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.
Sunday, October 11, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
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
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
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
Monday, September 7, 2009
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!
Monday, August 10, 2009
A Call for Sites & Ideas
It has been my intention to do this for some time , forgive me for being tardy. If you are a vendor at the DAM and have a web page please forward your link to me :
Colorado Bob
coloradobob1atmac.com
I will do some work on this thing , and add another list of just our vendors.
The Foxland Growers 8/8/09
Photo by Tony Greer
While sitting across the street this weekend, I was lucky enough to visit with a lady who was part of the The Chattanooga Market. She gave us some very nice words of encouragement .
If you have comments or suggestions please let us know what your thinking.
Colorado Bob
coloradobob1atmac.com
I will do some work on this thing , and add another list of just our vendors.
The Foxland Growers 8/8/09
Photo by Tony Greer
While sitting across the street this weekend, I was lucky enough to visit with a lady who was part of the The Chattanooga Market. She gave us some very nice words of encouragement .
If you have comments or suggestions please let us know what your thinking.
Sunday, August 9, 2009
August 8th-What a day!
What more can we say than Thank You One and All! What a day! The Downtown Art Market wants to thank everyone who is a part of this community, the Art community, the Growers community we're all in this together and it showed on Saturday. What a spirit there was patrons and vendors alike!
We really do need to Thank some people-Elizabeth at The Lubbock Arts Alliance-she is one of a kind-and is on our side. She was our first organization sponsor and did those beautiful post cards, She is a rock in the Arts Community.
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal has stayed behind this from the beginning, they keep us in the events, neighborhood and community columns every month. That is huge folks-Thank You to the AJ.
People-give yourselves an Atta Boy-our Artists and Growers work extremely hard to do this Market and you are supporting it! The goodwill that is displayed at the market is overwhelming. Y"all make this the event it is...Hang on because its only going to get better.
We really do need to Thank some people-Elizabeth at The Lubbock Arts Alliance-she is one of a kind-and is on our side. She was our first organization sponsor and did those beautiful post cards, She is a rock in the Arts Community.
The Lubbock Avalanche Journal has stayed behind this from the beginning, they keep us in the events, neighborhood and community columns every month. That is huge folks-Thank You to the AJ.
People-give yourselves an Atta Boy-our Artists and Growers work extremely hard to do this Market and you are supporting it! The goodwill that is displayed at the market is overwhelming. Y"all make this the event it is...Hang on because its only going to get better.
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