The absolute best craft fair I’ve been to is coming up again. It’s December 8th & 9th in San Francisco, and perfect for your last minute Christmas shopping. Above is one of the children’s quilts that I photographed for KPFA/EBHQ for their marketing this year. I covered the fair last year for KPFA, as well. Read on for more details on the fair.

Their press release:

2007 KPFA CRAFTS & MUSIC FAIR
December 8 & 9, 2007

QUICK FACTS

WHAT:
The 37th Annual KPFA Crafts & Music Fair is the largest weekend holiday craft fair of its kind in Northern California. Every year, more than 10,000 collectors, craft enthusiasts and holiday shoppers attend this signature event that features high-quality, original work created by crafts makers and artists from throughout the United States, a gourmet food pavilion and live music. Proceeds from the Fair benefit KPFA 94.1 fm, the country’s first nonprofit listener-sponsored, free speech public radio station.

ART:
220 exhibitors are selected by a jury of peers and feature original and contemporary handcrafted items including:

· Jewelry

· Functional and decorative glass and ceramics

· Clothing and leather goods

· Textiles, weaving, knitting and crocheting

· Fine art photography

· Watercolor and oil painting

· Sculpture, metalwork and wood

· Household accessories, toys and musical instruments

· Food and body products

· Crafts from sustainable artist co-ops around the world

WHAT’S NEW THIS YEAR:

· East Bay Heritage Quilters (EBHQ) will display quilts from their Children’s Quilts Project. Every year, this organization makes over 1,000 quilts that are distributed to children living with AIDS and HIV, children born drug-addicted and children without homes. A selection of these beautiful and heartwarming quilts will be on display. Hands-on quilting activities for adults and children will be offered.

· Non-stop, live appearances by local musicians and KPFA 94.1 fm talent. KPFA will broadcast live on-site from the event both days.

WHERE:

The Concourse Exhibition Center at 635 8th St. and Brannan, San Francisco, California.

Wheelchair accessible.

Complimentary continuous shuttles will be provided from the Civic Center BART Station at the 8th and Market Street MUNI bus stop and at the Caltrain Station at 4th and King Streets.

Valet bicycle parking provided by the SF Bicycle Coalition.
Carpooling is available with WWW.spaceshare.com.

WHEN:

Saturday, December 8, 2007 (10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)
Sunday, December 9, 2007 (10 a.m. - 6:00 p.m.)

TICKETS:

$10.00 for adults, $7.00 for people over 65 and those with disabilities, children under 17 admitted free.

PUBLIC INFORMATION:

Call KPFA 94.1 fm at 510/848-6767 ext. 611 or visit www.kpfa.org/craftsfair.

ABOUT KPFA 94.1 fm:

KPFA 94.1 fm is the nation’s original listener-sponsored, noncommercial, public radio station. KPFA’s original and current mission is to encourage cultural diversity and pluralistic community expression; to contribute to a lasting understanding between individuals of all nations, creeds and colors; to promote freedom of the press and to serve as a forum for various points of view, and to maintain and independent funding base. KPFA 94.1 fm has served Northern and Central California since 1949. The KPFA Crafts & Music Fair is the station’s major annual off-air fundraiser.

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