Event Title:

Organization:

  Festival

  Philadelphia

Start Date:

  12/6/2008

End Date:

  12/6/2008

Start Time:

  9:00am

End Time:

  5:00pm

Event Info: 

  KICK-START THE HOLIDAY SEASON WITH
CELEBRATION OF ARTS, CRAFTS, MUSIC & FOOD

- ARTS & CRAFTS BAZAAR CREATES A NEW HOLIDAY TRADITION ON THE AVENUE OF THE ARTS -

Philadelphia, PA – Philadelphia Senior Center (PSC), and sponsor Independence Blue Cross, celebrate the holidays with the “2nd Annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Bazaar,” on Saturday, December 6, 2008, from 9am – 5pm, at PSC Main Branch, 509 S. Broad Street, Philadelphia, PA 19147. The celebration includes arts and craft vendors, flea market tables, entertainment, a roast beef dinner, and free prizes.

Thirty-five vending tables will be open from 9am – 5pm. They will feature jewelry, ceramics, soaps, candles, books, woodwork, glass, photography, artwork and more. The bazaar will also feature a white elephant sale and flea market, bake sale, building tours, and free hourly door prizes. Bazaar admission is free. The first 200 guests receive a free fleece blanket courtesy of Independence Blue Cross.

Live entertainment starts at 10am with music from the sing-a-long groups from PSC Tioga Branch and the PSC Coffee Cup Satellite. At lunchtime, guitarist Chris Hall and piano player Lois Kukcinovich will perform. The highlight of the bazaar will be the holiday concert at 2pm, featuring the “Sounds of Independence,” the Independence Blue Cross Employee Chorus. The PSC Main Branch Chorus will open the concert. After the show, there will be a community dinner with roast beef, gravy, twice-baked potatoes, glazed carrots, bread, salad, dessert, and beverages.

Concert and dinner combination tickets are $12 per person. Dinner-only tickets are $8 for PSC members, and $10 for community members. Dinner-only tickets are good for the 4:30pm seating.

Dinner and concert tickets are available at any Philadelphia Senior Center branch, or by calling (215) 546-5879, ext. 209. For general information, to sign-up to volunteer, or to donate flea market items, contact Kory Michael Aversa at kaversa@philaseniorcenter.org or (215) 546-5879, ext. 277.

The “Annual Holiday Arts and Crafts Bazaar” is being sponsored by Independence Blue Cross.

Location:

  Philadelphia Senior Center

Room:

Address:

  509 S. Broad Street

Phone:

  215-546-5879

City:

  Philadelphia

State/Province:

  PA