by Alena Gomez on 2013-11-20
Attendees of the first annual Craft Fair at the Moreno Valley Senior Center on Nov. 16, were greeted with an open room bustling with chatter and aglow with Christmas lights.
Co-sponsored by the city of Moreno Valley and the Moreno Valley Arts Commission, the event was the first craft fair the city has held.
Organizers ensured visitors had plenty of crafty options to choose from in this free-to-the-public event, and vendors sold an amalgam of handmade goods including knitted hats, sugared sweets, jewelry, art and more.
Various vendors were featured, some introducing their brand new businesses, others spreading the word about theirs, and still others working toward garnering donations for private organizations like the Moreno Valley Police Department K9 Unit.
Event organizers shared that vendor spaces were filled quickly and discussed efforts made by the city over the last few years to expand on art with participation from community members.
Funds raised through $25 per table vendor pricing went toward the city's Art Commission, said Debby Johnson, an event coordinator and a member of the Moreno Valley Art and Cultural Commission, working behind her own fine arts table.
"It's something to benefit the community and it's really exciting for all of us," she said.
The many visitors perused the vendor tables and got started early this year on their holiday shopping.
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First Annual Craft Fair
Date: Saturday, November 16, 2013
Time: 10:00 a.m.
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Event Location: Moreno Valley Senior Center
Address: 25075 Fir Ave. Moreno Valley CA 92553
Description: Thru 4 p.m. Begin your holiday shopping here! Food available for purchase.
CONTACT INFO
Phone: Debby Johnson 951-442-8698
Email: debby@debbyjohnson.com
New Holiday Craft Faire, Local Artisans and Crafters Showcase
The city of Moreno Valley and the Moreno Valley Arts Commission is sponsoring the First Annual Craft Faire to be held on Nov. 16 at the Moreno Valley Senior Center. The Moreno Valley Senior Center is located at 25075 Fir Ave.
The free event will showcase the work of local crafters and artisans, and will be open from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. A variety of tasty foods will also be available for purchase. This will be the perfect opportunity to begin your holiday shopping.
To participate as a crafter or artisan, applications can be accessed online at www.moval.org. The cost for a table at this event is $25.
Contact information
For questions or additional information please contact Arts Commissioner Debby Johnson at debby@debbyjohnson.com or via telephone at 951-442-8698.
ORIGINAL ARTICLE:
The first annual craft fair at the Moreno Valley senior center greets its guests with a warm, open room that's bustling with friendly chatter and aglow with Christmas lights. There's plenty of variety to choose from with vendors selling handmade goods such as knitted hats, sugared sweets, jewelry, fine art, and much more. The young city has made many efforts these past few years to expand on the arts with full involvement from the community and the city, both working side by side. Such efforts are easily seen when the craft fair maxed out on table space so quickly, with people of all ages coming in to provide some creative crafts and goods for those already on the search for the perfect Christmas gift.
The fair was advertised through every possible means in the months prior. Social networking, newspaper, flyers, the city website, all a way of trying to get maximum community outreach. All the money brought in from the fee the vendors paid for a table are going towards the art commission for the city. "It's something to benefit the community," Debby Johnson, event coordinator and member of the city's art and cultural commission says from behind her own fine arts table. "And it's really exciting for all of us!" Next to her, people are laughing and chatting, making new friends and taking home a lovingly crafted something to put under the tree this year. Vendors of all types came together for this one day, some kick-starting their own businesses, some working towards donations towards the Moreno Valley K-9 unit. But whatever they're working towards, the bigger picture is that the city of Moreno Valley is strong, loving and continuing to prosper.