Linen Building Sunday Market

Spring is around the corner, and the Linen Building Sunday Market, the Treasure Valley’s only year-round indoor market, will celebrate the new season from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday, March 21, at the Linen Building, 1402 W. Grove St. in Downtown Boise’s Linen District. Free coffee and muffins (while supplies last) will be provided by Open Table Boise (http://www.opentableboise.com).

Every third Sunday of the month, the Linen Building Sunday Market showcases two dozen Creators offering locally-made arts and crafts, jewelry, clothing, produce, food and drink. This month, the Creators have stocked their booths with a wide assortment of Easter gift ideas for the young, old and even four-legged. The Gallery at the Linen Building, the Linen Building’s second-floor, loft-style art gallery, is also open during the market.

March Sunday Market Creators include:

• Design Bandits (http://www.design-bandits.com). Design Bandits is a husband-and-wife team with a love for illustration and fashion. They create their own line of original, hand-screen-printed clothing, using their sketches, paintings and photographs to design clothes that will appeal to people looking for something unique.
• Upstart Art (http://www.upstart-art.com). Easter comes to Upstart Art! Come look at their glass Easter eggs and print your child's name on the egg. Take it home, cook it, and you have a unique, customized gift. They will have other fun items like chicks on glass and hanging bird sun catchers. If you look hard enough, you might even find an Easter egg.
• Innovative Design (http://www.innovativedesignboise.com). This Boise-based company specializes in creating products using vintage items. They offer a wide variety of one-of-a-kind items, including jewelry, bookmarks, letter openers, wine bottle stoppers and more.
• Massage and Skin Care Solutions (http://www.massageandskincaresolutions.com). Frances Vincen-Brown and Eric Brown will feature their botanically-based skin care line, Skin Care Solutions. Frances hand-crafts her recipes in small batches with organically grown herbs, pure essential and natural oils. The products do not contain any parabens, synthetic fragrances, preservatives or carcinogenic ingredients. Eric will be on-site offering free 15-minute chair massages and 20 percent off gift certificates for 1-hour therapeutic massages at their office. Anti-aging masks containing powerful antioxidants will be on sale for $7.
• Fun with Penny/K9 Delights. K9 Delights’ Les Lawrence has a new dog treat, Pup Pops, along with liver snacks and doggy Easter baskets. Fun with Penny’s Penny Thorpe will have more dog jewelry made with beads and Swarovski Crystal, along with her Book Thongs.
• Robin Kelly. Robin creates watercolor paintings inspired by American Southwest and Northwest themes. She also works with fused glass, making pendants, earrings, pins, and drawer pulls. Her drawer pulls are lively and can spice up dressers, desks, drawer files, cabinets and closet doors. Her March offerings also include hand-made papers and Mexican Papel Tule wall hangings.
• Ama Rose Designs. Ama Rose Designs will have purses, dog sweaters and dog toys made out of repurposed sweaters.

Other Sunday Market Creators scheduled for March:

• Pockarooz (http://www.pockarooz.com)
• Boise Beanie Company (http://www.boisebeaniecompany.com)
• Joya Designs (http://www.joyadesigns.com)
• Jamison Rae Jewelry (http:/www.etsy.com/shop/jamisonrae)
• Homegrown Jewelry (http://www.homegrownjewelry.etsy.com)
• Holesinsky Organic Vineyard and Winery (http://www.holesinsky.com)
• Mud Pie Arts Pottery (http://www.mudpiearts.com)
• Tim Bower Images
• Ximena McCall
• Intermountain Arts

A portion of March Sunday Market proceeds will be donated to the Treasure Valley Family YMCA’s Strong Kids Campaign. The Strong Kids Campaign is the Treasure Valley Family YMCA’s annual fundraising campaign. The YMCA is committed to providing the highest quality programs and services to the community, and its promise is that no one is turned away because of an inability to pay. 100 percent of dollars contributed to the Strong Kids Campaign allows the YMCA to fulfill its promise and go toward providing programs and services for families and children who would not otherwise be able to participate. For more information, visit http://www.ymcatvidaho.org.

Live music will be provided by singer-songwriter Greg Bridges. Bridges is the singer and guitarist for the jammy Southern rock/country blues sextet Garden City Limits. Learn more about this native Tennessean and hear his music at http://www.myspace.com/gregbridges.

A portion of Sunday Market proceeds are donated back to the community each month. Past recipients include the Idaho Foodbank, Boise Rescue Mission, Women’s and Children’s Alliance of Boise, Boise Bicycle Project, Idaho Youth Ranch, Interfaith Housing Services, Treasure Valley Institute for Children’s Arts (TrICA) and Boise Community Radio.

For questions or more information, contact the Linen Building at 208.385.0111 or info@thelinenbuilding.com. Visit http://www/thelinenbuilding.com and interact with the Linen Building on Twitter, Facebook and MySpace.

ABOUT THE LINEN BUILDING SUNDAY MARKET: Debuting in April 2009, the Linen Building Sunday Market is a year-round, climate-controlled indoor market held every third Sunday of the month in Downtown Boise’s Linen District. More than two dozen independent Creators offer locally-produced goods and services, including arts and crafts, jewelry, clothing, flowers, fresh produce, food and drink. The family-friendly entertainment includes live music and children’s activities.

ABOUT THE LINEN BUILDING: Built in 1910 and originally known as the American Laundry Building, the Linen Building Event Center has been transformed into an architecturally unique special events center and art gallery. The two-story facility hosts art and fashion shows, music concerts and events, weddings and receptions, corporate meetings and functions, proms and many other events. The Linen Building offers clients catering, full bar, audio/video, lighting and many other customized services.