This Bird Has Flown

Magpie Moves to a New Larger Space in the Heart of Davis Square

Who: Magpie (Boston’s premier purveyor of goods made by indie designers, crafters and artists)
What: We’re moving to the Heart of Davis Square
When: Grand Opening Party Saturday March 3, 2007 (Noon – 7pm)
Where: 416 Highland Avenue, Somerville, MA

Magpie, Boston’s premier hip-handmade craft and gifts store is excited to announce the grand opening on March 3 of their new location in the heart of Davis Square, Somerville! The grand opening celebration will feature a 20% off sale, a "L'Homage to Fromage" exhibit featuring paintings from the world renowned Dedham-based MOBA (Museum of Bad Art: www.museumofbadart.org), local celebrity DJs Jon Bernhardt (host of WMBR's Breakfast of Champions) and Stacie Slotnick (curator of The Critique of Pure Reason music series) spinning tunes, plus refreshments from Davis Square’s own Diesel Café and La Contessa Bakery. Only steps from the Red Line T stop, the new Magpie space is twice as large as its old space and will allow Magpie to carry more of their signature mix of gifts featuring hip DIY crafts, works by indie artists and designers, and vintage accoutrements.

In just over two years Magpie has grown from carrying goods from a handful of local crafters to over 200 local and nationally renowned crafters and designers. Magpie features everything from the stylish bags and wallets of Portland, Oregon’s Queen Bee to the to the clever recycled hardcover book journals of Portland, Oregon's Ex Libris and the wildly popular "Squirrel-Playing-Drums" t-shirts of Portland, Maine’s Ferdinand Design.

Magpie began in the winter of 2004 when 5 friends who originally came together to organize the DIY craft fair Bizarre Bazaar (now held yearly in Boston, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Cleveland) decided to open a retail location to feature the wares of Boston’s burgeoning DIY craft scene. The store opened to rave reviews in the Huron Village area of Cambridge and quickly became a destination for shoppers looking for an alternative to chain store mass-produced gifts. When an opportunity arose to move to a more T-accessible area of Somerville, Magpie migrated to just outside the trendy Davis Square area of Somerville in the spring of 2005. Since then the store has been flourishing and attracting customers from across the country.

For more information, interviews, pics, etc. please contact
David Sakowski at dsakowski@magpie-store.com or 617-417-6020.


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