The Spring Show is set to rock! It will take place within the California Market Center's penthouse again on May 2 & 3.

Apply by March 24th at:
http://www.uniquelosangeles.com/application.html

To see pics of the last event check out our Flickr page....

Visit http://www.flickr.com/photos/uniquelosangeles to see the great pics from our first-ever UNIQUE show. It was a huge success thanks to all the vendors and the fantastic shoppers... See you in the Spring!

+ over 6000 people came to the event over the two days
+ there were over 210 vendors!
+ through ticket sales, we were able to raise an amazing $4200 for our non-profit partner CREATE NOW.

Do you have some extra time, the yearning to do some good, and want to get involved in the community? [insert sound of angels singing] Tis the season to volunteer!

UNIQUE LOS ANGELES will rely on great volunteer help to run the Etsy DIY Lab, assist in our Holiday Photobooth area, and run the sign-in tables. You must have a big smile, be quite outgoing, and be a lover of creativity and community. This is a great chance to help a new community event!

- shifts are 4 hours long on Sat Dec 12 or Sun Dec 13
- volunteers get to attend a special Staff Party/Orientation, where they will get to create and screen-print a shirt or two! Food and drinks will also be a plenty...
- volunteers will each get a signed and numbered limited edition Two Rabbits poster (1 of 50), which commemorates the first-ever UNIQUE LOS ANGELES. It's going to be DOPE.
- volunteers will also get 5 free tickets to UNIQUE for friends/family

Please email me by December 2 (sonja@uniquelosangeles.com) if you're interested in helping out (please use the words Interested Volunteer as the subject line). If you can provide a brief bio/work background/interests, which day you would prefer to work, and a link to your blog/myspace/website/etc. that would be greatly appreciated. MUCHAS GRACIAS!!!

Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving... And that you're resting up for the big event in two weeks. Wink-wink.

We had a GREAT couple of days, thanks to the LA Weekly and Metromix who showed us a lot of love. Check out the LA Weekly coverage. And click here to read the Metromix article.

Now go grab a fork, open the fridge and grab a few bites of that leftover pie. Or turkey. Or Tofurkey.

So seriously, our vendors are amazing... And we've got almost 200 of them! Gwen Stefani has rocked flocks by ROJAS. . And just this week Tyra Banks wore an Unhee jumper on the finale of Top Model.

Take a look around, you're sure to find something you like... Thanks y'all, looking forward to seeing you in December!

sonja

We have spent the past few days going through all the applications, and are THRILLED with the results. There are over 165 amazing participants! Some sell their designs around the globe, while some just started to screenprint or sew in their garages this past summer -- all the vendors represent the amazing talent we have here in Cali, as well as some of the best that Brooklyn, Portland, Vegas and Seattle have to offer! We'll launch the Vendor Directory this week, so you can take a peek at every single participant...

In the meantime, I am proud to announce our new partner Create Now! I've chosen Create Now! as the non-profit who will receive 50% of all admission proceeds. This small-yet-powerful organization does amazing work in the community. Their mission is to change the lives of high-risk and at-risk youth through creative arts mentoring, education, resources and opportunities. For all of us who have grown up visiting museums and being able to express ourselves through art (whether that be dance, drawing, acting, etc.), I'm sure you'll understand how important their work is. They will be at UNIQUE LOS ANGELES with a booth, as well we are donating 30 tickets to the organization, enabling some of their mentors and kids to attend the event - seeing in-person that being an artist or designer is an actual career option. Let's inspire them all!

The Create Now! Vision:
Create Now! will provide at-risk and high-risk youth with information, motivation, inspiration and education through creative outreach resulting in a more well-rounded individual. Participants will have opportunities to explore and develop their skills in literary, music, performing and visual arts and to be matched with a caring mentor who will help them reach their personal, artistic and professional goals.

We've flipped the switch...

The official blog is now here

Love it. Know it. Bookmark it.

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Totally unrelated to UNIQUE, but music is art... And ONLY IN LA could this happen.

I just have to say, "nice work" to my best friend Nick Pavey, from the band Black Cowboy. DUDE, we went to Eagle Rock Elementary School WAY back, so are original LA kids. I can't believe they're on the homepage of MySpace and have this whole video about them. Of course it makes sense though, and Giselle and kevin are good friends of theirs through Leo. I'm so happy for him, and also find it hilarious because he's so chill. :) Gooooo Nick!

You can see him working it, or really just standing looking cool...
Check out this video: Exclusive Behind the Scenes of Come On