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Bazaar del Mundo 2010 Event Calendar
Subject to Change
Visit our
Events Archive
to see info about our wonderful
past events.
She's doing it again! Diane Powers has announced her lineup of fashionable,
cultural, entertaining and always colorful events for 2010 at her Bazaar
del Mundo Shops, at the corner of Juan and Taylor Streets in Old Town, and
restaurants
Casa de Guadalajara (at the same location) and Casa
de Pico now in La Mesa's
Grossmont Center.
A favorite Old Town tourist destination, the Bazaar del
Mundo celebrates three
years at its Taylor Street location next to Casa Guadalajara, and continues
the popular shopping, dining and special event experiences that San Diegans have
enjoyed for over 35 years.
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Latin
American Festival and
Mata Ortiz Pottery Show
Fri - Sun, August 6-8
Fri & Sat 10 a.m. - 8 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Leave your passport at home and forget about flying, you don't need to
venture further south than Old Town, San Diego to find authentic Latin
folk art and Mexican pottery.
The 11th annual Latin American Festival and Mata Ortiz Pottery Market
being held August 6 - 8 at the Bazaar del Mundo Shops in Old Town San
Diego serves up one of the most extensive collections of genuine folk
art, traditional clothing and textiles, colorful collectibles and
dazzling jewelry.
Festival-goers can take in an amazing array of live demonstrations,
enjoy nonstop entertainment and feast on mouth-watering Mexican cuisine
at the weekend event that runs 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday,
and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday.
The Bazaar del Mundo parking lot -at the entrance to Old Town on the
corner of Juan and Taylor Streets- will be transformed into a colorful,
lively marketplace overflowing with artisans from all over Latin
America.
This event showcases the largest collection of authentic Mata Ortiz
pottery, a centuries-old art form renowned for its intricate process and
hand-painted geometric and ancestral symbols.
Other Latin American folk artists will showcase their talents and
techniques, including such handcrafted intricacies such as San Antonino
embroidery, Oaxacan wooden animal carving, Guatemalan weaving, various
colorful and symbolic wall art and sculptures and Huichol artists using
glass beads to create elaborate jewelry.
Visitors can also take advantage of the delicious authentic Mexican
foods and beverages from Casa Guadalajara Restaurant, including a Carne
Asada Taco Barbeque and traditional fruit drinks.
Inside the colorful storefronts, shelves will be brimming with gifts and
goods imported from Mexico and Latin America, as well as several books
on travel, culture, architecture, arts and crafts, and food.
Santa Fe Market
Fri - Sun, October 8-10
Fri & Sat 10 a.m. - 8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
The Santa Fe Market, celebrating the colorful arts, crafts and cultures
of Native Americans and the American Southwest, returns to Bazaar del
Mundo.
Native American tribe members, along with noted Southwestern artists
will appear at the Bazaar del Mundo's Santa Fe Market, demonstrating and
presenting their wares.
Art lovers will enjoy their unique collections of sterling silver and
multi-stone inlaid jewelry of stunning turquoise, coral and other exotic
stones, as well as other items such as Southwestern-inspired wearable
art, wall hangings, fetishes, storytellers, Pendleton blankets, woven
pillows and more. Treasures at Santa Fe Market will also include Taos
drums and hand-woven Zapotec rugs and blankets.
Refreshments will be served and Latin jazz artist Ricardo Felix will
perform.
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