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Farnsworth, and a local singer played
at the other end. For the July Moonlight
Market, Ellis even had a bluegrass band Academy Dental
outside his store.
Both the organizers and the attend-
ees they spoke to found the event to be
a success. “Someone during the evening CHILDREN & ADULTS
commented that ‘This is how downtown
Bordentown should always look. This
is why we moved here, this is what we
want,’” Duffy said. “This gives a lovely
downtown that’s vibrant, and a com-
munity that supports it, which is really
important.”
The organizers already have in mind
what they’d like to improve on for future
Moonlight Markets. “I think the expan-
sion of more live acoustic music and
more vendors is important, because
we’d love to incorporate as much of the
downtown into the event as possible,”
Duffy said.
Laven, on the other hand, hopes to
add a “freak show that can fire-eat, walk
over glass, lay on nails and provide other
A collection of accesories from forms of entertainment. I’d also like to
Broomstick Betty available at the see a lot more vendors come out, and
June 29 Moonlight Market. a lot more local artists apply. I think

just drawing people into town and hav-
ing something worth showing up for is
would have these big ideas like having important, because people get tired of
foods trucks and fire-eaters, but it’s not seeing the old thing over and over.”
allowed as of now. Plus, the downtown For those that may not be interested
business served food, so I figured we in alternative art, Laven says it’s “not all
would leave that to them,” she said. She dark,” like a crafter who creates steam-
also was challenged by others in the punk jewelry.
town, who did not think the event was As Ellis points out, the timings of the
necessary or did not want to attend. Market allow the working residents of
Regardless, the first event in June was nearby areas to enjoy the various stores Complete Dentistry for the
a huge success. “The music was great, in Bordentown. “A lot of stores in Bor-
and a lot of people commented that they dentown close at 5 p.m., and a lot of peo- WHOLE FAMILY
bought things that they had never seen, ple get home at [that time], so they can’t
so I guess highlighting the vendors was shop and go to our stores until the week-
a big thing,” Laven said. “When we were end,” he said. “This market gives them
setting up, everything was so great that the chance during the week to come into
I ended up buying a lot of stuff. But dur- Bordentown.” Call Today! 609-256-6202
ing the event, I was so busy that I didn’t Ellis also added that the Market allows
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Randy “Now” Ellis, Bordentown resi- live the street over might see their neigh-
dent, owner of Randy Now’s Man Cave bor that they haven’t seen in a long time.
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added. “People are even doing psychic which way the show develops, Laven is
readings and tarot card readings, some “excited about it, and I’m looking for-
more of the occult things. It becomes ward to seeing where it goes.” Check Out Our Online Reviews
kind of a festive thing because the res- “Overall, I think Moonlight Market is
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The event organizers were also proud supporting what the downtown is doing.
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Farnsworth Avenue. At the June event, market, we’re looking for this to become
a punk singer performed on one end of a mainstay in Bordentown.”
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