Holiday Market: CPRC Storytime

We are always so grateful to the wonderful parents and families of Cheverly Parents Resource Center for Storytime at the Market. These activities have been a wonderful part of the Market for years, and we've enjoyed watching the children grow!

Please join CPRC for the final Storytime of the 2013 season at Holiday Market. At 10am, enjoy a simply beautiful book, Uncle Vova's Tree, by Patricia Polacco. The tale highlights Russian holiday lore while paying tribute to the importance of honoring one's heritage by preserving tradition. It tells the story of the children in an extended family of Russian immigrants, and Christmas at Uncle Vova's provides a literal and visual feast.

Holiday Market: Elk Run Vineyards

We're always so happy to have Bob Cecil of Elk Run Vineyards at Cheverly Community Market -- so many wonderful wines to sample! Bob returns for Holiday Market -- a special treat -- and sends this message:

For this year's Holiday Market, Elk Run will be bringing its entire product line of available wines. A special treat will be samples of our just-released sparkling wine and our limited production Liberty Tavern Cabernet Sauvignon. We will also feature wines that received Silver or Gold medals in the recent World Wine Championships managed by the Beverage Testing Institute in Chicago. The winners are our 2011 Syrah (Gold Medal, Exceptional), 2011 Pinot Noir (Gold Medal, Exceptional), 2012 Gewurztraminer (Gold Medal, Exceptional, Best Buy), 2102 Liberty Tavern Chardonnay (Silver Medal, Highly Recommended) and and 2102 Riesling (Silver Medal, Highly Recommended). Because of limited availability, the Holiday Market may be the last time some of these wines are available for sale.

 Remember, make it a local holiday with Maryland wines!

Holiday Market: New Starts Farm

Make sure to visit Tom Baldwin of New Starts Farm at Holiday Market on December 14 for truly lovely plants and gifts. He will be bringing some beautiful African amaryllis (if he can get them to cooperate!) Tom will also have Talavera Mexican pottery including large pieces and tree ornaments - he's working on living tree ornaments and some things for the "birds" -- houses and feeders. In the evening, Tom is busy putting together some small (desktop) Nativity scenes, and he may bring other seasonal plants as well!

It's the last time we'll ask this year...

What a great year we’ve had at Cheverly Community Market – thank you to everyone for making it possible. Let’s say goodbye to our 2013 market season with a great celebration this Saturday! Help us ring out 2013 and celebrate the season of giving this Saturday from 8am to noon at Holiday Market. Over 40 vendors and community groups, plus entertainment -- and we can't wait to share the morning with you. 

Please help us spread the word about our final market of the 2013 season by getting your yard sign out today!

Thank you for supporting us all year -- we do appreciate it. 

Holiday Market: Timeless Pages

 

We're very happy to have Cheverly artist Kate Heneghan join us at Cheverly Community Market this holiday season. Kate tells us about her Timeless Pages line here:

I make sculptures and handcrafts out of books and pages from books. Because I like the idea of people reconnecting to books as objects, I turn them into pieces of art. While my Etsy store sells more expensive book sculptures and altered books, I am bringing more inexpensive Christmas ornaments to the holiday market. All handmade and one-of-a-kind, they include decoupaged pine-cones, folded paper ornaments made from book pages and sheet music, small paper sculptures of figures, hot air balloons, flowers and birds, and very small hardback books with carvings in them. I even have a few glass bottles with the nativity story contained inside (a Christmas "message in a bottle"). All make unique gifts or additions to your tree.

Make sure to visit Kate and Timeless Pages at Holiday Market!

Holiday Market: Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm

 At Cheverly Community Market, we're big fans of the Rebert brothers, and we know you are, too. Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm brings a great variety of our favorite end-of-the-year produce to Cheverly from their Pennsylvania farm, and they arrive before first light on Saturday mornings with a truck full of luscious, perfect fruits and vegetables. Boy, are we lucky to have them!

 

There are so many wonderful things to eat at the end of the growing year: apples, potatoes, sweet potatoes, squash, broccoli....these the basis of many delicious dishes we enjoy all winter long! This Saturday, stock up on wonderful fresh produce from Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm. The Rebert brothers will have a will have a variety of apples, winter squash, onions, sweet potatoes, potatoes, broccoli, and the most delicious fresh pressed cider.

Holiday Market: Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea

photo by Meredith Rizzo,
courtesy of Damn Fine Tea

Since Andrews & Dunham became Andrews & Dunham, we've been great fans of Damn Fine Tea. Local tea concern Damn Fine Tea is headed by Charles Andrews (you also know him from our house band) and Erik Dunham (you also know him from being a good neighbor and upright citizen). They love tea. They think about tea. They think about tea a lot. And they want to share their tea with you. THat's good for you, because this stuff is fantastic. Don't take our word for it -- there are a lot of people all over the world who think so, too!Damn Fine Tea sells fine loose-leaf teas in beautifully produced tins. Over five years in business, the company has gained a serious following and has been recognized for the quality of both product and design.

Pick up a refined Assam, a smoky Caravan, a mellow Double Knit blend, or an exceptional Mount Gray, Damn Fine Tea's take on the classic Earl Grey. They also have great mugs, and you're bound to have a great conversation. Make sure to visit Damn Fine Tea at Cheverly Community Market this Saturday! And who knows...they may even have a surprise or two in store to celebrate the final Cheverly Community Market of the year...we know they've been working like tireless little tea elves!

photo by Meredith Rizzo, courtesy of Damn Fine Tea
Outfits may or may not reflect dress on December 14.

Want to learn more about Damn Fine tea? The Daily Grommet has a great feature on them!