Big Box of Orlando Holiday Pop-up Shop
Friday-Saturday, Dec. 6-7
6 p.m.-midnight Friday, 10 a.m.-10 p.m. Saturday
The Orange Studio, 1121 N. Mills Ave.
thedailycity.com
$5-$10
This is one of those events where, if we listed everyone participating and all the great stuff on offer, wed run out of words before we ever got to tell you why you dont want to miss it. So first things first: You dont wanna miss this. Big Box of Orlando is the new kid on a block of very well-established and wonderful holiday markets in town (Grandma Party, Big Bang and Sparkle come to mind). That said, theyre coming on strong with a great venue (we do so love Say It Louds Orange Studio on Mills), a righteous national sponsor (West Elm, which proved its commitment to small designers earlier this year in the Lisa Congdon case), and a quiverful of local stars old and new: Cloak & Dapper, Chronicle Stones, Hog Eat Hog, Badspade, Lure, Rifle, Burrow Press, Lineage Roasting and way too many more to list. Demonstrating a firm grasp of the never-let-them-leave principle of retail, Big Box assuages customer cravings as well at the Friday night preview shop, therell be beer and wine, coffee, a cupcake bar and tamales; Saturday brings mimosas, crepes for brunch and empanadas for dinner. Bring those cards because this sale is credit only no cash. Jessica Bryce Young