St. Michael’s Social Action Committee would like to extend a special invitation to St. Michael’s School children, parents, and friends to attend the 25th International Holiday Bazaar this Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., in the Parish Center and adjacent patio.
Escape from the Mall! Over 30 nonprofit groups total, free performances, great educational opportunities, Syrian food and O’odham fry bread. All the vendors are non-profit groups, except for a handful of Parish artists, and the selection ranges from local to international.
Of special interest to families:
Saturday
11 a.m. — Congolese choir from Shalom Mennonite sings informally while you shop.
1 p.m. — internationally-recognized Yoeme (Yaqui) deer singer and educator Felipe Molina and his brother bring Yoeme blessing songs. Great opportunity for education.
2 p.m. — especially for children — sing-along with Bruce Phillips, well known to Mother Clare!
Recycled gifts and trinkets both days — Turn the children loose with a couple of dollars to find very low-cost treasures (and help fund the Bazaar with your purchase)
Sunday — Boy Scout Troop 122 — troop based at St. Michaels puts recycled materials to creative use, to benefit Casa Maria soup kitchen.
Bob Bennett art — Bob, long-term school friend, can’t come but is sending recent small work for sale at low prices.
Both days — international gifts and ornaments from Ten Thousand Villages, including nacimientos, Cambodian jewelry made from recycled brass bombshell casings, and vegetable-based “ivory” jewelry from Ecuador.
See the attached flyer with the schedule. Bazaar Flyer
“Why Bazaar? Where else could you . . .”
Feast on Syrian food lovingly and expertly prepared by refugees,
Hear Felipe Molina and brother explain Yoeme deer songs and sing blessings.
See what Native American “‘Flutes for Vets” is up to,
Meet almost all the border action groups,
Salute Ben’s Bells and buy inexpensive one-of-a-kind wind chimes,
Buy a Mata Ortiz pot from Chihuahua,
Find out why the Crazy Chile Farm, Mesa, doesn’t put out a donation jar (just heirloom chile powders, Ute Mountain Ute blue corn meal, and spices),
Join a children’s interactive sing-along with Bruce Phillips,
Sample O’odham fry bread and “Indian” tacos prepared by Baboquivari District,
Get organic, fair-traded coffee from Café Justo (grown in Chiapas, roasted in Agua Prieta),
Browse international selections benefitting artisans in many countries (great jewelry and ornament selections and more!) from Ten Thousand Villages and Latin American Committee,
Find honey and natural products from SHIMA of Navajoland,
Sign up with Tucson Peace Center,
Rejoice with an African choir singing in Swahili,
Walk off with a vintage Indonesian puppet or crystal wine stoppers discounted at the Boutique / Collectible tables,
Support Tucson-based long-term projects in Africa and Afghanistan,
Get an authentic handwoven Maya huipil or rebozo,
Sing us to a close Sunday with Tucson folk / social protest icon Ted Warmbrand, who has provided the finale to every Bazaar since time immemorial (well, the 1990’s) with a rousing version of “Good Night, Irene”?