Eugene’s Saturday Market
Thousand of
Handcrafted
Gifts
p Free Entertainment
Holiday
Five Weekends of
Celebration Begin
Friday after
Thanksgiving at
the Lane County
Fairgrounds
On Friday. November 2 3, Hu
gene's popular Saturday Market
makes its yearly move indoors to
the Lane County Fairgrounds
where it presents its annual Holi
day Market, five weekends of
outstanding entertainment, a
world famous international food
court, and thousands of gifts hand
made by local artisans.
Hus year's Holiday Market
is going to he the best ever.’ de
clares Sandra Schempp, Market
crafterand Holiday Market chair
person. Schempp points out that
there will be a new entertainment
area m the outdoor Courtyard and
also a new and festive area tor
children featuring an international
theme.
Founded in 1970 by local craf
ter Lotte Streisinger. Saturday
Market iscurrcntly the oldest con
tinuously operating open air craft
marketplace in the Cm ted States.
Sev eral years ago, alter more than
a decade of shivering in the
cold.wet winters on the down
town Kirk Blocks. Market cral
ters moved inside to the Lane
County Fairgrounds on Hunks
giving weekend and the event has
grown in popularity every year
since.
Saturday Market is a non
profit organization. Its goal is to
pros idean affordable market place
lor local artisans and affordable
handcrafted products tor ihe citi
zens of Lane County.
Market Sparkles at the Fairgrounds
Holiday Market is a Local Affair
When you shop a I Saturday
Market's Holiday Market not only
will you find the finest handmade
gifts hut you become an active
supporter of local artisans as well
The greatest personal experience at
Saturday Market is getting to meet
the folks who actually make what
you are buying Saturday Market
craft standards require that each
item he handcrafted, original and
sold by the artisan. Because most of
our Saturday Market members live
m our community, the dollars that
you spend stay right here in l.ane
County, fivery time you make a
purchase at Holiday Market you
arc taking an important step to
wards building a sound and sen
siblc local economy.
Doing your holiday shopping
at Holiday Market is also energy
efficient. No trucks or trams are
needed to get your product to
fiugenc from factories hundreds of
miles away. Also, you won't find a
lot of wasteful packaging; maybe
just a paper bag if you want one. or
maybe some tasteful gift wrapping
done by the volunteers ami stall of
Womcnspace. When you shop at
Holiday Market you feel good
about buying as well as giving.
Saturday Market's Holiday Market is located at the IJiNF
COUNTY FAIK(• ROUNDS, 13th & Monroe in Eugene. The
Market opens the Friday after Thanksgiving and continues
every Saturday and Sunday from Thanksgiving through
Christmas. ( all (503) 6H6-HHH5 for additional information.
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Free Five Week Entertainment and
Crafts Schedule Inside.
• Grand Opening Day
Friday November 23 - 10am to 6pm
•Open Every Saturday & Sunday at the Lane County
Fairgrounds from Thanksgiving to Christmas-10am- 6pm
•Plenty of Free Parking at the Lane County Fairgrounds
• Eat at Saturday Market's world famous International Food Court
• Nearly 200 Saturday Market craftspersons selling thousands of
handmade and original holiday gifts
•Live performances all day every day on three stages, featuring
outstanding local musicians and entertainers
•Gift wrapping service available provided by Womenspace.
• Visit our new International Holiday Zone for Children
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Five Weekends of
Performances
Scheduled for
1990 Holiday
Market
Three Market Stages
at the Fairgrounds
I'he I WO Holiday Market
features dozens ol (x-rformances
each weekend on three stages by
l ane County's finest entertainers,
from hlucgrassand bluestoclassy
classical sounds and rixk n roll,
this years Market will have some
thing lor everyone.
New this year is the Sun
dance Courtyard Stage featuring
the familiar Saturday Market at
temoon dance concert each alter
noon at 2pm.
Stephen Densford. Saturday
Muriel's assistant manager, says
that this year's performers repre
sent the w ide diversity of talent in
the region for a complete (XT
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