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East Village Holiday Market
The East Village Holiday Market marks a successful start to theholiday season by becoming a festive destination for art, shopping, and community. Launched on Black Friday, November 28, and running through Saturday, December 20, the market takes place Fridays and Saturdays from 10a.m. to 5 p.m.
A collaboration among Vesey Lane Goods, Grander Crew Wine Shop, Redesign and Restoration, and Moonlight Arts Collective, the East Village Holiday Market aims to bring new energy and foot traffic to the neighborhood while offering a curated, high-quality holiday shopping experience for community residents and out-of-town visitors alike.
This weekend will mark the third weekend of the East Village Holiday Market, which is located on Kercheval between Cadillac and Pennsylvania Ave. in East Village. Each market weekend features a rotating lineup of local artisans, artists, and authors, including: In Thicket Bookstore – December 12-13; Melody of Comfort – December 13; Have Another Slice Bakery – December 5 and 19; Amy Ervin (baker & ceramicist) – December 6, 13, 20; Every Child is Genuis –December 19; The Candidly Speaking – December 20; and Sage & Steward – December 20.
The market highlights live children’s author readings and vocal performances by Kisma Jordan and Samara Naier:
Kisma Jordan, December 12, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Vocalist Samara Naier, December 13, from 3:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.; Daralynn Walker, Super Cities! Detroit Motown Music, Car Parades, Amazing Pizza, and More! and
Madison Miles and the Big, Big Move, appearing Saturday, December 20, from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.
Visitors can warm up with a cup of Luminesso Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate inside Vesey Lane Goods while shopping handmade gifts and enjoying creative experiences. Shoppers will also be able to visit the other stores within the David Sidney Building and enjoy the vendors and live performances taking place simultaneously in different spaces.
“This market is about more than shopping,” said Robin Wilson, founder of Vesey Lane Goods. “It’s about celebrating creativity, community, and the makers who make our neighborhood shine during the holidays and beyond.”
Little Village Holiday Market
Join The Villages of Detroit, East Village Detroit, and Little Village Detroit for a Holiday Celebration at LANTERNdetroit on Saturday, December 13th, from 2–6 PM! The event will feature photos with Santa, hands-on kids’ craft activities, and a curated market with vendors including Louis Buhl, In Thicket Books, Bowerbird.Home.Detroit, and Living Arts Detroit.
Visitors can also browse holiday offerings from LANTERN businesses such as Signal Return, Youre So Coup, and Progressive Art Studio Collective. Enjoy food trucks, drinks from Collect Beer Bar, music, a tree-lighting ceremony, and more.
We look forward to celebrating with you!
East Village Holiday Market
The East Village Holiday Market marks a successful start to theholiday season by becoming a festive destination for art, shopping, and community. Launched on Black Friday, November 28, and running through Saturday, December 20, the market takes place Fridays and Saturdays from 10a.m. to 5 p.m.
A collaboration among Vesey Lane Goods, Grander Crew Wine Shop, Redesign and Restoration, and Moonlight Arts Collective, the East Village Holiday Market aims to bring new energy and foot traffic to the neighborhood while offering a curated, high-quality holiday shopping experience for community residents and out-of-town visitors alike.
This weekend will mark the third weekend of the East Village Holiday Market, which is located on Kercheval between Cadillac and Pennsylvania Ave. in East Village. Each market weekend features a rotating lineup of local artisans, artists, and authors, including: In Thicket Bookstore – December 12-13; Melody of Comfort – December 13; Have Another Slice Bakery – December 5 and 19; Amy Ervin (baker & ceramicist) – December 6, 13, 20; Every Child is Genuis –December 19; The Candidly Speaking – December 20; and Sage & Steward – December 20.
The market highlights live children’s author readings and vocal performances by Kisma Jordan and Samara Naier:
Kisma Jordan, December 12, from 4:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.; Vocalist Samara Naier, December 13, from 3:00 p.m. to
4:00 p.m.; Daralynn Walker, Super Cities! Detroit Motown Music, Car Parades, Amazing Pizza, and More! and
Madison Miles and the Big, Big Move, appearing Saturday, December 20, from 10 a.m to 5 p.m.
Visitors can warm up with a cup of Luminesso Coffee, tea, or hot chocolate inside Vesey Lane Goods while shopping handmade gifts and enjoying creative experiences. Shoppers will also be able to visit the other stores within the David Sidney Building and enjoy the vendors and live performances taking place simultaneously in different spaces.
“This market is about more than shopping,” said Robin Wilson, founder of Vesey Lane Goods. “It’s about celebrating creativity, community, and the makers who make our neighborhood shine during the holidays and beyond.”
City Council District Five Virtual Office Hours
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To participate, go to Zoom and enter the following information: Meeting ID: 979 8806 9636 Passcode: 594257 To join by phone dial: 312-626-6799
West Village Association Meeting
Every 2 months on the first Thursday
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PASC Group Show Opening
Multitudes//Multitudes is a large group exhibition featuring artworks by 58 PASC artists, many of whom have never shown in the PASC Detroit Gallery before. Organized in a tightly stacked salon style, this show creates an opportunity to honor each artwork while also generating a collective visual rhythm. This arrangement reflects the layered, interconnected nature of the PASC community, with its many colors, textures, and differences coming together on the gallery walls. The artworks featured are created in a variety of mediums and present a variety of subjects, from imagined scenes to surprising abstractions, to dense elemental patterns reflecting varied light and unexpected harmonies.
Five Alive Monthly Meeting
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Meeting ID: 864 8490 2734
Passcode: 230220
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+1 646 558 8656 US
City Council District Five Virtual Office Hours
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To participate, go to Zoom and enter the following information: Meeting ID: 979 8806 9636 Passcode: 594257 To join by phone dial: 312-626-6799
District 5 Charter Mandated Meeting
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District 5 Charter Mandated Community Meeting on Tuesday, October 29, 2025, from 7:00 PM to 8:30 PM at Bethel AME Church 5050 St. Antoine St, Detroit, MI 48202. This meeting will also be available via Zoom for your convenience.
Taste of the Villages
Join us for local cocktails, beer, wine, a huge selection of food options, sweets, live music, discounted & special merch, & silent auction.