Pets’ pics with Santa and more Made in DC vendors at Dec. 1-3 Van Ness Pop-Up

The inaugural Van Ness Made In DC Pop-Up shop on November 25th. (photo courtesy of the Mayor’s Office of Community Relations and Service)

Van Ness Main Street’s Made in DC Pop-Up Shop is back for three more weekends, beginning with this evening’s UDC Law “Happy Hour” and with a special appearance tomorrow by “Pet Santa” and a photographer to capture the moment.

The vendors and the entertainment will be at 4340 Connecticut Avenue. Here’s the schedule:

Friday, December 1, 3 to 8 p.m.

UDC Law School Happy Hour (drinks with a donation) and live music by guitarist Cristian Perez at 4 p.m.

Vendors: AnneChandra.com | AromabyAnette | BeeMo’ Shoppe | Harper Macaw chocolate factory | Lil’ Fishy | Skin Fix Cosmetics | Tateen’ s Trinkets and Treasures | TRUE Syrups & Garnishes | Urban Jungle | Zeke’s Coffee | Bailiwick Clothing Company

Saturday, December 2, noon to 5 p.m.

Features Pet Santa and photographer Carole Douglis
Vendors: See above.

Sunday, December 3, noon to 5 p.m.

Vendors: AromabyAnette | Bailiwick Clothing Company |
Lil’ Fishy | Modern Bar Cart | TRUE Syrups & Garnishes | Urban Jungle | Yinibini Baby | Zeke’s Coffee

Up your cocktail game this holiday season with @modbarcart’s inspirations. Don’t miss them at #popupvn! https://t.co/DMvb5ubIvs pic.twitter.com/PsUoiY0Q0H

— Van Ness Main Street (@VanNessMainSt) November 30, 2017

Here’s an updated schedule of the upcoming markets:

Friday, December 8, 3 to 8 p.m. (Happy hour begins at 4 p.m., with music by the Jack Kilby Trio)
Saturday, December 9, noon to 5 p.m.
December 10, noon to 5 p.m. (Santa Claus visits from 2 to 4 p.m.)

Friday, December 15, 3 to 8 p.m. (Happy hour begins at 4 p.m.)
Saturday, December 16, noon to 5 p.m. (The Singing Capital Chorus performs 2 to 4 p.m.)
Sunday, December 17, noon to 5 p.m. (Closing ceremony)

Each marketplace features a rotating assortment of local makers selling art, jewelry and accessories such as scarves and bags, fiber art and handmade clothes, home decor and packaged food.

The handmade marketplace, hosted in a University of the District of Columbia-owned space, is a collaboration with Van Ness Main Street and UDC.

Pop-Up vendors include:
aclure | annechandra.com | Annie Grace Campbell- Fiber Artist | Aromabyanette | Art by Rosetta | Artwear::Necklaces | B.A. Superhero | Bailiwick Clothing Company | BeeMo’ Shoppe | Beridan Naturals | BicycleTrash | DC Glass Artists | Gaylia Wagner Design | Godet Furniture | Harper Macaw | JSquared Candle Co. | Karin Lithell Art | Latela Art Gallery | Let’s Go Postal | Lil’ Fishy | Maré Naturals | Miks Letterpress + | Modern Bar Cart | Palo Borracho | PinUp Preserves | RARER LLC | Shobha Ohal Jewelry | Skin Fix Cosmetics | Spoil Me Rotten Dog Biscuits | Tateen’s Trinkets and Treasures | TEN Clothing LLC | TRUE Syrups & Garnishes | Yinibini Baby | Zeke’s Coffee

Van Ness Main Street’s Facebook and Twitter pages are featuring many of these vendors and are a good place to check for updates.