Reasonably Promising Shopping Events

For the women on your shopping list: You might have luck at
these two shopping events. First off, there’s No Coast Craft-O-Rama at Midtown
Global Market. I was cruising the list of vendors and was happy to spot all
sorts of great local jewelry-, clothing-, and crafts-makers as well as the clothing/ephemera
designer with the best-ever name, Too Many Suitors. It’s worth noting, however:
I suspect you’ll have better luck at this event if you’re searching for buying
for women.

In that vein, clothing designer Joynoelle is teaming up with
Penny Larsen and Apiary Design to host an event in which you can
design-to-order you own hats, jewelry, stationery, and such. The aesthetic
here, I suspect, will be very “ornamental girlie.” So the schedule goes: On Friday
(tomorrow), from four to eight p.m., there’ll be free wine and snacks; on
Saturday, from ten a.m. to 4 p.m., there’ll be free cider and cookies. (312 W. 42nd St. Minneapolis; 612-209-7822)

All kinds of other shit is going on, but I’m not sure how
exciting it is to read about them in this format. Truth be told, I’m just salty
about having finished shopping for all the women on my list. Now, all I have
left are the no-fun guys. Trolling various motor sports websites for reasonably
fashionable Ski-Doo T-shirts (for the kid brother in Brahm, Minnesota)—that
is what my life has become. So far, I haven’t had any luck. Surprise, surprise.