Open Air Market Specials
April 28th, 2010| This Week at the Market 4-28-2010 Urban Grocery and Wine Bar: Tuesday – Friday 11 a.m. – 8 p.m.� Saturday 8 a.m. – 8 p.m. Open-Air Market: Every Wednesday 4 p.m. – 8 p.m.� Every Saturday 8 a.m. – 1 p.m. Location: 721 N. Central Ave.� Free parking– MasterCard, VISA, food stamps accepted (cash is also welcome!) � |
| Upcoming this week: Friday April 30: 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. – beat feet for treats from Urban Cookies’ trailer at the Market’s Urban Grocery (14 E. Pierce) for Crave Ice Cream floats, ice cream sandwiches and, Urban Cookies!Friday April 30: 6 – 8 p.m. Yoga for Foodies: Join David Romanelli of At One Yoga and Slow Food Phoenix’s Patty Emmert for an evening of soothing yoga folloed by delicious fresh food from our local farms. And this $40 event supports the Phoenix Public Market’s efforts to help low-income families buy fresh locally-grown fruits and vegetables and bring healthy, nutritious and delicious food to local school cafeterias. More info at http://www.slowfoodphoenix.org/sf_calendar.shtml Saturday, May 1, 9 a.m. - City of Phoenix Mayor Phil Gordon will present a check for $10,000 to Community Food Connections, the non-profit that operates the Phoenix Public Market, to support the Market’s work to increase access to healthy food in an underserved neighborhood, create jobs, support micro-business development, keep farmers on the land and expand this vibrant gathering place that draws you and thousands of others to the heart of the city each year.
Wednesday Market: Join Laura’s Gourmet for a tasting of their delicious natural granolas and Blackbird Naturals for samples of their raw organic truffles inside the Urban Grocery tonight! Frank Banuelos will be doing a tai-chi demonstration, including sword cutting this Wednesday evening and Saturday morning. Crazy Cajun Spice Company, Wei of Chocolate, Arizona Homegrown Solutions Community Exchange Table, Maya’s Farm and One Windmill Farm are just some of the other vendors’ offerings tonight outdoors. Plus Chef Wade will have the grill going with burgers cooked the way you like them (Double Check beef, Bread Basket buns) with a side of his roasted potato salad! Saturday Market – Summer hours start May 1 – 8 a.m. – Noon! Music is by Ron Bowen! The Market welcomes potter Jack Meharian. Wisdom Nectar has refreshing coconut drinks, lemonade and steamed veggie or pork buns. Poppa Maize has many flavors of fresh popped corn to sample and nibble…Luminous glass art and jewelry has some gorgeous selections to choose from. Coming up: Saturday, May 1, 2pm – 3pm – in the Market Store (map): Thomas Jefferson Hour – more details »Listen to the “Thomas Jefferson Hour” podcast every Saturday after the Farmers’ Market with a group of fellow citizens interested in the issues of the day. Tuesday, May 4th is National Teacher’s Day - honor those who give their time and care to teach our children well! Yes – a gift from the Market could work! Sunday, May 9th - Mother’s Day: Whether it’s a plant or fresh flowers, the ingredients for a simple but perfect meal, or one-of-a kind crafts from local artists, an Urban Grocery Gift Card, visit our open-air market and the Urban Grocery and Wine Bar to bring home something to cherish for the special mom in your life. SaturdayMay 15 – United Blood Services will host a Blood Drive at the Market! Donors can set their own appointments by logging into www.BloodHero.com. Click on the desired state then click on “Donate Blood” link on the right side of the screen. Your drive can be found by entering the sponsor code of: “PhxPublicMarket” Previous donors will need to log in using the donor ID number located on their donor card. This way, donors can see their history of appointments, donations and cholesterol results. New donors will need to create a temporary profile. Click on “Make an appointment now” to the right of “Not yet a United Blood Services donor?” Enter your name and date of birth. This is a one-time use only profile. Wednesday May 19 – Breakfast for Dinner at Scramble – Ste 1, 9832 North 7th Street, Phoenix: The doors will open at 5 pm and this fundraiser to benefit the Market goes until 8 pm. Please put this fun opportunity on your calendar and invite anyone you know to come and have breakfast that night since a portion of the sales will go to CFC. Phoenix Permaculture Guild: Please check www.phoenixpermaculture.org for class location and more info. Arizona Homegrown Solutions: Please visit http://azhomegrownsolutions.ning.com/ for upcoming events, interest and action groups. |
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