Key West Artisan Market Taps Community Generosity to Help Fill the SOS Foundation’s Pantry

Key West Artisan Market third market of the season invites you to “Fill the Pantry” November 17th 10 am to 2 pm at Higgs Beach. The focus is on fresh, locally sourced food offered by thier growers and makers. Stock the pantry and fridge with fresh produce, exotic fruits, artisan cheeses, local seafood, honey, pickles, nuts and so much more. Then share the bounty with the SOS Foundation by bringing canned goods and donations to help the SOS Callahan Community Kitchen fill their pantries to provide meals and snacks for our community’s underserved children. #CharityBeginsAtHome.

Guests may enjoy bloody’s, mimosas along with a full bar, coffee, smoothies, natural juices and cut fruit, multiple food trucks and stalls. Shop a curated outdoor market offering fine crafts, art and jewelry from talented Florida Keys makers. Listen to awesome local musicians, catch The X Key West radio show live, support the featured charity the SOS Foundation and meet celebrity authors from the Key West Writers Guild. BYBO (bring your own bags). Free entry & parking. It’s where the locals meet!

These Artisans have committed to attend:

Apparel

Artist/Hand Crafted

  • Key West Island Art: Up cycled Nautical, wood all handmade art
  • Lucy Hawk art: Hand cut paper works, watercolor illustrations, & Ink Drawings

Adult Beverage

Candle

  • Bella Laine: Soy wax candles and acrylic paintings

Community:

  • Key West Writer’s Guild Authors
  • Rusty Hodgdon Psycho-Thriller Novels – Selfie – The Phantom Writer – Psycho – Thriller Novels
  • Ken Michaels – The Gay Detective – Only in Key West – Detective Series How’s your prostate-A cancer survivor’s journey-memoir/self help
  • Charles C Van Soye – American For Sale-The Renewables-Ghost of Africa fiction thrillers
  • Bill Bahlke – Grandpa! Grandpa! What Will I See? – A children’s picture book -Popular Demand – lighthearted political satire & Frisbee Ball Rules-coming of age story
  • Edgardo-Alvarado -Vazquez -The Funerals of Key West – a collection – Do not read this poetry book. 2016
  • Kristina Neilhouse: Knowing When To Leave-speculative fiction
  • SOS Foundation: Accepting canned goods and donations to help the SOS Callahan Community Kitchen fill their pantries to provide meals and snacks for our community’s underserved children.

Cosmetics/Soap

  • Splash Soap Company: Handmade soaps and skin care using natural ingredients.

Culinary

Entertainment

  • WXKW: Live entertainment with local musicians. 10am it’s Mary Spear & Les Dudley, and at 12 Noon it’s Jean Paul aka Willy L Jean-Paul, Larry Baeder and Fenton Logan for some Island Music!
  • 104.9 The X News Hour: With JD and Lisa. Interesting news and interviews

Glass

  • The Purple Cottage: One of a kind creations in glass

Jewelry

  • Beth Hodgin unique jewelry designs: Unique jewelry designs by Beth Hodgin
  • Paradise Pendants: Sterling silver wire sculptured jewelry
  • Artwear: Earthy clay jewelry, understated, young at heart and inspired by the beauty of the keys.
  • Designs Thalassa: 100% handcrafted sea glass jewelry
  • Douglas Brandow: Hand faceted, custom cast 14k fine silver original pieces of jewelry

Other

  • Adele Gerbracht: Cement & concrete art
  • Keys Cups: Different size drinking tumblers, personalized and custom design
  • Island Time Cigars: Handmade premium cigars and accessories
  • The Three Plant Ladies: Beautiful live orchids and exotic plants
  • Under the Leaf KW: Beautiful, Easy to care for air plants and succulents

Painting

  • Whimsy Key West: Fun. Funky. Fresh. Key West Hand Painted Art.
  • Kassy B Fine Art: Eclectic, tropical, colorful & positive
  • MirArt: Tropical colorful art combined with acrylic flow technique Textile
  • Cooper Esposito: Handmade one-of-a-kind handbags to carry through your journey in life Wood
  • Boxes by Frank: Heirloom boxes hand made from reclaimed wood.
  • NikiStik – Little Pieces of Key West: Exotic wooden hair sticks/mosaics of vintage linoleum on boxes, jewelry and wall hangings
  • Resurrection Wood: Handmade, hand-painted furniture, paintings on recycled wood and canvasses.
  • Hand made by Tommie: Handmade Wood epoxy tables

The market is conveniently located close to the Higgs Beach Dog Park, free West Martello Tower botanical gardens, White Street Pier and of course, the alluring Atlantic ocean across the street at Higgs Beach. Open 10 am to 2 pm every other Sunday in season, by locals, for locals.

For more information email [email protected] to become a vendor or register here ==> http://bit.ly/KWAM-Vendors

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