Shop (local) til' you drop

Berkeley, CA/stock photoThere are a lot of independent, bay-area focused events this weekend, several centered around SW’s hometown Berkeley, including:

Fashion Food and Wine 2009, Saturday July 11th from6- 10pm at Shattuck and Vine in North Berkeley. Evening will include: tasty treats from legendary North Berkeley restaurant Chez Panisse, (as well as Mint Leaf, Saul’s deli and more) a fashion show (entry $10) featuring styles from Magnet, Twisters Vintage, Mixed Pickles, Bryn Walker, Erica Tanov and others, and pop-up neighborhood shopping before and after the event. Event is sponsored by North Shattuck Association, and presented by East Bay Style Collective with Another Bullwinkle Show.

Feria Urbana , the Urban Fair featuring locally-produced jewelry, clothing, home accessories and baby gear is back this Saturday, 10AM- 3pm at Piazzaiolo on Telegraph in Oakland. Free Admission.

On the other side of the Bay Bridge:

Isharya is offering 15% off Agate jewelry (as featured in City Magazine) now through July 21^st.

The soon to be gone (and greatly missed) Sample Angel, still has designer inventory on hand, stop by today, tomorrow and saturday to scope out the best styles before they are, and before Sample Angel is a just a style memory.

Funk n' Trunk, Independent Fashion show, cuts loose from 2-7Pm at Triple Crown ( 1760 market Street & Valencia).  Show features Miss Velvet Cream, RED, Silver Lucy, Bunnywares, and many others.