By HENRY KAMER
Some wondered how the community would react to a flea market at the local high school. Held on October 20, it was highly successful, and residents hope it will become an annual event.
The Pali High Flea Market ran from 9 A.M. to 1 P.M. and was organized by PCHS Party 4 Pali, a parent-led Booster Club for Pali High, which has been organizing parties and events to celebrate the Pali community and raise funds for the school since 2011. Organizers of this event were Pali High parents Patricia Chang, Nicole Magnifico and Johanna Minassian.
Held in the lower parking lot near Gilbert Hall, the street was filled with all sorts of booths selling delicious food, new and used clothes, and toys and random stuff galore.
This reporter discovered a local clothing brand, Pali Life, created by 16 year-old Palisadian, Colton Etheridge, who is a Junior at Geffen Academy.
Sales at the various booths benefited a large range of charities, from national organizations like the American Breast Cancer Foundation to PaliHi specific groups such as the track team, run by manager Giada Musumeci and other team members.
The track team booth featured donated second-hand clothes as well as team merchandise. They raised more than $300, which will go towards event entrance fees and new equipment.
There were also several food trucks, including the Palisades’ own Sunset Smash, started by local teens and Pali High alums, Noah Zaret and Dylan Walsh. Also serving was QCuteBao, a delicious dumpling and boba stop, but there were many more food options. People sat at picnic tables enjoying the sunny day and live music played by a band that included Pali High alumnus and current UCLA student, Matty Gottesman.
Being at the event made me think of the saying, ‘one person’s trash is another person’s treasure,’ as I saw lots of people happy with their purchases, but none more than a couple who loved their new ceramic lamp that was shaped like a rabbit.
Overall, the event was extremely fun and helped to foster a sense of community as it was open to all of the Palisades. Many Pali students also attended, with the Pali Ambassadors helping run the event.
I hope this flea market continues to be a yearly event as I got to meet new people and experience new parts of my community that I had never seen before.
When is the next one?
A YEARLY event ??? Who cares if it’s yearly ?
You can’t be serious.
Nice to see Henry Kamer coming along nicely as a reporter for Circling the News. His on-the-ground reporting is refreshing to read at a time when so many meetings are held on Zoom. And of course, it’s great that Sue Pascoe can hire Rich Schmitt to cover these community events. Nobody can match Rich!