PENN SOUTH CERAMICS SPRING SALE: Like the potter’s wheel, nature’s cycle keeps going around and around — and while it’s nice to see flowers after a long winter, when was the last time the good earth came up with a decorative platter all by itself? For that, clay isn’t enough. You need elbow grease, a kiln and the creative touch of students and instructors from the Penn South Ceramics Studio. Their Spring Sale lets you take home handmade one-of-a-kind items: bowls, plates, vases, mugs, jewelry and more — all at reasonable prices. Pick up a brochure as you shop and at this time next year, one of your own original creations could be on the shelf with a price tag.
Sat. & Sun. | May 2 & 3 | 11 a.m.–5 p.m. at the Penn South Ceramics Studio (in Building 6B, 276 Ninth Ave., at the northeast corner of 26th St.). For more info, email them at pennsouthceramics@gmail.com or visit pennsouthceramics.com.
If art you can drink out of is your cup of tea, head to the May 2 & 3 Penn South Ceramics Spring Sale.
SELIS MANOR BAZAAR: Organized by the Selis Manor for the Blind Tenants Association, this Spring Bazaar brings together vendors selling electronics, gift baskets, food, jewelry, clothes and the vague but ever-popular “more.” Helping Hands for the Disabled of NYC will have a table, where you can meet that non-profit’s CEO, Alice Crespo. MaxiAids, which sells daily living, mobility, low vision and hard of hearing technology, will also be on hand.
Sat., May 2, 11 a.m.–5 p.m. at Selis Manor (135 W. 23rd St. btw. Sixth & Seventh Aves.).
WESTBETH SPRING SALE: Don’t call it a junk sale, because it’s most certainly not. The booty up for grabs at the Westbeth Spring Sale comes from belongings of Westbeth tenants — whose artistic bent guarantees an eclectic array of furniture, records, CDs and everyday household items with uncommon personality. In addition to a children’s’ corner (books, toys, clothing), there will be figurative and abstract oil paintings from the estates of two artists. Proceeds go to further the work of the Westbeth Beautification Committee, which regularly plants flowers by the trees that surround the building and the Bank St. Courtyard. They also maintain the flower boxes at each side of the main entrance to the building (55 Bethune St.), thus beautifying the neighborhood for all of us. So go, browse and splurge. It’s for a good cause!
Sat., May 9 & 16 and Sun., May 10 — from 11a.m.–5p.m. Also Sun., May 17, 11 a.m.–2 p.m. At 55 Bethune St. (elevator) or 137 Bank St. (stairs), both at the corner of Washington St. For more info, call 212-691-1574 or email westbethfleamarket@gmail.
–By Scott Stiffler
