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: James D'Asaro (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.
2007 Broadway Flea Market
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, jewelry, CDs and cassettes, theatrical
books (please no other topics) and magazines.
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fleamark@stagemanagers.org
Sandi Bohle, Chair,
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
The 2003 Broadway Flea Market is only a month away! The event, which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, will be held on Sunday, September 21 from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. at Shubert Alley and 44th/45th Streets. I am hopeful we can continue our successes of the past two years (and that it doesn’t rain this year!).
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
The 2002 Broadway Flea Market which benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS, was 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.
Thanks for your help!
Sincerely,
Jim D'Asaro
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
Please contact Jim D'Asaro for further information.