When
Mar 13, 2010 10:00 am (Saturday)
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What
Artists, musicians and artisans have always been a part of the traditional "marketplace," and the Saturday festival on the Gallery's North Plaza was begun in 1978 to retu...
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Event details: Market Festival and Arts & Crafts Fair
Description
Artists, musicians and artisans have always been a part of the traditional "marketplace," and the Saturday festival on the Gallery's North Plaza was begun in 1978 to return this tradition to Eastern Market.
The festival features painters, potters, jewelers, silversmiths, musicians, clothing designers, street performers, and other creative people who are not typically exhibited in concert halls or commercial galleries and gives them the opportunity to perform and sell their work. Other markets include South Hall and Market 5 Gallery, both open all day Tuesday through Sunday.
Sponsor: Market 5 Gallery
Market 5 Gallery
Directions:
Metro to Eastern Market (Blue and Orange Lines).
The festival features painters, potters, jewelers, silversmiths, musicians, clothing designers, street performers, and other creative people who are not typically exhibited in concert halls or commercial galleries and gives them the opportunity to perform and sell their work. Other markets include South Hall and Market 5 Gallery, both open all day Tuesday through Sunday.
Sponsor: Market 5 Gallery
Market 5 Gallery
Directions:
Metro to Eastern Market (Blue and Orange Lines).
More about Eastern Market
Eastern Market
The Eastern Market is strategically located at 225 7th Street, Southeast, Washington, DC. It is 7 blocks west of the Capitol, 1 block north of the Eastern Market MetroRail Station and Pennsylvania Avenue in the Capitol Hill neighborhood.Some 32,500 people live in the area commonly referred to as Capitol Hill - that is, the neighborhoods bounded by North and South Capitol streets on the west, 15th Street on the east, H Street on the north and by the Southeast-Southwest Freeway.
This neighborhood of tree-lined streets of town houses is largely populated by working adults, singles and families with young children.
This is an old-fashioned city neighborhood, where residents often do their shopping on a daily basis, stopping at the neighborhood's bakeries and small grocery stores on their way home from work.
For the residents of Capitol Hill the weekend often means a trip to Eastern Market for fresh fruit and vegetables.
The venue at Eastern Market includes:
* South Hall: local merchants offering everything from fresh produce and flowers, to delicatessen, bakery, meat, poultry, cheese and dairy products. There is also the delicious Market Lunch - renowned for its crab cakes and blueberry pancakes. * North Hall: an arts and community center. * Weekend Farmer's Market: Open-air, fresh local produce year round.
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