Week
after week this summer the Birch Bay Market at the corner of Alderson
and the Drive has been gaining vendors and customers Friday through
Sunday. The Pats (Alesse) and Nancy Firsdell have made this happen.
The
August 4th weekend was the ultimate: Saturday was SnipFest – nine
hours of music – to benefit WeSnip.org, the emergency clinic that
neuters dogs and cats. The magic behind this comes from Tammy Pearce
and Dave Bucknell of the Bay Cafe, located across the road from the
Alesse's C Shop.
That's
Tammy holding the microphone. Last year SnipFest raised $4,000; Tammy
expected the total to be well over $5,000 this year. The woman to her left is Nancy Firsdell, who did much of the work to attract 50
vendors. The band on stage is Black Out Alliance that drew in many of
the other performers and closed out the show.
Both
of the sponsoring businesses flourished and brought the action
to the South End of the Bay once again.
