Eugene's Saturday Market
Thousands of Handcrafted Gifts
International Food Court
Lane County Farmers' Market -
Free admission
Free entertainment
Free parking
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Holiday Market Lights Up the Fairgrounds
Twelve Days of
Festivities Begin
Friday after
Thanksgiving
On F riday. November 27th. Fu
gene's popular Saturday Market
makes its yearly move indoors to the
Lane County Fairgrounds for its
annual Holiday Market, twelve
days of outstanding entertainment,
a world famous international IihhI
court, and thousands of affordable,
locally made handcrafted gifts
This year market goers will find
local growers selling mid winter
produce and dried (lowers in an ex
panded f armers' Market area Three
last minute shopping day s have been
added to this year's schedule on
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday,
December 21,22 and 2 Ird. Special
(terlormances lor young people, gilt
wrapping by volunteers from
Womenspace, a massage area tor
weary shoppers, and a food For
lame County collection center are
just some of the convenient services
that await Holiday Market visitors
Founded in ll>7() by local artist
Lotte Strcisinger. Saturday Market
is currently the oldest continuously
operating open-air craft marketplace
in the United States Several years
ago. after more than a decade of
shivering in the cold, wet w inters on
the downtown Park Blocks. Market
crafters moved inside to the l ane
County Fairgrounds on Thanksgiv
ing w eekend and the event has grow n
in popularity every year since.
Saturday Market is a non profit
organization. Its goal is to provide
an affordable market place for local
artisans and affordable handcralted
products for the citizens of Lane
County.
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Think Globally but Buy Locally and
Save at Eugene’s Holiday Market
When you shop at Saturday
Market s Holiday Market not only
Mill you find the finest handmade
gifts but you become an active
ofpporter of local artisans as well
I'he greatest personal experience
at Saturday Market is talking to the
folks who actually make what you
are buying Saturday Market stall
standards ensure that your purchase
is hands ratted and original and he
cause most of our Saturday Market
members live in our community,
the dollars that you spend stay right
here in 1 ane County.
[• very time you buy .it I loll
day Market you take an important
step towards building a stronger
local economy
Shopping at Holiduy Market is
energy efficient No true ks or trains
need haul your product to I ugcnc
from factories hundreds of miles
away. You wont lind a lot of waste
lul packaging; just a paper bag it you
want, or maybe some tasteful gitl
wrapping done by volunteers trom
Womenspuce H hen you shop ill
Holiday Market you feel g< nxlolx ml
busing an H ell ii* giving
Saturday Market's Holiday Market is hunted at the IA V F C(H .V7>
FAUUIROUNDS, 1.1th A Monroe in F.ugene. The Market opens the
Friday after Thanksgiving and continues every Saturday and Sunday
from Thanksgiving through ( hristmas plus Monday. Tuesday
H ednesday. December 21-2.1. ( all (50.1) M6-HMNS for more information.
Free Twelve Day Entertainment and
Crafts Schedule Inside «s*
MARKETPLACE HIGHLIGHTS
Grand Opening Day
Friday, November 27th • 10am to 6pm
• Open Every Saturday and Sunday 10 am - 6 pm at the Lane
County Fairgrounds from Thanksgiving to Christmas —
plus Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, December 21-23
• Over 200 Saturday Market craftspersons selling thousands of
handmade and original holiday gifts at affordable prices!
• Plenty of Free Parking at the Lane County Fairgrounds
• Feast at Saturday Market's world famous International Food
Court (what a great place for Sunday Brunch!)
• Live performances all day, every day on three stages, featuring
celebrated local musicians and entertainers
• Gift Wrapping by Womenspace • Lane County Farmers' Market
• International Holiday Zone for Children • Massage Center
• Food for Lane County Collection Center - Bring Along a Can of Food
Save for Future Reference!
Twelve Full Days
of Performances
Scheduled for
Year End Market
Shows for Young
People Daily at 11 a.m.
This year’s Holiday Market
features over one hundred and fifty
live performances on three stages
There's something to please every
one at this year ’ s Market. Inan hiucs.
blue grass and boogie to Celtic, clas
sical and klc/mcr. (iroups range in
si/e from solo lolksingcrs to lull
gospel, school and senior choirs
Traditional iKilulay music as well as
music from all comers of tire world
w ill he- presented, including Afn
i an marimba, haunimg Andean and
Caribbean steel drum music In ad
dition to performing, many gr<Hi|vs
will have CDs and tapes for sale
Ice cry morning at 11 a.m .
the Auditorium Stage features a
special performance for young
people and their families. The out
door Courtyard Stage features the
familiar Saturday Market afternoon
dance concert each afternoon at 2
p m., with performances by some
of the area's best known nick hands.
l or a complete performance
schedule, turn to page 4.