While savoring samosas, soft naan, and free chai, take care of your holiday shopping and meet the creative minds who bring the Bay Area to life. On Saturday, December 5, come to a fair unlike any other:
Chaat and Chats with Authors and Artists:
A Holiday Fair Featuring Autographed Books
and Direct-from-the-Artist Gifts
The Logistics
11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009
Taste of the Himalayas, 1700 Shattuck Ave. at Virginia St., Berkeley
By BART and bus:
From Berkeley BART, walk north on Shattuck for 10 minutes.
From North Berkeley BART, walk east on Virginia for 15 minutes.
AC Transit lines 7, 9, 18, and 19 stop right at Shattuck and Virginia.
Here’s a map, so you can plan your travel.
By car: Free street parking all around, though you might have to work just a little to find a space. It’s Berkeley, after all!
The Culinary Offerings
warm, fluffy naan
samosas (potato-filled pyramidal pastries)
steamed momos (Himalayan dumplings)
papadums (lentil wafers)
vegetable pakoras (fritters)
free, delicious chai!
The Cultural Offerings
• Books: More than 60 titles on travel, local history, mountain landscapes, public gardens, architecture, Asian themes, health/bodily issues, psycho-spiritual topics, nonviolence, women’s issues, mountaineering, and economizing. You’ll also find novels, poetry, children’s books, and postcard books.
• Arts: jewelry, photos, pottery, etchings, prints, sketches, dolls, notecards, tote bags, scarves, perfumes, and more. Oh, and don’t miss the delicious ayurvedic treats with aphrodisiacal powers!
Authors and Artists on Hand to Chat With You
Arlene Blum (author)
Linda Blachman (author)
Susan Dinkelspiel Cerny (author)
Liza Dalby (author)
Sari Friedman (poet and editor)
J. Ruth Gendler (author and artist)
Amy Gorman (author)
Jim Hughes and Mani Nepali (coauthors)
Frederick Isaac (author)
Treve Johnson (photographer)
Brenda Knight (author and Cleis Press publisher)
Susan Kuchinskas (author)
Eve Kushner (author and fair organizer)
Nina Lesowitz (author)
Wendy Markel (author)
D. Patrick Miller (author)
Gail Morrison (artist working with insect imagery)
David Newcomer (author)
Leonard Pitt (author)
Richard Schwartz (author)
Autumn Stephens (author and editor)
Stone Bridge Press (publisher of books about Asia)
Latifa Tabachnick (gemstone jewelry designer)
Pauline Tsui (author, artist, and doll maker)
Nancy Urban (potter)
Dave Weinstein (author)
David Wilson (photographer-author), represented by Kai Wilson
Eko Wright of eko jewelry design (working with crystal and beads)
Authors and Artists Who Can’t Attend
You can also find wonderful works by the following people:
Ellie Fidler (artist working with dog imagery)
Lee Foster (author)
Lori Hope (author)
Jill Leslie of Kitchen Alchemy (creating yummy ayurvedic treats)
Michael Nagler (author)
Anneli Rufus (author and jeweler)
Todd Shimoda (novelist)
Wendy Tokunaga (novelist)
Carol Venolia (author)
Malcolm Wells (author)
Bruce Whipperman (author)
Gotta Question?
Feel free to contact fair organizer Eve Kushner with any questions.