This Weekend: It's a bazaar, Clark Park-style

It's only been a couple of months since the season's final Clark Park flea market, but you may already miss the cluttered tables of handmade jewelry and racks of patterned blazers from the '80s.

Fortunately for Penn's flea-market junkies, the organizers of this community staple are putting together an event this Sunday that is sure to hold us over until Spring: a holiday bazaar at the Rotunda, located at 40th and Walnut streets.

The Uhuru Solidarity Movement, which is coordinating the event, calls it "socially conscious holiday shopping," but expect to see the usual Clark Park flea-market vendors with an added dash of holiday cheer.

And by holiday cheer, we mean sweet-potato pie, which is exactly what Deidre Martin - the event's coordinator - says she is looking forward to the most.

But it's not all about the food - which visitors should know will include a spread of Jamaican dishes provided by Empress Tandi of the local coffee shop Kaffa's Crossing.

Martin said the bazaar will feature 40 local artists and businesses that will sell everything from beauty and bath products to accessories and home decor.

Uhuru, an organization which promotes the liberation of African people around the world, is charging vendors to set up shop at the bazaar and plans to use the money to support its cause.

"It's a great fundraiser, but it is also supporting really great businesses," Martin said.

Though there is usually a holiday bazaar at the Rotunda, Martin said this is the first year that Uhuru is hosting it.

She added that the decision to take over the event came at the request of the Clark Park flea-market vendors, who were looking for a venue for their products during the flea market's long winter recess.

The event is free and will run from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. this Sunday, Dec. 3.

And, yes, there will be music.

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