Big Bear Today Magazine June 2020

Page 12—June 2020
16 rooms, infinite gifts at Village Faire
Patriotic signs, dog and cat pillows,
yearround Christmas room, princesses,
incense, tasty jerky, and yes,
countless face masks. All in a historic Big
Bear setting that may or may not have its
own ghost.
If you want it, chances are they got it
at Village Faire, and the kind of stuff you
won’t find on Amazon. There’s thousands
of gifts—no exaggeration—ranging from
sports logo items and Harley Davidson
gear to crosses galore, clothing, purses and
pottery. The walls at the top of the stairs
may tell tales—the building used to house
Big Bear’s first hotel, the historic Navajo
built in 1920, kept busy by gold miners
and ladies of the night—but today the real
story is on the shelves, with goods from
artisans around town, the country, even the
world.
Sixteen theme rooms present a wide
range of gift ideas, from bears and princess
dolls, signs and home goods to gourmet
foods and Oriental treasures and much
more, many items handmade. Why there’s
an entire Princess Room at Village Faire,
with dolls and dresses and tea party sets
and wallets.
Duck inside the Tiki Room for Asiatheme
gifts like adorable stuffed panda
bears, fans and dragon figurines. The Pottery
Room not only features handthrown
clay plates and pots, lead-free and microwave
and dishwasher safe, but also soap
pumps and dreamcatchers.
For sports fans there’s not one but two
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Narrated lake tours aboard
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• Pirate Booty for the Kids
• Cocktails for Adults • Sunset Tours
• Waverunners • Jet Skis
• Sea Doos! • Kayaks, SUP
• Wakeboard/Water Ski Rides
• Poontoon Boats
and Fishing Boats!
rooms filled with memorabilia like playing
cards, team coffee cups and shot
glasses, signs and more. There’s a
stadium’s worth of football team selections
to choose from whether you root for the
Rams or Chargers and all the other teams
too—especially the Raiders! Bet you don’t
have stereo ear buds bearing your favorite
team’s logo; get them at Village Faire.
Sports fleece throws for $16.95, lamps and
pennants for five dollars, utility gloves and
scarves, and much more are displayed.
Baseball season is well represented
with plenty of Angels and Dodgers, Giants
and Yankees stuff to choose from, like team
coosies for only $7.95. From steins and
stemware to signs and clocks, blankets and
more, the shelves are filled with sports.
USC and UCLA gear too.
Carved bears or stuffed ones, the walls
can bear-ly hold all the bruins at Village
Faire, just about every room sporting something
Yogi. Bear hats are popular with long
arms and cozy pocket paws for your hands.
There’s stuffed black bears from Wishpets
and Giftable Worlds that are super cute and
huggable.
The year-round Christmas Room is always
busy, filled with Santas and trees, ornaments
and decorations galore. Stockings
in a variety of designs are less than ten
bucks and there’s gingerbread man ornaments
for $3.50.
Particularly unique is the “Cross
Room.” Cross-bearing carved bears are
one-of-a-kind but there’s many other selections
to choose
from. There’s also
old-fashioned
toys like paint by
number kits, models
and more.
Then there’s the
Chime Room,
with an endless
selection of pieces
bearing butterfly
and flower designs
among others.
Large rustic
wood American
flags are in season
for $34.98 with
smaller ones still a couple feet long for
$19.98. Chalkboard art is the latest rage
with folksy sayings and hand drawn and
unique Big Bear T-shirts cost just $11.95.
Pet lovers delight in the Dog Room where
there’s bowls, treats and gifts for their best
friend. Discover infant wear like Big Bear
onesies and tanks tops for just $9.95 in the
Baby Room.
Village Faire has a little something of
everything: Ladies Room with blouses,
packs and purses, classic metal signs from
cars and cowboys to superheroes and
Route 66. Take home agate arrowheads for
less than a buck and sample Bear Poop (nut
surrounded by caramel and chocolate).
“Snow” feels like the real stuff except it’s
not cold and doesn’t melt, the perfect Big
Bear souvenir for $5.50.
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Forget your phone charger? Village
Faire has car plugs for $3.95 and wall
chargers for $7.99. There’s a mini-library
in the Bearly-Used book room with SciFi,
fantasy, fiction and non to choose from.
Don’t miss the modest collection of lold
Lps, some pressings in mint condition,
from artists like Peter, Paul and Mary, Boz
Scaggs, even Deep Purple in Rock for $35.
Village Faire is also the place to find
award-winning Jeff’s Famous Jerky, seen
on Forbes.com and Men’s Health magazine.
Made from real steak it’s tender and
moist, not the dry leather sometimes passed
as jerky, in intense flavors like jalapeno
and cranberry jalapeno. Bacon and chicken
jerky in assorted flavors too.
Village Faire is at 40794 Village Dr.
above Leather Depot. (909) 866-8220.
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