The Cutting Edge: A Fundraiser for Handmade Arcade

Don’t miss Handmade Arcade’s inaugural benefit event!
Friday, December 7, 5:30 to 8 p.m.
David L. Lawrence Convention Center
Open to ages 18+
A limited number of tickets are available

• GET A FIRST LOOK at the market the night before it opens to the public
• SHOP EARLY from more than 130 featured vendors (from a total of 239)
• MEET THE MAKERS from Pittsburgh and beyond
• MINGLE with Pittsburgh’s craft community
• ENJOY snacks and cider, craft activities and make-and-takes
• HELP SUPPORT Handmade Arcade, the region’s largest independent craft fair, and its community of innovative craft-based artists, designers and makers

LOTS TO DO AND MAKE!

• Sip Crafted Apple, an exclusive collaborative release from Threadbare Cider and Handmade Arcade
• Assemble your own crafty goodie bag
• Create a glass mosaic with artist Debbie Jacknin
• Watch live demonstrations from Pittsburgh Glass Center
• Make block prints with WorkshopPGH
• Laser cut a custom wood or leather key fob with Protohaven
• Bid on fabulous silent auction items
• Music by DJ Jeff Bower
• Cash bar
• Light bites

PROCEEDS WILL SUPPORT:

• Free admission to Handmade Arcade
• Free Hands-on Handmade Activity Area for all ages
• Youth Maker Scholarship Program for ages 16-18
• Craft Corridor for emerging artists