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MARTE Kicks Off West Side Family Fair

admin — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 17:41:16 +0000

Children’s entertainers, a greenmarket and artisan vendors are some of the many activities at the Family MARTE kickoff event that will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., September 25, at P.S. 163, on 97th Street between Columbus and Amsterdam avenues.

Presented by New York Family Magazine, the event will include a ballerina show from Twinkle Parties and a surprise visit from Freckleface Strawberry. The show is open to the public and is the first in a series of MARTE events that will take place every Saturday at the school. Proceeds raised help to support the P.S. 163’s vital after-school program.

For more information, visit www.theMARTE.com.

Watch World Cup at Family Outing

admin — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 19:38:29 +0000

Catch the USA vs. England World Cup game in a family friendly setting on June 12 at MARTE (Manhattan Artisan Retail & Trade Emporium), 121 E. 3^rd Street.

The artisan flea market is showing the game on a large screen with soccer demos, free snacks and free Hawaiian Shaved Ice for the kids.

Money raised goes towards P.S. 63.

Click here for more information.

Haute Flea

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 21:07:36 +0000

Gone are the days of roaming the flea market on Avenue A and finding vintage T-shirts, old records and the guys from Interpol sulking on a Sunday afternoon. Starting this weekend, though, there’s MARTE on 3rd, a weekend market featuring clothing from designer Jackie Hates You, customized housewares from Lightexture, snacks from Georgia’s Eastside BBQ and eTon and plenty more. (MARTE, by the way, stands for Manhattan Artisan Retail & Trade Emporiums.)
“We are thrilled to host a continuous community event that will benefit both our school and the neighborhood,” said school representative Jodi Friedman. “We are excited for people to get familiar with our school, P.S. 63—the hidden gem of the Lower East Side!”

Hand crafted cards from Beau Ideal Editions—just one of the many items available at MARTE on 3rd.

In the coming weeks, MARTE will be hosted by select Manhattan public schools that will also receive funds raised by sales. MARTE on 3rd will help P.S. 63 get much-needed air-conditioning units. Other schools will get funding for arts programs and after-school activities. At each participating school, the Parents Association will team up with Community Flea, a division of this paper’s parent company, Manhattan Media, to run the markets from summer through the holiday season, enabling the schools to use part of their space for students to sell their own goods.
So shop till you drop—there’s no buyer’s remorse, since MARTE is a fundraiser for the host school!

June 5 & 6, P.S. 63 William McKinley School, 121 E. 3rd St. (betw. 1st Ave. & Ave. A), www.themarte.com; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., Free.