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