Phoenix Light Rail Celebrations

Even though the Roosevelt Station wasn't one of the official 'celebration' stops, the Fair Trade Cafe was 'a buzzin'. Everyone had a great time and the Phoenix Light Rail was greeted by overwhelming enthusiasm by Cafe patrons. The new light rail system should prove to be a boon for downtown businesses and having the gateway to the arts district station right opposite should make the Fair Trade Cafe a premier stop for commuters and visitors alike.


Yesterday also saw the conclusion of our Christmas Fair Trade Art Exhibition and this week sees a return to our regular program of exhibitions of the works of local artists, this month with the work of Vav - see cafe website for details. We shall. of course have a selection of Fair Trade art and crafts on display at the Cafe and are looking forward to the imminent arrival of our first five limited edition prints of Luis Varela's 'Cascada'. Watch this space!

Fair Trade Cafe Joins Phoenix Light Rail Celebrations

On Saturday, 27th December, from 10am - 5pm, Phoenix celebrates the opening of its new light rail system - having put up with the disruptions over building the thing for the last couple of years! Station celebrations will occur along the entire 20-mile METRO alignment. There will be music, activities and exhibits at many park-n-ride and light rail station locations. Shuttle buses will be available to take you back to your car. Rides will run from 10am - 8pm and are totally free.

As the Fair Trade Cafe stands right outside the light rail station serving the downtown Arts District - Central/ 1st Ave and Roosevelt - we are taking part in the celebrations with pavement art and craft displays and, of course, plenty of Fair Trade coffee! I shall also be down there from approximately 10am - 2pm giving guided tours of our Fair Trade fine Art works. So, if you are heading downtown to check out the light rail - drop on by and see us at the Fair Trade Cafe!

Visit the Fair Trade Cafe

For those of you who happen to live in Phoenix or, indeed, are planning to visit the city, you can see a small selection of the fair trade fine art sold by Karuna Village at the Fair Trade Cafe, located at the junction of Roosevelt and 1st Ave. We are currently showing a selection of art from Vietnam.

Cafe owner, Michele White, who also founded Karuna Village, has done a wonderful job in creating a superb venue for local arts including both monthly wall art displays of local artists' work as well as poetry and music performances - see the Fair Trade Cafe website (azfairtrade.com) for details. Not only that but you also get a great cup of fair trade coffee and great food while you are there as well!

The cafe is also a participating venue of the monthly Phoenix Art Walk and Michele is very much part of the initiative to improve the Copper Square area of the city where the cafe is located.