Ditch the mall

Get your pre-holiday gift-buying on this Saturday, November 8 during the Open Air Stroll: 21st Street Merchants hosting Artisan and Vendors. Starting at 11 a.m., various shops and vendors will host a daylong shopping trip on and around 21st Street between X Street and First Avenue. Participants include This N That Thrift Gift, Fringe, the Delta Workshop, Spanglish Arte, and Sacramento Beekeeping Supplies. All are locally owned and all feature rad offerings: indie designers, handmade art, one-of-a-kind vintage finds, etc. You know, the kind of goods you probably won't find at Abercrombie & Fitch or Hot Topic. All this and visitors can sign up for a chance to win a $25 gas card. http://on.fb.me/1rDuDWu.