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Festive Follies on Saturday 10 December 2011 [08.12.2011]

This festive season Renew Newcastle is celebrating hand-made crafts and local ingenuity – celebrate your loved ones by filling your Christmas stockings with the kind of unique gifts that have been made right here in Newcastle.

We’ve lined up a super special Saturday shopping afternoon at the Renew Newcastle shops and galleries, with entertainment, Santa photos, drinkies and tasty treats on offer while we introduce you to fabulous local makers.

If you are keen to visit all the spaces, a free guided walking tour of Renew Newcastle shops and galleries starts 2pm at Renew HQ 3 Morgan St, Newcastle (just past the One Penny Black cafe). There’ll be bowls of our trademark festive punch – bring your own drinking glass so you can keep topped up with refreshments along the way.

What’s on Saturday 10 December:

ARThive artist run gallery is hosting a live art event by Steven Nuttall aka OX KING. Plus the gallery will be showing very affordable work by Sarah Mould, Rose Turner, Eddie Botha, Grant Hunter, Logan Knight, Emily Mitchell, Jessica Louttit, Elizabeth Nagy and more.

12-5pm, Upstairs 111 Hunter St (entry off Morgan St).

Make Space “Naughty & Nice” afternoon – come meet the elves of Make Space and pick their brains! Free ‘secret makers business’ advice. Cold beers + ‘Brandy Breath’ Christmas Cake. ‘Blow up Santa!’ inflatable costumes – BYO camera + friends, have some laughs with a DIY Santa photo. Don’t shout or pout or cry cause I’ll tell you why: there’s enough fishnet fillers instore of hand made goodness for friends and family to sink a sleigh. 11-3pm, Shop 2, 111 Hunter St Mall.

Little Papercup “Chrissy Crafternoon”

Where you can create your own pretty Christmas gift wrap, tags, cards and tree decorations. Craft table is suitable for all ages, but children need to be supervised.

11am-4pm, Shop 18/19 Market Sq, Hunter St Mall.

Shannon Hartigan Images

Showing a range of exquisite Newcastle, Hunter and Australia wide landscape photography – perfect gift to show off your hometown to the rellos or holiday visitors.

11am-3pm, Shop 21b Market Sq, Hunter St Mall.

Bird House is showing off new works by illustrators and crafty types with a particular fancy for upcycling and creative reuse of materials. Complimented from 2-4pm with special wine tastings from Logan & Gingle Mill – a boutique winery from Nat & Mim’s home town, Mudgee.

11-4pm, Shop 20 Market Sq, Hunter St Mall.

Odditorium Vintage & Portrait Parlour “Festivus Saturday Arvo Sale”.

Join us for Punch & BBQ to celebrate summer & the festive season. Summer Santa free photobooth and light entertainment.

11-4pm, Basement, 14 Thorn St.

Tipsy Orchestra “Farewell” sale – sadly the Tipsy wonderland is closing this month, so Rhea can take time studying to learn more about the tailors' trade. Good news is there are bargains to be had as she downsizes stock. Bargain rummage for your festival frocks and Christmas party outfit to the blues wailings of Austin Busch solo.