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TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 2017 VOLUME 91 ■ ISSUE 119

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1 Farmers Market brings local vendors to Lubbock By PAYTON ROBB Staff Writer

Lubbock weather ranges from a dry heat to a cold northern wind, but no matter the conditions, the people of Lubbock rush to the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market every Saturday. The farmers market, located at 19th Street and Buddy Holly Avenue, is hosted Saturday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. and will run through Oct. 28. “The event caters to so many different people,” Laura Anderson, a member of the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market marketing team, said. “Everyone has to eat, so this is a great place for the community to come together and support the local farmers.” Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market morphed from the Lubbock Downtown Art Market, which started seven years ago and supplied the Lubbock community with

art and local produce. In 2014, the Lubbock Downtown Art Market became part of First Friday Art Trail at the Tornado Gallery and the farmers market took its place. “The market has tremendously grown the past few years,” Anderson said. “We used to call local farmers and producers and ask them to bring goods, but now we get to chase our own energy. We pick the best suited vendors.” Potential vendors can fill out an application online at the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market website. For Allison Liles and her company, Block 20 Produce, this is her first year to be part of the farmers market. “I sell at one other market and decided to apply to be involved with this one because it is so well publicized,” Liles said. Block 20 Produce, along with many other vendors, grow everything they sell. In addition to

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fresh produce, vendors also sell jewelry, art, house plants and other goods. “The (Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market) brings in different people with different cultures and experiences,” Liles said. “It has a little something for everybody.” At the Market Information Booth, shoppers can sign up to receive weekly emails that include a list of vendors and the products they will bring to market. “The money spent here stays here,” Anderson said. “When people purchase goods, they are making an investment in this area.” Anderson said the farmers market is a team effort, not only for the producers and people in charge, but for the customers as well. “The thing I love most about the market is the spirit it has,” she said. “It is a neat group of people – both the shoppers and the vendors.” @DailyToreador

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1: Kim Reiss tells customers about her produce at the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market on Saturday. The farmers market allows vendors a place to sell their goods to the Lubbock community. 2: Ethan’s Earthly Edibles owner Ethan Carter sells produce at the Lubbock Downtown Farmers Market on Saturday. The farmers market is located at 19th Street and Buddy Holly Avenue and will take place every Saturday through Oct. 28.

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Panhandle Pop Culture Ventures hosts art event By MARYBETH HOLM Staff Writer

Four artists set up easels and an array of paints, markers and colored pencils for Panhandle Pop Culture Venture’s live art event at The Freaky Tiki Tavern. Panhandle Pop Culture Ventures is a local nonprofit organization known for hosting Lubbock Con, a community based comic con, according to their website. Their goal is to develop a community awareness for pop culture in the West Texas area and to foster an appreciation for multiple fan and hobby related activities. The theme for this event is to

combine different fandoms into one drawing. For Rey Ramos, who has been drawing since he was in middle school, he combined Pikachu, a popular character in the Pokémon series, with Vincent van Gogh’s “Café Terrace at Night,” which he calls, “Pokémon Gogh Café.” “I chose this because most people know Pikachu because he’s the most well-known character,” Ramos said. “He’s yellow, so he’ll stand out against Van Gogh’s cooler colors.” David Alaniz was another artist who participated in the live art event. Alaniz, a design communications student at South Plains College, works as a cartoonist and caricature artist in Lubbock. For

this event, he used markers and colored pencils to combine The Punisher, from Marvel comics, and Yellow Lantern, from DC Comics. Alaniz said he is new to the Lubbock Con scene and has only been participating for a couple months. However, he said he was impressed with the open and welcoming attitude of the Lubbock Con community. “It’s a really nice change of pace,” said Alaniz. “Usually there are different organizations for different types of mediums, (but with Lubbock Con they) welcome all different kinds of mediums.”

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