To Market

You've been to the chi-chi weekend fleas, and they're a blast. But face it: In terms of looking true, salt-of-the-earth flea-market culture squarely in the eye, you're only getting your toes wet. At the Old North Denver Flea Market — hosted monthly from May through October by alterNative Voices and...

By Susan Froyd

May 17, 2007

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You've been to the chi-chi weekend fleas, and they're a blast. But face it: In terms of looking true, salt-of-the-earth flea-market culture squarely in the eye, you're only getting your toes wet. At the Old North Denver Flea Market — hosted monthly from May through October by alterNative Voices and United Methodist Native Ministries — you'll get an ancient taste of the real thing, where folks set up shop and banter and barter the old-fashioned way, as it's been done around the world for hundreds and thousands of years.

Okay, so it's really just another yard sale, but on a grander scale and with finer wares, and it's kind of like a neat little secret that takes place, atypically, on Mondays in a parking lot near Highlands United Methodist Church, 3131 Osceola Street. Check it out: The first market of the season is open today from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; for information, call 303-477-8442 or visit www.alternativevoices.org.
Third Monday of every month, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Starts: May 21. Continues through Oct. 15, 2007

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Susan Froyd started writing for Westword as the "Thrills" editor in 1992 and never quite left the fold. These days she still freelances for the paper in addition to walking her dogs, enjoying cheap ethnic food and reading voraciously. Sometimes she writes poetry.

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