CRAFTNIGHT!

This Wednesday, December 15th, 2010 from 9pm ’til midnight, at Akbar it’s THE LAST CRAFTNIGHT OF 2010!!!

Project: Painting odd little plaster Christmas figurines • $2 processing fee, please

ALSO: It’s our yearly “Ye Olde CraftNighte Crafte Faire” where we have vendors selling home made wares for you to peruse and purchase for people you prefer! And if you’re thinking you want to sell stuff, contact me NOW, it’s not too late! Write me! jparrsnip@mac.com

I think we may be visited by a sugarplum fairy, DJ Triple X has plucked some seasonal tunes for our listening pleasure, you might see Santa or an elf wandering around, there will be $4 cosmopolitans, and TREATS! Did I say treats? I think I did, and I think you just heard me. So please, come and join us, gather at your favorite neighborhood oasis to meet and be merry. We’ll start up again in 2011 on January 5th, with FUSION BEADS.

See you at the Crafte Faire Table,

JP Craft Captain

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This Wednesday, December 8th, 2010 from 9pm until midnight, at Akbar it’s CRAFTNIGHT!!!

Project: Stockings! • $2 processing fee, please • drink special = $4 cosmopolitans!

THIS WEEKEND and NEXT – Amazing Holiday puppet show from yours truly! See here!

NEXT WEDNESDAY – December 15th, 2010 it’s the Ye Olde CraftNighte Crafte Faire! Drinks! Crafts! Handmade Items for Sale! Santa! Eek!

This Santa photo is very close to my heart, because I didn’t just lift this one out of my archives or find it online, I actually know these boys. A big thank you to the Stucker brothers, all seen here bravely supplying a complete and concise trio of emotions inspired by the man in red. And just LOOK at that Santa, if there was a Mona Lisa of Santas, this one might be it, because I can’t tell what he’s thinking. He looks rather somber at first, but I also see a kind of stoic and determined manner, and maybe even the hint of a smile in the eyes. I dunno, maybe he’s thinking about a GIANT glass of eggnog.

Anyway, we’re celebrating the last night of Hanukkah by crafting stockings, which might sound a little weird, but CraftNight was never really into things making sense. You can fill the stocking with gelt from your dreidel gambling addiction high-roller situation, or you can deep fry it in oil and try to pawn it off on Uncle Jack as a delicious fried delicacy (don’t forget the apple sauce!) and see if he eats the whole thing. Far as I know, these stockings are non-toxic.

The word tradition comes from theLatin traditionem which is the accusative case of traditio which means “handing over, passing on”. Use CraftNight as a way to preserve or change your personal traditions to either delight or freak out your friends and family this season!

Craft Lieutenants Ashley Craft (no really, her last name is “Craft”) and Elaine Walker (best collection of awesome and sassy dresses I’ve ever seen) will be at the helm tonight, show them your best side, leave your business side at home, come and unwind!

Pipe Cleaners-n-Googley Eyes,

JP Craft Captain

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This Wednesday, December 1st, 2010 from 9pm until midnight, at Akbar, it’s CRAFTNIGHT!

Project: Dreidels! • $2 processing fee, please • Drink Special = $4 cosmopolitans

Ah, the festival of lights starts at sundown, and CraftNight is going to celebrate it by making dreidels and GAMBLING! This is a color and cut-out craft, complete with some cut-out gelt, and maybe, if you’re lucky, you’ll get some chocolate gelt if you’re an especially boisterous player!

Happy Hanukkah from the Craft Table, come and join us!

JP Craft Captain

PS – Tickets are on sale NOW for my and Moira MacDonald’s spirited show “It’s the Yuletide Voyage Jubilee!” 7 shows only, come and see a true winter spectacle, a ne0-pagan family seaside comedy puppet drama involving song, warmth and cheer!

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No Crafts TONIGHT!

Instead, attend Akbar’s celebrated “PIE” dance party hosted by none other than TAMMIE BROWN & PHYLISS NAVIDAD!  Akbar will be sellin delicious pies either whole or by the slice – get there early for prime selection… this year’s sponsor is the Brite Spot Bakery! Djs on the decks tonight: CHRIS BOWEN (BEARS IN SPACE, CUB SCOUT, BRUTUS) & ANON (BOOBY TRAP, LA)

So get out there and shake a tailfeather, there’s no school or work tomorrow, just celebrating and giving THANKS to the season. We’ll resume CraftNight next week where we clean the wax off the menorah and get ready for Hanukkah with crazy gambling dreidel fun!

This Wednesday, November 17th, 2010 from 9:30 pm until midnight, at Akbar, it’s CraftNight!

Project: Hand Turkeys • $2 Processing fee, please • Drink special is our famous $4 cosmopolitan

UPDATE: After 10pm, Fred Schneider of the B-52s will be running the DJ booth during CraftNight. Is that crazy, or what?!? This is confirmed as 100% happening, so get in here for SURE if you want to catch some super special Schneider-celebrity pixie dust…

This is the LAST CraftNight of November, we’ll resume our antics on December 1st with Dreidels, and next week, instead of CraftNight, sink your teeth into a slice of DJ Chris Bowen’s “PIE” the dance party that rocks your Thanksgiving Eve. It’s important to get all that cardio in before those mashed potatoes make their way down yer gullet.

Hey Turkeys! CraftNight is making the time-honored paper hand turkeys of yore this week!

A CraftNight Classic, we always make Hand Turkeys just before Thanksgiving, it calms the senses and prepares the digestive track for copious amounts of holiday eating. As always, if you don’t know what a hand turkey is: That’s what we’re here for! We’re here to guide you through the newness of the weirdness of time-honored traditions like paper turkeys made from the act of tracing your own hand! Even better, trace someone else’s hand!

The usual festive atmosphere will be greeting you heartily, and we’ll see you in DECEMBER for the very first night of Hannukah!

See you at the Craft Table,

JP Craft Captain

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