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| ALDEN FARMERS MARKET OPENS MAY 10 |
2008 schedule
Alden’s Farmers Market opens its sixth season May 10 – the Saturday before Mother’s Day. A new cheese vendor and new produce vendor have been added and nearly all last year’s vendors are returning. Several nurseries, a bakery, a maple/honey producer, fudge, handcrafted soap, cheese and some produce are expected during May and will increase as the season goes on. Additional vendors are welcome. The Farmers Market is sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce. A new early-season feature will be a Flea Market on May 17 – so clean out your closets |
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and join us. Craft shows (hand-made crafts only) will be featured on May 10th and 24th as well as on July 5 and Sept. 6. The Village-Wide Garage Sale will be August 2. Crafters and Garage Sale folks are invited to register for any or all of the Farmers Market events by calling either the Market Manager (Nancy at 937-0103) or the Chamber office
(937-6177).
As in past years, non-profit groups will sell coffee, soda and snacks throughout the regular season. Two large raffles will again be featured, with drawings on July 26 and Oct. 4 (closing day). |
The regular entertainment season begins May 31, with country singer Craig Wilkins. This also will be the kick-off for the second year of Walk the Villages in Alden. We’ll do two pie-baking contests again this year (6/21 and 9/27), so
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| start planning your entries. Each must include at least one product from the Farmers Market. New this year is a Flower Arranging contest on August 9. We’ll also have a Zucchini Contest on Aug. 23; so get those super seeds in your ground soon as possible!The Farmers Market is located in the former Ames Plaza at 13119 Broadway, Alden, and will be open every Saturday from 8:30am to 1:00 pm, through October 4. Due to Health Department regulations, pets are not allowed in the food areas of the Farmers Market and will not be allowed at the Craft Shows. Bicycles, skateboards and rollerblades also are not allowed within the Market, for safety reasons. The general Farmers Market contact is Nancy Hughes at 937-0103 |
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Note: Schedule of events may be subject to change during season
May 10 Mother’s Day Crafts Show
May 17 Flea Market & Crafts
May 24 Crafts Show
May 31 Craig Wilkins country singer + Walk the Villages kick-off
June 7 Alden’s Got Talent: Singer, Shelby Bosse + band, Yesterday’s Tomorrow
June 14 AHS & Middle School Jazz + Daylily & Hosta Societies
June 21 Kickin’ Rhythm Cloggers + Pie Baking Contest
June 28 Sheep to Shawl: Sheep, Alpacas, Knitting, Spinning, etc
July 5 Crafts Show + June Beyers at the organ
July 12 Health & Wellness Fair
July 19 Art Show & Chalk Art contest + talent show winners Valerie Uebelhoer & Nicole Peters
July 26 Hot Country Liners + “home handy person demo”August 2 Village-Wide Garage Sale
Aug. 9 Polish Heritage Dancers + Flower Arranging Contest + Kettle Corn
Aug 16 Kids Day
Aug 23 Small business expo + Pampered Chef cooking demo + Zucchini contest
Aug 30 Silhouette “girls band” + Meet the Candidates
Sept 6 Crafts Show
Sept 13 Fire & Safety Day
Sept 20 Niagara Frontier Fiddle Club +Cowabunga Kettle Corn
Sept 27 Magician Ted Burzynski + Pie Baking Contest + Community Organizations Day
October 4 Closing Day/Harvest Festival – Costume Parade, etc. |
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