The Queen Anne Farmers Market’s Art for the Market benefit last Sunday, March 7 raised $1,000 towards its $25,000 fundraising goal for the 2010 season, which will return to Queen Anne Ave N & Crockett St. bigger and better on Thursday, May 20.
Attendees of the benefit got the chance to schmooze with some of the local farmers represented at the market, enjoy tunes by Queen Anne resident and “neo-flamenco” guitarist Andre Feriante, and snack on appetizers by Chef Seth Caswell and the neighborhood’s newest restaurant emmer&rye, which shares the market’s seasonal/local fixation.
Supporters also got a sneak peak at artist Elizabeth Mullaly’s 2010 season poster, which was unveiled at the benefit. The new poster matches her designs from previous years, but instead of the 2009 beets theme, showcases a bushel (in the figurative sense) of naked carrots.
Every year Mullaly’s posters have become something of a collectors’ item, so if you’d like your very own, it’s better to get one sooner rather than later, because they do run out. The posters will be available for a minimum donation of $15 at Queen Anne Frame or at the market once it opens in the spring.
Couldn’t make it to the benefit? Read up on QAFM Director Julia Whitehorn’s take on the evening of seasonal snacks and farmers market frenzy.
To make a donation to the Queen Anne Farmers Market, click here. Find more information about the upcoming season here.