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Greetings Holiday Market Vendors!
Plans are being finalized for the 2006 Sowa Holiday
Market,
and this email contains all the information you will
need for
your space assignment, set-up and take-down,
parking and
security questions. Many of the set-up and take-
down details
can be found on the web site under 'Vendor
Guidelines'. If
you have not done so, please take the time to
review the
entire page, there are many important details that
are not
listed in this email. Below is the vendor map, with a
listing of
designated space assignments. A hard copy of this
email has been mailed, along with your postcards and
a copy of the
Vendor Map. If you have any
questions,
please call Chris Masci @ 617-481-2257.
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Set-Up Information |
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Space Assignments & Drop Off
Instructions
Set-up days are:
Friday 12/8 (6pm – 11pm)
Saturday 12/9 (7am-10am)
Please arrive at the side of the Cathedral Gym at
74
Union
Park Street. Unload your vehicle in line on the
sidewalk,
move your car to free parking at 540 Harrison
Ave,
one block
south.
Having an assistant or friend help unload and a
flatbed or
hand truck will be of great help moving in. It is
imperative
that all 75 vendors expedite unloading there vehicles
quickly.
If the parking spaces are occupied when you arrive
you will
need to circle the block until one becomes available.
No
double parking will be allowed. Thank you all in
advance for
you cooperation.
In case of inclement weather please be sure to bring
plastic
tarps or coverings to protect your property while
waiting
outside to enter the gym.
Space assignments are not moveable. Please note
that the
number of your space does not indicate a 'good'
or 'bad'
space. All spaces are visible and will have equal
space for
foot traffic to flow around. Rest assured, spaces
were
assigned so that vendors with similar product are not
close
together.
Set-Up
Each vendor will be provided with approximately 7' x
7' of
display space. The Holiday Market will not supply
tables,
chairs, table clothes, poles or drapes. All display
materials
are the responsibility of the individual vendors, no
outside
tents please. The spaces are pre-marked and the
parameters
must be adhered to. You or your representative must
be in/
near your space ALL hours Sowa Holiday Market is in
operation:
Saturday, December 9, 10am-8pm
Sunday, December 10, 10am - 6pm
All vendors must be out of the building no later than
20
minutes after the end of the event on Saturday. Feel
free to
secure your booth or items for overnight, but you
must time
it accordingly. No one will be allowed to stay past
the
designated time to secure their booth. The building is
secured
over night.
Fire Safety
Vendors are to offer for sale-finished products. No
live demonstrations of your art processes. Vendors
booths shall have NO ceilings, NO supplemental
power
or heating appliances. NO open flame for decorative
or display purposes shall be permitted. NO flammable
liquids, and NO materials that are known to
spontaneously combust, such as bales of hay
garland, wreaths, straw etc. All seasonal displays
must be artificial. Vendors furnishings, decorations,
or other objects shall not be placed as to obstruct
the view or use of an EXIT, EXIT ACCESS, or EXIT
DISCHARGE.
Lighting
The Cathedral gymnasium has very bright overhead
lights.
These will be on for the duration of the Market.
Because the
gym is not wired for outlets in the middle of its
space, there
will be no electric outlets available for vendors.
Everyone will
have only the lighting provided overhead.
Keep Your Space Neat!
All vendors are responsible for the clean up of their
own
trash. Please bring a trash bag and remove your
trash every
day.
Take-Down
Artists can begin take-down at 6pm on
Sunday,
December
10th, but no sooner. All work must be removed
from
the
space at the close of the Holiday Market on Sunday,
December 10th. This includes personal trash also.
Vendors
who leave trash to be picked up by the staff or
security will
assessed a $50 fine and not be allowed to return for
this or
any future shows.
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Advertising and Press |
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The word is out! The Sowa Holiday Market is the
place to
be December 9th and 10th.
Advertising for Holiday Market will begin next week,
and
continue on right before the event. Here is a list of
all the
publications we are advertising in:
Improper Bostonian
November 22nd issue - 1/4 page
December 6th issue - 1/2 page vertical
Boston Courant
November 25th issue - 1/2 page horizontal
December 2nd issue - full page back cover
South End News
November 23 issue – 1/2 page horizontal
November 30 issue - 1/2 page horizontal
Boston Globe
December 3rd, City Weekly Section - 1/4 page
December 7th, City Weekly West (Wesley, Newton,
Needham, Brookline etc) - 1/4 page
Weekly Dig
November 29th issue - 1/2 page
In addition posters have been hung all over the
South
End and surrounding neighborhoods, as well as
postcards in
local businesses. A press release was sent out two
weeks
ago to
all media contacts in New England area, with a heavy
concentration on the Boston Metro area. In addition,
I have
hired people to hand out postcards in Copley Square
the
weekend before the show.
Recently we have added a press download page to
the
website. Here you can download the postcard in PDF
format
for your email lists and newsletters that go out to
your
customers and friends and family. There is also a
press
release download on that page in case you know of
anyone in
the advertising or news business you may want to
forward it
to. Please be sure to also list us on your website if
you have
an events section.
This years' Holiday Market is shaping up to be our
best yet,
get ready for BIG crowds all weekend long!
If you have questions about any of the marketing
material,
or need
more postcards, please contact Chris Masci @ 617-
481-2257.
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Space Assignments |
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1-Andrea Garr
2-Margaret Grace
3-Best Friends Cocoa
4-LuLuLuxe
5-Parlor
6-Pink Sequins Designs
7-Teresa Dillard
8-David Stern Photography
9-Curly Girl Designs
10-17
10-Brian Gingras Glass
11-Beth Jewelry
12-Catherine Pilfrey
13-Footloose Designs
14-Genevieve
15-Temper Chocolates
16-Sweetest Pea
17-Bright Lights Big City
18-27
18-Smudge Ink
19-Roessler Glass
20-Motley
21-Blue Donkey Clothing
22-Debbie Krim Photography
23-Erin Moran Photography
24-Suzanne Wong Jewelry
25-Kyle Reslow Glass
26-Becky Oh Handbags
27-Knitz for Kidz
28-37
28-Shootflying Hill Sauce Co.
29-Le Bourdon Home
30-Ward Maps
31-Stonehouse Studios
32-Claudia Venon
33-The Scentsible Soap Co.
34-Nanas Candy
35-Sweet Felt Goods
36-Notables
37-Pistachio Fashions
38-47
38-Galvanized Hats
39-Swirly Designs
40-Jesse Rasid Glass
41-314 Studio
42-Katherine Dilworth Photography
43-Ms. Viki
44-Etcetera Media
45-Tami Rodrig Jewelry
46-Steven Summerville Ceramics
47-Luke Adams Glass
48-57
48-Motley Home
49-Sanchez Circuit
50-Miximals
51-Handbag Makers Local 86
52-Fernanda Sullivan
53-Alan Tuttle Paintings
54-Family Dinner For One
55-Peter Barger
56-E Dorine
57-Goose Fish Press
58-65
58-The Orange Elephant
59-Joanne Modica Jewelry
60-Brian Beaucher Photography
61-Steve Murphy Pottery
62-Amy Casher Jewelry
63-Cellar Dwellers Soap Co.
64-Carmine
65-Treasures Over Time
66-75
66-Marta Vale
67-Big Skinny
68-Isabel Harvey
69-Gilsons Herb Lyceum
70-Triba
71-Oneil Junior
72-Thomas Khuner Jewelry
73-Olio Dimelli
74-Marina Cipriani
75-Vonica Designs
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Advertise in our official program! |
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Get more exposure at the show! Advertise your
business and booth location in the official Sowa
Holiday Market program. This year we will distribute
10,000 glossy, bound programs. Inside will be a show
map, neighborhood business and restaurants
specials, sponsors and much more.
We are offering business card size ads to all vendors
for 75.00. The deadline to submit your ad is
November 22. For more info please visit the website
or call 617-481-2257
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