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Locals launch a different kind of monthly farmer’s market

The Moonlight Market Market to happeen, she said, a DBA
features alternative art, board member must be associated with
it. Duffy and McEwan volunteered to
jewelry, crafts and more work with Laven.
“The DBA had this concept in May
for a Maker’s Market, but unfortunately
By Siddharth Mucchal because of bad weather we had to cancel
it,” Duffy said. “But we took the idea for-
Every third Thursday, Farnsworth ward, and with Jacqui’s idea, we helped
Avenue changes its scenery a bit and bring a different type of artisan that’s
hosts an alternative take on a traditional not usually found at Bordentown, so
farmers market. that’s basically how it all started.”
The Moonlight Market features After finally getting approval two
unique artwork, music from a variety weeks before the date of the first event
of different artists and a great opportu- June 29, the group began working rap-
nity for all residents of Bordentown and idly. While Duffy took charge of digi-
nearby townships to explore. tal and social media outreach, Laven
The idea for Moonlight Market came worked on using her network from pre-
from Jacqueline Laven, a resident of vious events to contact and organize
Springfield and the owner of Brookstick vendors and sifted through the artwork
Betty on Farnsworth Avenue, where she applications to see if they fit with the
sells crystals, ritual items and other sim- tone of the event.
ilar products. The next market is set for The group faced its fair share of
Aug. 17, and another will be held Sept. obstacles in the weeks leading up to the
21. Both will run from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. event. “One of the biggest problems we
“People are really into it, so I began Dark Faerie Creations is one of many vendors at Bordentown City’s faced was trying to get vendors to com-
wondering about having a market that Moonlight Market. The next installment of the market is set for Aug. mit because it was an unproven market,
included those items and catered to 17 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. and some of them were a little skepti-
those desires and more, since there’s cal,” Duffy said. “So for our first Moon-
not an outlet around here for the energy light Market (in June), we offered our
that exists,” Laven said. “My goal was to Dark art is an often misunderstood “and the way that it manifests, which is vendors free placement. As it turned
have something different in town that form of craft. While many consider it to just a beautiful thing to see.” out, we had a beautiful evening, we had
would excite and entertain and would be be focused on simply witchcraft, there Laven then proposed her idea to a great event and now all those vendors
a reason for people to hang out in Bor- is more of a human explanation for the Downtown Bordentown Association are coming back to pay for the spots to
dentown. My vision is to have a market depictions in the crafts. According to members Paul Duffy of Soldier 58 and help pay for the advertising and flyers.”
unlike any other market nearby, a dark Laven, dark art helps explore and visu- Sarah McEwan of Mimosea Goods. In Laven faced the challenge of figuring
art market.” alize common emotions such as sadness order for an event like the Moonlight out “what was allowed and what’s not. I

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10Bordentown Current | August 2017