Telluride Council for Arts and Humanities presents TAG Holiday Bazaar

01 Dec Telluride Council for Arts and Humanities presents TAG Holiday Bazaar

Bazaar at Telluride High School, December 3-5

 In her poem "One Perfect Rose," the acerbic writer Dorothy Parker bemoans the fact it's her bad luck to always get "one perfect rose," not "one perfect limousine, do you suppose?" from her true love. With money to burn, finding the perfect gift during the holiday season shop off – for your true love or anyone else on the list – is a cinch. On the other hand, most of have to make the thought count big time.

In Telluride, one of the ways to find gifts from the heart is to make them: the Ah Haa School for the Arts is running Xmas classes for adults and kids all month long. However, if you are not inclined to channel your inner Santa's helper, this weekend, in the Telluride High School Cafeteria, the Telluride Council for the Arts & Humanities presents the 2010 Telluride Holiday Arts Bazaar. Hours of operation: Friday, December 3, 5 – 8 p.m., Saturday, December 4,10 a.m. – 6 p.m., Sunday, December 5, 11 a.m.  – 3 p.m.

The Bazaar, a local tradition dating back nearly 40 years, has grown to feature the work of about 40 regional artisans. The following is a list of the kinds of items you can check off your shopping list:

accessories: tote and reusable bags, hats, silk dyed scarves…

body products:  soaps, lotions, bath salts…

clothing & knitwear

candles

ceramic art & mosaic art

clothing

gift packaged food, candies, artisan tea & chocolates

holiday ornaments

housewares – kitchen crafts, pillows, pillow covers, candle sticks, jewelry

kids & baby gifts – fairy wings, tutus, stuffed animals, quilts. clothing…

stationery & holiday cards

toys/play art

The Telluride Council for Arts and Humanities' Close to Home calendar is also for sale. The 6 x 7”, desktop, standup, spiral-bound, easel-style month minder is a miniature art collection, featuring local landscape paintings by artists Meredith Nemirov, Susan McCormick, Lucy Boody, Roger Mason, Kathryn Tatum, David Brankley, Wayne Mackenzie, each an image of or inspired by the Telluride region.

If you missed the sale at CashmereRed on Noel Nite, the TAG Bazaar also includes DVDs of the award-winning documentary "Bag It."

Preview the Bazaar by watching Clint Viebrock's short video.