Christmas Here We Come

The November DAM has come and gone and it was another success. We had a record number of 50 Artists and Growers participate. athe attendance for this one was around 550, about the same as October. Thanks to all who took part in and attended the inaugural Moondance Market, it was a start to an event we will repeat in December. On Friday the 11th we will have another MM, 6-9/10 as before. Its a preview party for the next day . Tell folks about it and lets see if we can make it work. On the 4th we will open the big room and the garden for Artists and Growers who want to sell during the First Friday Art Trail. We will have a show in Tornado Gallery that night, so it won't be set up for Market. Please contact me for further info about these events.

We will be welcoming McPherson Cellars and LaDiosa as two new vendors in December, gift bagged bottles of wine, wine accessories and some delicious new foods will be available. Welcome!

Everybody should be very proud of their involvement in The Downtown Art Market, its a huge shot in the arm for Downtown and gives us a chance to show Lubbock the caliber of Artists that are here.

Thanks Y'all

Marvelous Night For A Moondance

This Friday-the 13th-we have our first Moondance Market. A nighttime preview of Saturday's Downtown Art Market. Taking place from 6-10pm, imagine strolling downtown and shopping at night. Crisp air, wonderful Art and Produce. A throwback to the old days, a night in the neighborhood. We'll have some of your favorite vendors as well as a few new ones this weekend. Kick off your gift giving season by shopping locally. Give the gift of hand made or hand raised items this year and get double satisfaction. Support local Art and Farmers. Thanks Folks and we'll see you this weekend...

2 comments:

Randy -Fish-Fisher said...

I love the graphics for the Moondance Market because I created it. But understand that it was Larry Simmons & myself that really created this. It was Larry's idea, we talked and shared ideas & this is what we created. I'm proud of this image. Please support your local artists & growers & my friends.
Randy Fisher ( AKA Fish )
November 13, 2009 9:12 AM

Colorado Bob said...

I love these " Apple Crate Graphics " too

Six Markets...Six Months

Sure doesn't seem that long. Six Markets now, Six times we've all come together to show what we can do as Artists, Growers and Patrons. What a time we've had. Its always gotten better, the Market improves every time. Starting with our core of Artists...adding the Growers to the family, This Market we had Dancers- Thank you Fiesta Del Sol Ballet Folklorico- Musicians- Thank You Wade Parks, Jerry Slater and Bill Porter. What will be the next step? Who knows, it is an evolving concept. What we do know is that it is one of the most exciting events in Downtown Lubbock...more people discover it every month and it is just plain fun. We have as much fun putting it on as the people that support it.

In November...Friday the 13th. the first Moonlight Market, a preview night before the DAM on the 14th. A stroll through to see the wares our Artists have for the gift giving season. Stay tuned here for further info...or follow us on Facebook- The Downtown Art Market,

We...Tony, Jennifer, Colorado Bob. Fish and Myself want all of y'all to know this is a labor of Love and Respect for us. The love of community-the neighborhood- the love of Art and the respect for our vendors, and our business neighbors. The respect we have for our supporters-The Lubbock Arts Alliance...The Avalanche Journal...every customer we have is a supporter. All we ask is that you help us spread the good word...good things happen Downtown every second Saturday.

Great job everyone despite the brisk-crisp weather-it was another great day. Here is a great big Atta' Boy to all.

Larry Simmons...for all of us.

Vendor Links

Just a reminder if you are one of our vendors, and have an online site, please send your link to -

coloradobob1"at"mac.com

Slightly Soggy September

Well Marketeers we did it again...despite the ominous radar and the off and on drizzle, September's Market went very well. Although attendance was down, we still had around 600 folks, and there were some competing events most importantly The Cowboy Symposium.

It was in the words of one of our vendors still a great day. People were carrying sacks of Artistic works as well as fruits and veggies. The cool weather did add a nice calm to the whole event, it was less frenzied and there seemed to be a lot more interaction with Marketeers and Customers. That to me shows that the DAM is as much a community social event as it is a Market. That is a wonderful unexpected bonus to the effort.

Coming up in October we will be blocking part of Buddy Holly to traffic and setting up some stands in the street, this is the first step into making some of the Markets into full blown street festivals.

We hope y'all enjoyed our strolling musicians Wade Parks and Bobby Saied, we have wanted music as apart of this since the start. Thanks Guys.

Lets face it folks Art , Food and Music all make the World a better place for us all. Keep up the good work and we will too.
Larry Simmons

Here It Comes!

Okay Folks, this Saturday the 12th its DAM time again...the Market will be open and I have a feeling this one will be great. Everyone involved is looking forward to it and wondering how it can get any better, yet it has every month. The Artists and Growers are always stepping up to the plate and never disappointing their customers. The people who come are reconnecting to friends and a better style of life while rediscovering Downtown Lubbock. This Market is a chance for all of us to do something positive for each other while showing the Community that great things can happen when everyone pulls in the same direction. Come on L-Town-lets show people what we're made of!

A copy of our mailout this month