Celebrate Reverse Black Friday (4pm-9pm) and Small Business Saturday (10:30am-4pm) with a variety of activities tailored for our Anti-Billionaire mission.
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Sheri with Remade in Chicago describing quilts to shopper at Trashy Market
Come be dazzled by debris at the Trashy Holiday Market!
Our junky jamboree features ingenious local artisans who transform trash into one-of-a-kind goods & gifts, plus other creative reuse activities, crafts, and comedy.
What to expect at Trashy Holiday Market:
REVERSE BLACK FRIDAY (NOV 27)
@ Mrs Murphy & Sons
4-9pm
Shop with 40 eco- & socially-conscious small businesses offering an array of uniquely upcycled, hand-crafted wares, like home goods, planters, art, fashion, bath & body and more.
+ Jewelry Repair by Mara's Beads
+ Make cardboard ornaments with Fearless Gardens
+ Drop off Materials with our REmakers
5-7pm
Trash Trivia + "Junk" Auction
Emcee’d by Chicago comedian Sonal Aggarwal!
How it works:
To enter your team in trivia, submit a random object from home that you don't want - the weirder the better.
Bring your climate and culture knowledge! Categories include: Nature, the 3 R's, Trashy Pop Culture (from reality tv to juicy celeb gossip), Sweet Home Chicago, Before & After, Hodge-Mod-Podge
While the trivia winner is determined, Sonal will describe and auction off your random objects.
Top three winners announced. Prizes are awarded.
All auction proceeds will be donated to Common Pantry, our neighborhood food pantry and community health resource.
Reply to this email if you plan to enter a team for Trivia!
@ Bartleby's Ice Cream
7-9pm
Climate Action Game Night
Hosted by Chicagoland Donut Economics Coalition
Bring a group of friends or meet some new ones and learn 4 cooperative board and video games that teach the value of building climate-resilient communities.
Daybreak
LIFE Reimagined
Half-Earth Socialism
Catan: Oil Springs
SHOP SMALL SATURDAY (NOV 28)
BINGO IS BACK! Complete a Bingo card and win a prize!
@ Mrs Murphy & Sons
10:30am-4pm
Trashy Market: More upcycle shopping and...
+ Jewelry Repair by Mara's Beads
+ Make cardboard ornaments with Fearless Gardens
+ Drop off Materials with our REmakers
+ Green Century fossil fuel-free investment resources
@ Bartleby's Ice Cream
10:30am-4pm
+ Craft Coffee & Fun Fizzy drinks by ReBrewed Cafe
+ FREE shrinky dink craft with Reimagined by Nadia supplied by Round Two Craft Parties
+ FREE Waste-less gift wrapping with Nadia
+ FREE Junk Jewelry art making with Nadia supplied by Bunny Ears Art House
+ Meet 350 Illinois for fossil fuel free pension advocacy
@FREE MVMT Shop (TICKETED)
1-2:30pm
Wreath-making workshop led by Indigo & Violet Studio
(click to purchase tickets in advance)
There is no better way to show love for our one-and-only planet - and each other - than to gather together as a community. We have *nowhere* else to go, so let’s go *nowhere* together.
Brought to you by Nowhere Collective + Mrs. Murphy & Sons Irish Bistro. This is a free, all-ages event hosted at three amazing locations in Northcenter Chicago: Mrs. Murphy & Sons, Freemvmt Shop and Bartleby’s Homemade Ice Cream.
Our Line Up of TRASH SMASHERS and more event details COMING SOON! Sign up for email updates here.
Do you want to see more spectacularly scrappy soirees? Contribute to our trash smashing fund!
Shoppers discovering one-of-a-kind handmade gifts at Trashy Holiday Market
Tennis Racket Craft at Bartleby’s during Trashy Holiday Market
Kid at Trashy Holiday Market show-and-tell of handmade mittens
Trashy Holiday Market gifts made from reclaimed materials by SunshineUnit
Thank you Green Century for supporting Nowhere Collective!
Green Century has been helping people save for their future without compromising their values or the planet since 1991. Download their Sustainable Investing Guide to get started.
°Green Century Capital Management, Inc. (Green Century) is the investment advisor to the Green Century Funds (the Funds).
Do you want to sponsor our Trashy Market? We pride ourselves on keeping our booth fees affordable so that artisans from all walks can afford to participate. We are looking for aligned brands to support this opportunity to help make our community more equitable, environmentally-friendly, and economically resilient.
Here's additional information about smashing trash with us and how you can support.
At Nowhere Collective's Trashy Markets, there is zero tolerance for toxic behavior, including but not limited to harassment, discriminatory language, sexism, racism, or hate speech. Be respectful, curious, kind, and supportive humans.
Please check in on emails or social media for notifications about cancellations due to extreme winter weather leading up to the event.
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