Openings Friday, November 26, 2010 and Friday, December 3, 2010 | Shop up through Saturday, January 29, 2010

Great Gifts a Holiday Shop featuring unique handmade and vintage gifts for everyone on your list! Over 30 artists and craftspeople participating, stocking The Bridge with jewelry, clothing, prints, art, knits, pottery and more GREAT GIFTS.

The store will have a soft, unofficial opening on November 26, BLACK FRIDAY. The official opening is one week later, December 3, on First Friday. The store will be open weekdays from noon to 8pm and weekends from noon to 6pm, up until Christmas Eve. Gift Certificates will be available for purchase through December 23 and they make great gifts, too! Following the Christmas holiday, visitors can browse during normal gallery hours or by appointment. The store will come down the last week of January. We accept cash, check, and plastic. All proceeds go to The Bridge and the vibrant artists that enrich our community with their skills and creativity.

Volunteers interested in supervising the store during the operating hours will receive 30% in exchange for their services. Interested parties should contact charlottesville.all.stars@gmail.com.

Saturday, July 24, 2010 | 10am – 5pm

Swing by The Bridge after the farmer’s market for Craft Work – an event featuring local handmade and vintage wares. Items for sale include prints, paintings, jewelry, terrariums, records, reworked clothing as well as vintage items, pottery, paper goods, grilled snacks and more (ie: whatever people are making.) The talented djs of WTJU’s rock department provide sweet jamz to accompany the great summer craft fair experience 2010.

Who (to name just a few): Jeremy and Allyson Mellberg-Taylor, Tea for Two by Whitney French, Isolated Article by Elaine Butcher, A Mystery in Common by Tristan Benedict-Hall, Lost Woods Print by Thomas Dean, Clasp of Isis by Tamara Cervenka, Julia Dent Jewelry, Paul Loukides, Plan 9’s own Jimmy Blackford brings the vinyl!

Why: Firstly, 10% of the day’s sales will be donated to The Bridge to support its programs and gallery. Secondly, Charlottesvillle artisans are one of they city’s most valuable assets. To support them is to make a meaningful investment in our city’s creative culture.