Plowshares Crafts Fair & Winter Peace Festival

December 5-6, 2009 – Nottingham High School, 3100 E. Genesee St.

Saturday, 10 am – 5 pm  and Sunday, 11 am – 5 pm

Only $2-$5 (sliding scale) for adults, free for those under 16 or over 65

Beautiful Crafts… Lively Entertainment… Cool People… Great Food

Visit us at the ArtRage table. We’ll have Make Art Not War shirts, cards and buttons for sale and if you make a $5 donation to support ArtRage – you’ll get a hand-made origami peace crane by Phil DeMocker! Don’t miss this event! It’s great fun and by coming, shopping and enjoying yourself, you’ll be supporting the important work of the Syracuse Peace Council.

Central New York’s premiere multicultural crafts fair brings to life a community marketplace and celebrates a world where people enjoy their work and have control over it. Plowshares provides a family-friendly alternative to frantic shopping and mass-produced goods.

The crafts, created by over 120 craftspeople from throughout Central New York, are not only high quality but also sensitive to social and environmental concerns. Holiday gift buyers will find crafts ranging from hand-screened and batik clothing, stained glass, pottery, vegetable-based soaps, fabric dolls, jewelry (bone, copper, brass, silver, gemstones, ceramic, glass beads), blown glass, leatherwork, hand-dipped incense, and many other items.

There will be ongoing performances, by local musicians, dancers, and drummers.  In addition, tasty food from The Mission Restaurant, ranging from snacks to healthy meals will be available at reasonable prices.

For information, contact the Peace Council at 472-5478, e-mail: spc@peacecouncil.net, on the web: www.peacecouncil.net/plowshares.