This week our staff is busy, busy, busy transforming our store into our 13th Annual Holiday Gift Market! We work hard to create a beautiful and interesting display of our local artisanal products so that you can shop for your holiday gifts in a relaxed and homey atmosphere.
Since we rolled out our 2024 HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET CATALOG last week, we have added several new artisans and products. Look for Books, Puzzles and Science Fun for Young (or young at heart) People!
At the same time, you’ll be able to shop our Flowering Bulbs – both spring-blooming AND bulbs for indoor forcing just in time for the Holidays – and find houseplants, soil products, and more! Just as in our plants and nursery products, our standards are high. We offer goods from dozens of artisans that are Local, Sustainable, Pure, Non-toxic, High-quality, Beautiful, Unusual, Innovative, Practical, Delightful, and Durable.
VIEW OUR 2024 HOLIDAY GIFT MARKET CATALOG!
We are so appreciative of your support and invite you and your family and friends to visit our Holiday Gift Market again this year!
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As you’re making your weekend plans, be sure to include a visit to our Holiday Open House this coming Saturday or Sunday for live music from stellar local musicians playing fascinating instruments and music not commonly heard! Bring your family and enjoy our beautiful free music, and delicious treats while you shop!
HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE
SATURDAY and SUNDAY, Nov. 23 & 24
Featuring Treats and Live Music!
Saturday Nov. 23, 10:30am – Noon – Nicolette Andres on Hardanger Fiddle
Fiddler Nicolette Andres is a local of Colorado. The Hardingfele or Hardanger fiddle is Nicolette’s main instrument. Although unfamiliar in ways, its transcendental, melodic, expansive qualities evoke imagery and emotion that cannot be put into words. Nicolette has been studying the oral tradition of the Hardingfele since 2020, and also writes her own music.
Nicolette & Graeme
Saturday Nov. 23, 1pm – 2:30 – Nicolette & Graeme – A String Duo
Sunday Nov. 24, 11am – 12:30pm – McKenzie Fetters and Alan Copley
We’re delighted to present the first of the day’s two exciting duos of exceptional musicians who blend their passion for traditional and modern Celtic tunes on an array of instruments including fiddle, banjo, and Irish flute.
Sunday Nov. 24, 1pm – 2:30 – Cora Weise Moore and Adam Cecil
Accomplished Irish Harp player Cora Weise Moore will be accompanied by the superb multi-instrumental talents of another Boulder Irish Session friend Adam Cecil on guitar, fiddle and banjo!
Adam Cecil
Adam Cecil, from Louisville, KY, grew up in a family steeped in music. He was swept into the Irish music scene when he met a couple playing tunes in the corner of a pub. After they took him under their wing, he developed a deep love for the style and community of Irish music, later placing to compete in the 2015 All Ireland Fleadh Cheoil on flute.
Cora Weise Moore
Cora Wiese Moore began playing the folk harp at age 10 and pedal harp at age 15. In 2020 she was introduced to the Irish session scene and transitioned to learning music mostly by ear. She plays with traditional expectations of the harp and supports the ongoing metamorphosis of the contemporary Irish and Scottish tradition.