Responsible Holiday Shopping: Open house and art sale in North Oakland Dec. 12-13

Susan Mernit Fri, 10 Dec at 11:17am
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This holiday help grow Oakland’s small business economy!

On Sunday, Dec. 12, from 1 to 6 p.m., and Monday, Dec. 13, from 6 to 9 p.m., support your local merchants at this North Oakland Open House and Art Sale. The event will be held at 839 60th St. at MLK in Oakland.

Tasting: Mead, jam, mustard, chevre, cultured butter, kombucha, ginger beer and more.

Tag sale: Some clothing, vintage items, housewares and homestead stuff

Art: Handmade, one-of-a kind bowls and cups, glass treasures and ornaments, wall art, masks, lots of seconds $1-10

Mercantile: Handmade cloth bags, hats and neck-warmers, one-of-a-kind pillow cases, beeswax, seed stocking stuffers and more

Goodies: Homemade jam and mead, honey, mustard and chevre - limited quantities

Plant Sale: $1 for perennial herbs, flowers and strawberries

All at prices you can't beat! Lots of great stuff for under $10. Seconds and stocking stuffers starting at 50 cents!

Stop by at 5 p.m. on Sunday and enjoy pizza from Rustica.

If you have questions, call (510) 601-RUBY.




About Susan Mernit
Susan Mernit is the founder of Oakland Local. She is also a circuit rider for The Community Information Challenge, a program of The John S and James L Knight Foundation, and a consultant to non-profit and community organizations. Susan lives in North Oakland, near the Santa Fe school, with her partner, her housemate, a rescue dog named Cazzie, and a yard full of ants. She is an aspiring gardener, a long-time blogger & entrepreneur, and a recovering journalist who's found home in Oakland.