Posted on: Saturday, November 29, 2008
GET YOUR SHOP ON AND FILL YOUR HANKERING FOR ALL THINGS HANDMADE
'Tis the season for Crafts
This is the biggest shopping weekend of the year, even in a difficult economy. If packed shopping centers aren't your thing, maybe the many craft fairs of the season will attract you.
Among the weekend's major affairs (admission is free unless noted):
Winter Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Hawaii Okinawa Center in Waipi'o. Expect a lot of people. Bring nonperishable donations for the Hawaii Food Bank, too. 676-5400.
Holiday Craft Fair, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. today and tomorrow at the Mission Houses Museum. Expect quilts, koa bowls, clothing, soaps and more; entertainment and food, too. 531-0481.
A Christmas Fantasy, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. today, tomorrow, Thursday and Dec. 5-7 at Gallery 'Iolani, Windward Community College. Students and community members offer prints, paintings, jewelry, greeting cards, baskets and more. 236-9155.
Islandwide Christmas Crafts and Food Expo, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-5 p.m. tomorrow at the Blaisdell Exhibition Hall. Hope you like crowds, because this is where a massive amount of shoppers will be. Admission: $3 general, free for those 12 and younger. 623-4050.
EMPHASIS ON THE ARTS
World Art Bazaar, opening 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. today and continuing 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Tuesdays-Saturdays, 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Sundays, through Dec. 14 at Honolulu Academy of Arts' Art Center at Linekona. A true around-the-world shopping adventure. 532-8703.
Impressions Print Sale, noon-4:30 p.m. today and 10 a.m.-4:30 p.m. tomorrow, also at Linekona. Honolulu Printmakers offer woodcuts, etchings, serigraphs and lithographs. Suitable for framing. 536-5507.
Hawaii Craftsmen Gallery Sale, 11 a.m. daily through Tuesday at The ARTS at Marks Garage. Items big and small made by artists who live in Hawai'i. 521-3282.
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