Looky here: For 4 Sundays: Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 + 21, Brooklyn Flea (partnering with Time Out New York) will take over the Brooklyn Masonic Temple at 317 Clermont Ave. (at Lafayette Ave.), Fort Greene (across from the Flea) from 11 am to 6 pm. www.brooklynflea.com. Here’s the word from Eric Demby, one of the founders of Brooklyn Flea.
Brooklyn Flea has partnered with Time Out New York to present Gifted: A Holiday Market, featuring 40 vendors curated by Flea co-founder Eric Demby and Time Out Seek Editor Erin Wylie. Gifted will take place inside the majestic auditorium of the Brooklyn Masonic Temple—a historic, gorgeous building located directly across the street from the Flea—on the 4 Sundays Nov. 30, Dec. 7, 14 + 21, from 11am to 6pm. (The “regular” Flea will continue at the schoolyard during this time; Dec. 21 will be the last date of the season.)
The mix of vendors at Gifted is similar to the Flea: stuff you can only find there; folks selling beautiful, unique items they made themselves; vintage/antique objects that are distinctive and affordable; snazzy jewelry; cool, quality art; and of course yummy foodstuffs. Our tagline is “Edited + Eclectic for Everyone"–dudes, dames, dads, diaper-clad, discerning, doddering.
Highlights include: Layla, the gorgeous jewelry and Indian textiles shop in Boerum Hill; Acorn, the classy toy shop on Atlantic Ave.; Els Walleyn’s beautiful mohair teddy bears—all the way from Belgium!; Flea regular David Sokosh, who will be featuring amazing antique clocks (“the gift of time for Christmas”); Jezebel Stationery, Moontree Letterpress, Perch! Design, and Mollie Dash’s Brooklyn-made cards, necklaces, and ceramics; Ornaments + Objects’ mid-century jewelry and design pieces; I Lampe’s recycled lights made from found Saarinen designs and the like; Pop Judaica’s “Shlep” totes and subway-map menorah cards; The Flubber Gallery’s vintage toys; Reiter8’s totes made from recycled sails; and Fine + Raw’s scrumptious raw chocolate gift packs. (The full lineup is below; visit www.brooklynflea.com for images and weblinks.)
DJ Moosaka will provide holiday tunes from the stage, and surprise holiday-theme events will pop up every Sunday, like on December 7 when artist Davina Feinberg will set up a "My Fantasy Portrait" booth for children to be photographed in their princess dresses or football uniforms. (Prints can be ordered at a later date.)
Gifted is a local one-stop holiday-shopping alternative to, say, big boxes or, gasp, Manhattan. Make a connection with the person you’re buying from; support someone who lives in your neighborhood; give a gift there’s only one of. That’s what 2008 New Yorkers want, right? Right.
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