The 5th Annual King of the County BBQ Challenge & Music Festival is going to happen on June 16-17 at the Martinez Marina Waterfront Park from 11am-6pm daily. A perfect way for the entire family to spend Father’s Day! Enjoy lip-smacking BBQ from the professionals at Back Forty BBQ, Kinders Meats & Bulldog BBQ, as well as an amateur BBQ competition. Live on the Les Schwab stage enjoy the music of a variety of California’s top bands: Tempest, Nightshift, Big Cat Tolefree, Chocolate Rice, the RevTones, Dream Posse & others. Also presenting a kid’s stage, rides & activities, as well as over 100 arts & craft vendors, microbreweries & wineries. Vintage car show on Saturday, and the soccer-playing boarder collies on Sunday. FREE parking 

application at http://www.countybbq.com/

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The organizer of a Chic-y Artisan Craft Fair event in Napa is seeking out vendors!  Do you make anything crafty, sell a unique product, are an artist of all sorts, sew, make toys, have vintage goods, repurpose furniture, have an edible goodie company, natural goods, eco friendly products, have a service you want to advertise or anything else cool, fun and unique??? If so, this is the craft fair for you!

This event will take place on June 24th 2012.

Advertising is by word of mouth and on facebook so I strongly urge each vendor to advertise too. I will be making an event invite on Facebook, advertising like crazy via facebook and will be handing out fliers.

The cost of the booth depends on the number of vendors. The more vendors, the less the booth cost. I’m hoping each booth will cost no more than $55/vendor but I can’t say exactly until I get more vendors. It’s possible the price will be as much as $100 max for a booth.

Each booth comes with tables and table linens. I am not charging vendors any fees for setting up this event nor will I take a % of your sales. You get to keep all of your earnings. I’m providing this so that small businesses, artists and crafters will have an opportunity to have a booth at an affordable rate. I too will have a booth for my products. : )

I am taking reservations for a $40 down payment. That will guarantee you a booth and be applied towards the total cost of your booth rental. I hope to be refunding part of that $40 to you, as a result of getting a lot of vendors but that cannot be determined now nor guaranteed.

The venue has a variety of table shapes and sizes, the only way I can make it fair is by having a first come first serve policy. Your choice of table size will be determined by the order of which you have reserved and paid the $40 reservation hold fee. I do hope that someone who doesn’t need a large table would forgo it for a smaller one. As I said, I am doing this for our community of small businesses, artists and crafters, not for personal profit on booth sales so please keep that in mind.

I hope to hear from you crafty artists and small business owners, so we can make this event amazing!!!

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Hello there, I hope this email finds you well.  This is Irene from Chillin’ Productions and Wonderland SF. The reason I am writing is because I am booking designers for our Chillin’ 14th Anniversary show at Mezzanine Saturday June 23, 2012. This show will feature: 80 fashion designers, 200 painters and photographers, 2 live painters, video installations and a bunch of great DJ’s.Show is from 8:00pm-2:00am

This is a very special show to me because is our 14th anniversary and the fact that we have been able to support artists and designers for so long.

This shows we only do twice per year (anniversary & December Holidays show) . We normally have an attendance of at least 2000 people. Our shows have been free for designers to vend for 14 years and my goal is not only for designers to make money but also get exposure in the press and make connections with boutiques and buyers in the Bay Area. My goal is to support the local art and fashion community here and keep SF a unique place.

I do not charge designers to vend but I do have some expectations and if those do not work for you we are not the show for you. I work really hard for the designers and I do the best I can but your help make a huge difference!

I do not charge ANY fee for you to do the show but I expect the following from you:

In order for you to do the show this is what I truly expect from you:
1. If you are doing another show that same day you can NOT do my show.
2. I expect ALL designers to get flyers from me
3. expect designers to post the event in their websites.
4. send an email blast about the show
5. post to facebook, myspace, yelp, going, etc.,
6. If you have stuff at Wonderland SF you can not be pulling out inventory from the store.
7. If you cancel with less 2 weeks notice you will be charged a penalty fee (regardless the excuse)

If you are Not willing to do this this is not the show for you.

Anyway, I am so excited about this show! If you are interested in the show email me fast as at times I get booked in less than an hour.

This is a very special show because it marks our 14th anniversary and we opened last may our boutique and Gallery and being able to keep supporting local on the daily basis

If you have any questions feel free to contact me.

irene@wonderlandsf.com

Summit Church Woman’s Ministry will be hosting a Summer Boutique July 7 2012
Where: Iron House Elementary
4801 Frank Hengel Way Oakley Ca 94561
From 8am to 2pm

We are currently looking for Vendors and Crafters for this event if you are intrested Please contact Crystal at;
t72hs-2951455335@event.craigslist.org

Thank you and hope to see you there

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We are accepting crafters/applicants for the Craft Bazaar at our 25th Annual Multicultural Children’s Art Fair on Saturday, June 2, 2012 from 1-3 pm. Over 350 families come to this beloved neighborhood festival in the Richmond District in San Francisco. We have ongoing professional and amateur youth and adult performers, hands on arts, games, photo booth, food for sale and a craft bazaar.

Listed below are a few requirements. For complete information and application form click here.
– Deadline for applications: May 3, 2012
– All items must be original work of the artist and not mass-produced. NO imported or buy-sell items
– No food items
– Price of each item must be under $20

Fees
– $25 processing fee (non-refundable)
– Exhibitors are charged 25% of total sales
– $20 fee for electrical access. NOTE: Electrical access is very limited and will be approved on a first come, first serve basis.

Jury Process
– The jury is comprised of various individuals of diverse experience
– Selection process for acceptance into the fair is based on submitted pictures.

More about the organization and the event can be seen on our website: http://www.rdnc.org/home/index.php/art-a-events/art-events.html

One-Of-A-Kind Weekend-Long Festival Celebrates “Cyberpop Overload!” And Showcases The Best In Modern Japanese Film, Anime, Fashion, Music, Art, Retail Design And Popular Culture This August

San Francisco, CA, April 9, 2012 – NEW PEOPLE, a dynamic entertainment destination bringing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American shores, has announced the dates for its 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival. The Festival, now in its fourth year, will be held across San Francisco’s Japantown in association with the Japantown Merchant Association on Saturday, August 25th and Sunday, August 26th.

The theme for 2012 will be “Cyberpop Overload!,” and the all-day, weekend-long event will offer many popular attractions that have made the J-Pop Summit Festival a fun annual gathering for fashion, film, anime, video game, technology and music fans as well as pop culture enthusiasts, Bay Area residents, and tourists visiting the city. More than 55,000 people attended last year’s J-Pop Summit Festival, according to the SFPD, and this year’s Festival is expected to attract even more attendees.

Information about the festival is available at J-pop.com and will feature regular updates. Additional official news alerts over the coming months will detail specific events, attractions, event partners and sponsors as well as Guest of Honor appearances.

Among this year’s most highly anticipated highlights, NEW PEOPLE is partnering with Japan’s Nippon Television Network Corporation (NTV) to present a very special event featuring the EVANGELION series in the U.S. for the first time ever! More information on this attraction will be announced in coming months.

A variety of other pop-inspired attractions including fashion shows, theatrical film premieres,  live art performances, celebrity appearances, and mini-concerts by some of Japan’s hottest bands are planned for the 2012 J-Pop Summit both inside the NEW PEOPLE complex, and also outdoors at the adjacent Peace Plaza. Innovative artists from Japan will join a variety of merchants and food vendors from the Bay Area to offer an array of pop-inspired products and delicacies for sale in open air displays on both sides of Post Street, the main Japantown thoroughfare.

“The J-Pop Summit Festival has become an important part of the cultural fabric of San Francisco and is a unique celebration of Japanese pop culture in all its colorful forms,” says Seiji Horibuchi, the President/CEO of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. and Chairman of the J-Pop Summit Festival Committee. “We’re working closely with a variety of sponsors, partners and the City of San Francisco to prepare a very exciting roster of talent and attractions that will make this year’s Festival the biggest one yet! We look forward to announcing these in coming months.”

NEW PEOPLE opened in 2009 and has become a unique must-see attraction of San Francisco’s cultural landscape. The 20,000 square foot contemporary venue features the latest examples Japanese popular culture expressed though film, art, fashion, and a variety of specialty boutiques and ongoing monthly events. NEW PEOPLE is located at 1746 Post Street in the city’s Japantown.

About NEW PEOPLE, Inc.
 Based in San Francisco, California, NEW PEOPLE, Inc. (www.newpeopleworld.com) offers the latest films, art, fashion and retail brands from Japan through its unique entertainment destination as well as through licensing and distribution of selective Japanese films. NEW PEOPLE Entertainment (www.newpeopleent.com), a film division of NEW PEOPLE, Inc. strives to offer the most entertaining motion pictures straight from the “Kingdom of Pop” for audiences of all ages, especially the manga and anime generation, in North America. Some titles include DEATH NOTE, GANTZ, KAMIKAZE GIRLS, and THE TASTE OF TEA

New Craft Fair event will be held at Church of the Valley in San Ramon from 10:AM to 4:00PM
You’re invited to participate and have a chance to show off your beautiful craftmanship at the event.
For more information please e-mail Helen Lau at hlau04@comcast.net or contact Helen Lau at 408-690-2631.

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Since 1974, The merchants, restaurants, and professionals, as well as the twin cities of Albany and Berkeley CA, have hosted the Solano Avenue Stroll, the east bay’s largest street festival! The Solano Avenue Merchants Association invites you to come and see what makes Solano Avenue such a wonderful place.

Over five hundred vendors, non-profit organizations, food booths and entertainers!

Participants and the event guests visit from everywhere throughout California; as well as neighboring states from Nevada to Maine.

The fun begins at 10 am with the opening of Solano Avenue businesses and Stroll booths and the kick-off is the theme parade with about 100 groups.

After the parade, you can visit one of 50 entertainers, 50 food booths, 150 juried arts and crafters, state of the art mechanical rides, and 150 community non-profit and government organizations, not to mention the unique and popular professional services, restaurants, and shops already here on Solano Avenue.

You will hear the best in local music, dance and other performances and absolutely stunning costumes from all over the globe!

This is a family event! We feature a special area set aside just for kids that offer giant slides, carnival games, clowns, jugglers, stilt walkers, face painters, magicians, and maybe even wizards and elves — come and see for yourselves…

The Green Zone on the east side of Solano Avenue will offer tips about simple changes you can make at your home or business to reduce global warming, displays of green technology — such as solar panels, tank-less water heaters — composting techniques, and environmental experts ready to answer your questions about what you can do to check climate change. We also have the “stage door” with over a dozen local performance/theater groups, a pet’s area, as well as a school/youth resource area

Applications at:http://www.solanoavenueassn.org/strol.htm

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The Pour House is easily San Francisco’s best kept secret. Our goals are to share and spread wine appreciation while putting a cork in wine snobbery.

They are looking for artists who would like to show/sell their art on Thursdays from 4-8pm. This is a great opportunity to get your work seen & make great contacts with the Polk St Art Community.

Also any independent market sort of folks who would like to vend on site these Thursdays – we’re having mini trunk shows each week as well. It’s our way to support the local arts & bring great art, fashion & crafts together.

Poor House is located at 1327 Polk st. For more info please send us an email or stop on by.

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The 13th annual How Weird Street Faire is on May 13th from Noon to 8pm, and will have 13 stages of music and performances spread throughout 13 city blocks.

This year features dance music stages by Symbiosis, Raindance, Sunset Music, Forward SF, Opel, Opulent Temple, Muti Music, Temple Nightclub, Groove Garden, Enchanted Forest, SWAG, Happy Camp, Red Marines, Pulse, Pink Mammoth, SF House, Nu Funk Boutique, and more.

Plus vendors from around the world, an entire alley of live and exhibited art, nonprofits to educate and inspire, food and drinks, and thousands of people in colorful costumes coming together to celebrate our collective destiny and this significant time.

How Weird is centered at Howard and 2nd Streets, in the heart of San Francisco’s SoMa district. The faire takes place on Howard Street between New Montgomery and 1st Street, and on 2nd Street between Mission and Folsom. Buses, trains, MUNI, and BART all come within a short walk to the faire. Plus there is free bike parking at New Montgomery and Howard, at the Main Entrance.

Vendor applications:
http://www.howweird.org/docs/HowWeird2012-vendor-application.pdf

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