BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID:NingEventWidget-v1 VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles X-LIC-LOCATION:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:19700308T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=2SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:19701101T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=11;BYDAY=1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1464587:Event:42587 DTSTAMP:20260416T151758Z SUMMARY:THREAD Show DESCRIPTION:Skip the Shopping Mall - Support Local Emerging Designers at THREAD’s Two-Day Holiday Event\nNation’s leading independent fa shion, art, music and design lifestyle event offers unique holiday sho pping\n\nTHREAD, the multi-city shopping event promoting emerging desi gners and artists, will feature a holiday shopping event in San Franci sco just in time for gift-giving. The event, which has typically been only one day, will expand to a full weekend, November 21 and 22, at Fo rt Mason Center. The event will present 100-plus independent designers and artisans selling their wares.\n\n“There are so many brilliant a rtists, designers and musicians in San Francisco and throughout Califo rnia and we’re thrilled to share them with buyers on a larger scale this time,” explains Lara Matthews, founder of THREAD. “This event allows the community to do their holiday shopping more cost effective ly and also to purchase unique gifts inspired with creativity for peop le they care about.”\n\nIn 2009, THREAD focused on adding new elemen ts, reducing entry fees, adding more interactivity and value to fit th eir mantra of “Good Value, Good Style, Good Karma.” THREAD rolled out the new model earlier this year in San Diego and more than 3,000 p eople came out to shop from designers, listen to live bands and DJs, h ave their hair and makeup styled, enjoy cocktails and clear our their closets by donating or swapping clothes. Additionally, this year’s t our will feature many environmentally-conscious elements, something th at is near and dear to the hearts of the team. As a nod to Mother Eart h, THREAD will feature a clothes swapping lounge, clothing donations, eco designers, bike valet, on-site recycling and more.\n\nThe November event in San Francisco will include such interactive elements as: a T weet wall by Going.com, live screen printing by Sezio, a photo booth, style lounge, live art, art and fashion shows from Art Now SF, drink s pecials, “Spin the Creativity Wheel” by Holiday Matinee, pop-up bo ok store, SF weekly VIP Lounge and more. And, not to worry, Thread wil l still incorporate the emerging fashion and jewelry retailers that ha ve won them a place in the hearts of San Franciscans over the years.\n \nFort Mason is located at Buchanan Street and Marina Boulevard in the Marina neighborhood of San Francisco. The event will take place in th e Festival Pavillion building. Parking is available at the venue. Tick ets are $10 at the door or $8 if you RSVP online before the show. Entr ance includes shopping tote and free cocktail for first 250 guests eac h day, as well as access to everything mentioned above. Hours of the s how are Saturday and Sunday, Nov 21 and 22 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.\n\nT HREAD 2009 is sponsored by: SF Weekly, Going.com, Volkswagen and Trumm er Pils. The new THREAD website and blog is alive and in action. Be su re to check back for frequent updates or to RSVP for the show at www.t hreadshow.com.\n\nFor more information visit https://trueskool.com/eve nts/thread-show DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091121T110000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20091121T180000 CATEGORIES:fashion LOCATION:Fort Mason Center, San Francisco, CA WEBSITE:http://www.threadshow.com URL:http://www.threadshow.com CONTACT: ORGANIZER;CN=ARTNOW:https://trueskool.com/profile/ARTNOW ATTACH;FMTTYPE="image/jpeg":http://storage.ning.com/topology/rest/1.0/ file/get/2247867914?profile=original ATTENDEE;ROLE=REQ-PARTICIPANT;PARTSTAT=ACCEPTED;RSVP=TRUE;CN=ARTNOW:ht tps://trueskool.com/profile/ARTNOW END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR