Chico Schwall -singalong songs
12:00 PM Barbara Healy Trio -Original R & B and Soul
1:00 PM Laura Kemp -favorite local folksinger/songwriter
2:00 PM Still Thinking -Rock & Roll & blues
3:30 PM Beat Crunchers -Afro Brazilian funk
WeatherMy favorite October forecast! Enjoy!! Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becom-ing west around 6 mph in the afternoon.