The edge of night
Jun. 15th, 2021 12:06 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
offcntrA couple of years back, my friend lydamorehouse blogged about attending the Little Mekong Night Market in St. Paul. It sounded like great fun: music, food, crafts and street life, held after the hottest part of the day had passed.
This summer, Saturday Market is trying it in Eugene.
They're calling it a Twilight Market; hours 6 pm to 9 pm following the 4 pm close of the regular Saturday Market. There will be four, one per month June through September. Daytime vendors can pack up and leave at four, or for a nominal fee, they can keep their booth up for the evening. Other folks come in at five to set up in pre-assigned spaces. There'll be food, of course. Also, the first music (a DJ, but it's a start) we've had since Holiday Market of 2019.
Because we're still on alternating booth schedules, there will be two odd-booth nights, two even. As it happens, June 19 is an odd-booth Saturday. It also coincides with the Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, so we're hoping for some spill-over from that.
I hadn't actually been that excited about participating, but felt obligated, if for no other reason, because I can't possibly pack out my entire booth in one hour--my best solo load-out to date has been 1 hour 23 minutes.
On the other hand, I was concerned about packing up after sunset; I had two less-than-fun experiences last November, not being able to see what I was trying to wrap and box. (The second time, I wore a headlamp, but that's still not great.)
However, I've got a deep cycle battery and inverter, from the year Clayfolk didn't have booth power. I have a ten-foot black extension cord. I have a light bar and LED can lights, but they're the sort of thing I reserve for sales like Holiday Market, where I can set them once and leave them for the season. Instead, I went down to BiMart and bought another four-foot LED shop light, on sale for under $20. Set the whole system up for a test run last night, and it worked well, so I'll plan on turning on the light around 8 pm and running it until I pack out.
I'll definitely treat myself to a hot supper, and see how things shake out.
This summer, Saturday Market is trying it in Eugene.
They're calling it a Twilight Market; hours 6 pm to 9 pm following the 4 pm close of the regular Saturday Market. There will be four, one per month June through September. Daytime vendors can pack up and leave at four, or for a nominal fee, they can keep their booth up for the evening. Other folks come in at five to set up in pre-assigned spaces. There'll be food, of course. Also, the first music (a DJ, but it's a start) we've had since Holiday Market of 2019.
Because we're still on alternating booth schedules, there will be two odd-booth nights, two even. As it happens, June 19 is an odd-booth Saturday. It also coincides with the Olympic Trials at Hayward Field, so we're hoping for some spill-over from that.
I hadn't actually been that excited about participating, but felt obligated, if for no other reason, because I can't possibly pack out my entire booth in one hour--my best solo load-out to date has been 1 hour 23 minutes.
On the other hand, I was concerned about packing up after sunset; I had two less-than-fun experiences last November, not being able to see what I was trying to wrap and box. (The second time, I wore a headlamp, but that's still not great.)
However, I've got a deep cycle battery and inverter, from the year Clayfolk didn't have booth power. I have a ten-foot black extension cord. I have a light bar and LED can lights, but they're the sort of thing I reserve for sales like Holiday Market, where I can set them once and leave them for the season. Instead, I went down to BiMart and bought another four-foot LED shop light, on sale for under $20. Set the whole system up for a test run last night, and it worked well, so I'll plan on turning on the light around 8 pm and running it until I pack out.
I'll definitely treat myself to a hot supper, and see how things shake out.