CCAE Jewelry Students at work at Holly Fair

Laurie Savage keeps her jewelry-making classes full at CCAE.  For nine years, she’s been watching students come and go at the Cambridge Center.

But she’s not at all upset about it:

“I had a proud moment back in May of this year when I watched one of my former students graduate from the Metals Program at MassArt.  She started with me about 6 years ago and I saw potential in her and encouraged her to apply to MassArt and she did very well there.”

This year, Laurie’s students will be crafting jewelry and other wearable art in real time at the Holly Fair!  Don’t forget to check them out in the basement studios of 42 Brattle Street!

More than 70 vendors will be featured at this year’s event, including, but not limited to:  sweaters for dogs, hand-crafted theater masks, fleece outerwear, antique maps, photographs, custom crafted jewelry and soaps.

CCAE faculty will also be part of the festivities, including a workshop of students making and selling their wares on site at 42 Brattle Street.  And in keeping with the ethos of CCAE, teams of staff and board members will be seen both days in the kitchen serving up comfort foods, sweets, and wassail.  As an additional treat, a cappella group Random Chants (http://www.randomchants.com) will perform Saturday afternoon.

Holly Fair Vendor in the Boston Globe

Keyse Angelo in the Boston Globe (photo: Essdras M Suarez/Globe Staff)

Keyse Angelo – one of our very own Holly Fair vendors has been mentioned in this week’s Globe as one of Boston’s 25 Most Stylish of 2008!

Check out her mention here, and stop by the Cambridge Center for Adult Education on December 13 and 14 to see her work, and the work of over 60 other just as stylish and fabulous vendors at the Holly Fair!

Are you interested in being one of these fashionable vendors?  Please call 617-547-6789 or email info@ccae.org for more information!

White Elephant: We Need Your Donations!

A vendor's table at Holly Fair

Holly Fair is a few months away, coming this December 13th and 14th.  It’s our annual crafts fair, bringing a wide array of artists and crafts vendors together for two days of sales and deals.  Profits benefit the Cambridge Center and our vendors, all of whom are local and independent.  You can view a short video about the event here.

The White Elephant sale is a tag sale we hold at 56 Brattle during the two days of Holly Fair, where we sell donated goods from the community.  All of the profits benefit the Center.  The items we take include clothing and accessories, books, art, and other items you might’ve lost use for, but might be valuable to others.  We’re taking those items now through December, and to donate, just bring your goods to 42 Brattle Street and let someone know they’re for the White Elephant sale.  We’ll take it from there.

Please note: this year we will not be accepting old CRT televisions and monitors.  Thank you for your generosity, and be sure to stop by this year’s Holly Fair, December 13th and 14th!