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Nick Bowman Features Editor | 770-718-3426 | life@gainesvilletimes.com She (Times gainesvilletimes.com 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.
