A Phoestivus Market in Phoenix Tonight

A Phoestivus for the rest (or all) of us who need to get a little local gift shopping accomplished in the company of local food vendors and live music. It will be the first Phoestivus in what organizers from Get Your PHX hope will be an annual event, hosted in...

By Claire Lawton

December 15, 2010

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A Phoestivus for the rest (or all) of us who need to get a little local gift shopping accomplished in the company of local food vendors and live music.

It will be the first Phoestivus in what organizers from Get Your PHX hope will be an annual event, hosted in the Downtown Phoenix Public Market parking lot at 14 E. Pierce st.

The festivities start at 5:30 p.m. and will last until 8:30 p.m. (when we hope they bring out the Phoestivus pole). Check out a list of vendors, after-party details, and the origins of Phoestivus, er Festivus, after the jump ...

The market's vendors include:

Evan Apotheker
Sean Hoy
Tracy Perkins/Strawberry Hedgehog Bath and Body
Christine Cassano
Mary Lou Mulloy
Devin Rankin
Debi Brady
Mara Saccoccia
Practical Art
Jennifer Ahlstrom
Joseph Cuevas
Anne Marie Miskovic
Nikki Aiello
Story of My Life Greeting Cards
Marshall Shore
Susanne Anderson
Michael Keele/Central Slope
Jacquelyn Sayre/Down to Earth Skin Care
Verde Springs Soap Company
Gina Hullum/Urban Adornments
Vida Vazquez
Amy Love/Love Buttons
Michelle Ponce
Calle 16 Artists
Corianne Sizemore/Treehouse Bakery
Beatrice Moore/Kooky Krafts Shop
Jannine Doto Kathy Zimmerman

And don't miss out on the after-party at the Duce, at 525 South Central Avenue, that'll be full of holiday karaoke and cocktails from 8:30 to 11:30 p.m..

For more info, visit the event's Facebook page and the below video of Festivus, as explained by Seinfeld.

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