So Sabi: The 1996 New England Cape Verdean Folklife Festival
Marketplace Call for Vendor

So Sabi: The 1996 New England Cape Verdean Folklife Festival will include: a one day marketplace featuring traditional crafts and commercial items from and/or about the Cape Verdean culture. The marketplace will be located in the Boston Center for the Arts (BCA) Cyclorama. The main rotunda measures 23,000 square feet and is the centerpiece of the BCA’s four acre complex. This is a spectacular venue for this event.

We are seeking vendors with Cape Verdean wares for the marketplace. A vending fee of $60.00 for this one day event will be charged. A 6’x 2.5’ table will be provided by the BCA, but vendors must provide their own setups to be approved by the BCA. Along with the attached application, interested vendors must submit a photographic and/or video representation of your materials and setup in addition to a list of items to be sold.

Timeline:

March, 1996 Call to Vendors
April 22, 1996 Deadline for Submission
May 8, 1996 Notification
May 17, 1996 Deadline for Payment
June 1, 1996 Marketplace

Send completed packet to:

The So Sabi Festival Marketplace
Boston Center for the Arts
539 Tremont Street
Boston, MA 02116-6338

So Sabi: The 1996 New England Cape Verdean Folklife Festival
Marketplace Call for Vendors - June 1, 1996
Application Form

I am interested in applying for the vendors marketplace at So Sabi; The 1996 New England Cape Verdean Folklife Festival.

Name___________________________________________________________________

Address_________________________________________________________________

City_______________________________State_________________Zip Code_________

Day Phone (_____)____________________Evening Phone(_____)_________________

Categories (Check One):

[ ] Traditional (handmade crafts, jewelry items, etc.)
[ ] Commercial (production pertaining to Cape Verdean culture such as t-shirts, caps, music)
[ ] Educational (books, tapes, etc.)
[ ] Food

Describe marketplace items to be sold:

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

_______________________________________________________________________

I have read the rules and policies set forth above and agree to abide by them and such other rules and regulations as may be established by the So Sabi Cape Verdean Folklife Festival or the Boston Center for the Arts.

Signature: ______________________________________Date: ______________

Send this application by April 22, 1996 to: The So Sabi Festival Marketplace; Boston Center for the Arts; 539 Tremont Street; Boston, MA 02116-6338

[ ] I have attached photographic and/or video representation of your materials and set up in addition to a list of items to be sold.

3/15/96

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