Coffee and Rolls, live music by local talent and vendor booths offering
Fresh produce, home-made baked goods, hand-crafted items and Nebraska-raised meats.
AT: Garden Glove Garden Center….1800 East 12th, North Platte
TO REQUEST A SPOT CALL: Ann Milton, 308-660-3845 or Hope Hunt, 308 221-1057. Open to organizations doing fund raising projects.
The beat goes on at Whistle Stop with Latin Jam
Each Saturday, the Whistle Stop Outdoor Market offers a new experience in entertainment and creativity.
This week, August 4, Latin Jam, a local seven-piece band, that includes a drum, three guitars, saxophone and two keyboards, will provide a lively musical fest at the market located at the Garden Glove Garden Center, 1800 E. 12th Street.
Among the more than 35 vendors have signed up to display a variety of wares are:
- · Glass Painter Sandra Baumgartner, who uses an “alcohol paint” technique that she learned from the internet. Although she’s only been creating her art for a few months, she’s quickly gotten the knack and has numerous pieces. She’s also willing to “reface your vase” in whatever colors you want.
- · Crafter Jessica Martinez, who initially started by creating colorful bibs and unusual “crinkle toys” for babies, has expanded to include handmade tote bags, pillowcase dresses for little girls other fun items.
- · Among the many great bakers is Lisa Girard who creates buttermilk and blueberry coffee cakes, cinnamon rolls and other baked items. Other choices at the market include yummy jams and jellies, candies, homemade tortillas, salsas, tamales and burritos.
- · At his booth, Tim O’Neill, a local artist who sells his work internationally, offers prints of his works and demonstrates his silk screen painting skills.
- · And, of course, the variety of fresh produce keeps getting more abundant.
Another special feature this week is a drawing for a $40 gift certificate from Sandhills Ranchers Beef, a company that markets locally-raised beef with no artificial hormones or animal by-products.
The market, which is open from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., provides coffee and rolls with seating provided. Attendees also are invited to bring their own lawn chairs.
The market is an opportunity for area musicians, artists, writers, and crafters to showcase their talent and wares as well as a way for individuals and organizations to sell approved items and promote fundraising projects. To learn more about getting involved, contact Hope Hunt, 308 221-2015. Visit the website at whistlestopmarket.com.
The Whistle Stop Outdoor Market is a non-profit project sponsored by the Original Town Association and Garden Glove Garden Center.