RECYCLE GRAS!!

I know y'all have bags and bags of beads so time to RECYCLE YOUR BEADS !

join us for our 5th annual "recycle your beads workshop"

Saturday Feb 27th @ The Big Top 1638 clio st , 1-5pm

Bring an item to create a mardi gras mosaic from left over beads! Some suggestions are frames, shoes, journals, etc. We’ll have some supplies if you don’t have any, but bring ‘em if you got ‘em! Free for members of 3 Ring Circus Arts Education Center; $5 for non-members .

Please call The Big Top at 569-2700 to register

and if you cant make it and are looking for somewhere to unload all your beads please take them too The Arc of NOLA - http://www.arcgno.org/ where they will be sorted , restrung and then sold again next year for a great cause !!

Also part of RECYCLE GRAS on Friday 26th

UP/ Unique Products are creating a stage set / illuminated props for a fun RE-Fashion Show ( check out the photo below of one of our lingerie lights.. )

Houte couture from the Trash can..
V.I.P. party at 7pm - $30 General admission @ 8pm $15
all proceeds benefiting Bridge House
The Howling Wolf , 927 S.Peters st
food, cash bar,door prizes , DJ Nate White (80's dance party) ,Big Easy Rollergirls, MC andrew ward and much more ..
for tickets / info - http://www.bridgehouse.org/

Happy Holidays from UP/Unique Products

Happy Holidays from Mark , Heather and Dixie we hope you have a wonderful calm festive season filled with lots of great hopes for 2010

Free Screening and Sandwiches

some fun free events for y'all this week

join the New Orleans Craft Mafia for a Free Screening of

HANDMADE NATION

i you missed it the first time or like us want to see it a second -
Wednesday 18th Dec @ the Big Top Gallery
mafia market @ 6pm , movie @ 8pm
click image for more info

then Sunday - our fave new Fall Festival

PO-BOY FESTIVAL

Sunday 21st Nov

Oak St

UP will be in the artist market on leonistas St eating a variety of poboys!

click banner for more info

hope to see you UP and about

fall and fringe fest

lots of Fall fest fun this weekend - check out what UP are UP too..

join us on the northshore for

3 Rivers Art Festival

Nov 14/15th 10-5pm

downtown covington

Free .. over 200 artists from all over the country click for more details

we will be at booth 609..

Happy Humid Halloween

HAPPY HUMID HALLOWEEN from the Upstarts @ UP/Unique Products

see you at voodoo fest - check out the Preservation Hall Village where UP's lights are spookly glowing from the 3 Ring Gallery tent and the main bar tent ..

Happy Harvest and Halloween

Happy Harvest and Halloween from UP

come join us this week at these fun events

Harvest the Music concert series @ Lafayette Square

Thurs 22nd - Kermitt Ruffins and BBQ Swingers

Thurs 29th - Blues Traveller with Shannon Mcnally

fun starts at 5.30pm

Saturday 24th - Magazine St Blues Festival

corner of Magazine and Napoleon , noon till 8pm

Sunpie, Dopsie , Soul Rebels and Joe Krown plus lots more bluesy fun in aid of COPS 11

and check out some of our new spooky Halloween themed jewelry

and dont forget to sign UP for UPdates - fill in form on front page of www.shopgreenneworleans.com

Project 3090 and french quarter beaches

hey UPstarts - we will be participating in Project 3090 - an Intersection of Sound and Sustainability - Saturday Sept 5th - see lineup below and click link for more info
we will also be celebrating miss Jillian Gibsons 40th at the fest - so look out for the party..

also wanted to show you a picture of the new beach that has appeared in the french quarter equipped with seagulls and waves ... so head on down with your bucket and spade