Lemont Christmas Market

       The Christmas Market in Lemont was WONDERFUL! 

 Friday night, December 9th, the sky was clear, the moon was full and the evening was magical - thank you to all who made it happen.  Saturday continued the sunny weather and brought a steady stream of folks to shop, eat sweets and brats & hotdogs, plus mulled wine & cider and hot chocolate.  

The amazing wreath, created by Alan and Kris Popovich, graced our building for the 12th year, and Santa thrilled many children on Saturday afternoon, nobody even cried! and he had fun. 

Musicians, Jim Treago and Joe Pillot played  tunes for the Saturday afternoon festivities. 

Next year mark your calendar for December 8th & 9th for more magic.  Check this site soon for great photos and even a movie of the event.

                 VENDORS INCLUDED:                    

Robert Altamura - polished stones and jewelry;

Sonya Aboud - “Sonya’s Pottery” - mugs and other functional pottery;

Briel Beaty – art, tarot cards, herbal products;

Martha Bright – “Glitterbones” - bags, accessories, cat toys, embroidery;

Kristin Croyle - metal items

Penny Eifrig – “Eifrig Publishing” – over 100 books for children and adults;

Penny Eifrig – “Knuetes Polartec” - clothing for all ages;

Caitlyn Eroh – “Stiches in Bloom” -  modern knit and crochet items;

Scott Hardy – small wood carvings;

Deb Hottle – mixed medium (acrylic and wood burned) paintings;

Elisa Huncik – “Emy Dezigns Pottery” - ornaments and practical, functional pottery;

Emma Larrabee – polymer earrings;

Claire Lorts – “Claire Lorts Designs” - wooden earrings, silver and copper necklaces;

Pamela Luu – “Still Not a Hippie” - natural body care, balms;

Liam McKay – “Liam Luck Wood Craft” – wooden items, burned wooden name tags as gifts for children, demonstrations;

Erin McGann – “Tubular Gear” - products using up-cycled bike inner tubes;

Gabrielle Ostdiek – “Gabbimade” - dog accessories, sewn items;

Melissa Powell - unique, hand made stuffed animals;

Lainey Scott – “Off The Record Arts” - mixed media including clay and resin elements;

Chris Thorn – “Tree of Life Jewelry” - beaded bracelets, balms;

Lauren Tomash – “The Felted Tree” - felted trees and small felted items;

Jeanette Tressler - wreaths and painted wooden items;

Ilkay Unay-Gailhard - fine art framed prints; 

Juliee Wood - hand knit scarves, headbands; 

Renee Ziegler -  bold, sculptural jewelry characterized by form and surface texture; and.

Leslie Zuck - hand made wreaths and swags, Common Ground Organic Farm.

MANY VOLUNTEERS MADE IT HAPPEN:

        CO-ORDINATORS/ORGANIZERS

Cathy Cohan, Volunteers & Food

Penny Eifrig, Vendors  Social Media

Elisa Huncik, Vendors

Cindy Ross, Drawing

Sue Smith, Community Links/PR/Drawing

WREATH CREATORS & HANGERS

Alan and Kris Popovich

BANNER HANGERS

Phil Hawk and helper Eli

SET UP & PREP WORK

Bob Altamura

Cathy Cohan

Mel DeYoung

Penny Eifrig

A.J. Gajewski

Scott Hardy

Phil Hawk

Levi Loomis

Sean Mally

Paula Marden

Alejandro Menendez

Cindy Ross

Ron Smith

Sue Smith

Lauren Tomasch

EVENT VOLUNTEERS

Bob Altamura

Jackie & Brad Babcock

Cathy Cohan & Sofia Micci

Brad Collins

Claire Cleveland & Chris Reader

Lily D' Altrui

Mel DeYoung

Penny Eifrig

Liz Egan

Ashley Eveleth & Son

Patti, Jackson, & Addie Finkle

Alexis & LaRue Fisher

Erin Foster

Kathleen Geier-Hayes 

Marvin Hall

Phil Hawk

James Kalsbeek

Kate Kenealy

Sue Kertis & Rachel Oram

Mary Lambert

Linda Marshall

Colin Mussman

Jill Redman & Eric & Tyler Lippencott

Cindy Ross & Kevin Michael

Nina Safran

Nick Schmidt

Joanne Shafer

Ron & Sue Smith

Stephen & Max Spoonamore

Lauren Tomasch

Kristine Vanderplas

Natalie Vercillo

CLEAN-UP CREW

Cathy Cohan & Sofia Micci

Liz Egan & Shawn McConnell

Phil Hawk

Heather & Dylan Herncane

James Kalsbeek

Jill Redman & Eric & Tyler Lippincott

Robert & Joseph Krankel

Colin Mussman

Cindy Ross & Kevin Marshall

Nick Schmidt

Ron & Sue Smith

MUSICIANS - SATURDAY AFTERNOON

Joe Pillot & Steve Treado, guitars & singers

FACILITATORS

College Township Council

State College Borough Police

State College Health Dept.

Lemont NEIGHBORS

Lemont BUSINESSES

Jim Thorn – Santa Claus

Wonderful customers!

Thanks to EVERYONE who helped us raise funds for new siding on the final wall to fix on the Railroad building.  Our facilities are available for a donation, email news@lemontvillage.org.  LIFE membership is available there, too.