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San Francisco, CA (PRWEB) November 30, 2011

This years Holiday Gifty Art Sale and Open House at The Crucible promises to be the most exciting shopping experience this season. While the Open House will afford the opportunity to see industrial arts in molten actionwith live demonstrations in glass blowing, jewelry making and metal fabricationthe Holiday Gifty Art Sale will feature handmade crafts for sale from over 70 local Bay Area artists.

Guests of this special holiday event are eligible for discounts on Crucible class tuition and will be entertained by mini fire opera performances, live fire dancing by Crucible students and Rockakamile, accordion music by Duckmando, and a visit from Santa, who will arrive in a most spectacular fashion at 1 pm. This years Holiday Gifty Art Sale and Open House will take place in Crucibles 56,000 square-foot West Oakland facility on Saturday, December 10 from noon until 6 pm and Sunday, December 11 from noon until 4 pm.

We do many events all year long ranging in size, but Gifty is my favorite, said Jennifer Harrity, Marketing Coordinator and Holiday Gifty Fire Elf. Everyone is bundled up in festive holiday attire, the studio is all decorated up with lights and folks seem to be walking around humming their favorite holiday tune. The entire energy of the event and The Crucible studio is warm and festive. It also combines my two favorite things: fire and shopping.

Gifty shoppers can purchase locally handmade treasures made from glass, metal, wood, ceramics, textiles and other media from dozens of vendors, including many returning favorites, like SuperSugarRayRay, RocknSocks, Squishy Sushi, and By Nieves. New Gifty vendors include J Fein Designs, The Red Dragon Inn, Illuminated Jewelry by Mark Garbarini, and FaceFactory.

The Crucibles staff and faculty members also plan to participate, including jewelry instructor Aimee Golants contemporary metal art Judaica, Crucible instructor Rob Nehrings (Rusty Noodle Studios) sculptures that bring out the personality of discarded objects, instructor David Castellas (D.A.C. Metals) intricate jewelry, and glass flameworking instructor Ralph McCaseys (Nightside Studios) glass art.

Gifty is always a delight because it showcases actual work being done in classes at The Crucible and the work of Crucible instructors, said Judy Stone, Enameling Department Head and instructor. We love it when our students enter the marketplace with their work, and when community artists and craftspeople consider the event a unique and positive marketing experience. For me, I rarely get a break because the small enameling studio inside the jewelry room is buzzing with non-stop demonstrations by me and Arlene Mornick, the Art Clay instructor.

The Crucible classroom doors will be open to the public, allowing free demonstrations in glass blowing, blacksmithing and welding, said Andrea Lundquist, Crucible Event Manager. Gifty presents a perfect opportunity to see what The Crucible is all about and pick up last-minute holiday gifts while helping support local arts and artists.

MACHINE cast members will warm guests up for the fire operas upcoming premiere with mini-performances throughout the day. MACHINE: A World Premiere Fire Opera promises to be The Crucibles boldest production yet, and tickets to performances make a unique and unforgettable holiday gift. Tickets are available now or can be purchased at the Holiday Gifty.

At one oclock, Santa will arrive in style when he makes his grand Holiday Gifty entrance aboard the Nautilus Submarine, a spectacular Burning Man art car created by the Five Ton Crane Arts Group. Guests are encouraged to bring their cameras to get photographs of themselves or little ones with Santa.

Holiday Gifty guests are eligible for discounts on Crucible classes. New students who sign up for a winter class during the Open House will receive 20% off their class tuition, and all new and existing members will receive 25% off tuition. Memberships and class sign-ups will be available at the event.

For more information, call (510) 250-3687 or go to http://www.thecrucible.org.

About The Crucible

The Crucible is an educational facility that offers Bay Area art classes in the fine and industrial arts to people at all skill levels and original Bay Area team building events. What started in 1999 in an empty 6,000 square-foot warehouse in Berkeley has now grown to a 56,000 square-foot building in the heart of West Oakland.

The Crucible offers instruction in industrial and fine art for every level from beginning and intermediate to advanced levels in formats ranging from three-hour tasters to ten-week programs. Prices vary by course and duration. Class fees include tuition, studio fees, materials, tool access and safety training. There are no shopping lists for supplies or hidden costs.

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Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) November 21, 2011

PoolGear Plus, famous for the lowest prices on pool supplies, is featuring several new product lines geared to entertaining families during the long winter months in their latest e-catalog. Shoppers will save $ 15 off purchases of $ 75 or more when they buy saunas, spas, game tables, and snow toys from this PoolGear Plus online catalog.

The first section of the latest PoolGear Plus e-catalog showcases infrared saunas, spas, and above ground swimming pools. Saunas provide relaxing, revitalizing infrared heat that helps ease aching muscles, stress and tension and often helps relieve symptoms of chronic conditions like asthma, migraines, and arthritis. PoolGear Plus also offers portable spas and even an inflatable hot tub for enjoying affordable relaxation on the go. Those in the market for an above ground swimming pool for spring will want to browse PoolGear Plus great selection of well-built, attractive pools.

The next part of the online catalog lets consumers browse the fun tabletop games and game tables that PoolGear Plus added to their product line this year. These game room items help keep PoolGear Plus customers and their families entertained when theyre stuck indoors due to rain or snow. The lineup of tabletop games includes air hockey, foosball, pool, and soccer; full-size game tables include air hockey, pool, soccer, table tennis, and shuffleboard. Theres also a basketball arcade game, dart cabinet, and 3-in-1 poker table in the e-catalog. And for those who cant make up their minds about which games they like best or who have limited game table space, PoolGear Plus offers two multi-game tables. Many game table accessories are also available in the e-catalog.

For hours of fun and exercise on the snow slopes, PoolGear Plus online catalog offers a huge variety of foam sleds, snow carpets, toboggans, plastic sleds, snow discs, snow tubes and even an inflatable snow fort. Available in a variety of eye-catching styles, designs and colors for one, two, or three riders, the snow sleds offer opportunities for fun on the slopes ranging from safe, comfortable rides for young children and beginners to dominating the slopes with exhilarating fast-paced rides for older children and adults. The inflatable snow fort also gets the kids outdoors for exercise and playtime in winter with its warm sunlit interior due to the front window panel and insulated dome structure.

The PoolGear Plus online catalog also features many of their bestselling pool and spa products, and the special offer of $ 15 off purchases of $ 75 or more may be used on spa and pool supplies. All purchases from the e-catalog are completed on the PoolGear Plus website for safe and secure checkout.

About PoolGear Plus

PoolGear Plus provides spa and pool supplies and equipment online at discount prices with zero sales tax, free shipping, and just an $ 8.99 handling fee on any size order. With 35 years experience in the pool supplies industry and as the manufacturer and packager of their own line of pool chemicals, PoolGear Plus is able to offer the lowest prices on all types of pool supplies to their growing customer base. PoolGear Plus mission is to be a one-stop shop for pool supplies and other life-enhancing products and to provide the utmost in quality, value and service to their customers.

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