The Center for Book Arts Presents its Annual Holiday Gift Fair and Preview Party Handmade Objects for Sale, a Silent Auction, & Many Wonderful Gifts Ideas Preview Party: Fri, Dec 12, 6-9 pm Holiday Fair: Sat, Dec 13, Noon-7 pm

WHAT: Throughout this two day event, artists and instructors from the Center will be selling their handcrafted creations. The Center's annual book fair is popular with anyone searching for beautiful, unusual, and affordable gifts.  Come Friday for the Preview Party for a first chance to purchase objects, bid on the silent auction, and enjoy live music and cocktails in a festive holiday atmosphere. On Saturday, drop in and peruse the extraordinary selection of handmade items on sale directly from the artists. Saturday admission is free and open from Noon to 7:00 pm. WHEN: Preview Party: Friday, Dec 12, 6-9 pm ($10 ticket) Holiday Fair: Saturday, Dec 13, Noon-7pm (Free admission)   PREVIEW PARTY: Join us Friday evening for the Preview Party and have the first chance to purchase unique and affordable handmade gift items, while enjoying a festive atmosphere with live music, hors d'oeuvres, and holiday cocktails. Click here to see images of work that will be for sale at the Fair! There will also be live Klezmer music with the holiday-themed duo Klez Humbug, featuring Gregg Mervine and Michael Winograd. Vendors include: Jenna Adams - Studio on the Square, Laurie Alpert, Kristin Anderson, Marvin Bolotsky, Susan Bonthron - Otter Pond Bindery, Carolyn Chadwick, Teresa Federer - Acorn Letterpress, Emily Gold - Paper Cake Scissors, Michael Held - Memex Books, Barbara Henry - Harsimus Press, Ruth Ann Howden, Tom Jessen - Foxglove Press, Sara Elizabeth Jett, Debbie Ma Designs, Barbara Mauriello, Susan Mills, Purgatory Pie Press, Connie Smith, Julia Solis - Furnace Press, Friese Undine, Jennifer Verbit, and Ulla Warchol & Kristann Heinz - Fold Over Press. There will also be a silent auction, with items from: Amy's Bread, Art on Paper Magazine, Brooklyn Museum, Carnegie Hall, Dieu Donne, the Drawing Center, En Foco, the Grolier Club, MoMA, Murray's Cheese, New York Central Art Supply, the New York Historical Society, Talas, the Morgan Library and Museum, Ugly Duckling Presse, Vosges Chocolate, and the Yale University Arts Library. All attendees of the Preview Party will receive a special letterpress printed keepsake! HOLIDAY FAIR: Visit the Center on Saturday from Noon to 7pm to find this unique studio and exhibition space transformed into a book artists' marketplace!  Items for sale include hand-bound books, journals, greeting cards, decorative boxes, photo albums, and original artwork and artist books.  Admission to the fair is free on Saturday.  Prices on items start as low as $5 and most can be found in a range of $15-$75. WHERE: The Center for Book Arts 28 West 27th Street, Third Floor Between Broadway and Sixth Avenue Subway: N, R, W to 28thStreet; F, V to 23rd Street; 1 to 28th Street   Snow Owl Artwork by Tim Fite. For more information and for photo credits, please contact James Copeland at jcopeland@centerforbookarts.org.