2012 Market Dates

As we all recover from the hectic pace of the holidays, work on keeping our new year's resolutions, plan our spring gardens (thank you, seed catalogs!) and get comfortable with 2012, Cheverly Community Market is hard at work on planning its 2012 season. We have a lot of news to share in the next few weeks. The first news? Our 2012 Market dates. Remember, unless otherwise noted, Cheverly Community Market runs 8:00am to noon at the Cheverly Community Center.

2012 MARKET DATES

May 19

June 2, 16, 30

July 14, 28

August 11, 25

September 8, 22

October 6, 20

November 17 (Thanksgiving Market)

December 8 (Holiday Market)

Make a note of those dates -- we can't wait to see you at the Market!

End of the 2011 Season: Holiday Market Wrap Up & More

Thank you to EVERYONE who came out this Saturday for our final Cheverly Community Market of the season! It was an amazing turnout -- and a great pleasure to meet so many new people. We hope you were able to get lots of your holiday shopping done while enjoying a morning with your friends and neighbors here in Cheverly. See photos from a wonderful Holiday Market -- and all of our Markets -- on our flickr page.


A special thanks to our guest musician, Daniel Flores, to the many, many volunteers who donated their time to setting up and cleaning up, and to our vendors who have supported us through thick and thin. We've said it before, but it definitely bears repeating: Cheverly Community Market is a community effort. We rely on you -- as a customer, as a vendor, or as a volunteer -- to keep us going and to help us grow.

We want to extend a very heartfelt thank you to our Market Manager this season, Barbara Scully Liston. Barbara has been an institution in Cheverly -- she's taught many of our children and has been an important part of the fabric of our community for many years. Those of us who have been fortunate to know her as a friend count ourselves very rich. And those of us who have had the great good fortune to have our young children educated by her -- well, that's a gift that will grow forever. Cheverly Community Market was tremendously lucky that she agreed to take us on this year, and we are deeply grateful. So thank you, Barbara, from the bottom of our hearts. We wish you all the best in Florida -- your family is so fortunate to have you there and we know you'll absolutely shine in your new grandma role!

So here we are at the end of the 2011 season. We're going to hibernate for a bit after the holidays, but we're already excited about next year... There's lots in store, so make sure to visit the blog when you can. We'll have posts featuring recipes, food for thought and the very latest Market news. And if you're missing the site of luscious local food and gorgeous Saturday mornings at the Cheverly Community Center, you can always pay a visit to our flickr page -- nearly 6,300 photos!

At the Market This Week: The Holiday Market Edition

It seems like May was not that long ago, yet here we are in the second week of December, with the holidays and a new year fast approaching. Our final Market of the year -- Holiday Market -- brings together friends old and new to close out our season. We're excited to share all the treasures with you, and hope that you'll find something for everyone on your holiday "nice" list Saturday morning!

We want to thank everyone -- our vendors, our many volunteers, and you, our beloved customers -- for your support this season. We're looking forward to wonderful things next season, and we're happy to share this last Market of the 2011 season with you!


VENDORS:
Benny's Fruit Stand/Rebert Farm
Shlagel Farm
Simply Sauasage
Two Oceans Seafood
Waltz Family Farm
Cheverly Breadbasket
Honestly Homemade
Cakes by Ruthann
Eve's Cheese
Martha's Jams
Elk Run Vineyard
Running Hare Vineyard
Andrews & Dunham Damn Fine Tea
Ladies of Charity Common Ground Coffee
Hats by Anne
Helen Crosskey
Carletta's Creations
D & D Affordable Jewelry
Deciduous Dave's Walking Sticks & Stuff
DHT Creations
Encore Hats by Ann Barsi
GiGi's Quilts
Good Earth Pottery
Handmade Creations by Anna & Stefanie
Kaylala Organic Apothecary
Mystic Water Soap
Madeleine Golde Pottery & Jewelry
Mame Inspires
Pax River Alpacas
Studio 617
New Starts Farm
Profusions of Glass
Boy Scout Troop 257
Cheverly Green Infrastructure Initiative
Music by Daniel Flores
Christmas Trees, Raffle and Silent Auction to benefit Cheverly Community Market

 See you Saturday at Cheverly Community Market!

Holiday Market: Studio 617

It's been a great joy to welcome Holly Bowers and Baltimore's Studio 617 to Cheverly Community Market this year. Studio 617 has been a great addition, and it's always fun to see their great metal work in yards and gardens around town.

This Saturday, in addition to the beautiful sunflowers, birds, fish, house plaques, and Holly brings some wonderful holiday-themed pieces to us, perfect for gift giving.

Holly writes:
Trees! We have trees! People have been going crazy over these.....we have plenty now.....the ornaments are all plastic and made for the outdoors. Alternatively, you can change it out for one of your own! These are $25 each and can be picked up at Saturday's Holiday Market.....we have red, gold, blue and Raven's purple!


Make sure to visit Holly at Holiday Market this Saturday. We'll keep an eye out for great new Studio 617 metal art on the lawns of Cheverly!

Holiday Market: Mame Inspires

 Mame Inspires creates amazing pen & ink drawings and turns them into wonderful notecards, framed prints, and bookmarks from them. During the course of our Thanksgiving Market, it was wonderful to visit Mame and Diana Ndiaye as Mame created a piece on site. We also love the gorgeous traditional crafts, including woven bags and beads that were available. If you're looking for a truly unique gift for a very special someone, make sure to visit Mame Inspires this Saturday!

Holiday Market: DHT Creations

It's a great treat to welcome DHT Creations back to Cheverly Community Market! Lee Agule's fleece scarves, blankets and other creations were very popular at our Thanksgiving Market. We know that -- now that temperatures are dropping to winter levels -- these colorful creations will be going fast! Choose from a great array of colors and patterns and find something that's just right for you...or a very lucky someone on your gift list!

Music at the Holiday Market: Help Us Welcome Daniel Flores

We have been so lucky to have wonderful musicians with us throughout the season this year -- laid-back guitar and vocals from our house band, Charles & Kelly of The Hot Noodles, Dixieland Jazz from the wonderfully talented students at Eleanor Roosevelt High School, Bolivan music from William Pozo-Zarate, and now a terrific multi-instrumentalist, Daniel Flores.


Daniel has been playing piano for eight years, cello for two, and guitar for one. He's in Bishop McNamara's String Orchestra as first chair cello, Jazz Ensemble (piano), Jazz Lab (cello, though he played guitar last year), and was a part of the pit for "Anything Goes" by Cole Porter (piano). Daniel has been inducted into Tri-M, National Honor Society, Thespian Society, and have been on McNamara's Summa Cum Laude list for the past three years. A student of pianist Ms. Marilou Padilla Gallardo, he was named student of the year. Daniel is also a Moreau Scholar, Chaplain's Aide, and Assistant Patrol Leader in Boy Scouts, and was elected Bishop McNamara's Tri-M (music honor society) president. In his spare time (ha ha!), Daniel enjoys music composition, painting, and acting.

Daniel will play Christmas music and maybe a few classic pieces here and there. Please help us welcome this very special guest musician to the Market this Saturday!


Photo courtesy of The National Library of Scotland via flickr's The Commons project