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Saturday, November 10, 2018
Holiday market showcases Brenau talent
Community
arts, crafts
market
returns for
second year
BY LAYNE SALIBA
lsaliba@gainesvilletimes.com
In an effort to help pro
mote Brenau University’s
community and art, Allison
Lauricella and Claudia Wil
burn decided to put together
a Holiday Arts and Crafts
Market last year. After a suc
cessful first year, it’s coming
back with even more ven
dors and in a larger location.
It’s set for 4 - 6 p.m. Nov.
16 and 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Nov.
17 in the Sellars Gallery at
Brenau.
“It is the chance for mem
bers of the Brenau com
munity to sell work they’ve
created,” said Lauricella,
assistant gallery director at
Brenau. “It’s a wide range
of things. We have ceram
ics, there’s jewelry, there’s
hand-knitted items, there’s
original artwork.”
The only qualification
is it has to be handmade
by someone in the Brenau
community. But the event
is open to the entire com
munity. Lauricella said 200
to 300 people stopped by last
year to check out the six ven
dors and numerous items on
the student table.
This year, there are 24
vendors — four of which
will be occupied by students
— showing up to the event to
sell the things they’ve made.
The student table, which
is filled with items made
by Brenau students “who
may not have enough work
on their own to have a full
table to themselves, but who
wanted to participate,” will
have many more items than
last year, too.
Emily Zank, owner of
Ephemera Aesthetic will
be there selling all of her
items, which are made from
vintage books. She’ll have
necklace pendants, orna
ments and zippered pouches
among other things.
Lainey Kennedy will be
there, too. His company, LK
Designs, sells an array of
hand-painted items.
“It really is the chance for
our community to let people
in the Gainesville commu
nity know what we make
and what we’re capable
of,” Lauricella said. “It’s an
opportunity for people who
are just starting out to kind
of get their foot in the door,
to see what the craft fair is
all about, too.”
Lauricella said the event
grew by word-of-mouth.
Last year, they didn’t have
as much time to prepare,
but enough people came
by to look at items and pur
chase things that the event
has quadrupled in size.
Even though there are
more vendors than last
year, she said it’s still a less
intimidating market than a
lot of others and that’s the
way they want to keep it.
“We’re trying to encour
age people who may not
have a giant booth set up
and years of experience,”
Lauricella said. “We’re try
ing to get people to think
about what they have and
make that’s marketable
and to really experiment
Photos courtesy ALLISON LAURICELLA I For The Times
The second-annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Market at Brenau University will give students, staff and alumni the chance to show off and sell their handmade
goods. The event is scheduled for Nov. 16 and 17 in the Sellars Gallery on the first floor of the Simmons Visual Arts Center.
Holiday Arts and
Crafts Market
Where: Sellars Gallery,
Simmons Visual Arts
Center, 200 Blvd.,
Gainesville
When: 4 - 6 p.m. Nov. 16
and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Nov. 17
Price: Free
More info: 770-534-6263
with that. People that came
last year and saw what was
going on really wanted to be
apart of it.”
In addition to the items for
sale inside the Sellars Gal
lery, Brenau students will be
outside doing screen printing
demonstrations. Lauricella
said the students will screen
print Brenau-related things
on items guests bring by.
While there are a lot of
events around Gainesville
for students to join and show
off their crafts, Lauricella
said she wanted an event for
students to get involved in
together.
“We also wanted to create
an event where they could
really have some ownership
of it with organizing the stuff
on the table, gathering art
work, thinking about what
they want to sell,” Lauri
cella said. “It’s really just
an outlet for them to sell
their work and have another
event they can get invested
in and get excited about.”
And if they make a little
money selling the items
while they’re at it, Lauricella
said that’s not a bad thing.
“We all made a nice
little chunk of change (last
year),” Lauricella said.
“And the unique thing about
this is Brenau’s not taking
a cut at all. It’s strictly an
opportunity for people of
our community to promote
their work.”
‘It is the chance for
members of the
Brenau community
to sell work they’ve
created. It’s a wide
range of things. We
have ceramics, there’s
jewelry, there’s hand-
knitted items, there’s
original artwork.’
Allison Lauricella
Assistant gallery director
Left: Some of
the artists have
wide arrays of
work for sale,
while others will
be showcased
together, a
reason new
vendors find
the space
inviting and less
intimidating
than other
markets.
Below: Artwork
hangs on the
wall beside
tables of
handmade
books and
cards. In
addition to
the items for
sale inside
the Sellars
Gallery, Brenau
students will be
outside doing
screen printing
demonstrations.
FAITH EVENTS
Holiday Bazaar. Holiday gifts,
crafts, food and fun. 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. Nov. 10. Cornerstone
of Faith, 3485 McEver Road,
Gainesville. cornerstoneoffaith@
gmail.com.
Book signing for the Rev. Cynthia
Whitehead Jackson. Books and
other products from her “Tiny
Tots & Tikes” product line will be
available following the 10:45 a.m.
service on Nov. 11. First Baptist
Church, 1810 Martin Luther King
Jr. Blvd., Gainesville.
Gene TUrpin and The Gospel Way.
6 p.m. Nov. 11. New Hope Baptist
Church, 5040 Pea Ridge Road,
Cornelia. 706-778-9521.
The King’s Messengers Quartet.
6 p.m. Nov. 11. Lanier Christian
Church, 2235 Dawsonville
Highway, Gainesville.
678-316-1362.
Marriage Enrichment. 9-9:45
a.m. Nov. 11, Dec. 9 and Jan.
13. Mount Zion Baptist Church,
4000 Thurmond Tanner Road,
Flowery Branch. 770-967-3722 or
mzbcinfo@yahoo.com.
Orpheus Men’s Ensemble. 5 p.m.
Nov. 11. Cumming First United
Methodist Church, 770 Canton
Highway, Cumming. efumega.
com/music-and-arts/concerts-
and-festivals/#.
Veterans Appreciation. 10 a.m.
to noon. Nov. 11. Mount Zion
Baptist Church, 4000 Thurmon
Tanner Road, Flowery Branch.
mzbcinfo@yahoo.com.
Interfaith Thanksgiving Service.
6-8 p.m. Nov. 13. St. Elizabeth’s
Episcopal Church, 1188 Hamp
Mill Road, Dahlonega. 706-864-
0661 or revcharlottearsenault@
gmail.com.
Putting the “Thanks” back into
Thanksgiving. 8-9:30 p.m. Nov. 16.
Grace Chapel Church of Christ,
6755 Majors Road, Cumming.
LAMP Ministries Community
Thanksgiving Dinner. 11 a.m. to 2
p.m. Nov. 17. 794 Jesse Jewell
Parkway, Gainesville. 678-343-
6065 or mmauricio@lampga.org.
Thanksgiving Gospel Singing.
Featuring the Troy Burns Family.
7-8:30 p.m. Nov. 19. Calvary
Baptist Church, 1975 Ga. 82,
Statham. 770-725-5164 or
mattdibler@aol.com.
Singles Enrichment/
Empowerment. 9-9:45 a.m. Nov.
25, Dec. 23 and Jan. 27. Mount
Zion Baptist Church, 4000
Thurmond Tanner Road, Flowery
Branch, mzbcinfo@yahoo.com.
Movie Night. 7 p.m. Dec. 1,
Jan. 26, Feb. 23 and March 30.
Chicopee United Methodist
Church, 3 First St., Gainesville.
770-634-6803 or pegflute@
yahoo.com.
Christmas Lessons and Carols.
8:45 a.m. Dec. 16. Cumming First
United Methodist Church, 770
Canton Highway, Cumming.
The LeFevre Quartet. 6 p.m. Dec.
16. Lighthouse Baptist Church,
329 Harmony Church Road,
Dawsonville.
The LeFevre Quartet and Sounds
Of Jericho. 7 p.m. Dec. 28. The
Venue at Christ Place Church,
3494 Atlanta Highway, Oakwood.
Rethinking Retirement. Retreat
to encourage and equip elders
for the work of discipling the next
generation. 9 a.m. Feb. 15 to 10
a.m. Feb. 17. Ark on Lake Lanier,
6250 Old Dawsonville Road,
Gainesville. $150-400.
Darrell and Dawn Ritchie. Noon
Feb. 26. Concord Baptist Church,
6905 Concord Road, Cumming.
ONGOING
Celebrate Recovery. 6:15-9
p.m. every Friday. Dinner, large
group service and small groups.
Children’s ministry available for
children of all ages. CrossBridge
Community Church, 751 Ga. 53
E, Dawsonville. $2-3. 770-883-
2576 or slreeves2@yahoo.com.
Free clothing store. 10 a.m. to
2 p.m. every Tuesday. Infant,
children and adult clothing
available for those in need.
Donations appreciated. Holy
Trinity Anglican Church, 7049
Spout Springs Road, Flowery
Branch. 678-336-6964.
Gentle Hearts Ministry Food
Pantry. Distribution of food. 5-6
p.m. every Wednesday. St. Paul
United Methodist Church, 705
Summit St., Gainesville.
770-536-4910.
Senior adult choir. 1 p.m.
Wednesdays. First Presbyterian
Church, 800 S. Enota Drive,
Gainesville. Membership not
required. 770-532-0136.
