By Daily Press Staff
Westside Waldorf School invites everyone to its Winter Faire to be held Saturday, from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. at 1229 4th St. in Santa Monica. The Faire will feature craft-making for all ages, a marionette puppet show, live music and dance, shopping for holiday gifts, delicious food and a store just for children.
“The Winter Faire is designed to counter the commercialism of the holiday season. It gives us a chance to be part of the creative rather than the buying side of things,” said Faire coordinator Gillian Grebler. “It’s a celebration of the winter season, when the light from outside is low but the light from inside is full.” Westside Waldorf School’s Acorn Store, at 1220 Fifth Street, Santa Monica, also will be open, with wooden and handmade toys and dolls, craft supplies, calendars and books for sale.
At 5 p.m., the Faire comes to an end and after a quick communal clean-up, everyone is invited to a multi-cultural Festival of Light, where school parents, students and teachers share some of the winter holiday candle-lighting ceremonies and stories from their own traditions.
Admission to the Faire is free. Tickets will be sold for individual activities. Visitors are invited to bring a can or plastic wrapped package of food to donate to the Westside Food Bank. The Winter Faire is a fundraiser for the school.
Originally published in the Santa Monica Daily Press print edition on November 30, 2001. Read the original PDF.