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Doof-a-Palooza – Sunday, May 22, 2011 – 10AM-5PM

January 28th, 2011

The 3rd annual DooF-a-Palooza, a free admission, food and family festival for children of all ages and adults, is happening next May at beautiful Jack London Square. Like the wildly successful prior two festivals held at Google Headquarters, DooF-a-Palooza, a food-backwards, table-to-source, food educational experience, includes contests, games, entertainment and fun hands-on activities with growers, chefs, purveyors, businesses, and cookbook authors all filmed and streamed live online.

20,000-30,000 people discover first-hand how the Bay Area’s best food purveyors, farmers, and organizations called ‘Sourcerers’ bring their magic to our tables. Be a Sourcerer! Got a food activity that’s fun for kids? An idea for one? Or want to brainstorm a brilliant way to share what’s incredible about the food you make? We encourage all DooF-a-Palooza participants to become Sourcerers and share in the journey of food from its source. Everyone gets to play in the fun!

A few of the more popular activities from prior DooF-a-Paloozas:
• A live Kitchen Sink Cook-Off with Chef Joey Altman
• Backwards pizza making
• Scavenger hunting at the local farmer’s market
• Recycling Stinky Trash into Black Gold
• Building your own yogurt parfaits
• Squishing squid and sustainable shrimp with the Monterey Bay Aquarium
• Rolling your own rice paper Vietnamese spring rolls
• Baking cookies in a solar powered oven
• Learning to make butter in a soccer ball

<!–Participate in DooF-a-Palooza
• Food Vendors
• Food Sourcerers
• Food Projects / Other Vendors / Rides
Vendor information

–>Great Press Coverage of DooF-a-Palooza: SF Chronicle Food Section • ABC/KGO’s View from the Bay • KGO radio – “Dining Around with Gene Burns” • San Jose Mercury Food Section • Oakland Tribune • Contra Costa Times • Bay Area Parent • Radio shows Childhood Matters and Nuestros Niños. Blogs include UrbanBaby SF • ModMom • SF Gate’s The Poop • San Jose Metblogs. As one reporter exclaimed, “there’s really nothing like this out there for kids.” DooF-a-Palooza has an expected media reach of over 4 million families.

Great Sponsors of DooF-a-Palooza included: Clif Kid, Nature’s Path, Pacific Coast Farmers Market, Kaiser Permanente, NetApp, Chronicle Books, Newman’s Own Foundation, Alameda County Department of Public Health, and Earthbound Farms, with additional support from Obentec, Planet Organics, The Palo Alto Creamery, Urban Village Farmers Market Association, Elephant Pharmacy, Calafia, Greenleaf Produce, Sysco Food Services, Trimark Economy Restaurant Fixtures and more!

Applications at; http://www.anotherbullwinkelshow.com/doof/Doof-App.pdf

We have provided this listing on our Blog as a service to our fellow indie crafters and designers. This show is not affiliated to San Francisco Bazaar. BBSF Blog makes no guarantees or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on this post. Please direct all questions using the contact information as listed on this blog post. DO NOT leave questions here on our blog as they will not be answered by the show organizers. See our Terms of Use section for more information.

PERSIAN NEW YEAR FESTIVAL – Tuesday, March 15, 2011

January 28th, 2011

Chahar-Shanbeh Souri literally means ‘Eve of Wednesday’ because the festival is always held on the last Tuesday of winter.
The fire festival includes the ritual of jumping over a bonfire which has been handed down since ancient Zoroastrian times.
Dance your way into ‘1399’ with DJ ‘Dr. T.’
Savor delicious Persian cuisine.
Enjoy watching beautiful dancers from the Niosha Dance Academy.

Vendors with Persian-related items or of the Persian community are especially welcome to apply although any vendor may apply. This is a family-friendly, non-alcoholic event with an upscale demographic.
Applications at; http://www.anotherbullwinkelshow.com/persian-fest/

We have provided this listing on our Blog as a service to our fellow indie crafters and designers. This show is not affiliated to San Francisco Bazaar. BBSF Blog makes no guarantees or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on this post. Please direct all questions using the contact information as listed on this blog post. DO NOT leave questions here on our blog as they will not be answered by the show organizers. See our Terms of Use section for more information.

Cole Valley Fair on September 25, 2011‏

January 28th, 2011

Attention Artists, Vendors, Musicians, and Owners of Unique Cars:

The Cole Valley Improvement Association (CVIA) is pleased to announce that the Cole Valley Fair will be back again for its ninth year on Sunday, September 25, 2011.

The Cole Valley Fair continues to be a charming and well-attended event sponsored by merchants and organizations with outstanding records of community support. The fair features local art and fine crafts, lip-smacking food, live music, a display of historical Cole Valley photographs, a full block of vintage automobiles owned by neighborhood residents, events for children, and more!

If you’re an artist with unique handcrafted work or a food vendor with tasty morsels, we hope you’ll apply for a booth space. The deadline is July 1. Priority will be given to Cole Valley residents, returning vendors, and promising new applicants. (Imported merchandise will not be considered).  We will be accepting some applicants before the deadline date.

We’re also seeking musicians from all genres and styles for one-hour performance slots. Please note that limited amplification will be allowed – see the application form for details. The Cole Valley Fair is a small and intimate street fair where the right sound will attract a lot of attention.

 And, yes, Cars on Cole will be back again this year. Never been to the event?  We look for interesting neighborhood vehicles– whatever that may mean.  It need not be a “show queen”, or vintage, or rare. The range of vehicles in past years has been from a gaggle of Citroen 2CV’s,  British, German, French, Japanese and Italian sports and touring cars, heavy 30-60’s American Iron, Model A to modern Hot Rod.

The fees for resident’s booth spaces have decreased as we’re hoping to attract more local artists. The fees for non-food vendor booths have increased by $10 to help defray the increased cost for City permits and the food booth costs have been reduced to insure delicious fare.

Application forms for vendors and cars are attached (musicians’ application will be available later) and also available online at

www.cviasf.org  and on paper at Postal Chase, 912 Cole Street.

Send your questions, comments, or request to be removed from this email list to colevalleyfair@gmail.com.
We look forward to seeing you at this year’s Fair!

Joan Downey, Cole Valley Fair Coordinator
Email: colevalleyfair@gmail.com
Phone: 415-317-2074

We have provided this listing on our Blog as a service to our fellow indie crafters and designers. This show is not affiliated to San Francisco Bazaar. BBSF Blog makes no guarantees or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on this post. Please direct all questions using the contact information as listed on this blog post. DO NOT leave questions here on our blog as they will not be answered by the show organizers. See our Terms of Use section for more information.

Dear Vendor and Culture Creators!

January 10th, 2011
 Happy New Year!  
2011 marks a new direction for Noise Pop’s Pop – n – Shop!   We’ve
retooled the event to be more than just a shopping event.  The
promoters of Noise Pop have taken the week-long Noise Pop experience,
brought it all into one location over two very special days, and
created Noise Pop Culture Club (NPCC).  This event is dedicated to the
celebration of creativity and independent culture in its many forms—
including but not limited to—music, art & graphic design, film, food
and fashion, the NPCC will feature interactive workshops, talks, a live
show on Saturday evening and an art exhibition, local designers and
food fair daily plus workshops that touch on the entire spectrum of
independent culture. 
As a potential vendor we wanted to let you know about this great
opportunity and some of the changes we’ve made.  
The Pop – n – Shop portion of NPCC will be a highly curated event with
limited space (our current count is about 27 booths). 
The event will be Sunday, February 27th from 12:00 pm - 6:00 pm, located
at the night club, Public Works. 
The venue is located in the San Francisco’s Mission at 161 Erie
Street. 
The fees are $100 for Full Space (6 ft long X 5 ft deep) and $70 for
Half Space (3 ft long X 5 ft deep).  
We are also creating opportunities for vendors to celebrate creativity
and creative people in an interactive and inspiring way. We have
time slots to conduct workshops or be a speaker to talk about your
experience of turning your passion into a business venture (we also
will have a panel or two, so if you have a collective or group that
would like to present let us know).  We consider these excellent
opportunities to further promote and attach your personal experiences
to your work. 
So we are asking for volunteers to conduct workshops and/or be a
speaker. If you are interested in vending and/or volunteering
to do a little more, please respond to this email by Friday January 14th
and answer the following. 
 I will send an application out to those responding by January 19th:
  1. What are you interested in doing (vend only, conduct a workshop, be a speaker, all of the above)? If you wish to only sell your products, that’s fine.  If applicable, please provide a short paragraph that describes what your workshop or talk will cover.  This will be used to publicize your event. 
  2. If applicable, who is presenting this with you?  Please list all names and let us know if there may be more to come. 
  3. How long do you ideally need for your presentation?  For individual talks we recommend no longer than 20 minutes, for workshops an hour to 90 minutes.  We can work together on this but give us a general idea of what you are thinking.   
  4. When would you like to present that day? We will be making the final schedule but if you have any preferences or cannot do certain hours (between 12 pm – 6pm).  Let us know and we will do our best to accommodate. 
  5. Will your talk or workshop need A/V equipment, tables? Let us know how you envision the space and we can work out what we can do.  Public Works has video capability in the main room. 
  6. If you are a food vendor, please let us know your equipment, water or electricity needs. 

Attached is an overview of the entire Culture Club event! And here’s a link to the festival: http://2011.noisepop.com/

All the best,

Molly Bradshaw

Noise Pop Industries
2180 Bryant Street, Suite 105
San Francisco, CA 94110
415.341.1135 fax

Write a Press Release

January 10th, 2011

A press release is an essential way to generate publicity for your business. The more publicity you get for both yourself and your art the more your business gets recognized everywhere, and a dynamic and properly crafted press release is key!   This engaging workshop will cover:   Writing a Press Release – Basic structure – Types of press releases – Targeting your message   Distributing a Press Release – Sending to media – Who, how often? – Importance and pieces in a press kit – Follow up with media – How soon and how often? – How to create a winning contact list   This 3-hour workshop will include in-class exercises that will get you started on writing your first press release and plenty of time to answer questions.   Date: Saturday, January 29th 11am – 2pm
Location: 1890 Bryant, 3rd Fl. Suite 311 Cost: $75 Register: Email genevieve@lightboxsf.com or visit lightboxsf.com/workshops to register   About Lightbox SF:   Lightbox SF teaches artists the marketing and promotional skills needed to create a viable business from their art. We offer a range of services including personalized plans starting at $100/month. Contact us now to set up a free consultation! www.lightboxsf.com

We have provided this listing on our Blog as a service to our fellow indie crafters and designers. This show is not affiliated to San Francisco Bazaar. BBSF Blog makes no guarantees or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on this post. Please direct all questions using the contact information as listed on this blog post. DO NOT leave questions here on our blog as they will not be answered by the show organizers. See our Terms of Use section for more information.

Social Media for Artists Workshop

January 10th, 2011

Do you have an email list you don’t know what to do with? Do you struggle to know what to write on your blog or post on Twitter? Are you even sure you need to use Social Media? Social Media is more than just a buzz phrase; it’s way of connecting with both your peers and potential customers. It’s a tool that will put your business into the conversation and your name on the tips of people’s tongues. All you need is a strategy that fits your business!   This engaging workshop will cover:   What is Social Media and Why Should You Use It? How to Develop Your “Rolodex” Crafting Your Message Setting a Schedule You Can Stick To And Much More…
When:
Saturday, Jan. 15th 11am – 2pm
Where: 660 Alabama, 2nd Floor Cost: $75 Register: Email genevieve@lightboxsf.com or visit lightboxsf.com/workshops to register   About Lightbox SF:
Lightbox SF teaches artists the marketing and promotional skills needed to create a viable business from their art. We offer a range of services including personalized plans starting at $100/month. Contact us now to set up a free consultation! www.lightboxsf.com

We have provided this listing on our Blog as a service to our fellow indie crafters and designers. This show is not affiliated to San Francisco Bazaar. BBSF Blog makes no guarantees or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on this post. Please direct all questions using the contact information as listed on this blog post. DO NOT leave questions here on our blog as they will not be answered by the show organizers. See our Terms of Use section for more information.

Cocktails and Crafts Door Prize Winners

December 13th, 2010

Thank you to everyone who attended Cocktails and Crafts. Your participation enabled San Francisco Bazaar to raise funds which will be donated to arts education charities in San Francisco!

Congratulations to our Cocktails and Crafts Door Prize Basket Winners:

Dimitro Ticket #742115
Jeannie Ticket #741719
Andrea N. Ticket #742042

We will be sending your gift baskets to you this week! The Charity Raffle will be announced later today in another post.

Mt Eden High School Holiday Boutique – Hayward – Dec 11th

December 3rd, 2010

Need holiday gifts? Come to BUY or come to SELL your arts and crafts. Saturday Dec. 11, 2010 from 10 -3 p.m. $20.00 to reserve a table or for more information vendors can call 510 785-8694. Boutique will be held in the Mt. Eden High School Cafeteria 2300 Panama St. Hayward, Ca. 94545 x street Hesperian Blvd.

Reply to: comm-kjgn2-2088675911@craigslist.org

We have provided this listing on our Blog as a service to our fellow indie crafters and designers. This show is not affiliated to San Francisco Bazaar. BBSF Blog makes no guarantees or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on this post. Please direct all questions using the contact information as listed on this blog post. DO NOT leave questions here on our blog as they will not be answered by the show organizers. See our Terms of Use section for more information.

Holiday Boutique in Castro Valley is seeking vendors – Dec 12th

December 3rd, 2010

Details:
Location: 2881 Castro Valley Blvd, #2, Castro Valley, CA 94546 (down stairs)
Day: Sunday, December 12th
Time: 10:00am – 5:00pm

We’re looking for vendors who sell a mixture of affordability and fun products. Including: arts, crafts, jewelry, bags, make-up, clothes and more! We’re open to all kinds of fun and fabulous holiday gift giving ideas. We invite and welcome artist to bring their artwork for sale! We have plenty of table spaces available but they are going fast! Cost: $50 per 6 foot table.

Flyer/brochures for the visitor thank you bag! Include your flyer, business cards, coupons, etc. in our welcome packages for $25. Forward up to 500 units of your media and get more visibility through this great visitor appreciation package! Please note, products must be received by 12/5/10 to be included in the welcome packages.

Vendor registration form and information here: http://www.afrobellyboogie.com/events.html

We have provided this listing on our Blog as a service to our fellow indie crafters and designers. This show is not affiliated to San Francisco Bazaar. BBSF Blog makes no guarantees or warranty as to the accuracy, completeness or authenticity of the information contained on this post. Please direct all questions using the contact information as listed on this blog post. DO NOT leave questions here on our blog as they will not be answered by the show organizers. See our Terms of Use section for more information.

Noise Pop This Weekend!

December 3rd, 2010

Shop at another great local event…

The party starts this Saturday at noon, people. There’ll be 35+ local designers selling cool stuff, a hands-on workshop, a raffle, some rad live bands, DJs, FOOD, FULL BAR. Come enjoy yourself!

Noise Pop Holiday Shop Presented by Mission Misson and La Cocina

Free!!

Saturday December 4th
Noon – 5pm
The Verdi Club

Local craft designers, HUGE raffle, live music, DJs, and make-it-yourself gifts

On December 4th, the Verdi Club will open its doors to an alternative holiday shopping experience. The Noise Pop Holiday Shop allows people to shop, drink, dance, eat, win prizes, and celebrate the alternative side of the holiday…more here.