Indie Craft Documentary - Meet the Director here in Philly!!

We YoCos LOVE a good book...and this book really shows the great "Rise of DIY!!" The whole book is a collection of essays that other YoCoPro's in the business of making and promoting Handmade Crafts, share their stories of how they got started in the handmade world.

Our good friends at Art Star (located at 623 N. Second Street, Philadelphia, PA 19123) are working together with Buyers Market of American Craft,www.americancraft.com.

Come meet Faythe Levine, director of the indie craft documentary, “Handmade Nation.” There will be a Q&A following the screening, moderated by Kris Stewart, editor of NICHE, the magazine for independent art retailers.

Saturday, August 1st, 6-8pm
@ Pennsylvania Convention Center, Room 103, 1101 Arch Street, Philadelphia

Purchase Tickets @ Art Star for $5
or buy tickets at the door (seating is limited so we recommend getting them now)

Weekend Updated with the YoCoPros

The weather has finally broke and it will be a fun filled weekend. The weekend started off last night with a ton of shows going on in the city. As usual we hit up Silk City, not only cause we love it but because I won free tix to Tigerbeat. Tigerbeat is F$%king sick, he was mixing oldies, with 80's and dance music it was an incredible mix, unfortunately I was a little distracted from all of the Fistpumping from all the Jersey's that somehow found their way their.

Today starts off with The Piazza at Schmitts, in NoLibs, The Marketplace with local vendors and artists goes all day long, and is accompanied by Music and bands and the Phillies game on the Jumbo screen at 4pm. PBC: Philadelphia Brewing Company has their weekly tours and tasting starting at 12pm.

Renegade Craft Fair is also going on today and on Sunday in the BK (Brooklyn, Ny) even though its not a Philly event we are sure lots of YoCoPros will hit it up since its like an even bigger version of last weeks Art Star Craft Bazaar.

The Roots are hosting the Roots Picnic 2009, which is gonna be awesome and it looks like it might be better than last year. It's taking place at Festival Pier at Penns Landing all day!

And finally Sunday Philly is hosting Bike races in Manayunk, which bring the annual 300,000 spectators and lots of fun. Check it out and get their early!