Good quality at sometimes-bargain prices and less mileage are advantages to shopping locally.
November is the month for bazaars, holiday open houses and special sales that encourage folks to do at least some of their shopping near home.
Here are a few examples:
The Key Peninsula Civic Center in Vaughn will host its second annual Winter Warm-up from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 14, featuring a chili cook-off and a gym full of assorted sales tables. The emphasis is on hand-crafted, with no second-hand or resale items. Woodcrafts, jewelry, art, books, Christmas decorations and hundreds of gift items will tempt shoppers.
The new Key Peninsula News book, Celebrate the Key Peninsula, will make its debut and will be for sale.
Church bazaars are always popular places to browse for special handmade gifts.
The Key Peninsula Lutheran Church will offer its second annual Heart and Hand Holiday Bazaar from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Dec. 5. The church is 3 miles south of Key Center at the corner of Key Peninsula Highway and Lackey Road. Hand-crafted gift items and Scandinavian baked goods that won’t break the bank can be found there.
A child’s butterfly quilt will be auctioned, and a free Kid’s Shoppe will be available for children to select and wrap a gift for a parent. Proceeds from the bazaar benefit the church’s Community Meals Program.
Winterfest and Tidefest, the annual arts and crafts events at Peninsula and Gig Harbor high schools, respectively, will benefit students. Regular vendors will return, and there are always some new ones. Commercial food vendors will tempt the rumbling tummies of shoppers.
Winterfest is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nov. 28 and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 29 with a $3 entry.
Tidefest is schedule from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 5 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 6 with a $5 entry.
SAVE Thrift Store in Purdy will host a Christmas Open House on Dec. 5. All proceeds will be used for Peninsula High School scholarships. The open house will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Saturday.
The Angel Guild in Key Center saves holiday items all year long for purchases this Monday and next. The Guild proceeds are given to local organizations that benefit the community. The event runs from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Saturday.
The Friends of the Key Peninsula Library will offer used Christmas and holiday books, CDs, DVDs/VHS tapes, records, audiotapes and magazines in the library lobby. Hardbacks and DVDs will be sold for $1, and the rest of the items will be 25 cents. Donations are always welcome. Proceeds will support the Key Center Library and its program from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through Wednesday, from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday.
The Sunnycrest Nursery & Floral Holiday Open House Nov. 21-22 will include demonstrations by some of the artists featured in the gift shop. Items created by local artists include paintings, baskets, books, crafts, jewelry, pottery and more from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday.
The Fox Island Holiday Gift Bazaar will be from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Nov. 21 at the Nichols Community Center.
Specialty shops, from the Two Crazy Cousins just off the Key Peninsula Highway between Minter and Key Center which carries lots of stuff for $5 and less, to the upscale shops of Uptown Gig Harbor, offer a variety of gift items in a range of prices.
Most businesses offer gift certificates, whether it’s a nursery, grocery, building or specialty store.
So support some of our local businesses when you fill out your gift list this year.
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