BC/EFA Flea Market committee - to make the SMA table at the annual Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS flea market a great fundraising success, and to raise the visibility of the SMA in the theatrical community.
 | Collect and catalog items that will be available for purchase at the flea market |
| Arrange a location to store items as they're collected |
| Arrive early on the day of the flea market to set up the SMA table |
| With additional volunteers, staff the table |
| At the end of the day, collect unsold items and bring them to a storage location |
Current member: Sandi Bohle (Chair)
Estimated time involvement: 1-2 hours/month during the year; all day at the flea market.
Prerequisite: Enthusiasm for collecting and selling items.
Locale: NYC metro area.
Sunday, September 23, 2007, from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
The 2007 Broadway Flea Market is coming up in September. The event, which
benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be held on Sunday, September 23
from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Shubert Alley and 44th St.
Last Year's event raised over half a million dollars and our table raised almost
$4000.
Your SMA/BCEFA Flea Market Committee is asking for your help. We are
seeking show biz memorabilia including: posters, t-shirts, recordings and show
jackets, small household items, jewelry, general CDs and cassettes, theatrical
books (please no other topics) and magazines.
Please take the time to see if you have a few items for this important cause. If
you are currently stage managing shows please get your cast to donate a signed
program, poster, or other swag!
Items can be brought to the table the morning of the flea market, between
8:30-9:00 a.m. Please be sure that your donations are of the best quality, not
too large, and priced if at all possible. If you need to drop off donations
prior to Sunday morning, please call me directly at 914-489-2439 or email
fleamark@stagemanagers.org and we will make arrangements with you.
In addition to donations, we will need the following help running the table:
Set-up- 8:30 a.m.
Running the table-
3 hour shifts between 10 a.m. and 7
p.m.
Tear down- 6-8 p.m.
Again, if you can help at the event, please contact us
fleamark@stagemanagers.org, and we'll schedule a time. This event is always
fun and extremely rewarding for this worthy cause. Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
Sandi Bohle, Chair,
The SMA/BCEFA Flea Market Committee
BCEFA FLEA MARKET 2006
The day started off well with Nadine Charlson, Melissa Miller, Susan Whelan, and
Jana Lynn joining me for set-up and the first three hour shift. We had lot's of
donations for our table this year including a ton of cds donated by BCEFA.
Our table was located in front of the Majestic Theatre next to Phantom's table.
People started shopping at 9am even though the official start isn't until 10am.
We were swamped all day.
Melissa Miller and I were soon joined by Alix Claps, Evelyn Plummer, and Jon
Teter (all the way from DC for the day). We were hit by a blast of rain for
about twenty minutes in the early afternoon, which diminished the crowd for a
few minutes and caused a few organizations to give up and call it a day. We
battled through the wind and rain, staying relatively dry. The crowd quickly
picked up again. Our big sellers of the day were show cds, especially Little
Women and Shout!.
I want to thank everyone who worked the table. Especially, Alix Claps and Evelyn
Plummer who stayed until the bitter end. Alix, you have a future as a carnival
barker. I'm already looking forward to next year.
The flea Market raised $505,000 this year and our table raised $3,883 up from
the total for our last table.
Some of the top-earning tables were:
$24,311 United Scenic Artists
$22,612 The Celebrity Table and Photo Booth
$16,310 Broadway Beat
$13,230 The Phantom of the Opera
$ 9,167 The Triton Gallery
$ 8,786 TDF
$ 7,082 Wicked
$ 6,545 Rent
$ 6,302 The Producers
$ 6,089 "Entertainment Weekly"
$ 5,120 Playbill
$ 5.096 Beauty & The Beast
$ 4,353 Tarzan
$ 4,035 Actors' Equity Association
Start thinking now about volunteering for next year's event. Start collecting
show memorabilia now. It's a great event to be a part of.
Til Next Year,
Sandi Bohle
Chair, BCEFA/SMA Flea Mkt. Committee
Sunday, September 24, 2006; from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
The 2006 Broadway Flea Market is only a month away! The event, which benefits
Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be held on Sunday, September 24 from
10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Shubert Alley and 44th/45th Streets. I am glad that we
are back with a table after missing last year's event.
Your SMA/BCEFA Flea Market Committee is asking for your help. We are seeking
show biz memorabilia including: posters, t-shirts, recordings and show jackets,
small household items, jewelry, general CDs and cassettes, theatrical books
(please no other topics) and magazines.
Please take the time to see if you have a few items for this important cause.
If you are currently stage managing shows please get your cast to donate a
signed program, poster, or other swag!
Items can be brought to the table the morning of the flea market, between
8:30-9:00 a.m. Please be sure that your donations are of the best quality, not
too large, and priced if at all possible. If you need to drop off donations
prior to Sunday morning, please call me directly at (914) 489-2439 or email
fleamark@stagemanagers.org and we will make arrangements with you.
In addition to donations, we still need the following help running the table:
Set-up- 8:30 a.m.
Running the table-
3 hour shifts between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Tear down- 6-8 p.m.
Again, if you can help at the event, please contact us
fleamark@stagemanagers.org , and we'll schedule a time. This event is always
fun and extremely rewarding for this worthy cause. Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
Sandi Bohle, Chair, and
The Members of The SMA/BCEFA Flea Market Committee
FLEA MARKET- Sunday, September 21, 2003
The day
was as beautiful a day as anyone could have hoped for. I was met on my arrival at 8:30 a.m. in Shubert Alley by Sanja
Kabalin, who won this year's early riser award.
We were joined in the morning and early afternoon by Robert Cohen, Katie Orr,
and Philomena MacNamara. The super volunteer awards went this year to Dan Zittel
and Evelyn Plummer, who both put in a full day's worth of help.
My thanks to everyone who helped man the table.
We had a great location this year in Shubert Alley. Our table earned just under
$3,000. Considering that the top table earner was GYPSY with $10,000 in sales, I
thought it a very respectable showing.
Our friends at BC/EFA donated several cartons of CDs for us to sell. Additional
materials were donated by the Puerto Rican Traveling Theatre and by Arturo and
Deborah Porazzi, as well as a few items from other SMA members, and all of the
"leftovers" I have stored in Dobbs Ferry for the past year!
All in all, it was a really wonderful day, and the event broke the record for
money raised!
Great work!
-Jim
SMA - FLEA MARKET committee getting into gear
I am seeking show biz memorabilia including: posters, t-shirts, recordings and show jackets, small household items, jewelry, general CDs and cassettes, theatrical books (please no other topics) and magazines.
Please take the time to see if you have a few items for this important cause. There is little storage space available after the event, so please be sure that your donations are of the best quality, not too large, and priced if at all possible. If you are currently stage managing shows please get your cast to donate a signed program or poster!
Items can be brought to the table the morning of the flea market, between 8:30-9:00 a.m. If you need to drop off donations prior to that time, please call me directly at (212) 870-4295 and I will make arrangements with you.
In addition to donations, we need the following help running the table:
Set-up- 8:30 a.m.
Running the table- 2-3 hour shifts between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m.
Tear down- 6-8 p.m.
Again, if you can help at the event, please call me directly at (212) 870-4295, and we’ll schedule a time. This event is always fun and extremely rewarding for this worthy cause. Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
Jim D’Asaro
SMA - FLEA MARKET committee getting into gear
The 2002 Broadway Flea Market is only a month away! The event, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be held on Sunday, September 22, 2002, from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Shubert Alley and along 44th Street between 8th Avenue and Shubert Alley.
Last year was another success for our table, despite the rain, and I want to again thank all of those members who braved the elements to help out.
I am seeking show biz memorabilia, including:
Posters, t-shirts, show jackets, programs and playbills.
Small [emphasize: small] household items, jewelry, CDs and cassettes.
Theatrical (please no other topics) books and magazines.
Please take the time to see if you have a few items for this important cause. There is little storage space available after the event, so please be sure that your donations are of the best quality, not too large, and priced, if at all possible. If you are currently stage managing a show, please get your cast to donate a signed program, CD and/or poster!
Items can be brought to the table on the morning of the flea market, between 8:30-10:00 a.m.. If you need to drop off donations prior to that time, please call me directly at (212) 870-4295 and I will make arrangements with you.
In addition to donations, we need the following help running the table:
Set-up 8:30 a.m.
Running the table 2-to-3 hour shifts between 10 a.m. & 7 p.m.
Tear down 6-8 p.m.
If you can help on the day of the flea market, please call me directly at (212) 870-4295. This event is always fun, and extremely rewarding for this worthy cause.
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
Jim D'Asaro
FLEA MARKET-
Sunday,
September 30,
2001
The event was scaled down this year (due to the aftermath of 9/11 no streets were closed) so it was a tight fit for everyone. We were set up between BLUE MAN and THE PRODUCERS. More people than expected (though still less than last year) created some traffic problems, but it was a minor complaint amidst all the fun.
We got hit by rain come afternoon and it was a credit to those helping out at the booth that we kept at it with reasonable enthusiasm. Tables were shut down early, but we carried on at the SMA table. We were thanked by Michael Kumor at BC/EFA for our efforts through the afternoon, and for helping sell various donations to BC/EFA, in addition to the stuff the SMA people brought.
The SMA table raised $2,451.00 of the total
$358,556 received for the Fifteenth Annual Broadway Flea Market & Grand Auction.
From these proceeds, the Twin Towers Fund will receive $10,000 and the Red Cross
$20,000.
I must say thank you to all of the people who donated goods, a special thank you
for all of the SMA members who donated their time and much appreciated
enthusiasm, and a very special thank you to Dan Zittel, who did the full day
with me.
Between now and next September, those of you with "stars" in your productions,
or those who are managing B'Way shows, might collect autographed items that seem
to be desirable for many shoppers. Maybe a signed DVD or videotape or soundtrack
if you you're working with a "star'" or a full cast signed souvenir program if
you're working on a Broadway show.
If you explain the purpose I am sure you'll do okay! By the way, I've always
billed our booth as the one for all the shows that have closed!
See you next year!
Jim
