Hello Friends, Family and Community! Welcome to the debut of the 'Festa blog! For folks who may be wondering what all the 'fest(ivities) are about, we are ecstatic to announce the upcoming launch of Manifesta's community kinship program, 'Festa. From the beginning, Manifesta was intended to be not only a salon, but a business that recognizes it's intrinsic connection to the community around us, and engages in collaborations with other small start-up businesses and neighborhood organizations in ways that help facilitate our mutual success. Particularly in working with local entrepreneurs, we think of 'Festa as a safe place in which new businesses can "test bed" their ideas. One of the Manifesta(tions) of community kinship we imagine are pop-up retail kiosks of locally sourced artisan/craftsman products.
On that note, it is with great enthusiasm that we are featuring... HALF HITCH GOODS as our FIRST 'FESTA RETAIL PARTNER!! There are so many reasons we are honored to collaborate with Half Hitch Goods - amazing products, fabulous people, a local business - but perhaps our favorite reasons have to do with telling stories and giving gifts. The practices of storytelling and gift giving are invaluable keystones in community building. Not only does Half Hitch Goods, itself, have an awesome story, but story telling is a built-in part of the Half Hitch Goods experience (keep reading!). Half Hitch Goods is also engaged in promoting the spirit of generosity, as the focus of their retail selection is gifting (and just in time for the holidays!) Here's a sneak preview of what Half Hitch Goods offers (for the whole story visit www.halfhitchgoods.com):
"The mission of Half Hitch Goods is to offer the best quality heirloom gift assortment and promote thoughtful gift giving, including impeccable presentation. The secret to great gifting is finding personal things that have meaningful product stories, which make them significant. Carrie and her husband (and high school sweetheart) Britton, are documenting their product stories as they travel in their old Volkswagen Vanagon "Doka" to visit artist's studios and learn about their makers."
Thank you so much for your support. Because reciprocity with those around us is at the core of what we are striving to achieve, please let us know if you or someone you know might benefit from a partnership with 'Festa. Email K.C. Lutes, Community Collaborations, at festa.oak@gmail.com. Stay tuned for more news on 'Festa's 'fest(ivities) and manifesta(tions)!
