BUST magazine busts into the Metropolitan Pavilion for Craftacular Fair this weekend
It’s two weeks before Christmas, and the holiday market season is kicking into high gear. There are more markets than ever, from Grand Central Terminal, Union Square Park, and Columbus Circle to Bryant Park, the LIC Flea, and Astoria Market. A pair of unique indoor markets pull into town this weekend, open only Saturday and Sunday. The eighth annual Bust Magazine Holiday Craftacular & Food Fair will take place at the Metropolitan Pavilion on December 14-15, featuring nearly two hundred and fifty vendors in addition to workshops and tutorials (led by S.W. Basics, Textile Arts Center, paper artist Julie Schneider, wedding designer Michelle Edgemont, and others), adoptable pets, and music by DJs Ali Gruber and a Good LHOOQ. Admission is three bucks, and the first three hundred attendees each day will receive a special tote bag filled with cool stuff. Among the vendors are Natural Adornment, Belindabilly, Vintage Robot, Eavesmade, Queen Bee Fibers, and wantnot, along with such eateries as i heart keenwah, Two Boots Pizza, FattyCakes NY, MitchMallows, Better Off Spread, and Vegan Wain Bakery. Things are a whole lot more DIY at the fifth annual Degenerate Craft Fair, being held in the DCTV Firehouse on Lafayette St. More than fifty vendors will be selling items mostly under fifty dollars, including 100cameras, Au Retour, Broderpress, Carrier Pigeon, Cigar Box Guitars, Hi Rise Hive, Instant Rabbit, nico icon, and Three-armed Squid. There will be an opening reception December 14 from 6:00 to 8:00 with music and free beer, while the first fifty guests on December 15 (the fair opens at 11:00 am) get a free tote of stuff.