Live Music: Steven Gellman
2023-01-14 12:00 - 15:00, 2023-03-04 12:00 - 15:00 (America/New_York) | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Steven Gellman.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Building Natural Immune Support!
2023-01-14 13:00 - 14:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
We hope you can join us as Jaimee shows us how to support our immune systems during the colder months with food and supplements. We’ll learn the basics of the immune system function, nutrients that support the immune system, things that weaken the immune system and make us more susceptible to illness, and how to nourish our bodies to stay healthy. We will also get to sample some of Jaimee’s favorite immune boosting drink recipe!
Jaimee is a healthcare transformation advocate, assisting healthcare organizations in creating purposeful experiences for individuals, families and providers. With her background in life sciences and Naturopathy, as well as a certification in health/wellness coaching as a Holistic Health Practitioner, Jaimee has worked as a health and wellness educator, quality improvement leader and entrepreneur. She also serves as a volunteer and leader for non-profit organizations that serve the local Frederick community; and is passionate about wellness equity, especially for families of underserved and underrepresented populations.

Live Music: Dave Koronet
2023-01-21 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Dave Koronet.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Building Stronger Communities through Community Solar Workshop with Neighborhood Sun! [Online, RSVP]
2023-01-24 18:00 - 19:30 | 5728 Buckeystown Pike B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
We hope you can join us for Neighborhood Sun’s workshop “Building stronger Communities through Community Solar” where we will discuss climate change science, impacts, solutions and empower participants to take action at home and in their communities. Participants will leave with ideas, resources, and contacts to take action and to further educate others.
Neighborhood Sun believes everyone deserves access to locally produced, clean energy. By enrolling in a community energy project, you will not only go green, but you will save money while supporting your local economy. There is no cost to join, no cost to cancel and it doesn’t go on your roof!
RSVP Below to receive your Zoom link!

Plus! When Owners sign up, they receive a $100 Common Market gift card, supplied by Neighborhood Sun!

Food for Thought and Board of Directors Meeting; Everyone Welcome! [Online; Free; RSVP]
2023-01-26 18:00 - 21:00 | 5728 Buckeystown Pike B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Your co-op’s Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP here by noon on that Thursday to receive your Zoom link. Your Zoom link will be emailed to you on the day of the meeting.
Early in the meeting agenda, the board reserves space to hear from owners who wish to address the board. Want to contribute to our next Board meeting? Click here and in the subject line put “Owner Comment” and let your voice be heard!
This meeting will start with our “Food for Thought” speaker series presentation! This month’s speaker is Pertula George-Redd of Neighborhood Sun. These 20-minute Ted Talk style speeches will take place at the beginning of each board meeting and highlight presenters from diverse and marginalized groups within the Frederick community. Our hope is to center different voices in order to learn about the joys, struggles, and experiences within Frederick and emphasizes our co-op principles of education and concern for community. Due to limited meeting time, there will be no Q&A but contact information and resources will be shared for follow up conversations.

Live Music: Kellin Little
2023-01-28 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Kellin Little.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Song Circle
2023-01-29 11:00 - 13:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Join us for a Song Circle hosted by David Koronet in our Route 85 Community Room from 11am – 1pm! Please bring sheet music if you would like to lead everyone in a song.
Moving forward, Song Circles will be held every 2nd and 4th Sunday of the month.

Live Music: Paisley Painbow
2023-02-04 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Paisley Painbow .
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Herbalism 101
2023-02-07 18:30 - 20:30 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Interested in learning about herbs, but not sure where to start? Join us on the green path as we dive into the magical world of plant medicine. Together we’ll explore the background of herbalism, medicine making, and an herbalist’s top 15 easy herbs everyone should know and use in their herbal medicine cabinet. This 2 hour, jam-packed workshop will have you jump started on your own herbal path. Don’t forget to bring your notebook!
This class will be lead by herbalist, Amy Boldt!
Amy started her journey on the path to herbalism having been inspired by self-sufficiency. Her interest in medicinal plants and foraging led her to the Maryland University of Integrative Health (formerly known as Tai Sophia) where she earned a Certification in Herbalism and a Masters of Science in Therapeutic Herbalism. After almost a decade of practicing herbalism privately, Amy has recently opened her practice to others as she widens her circle. She enjoys helping folks align their rhythms with those of the earth, so that they can sleep better, feel less anxious, and choose the right foods for their bodies. Amy loves meeting new people and guiding them as they harmonize their bodies with the healing powers of nature.

Authentic Italian Cooking with Chef Giordano
2023-02-08 11:00 - 12:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Food Craft Direct and The Common Market will be welcoming Chef Giordano of La Casina Bassa in Umbria, Italy, who will be teaching you how to create authentic pasta dishes with very few ingredients. These recipes are unpretentious, easily assembled, and loved by chefs and home cooks everywhere. In this class you will learn the secrets to creating 3 authentic pasta dishes that you can whip up in no time; Gnocchetti di Ricotta all’Amatriciana, Penne alla Ragú, and Tortellini alla Norcina.
About the instructor: Giordano was born in Rome in 1972, at twenty years old he completed his culinary studies and began working at the restaurant “Al Torrino” then “Pepe Nero” and “I Vascellari a Trastevere” all located in the Italian capital. During these years in the kitchens of Rome’s restaurants he acquired a great knowledge of the classic dishes of the Lazio region as well as of the capital, and during the same time completed a course of first level sommelier.
In 2015, Giordano with his wife Claudia opened their own place, “La Casina Bassa”. In the idyllic setting of the Umbrian’s hills, they manage an agriturismo (similar to a bed & breakfast) were they offer their guests beautiful accommodations, impeccable service, and naturally a culinary tasting of the local product and recipes, as well as hands on experience from pasta and bread making to distilling typical Italian after dinner liquors like limoncello or mirto.

There will be 4 chances to take this class! Purchase ticket here for class on February 8th from 11am – 12pm.

Live Music: Craggy Island (Susan Withers)
2023-02-11 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Craggy Island (Susan Withers).
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Immune Support for Families
2023-02-11 13:00 - 14:30 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
We hope you can join us as we learn tips and tricks to support our immune systems during the colder months with food and supplements. We’ll learn the basics of the immune system function, nutrients that support the immune system, things that weaken the immune system and make us more susceptible to illness, and how to nourish our bodies to stay healthy. We will also get to sample some of Jaimee’s favorite immune boosting juice recipe that is sure to be a crowd pleaser!
Jaimee is a healthcare transformation advocate, assisting healthcare organizations in creating purposeful experiences for individuals, families and providers. With her background in life sciences and Naturopathy, as well as a certification in health/wellness coaching as a Holistic Health Practitioner, Jaimee has worked as a health and wellness educator, quality improvement leader and entrepreneur. She also serves as a volunteer and leader for non-profit organizations that serve the local Frederick community; and is passionate about wellness equity, especially for families of underserved and underrepresented populations.

Authentic Italian Cooking with Chef Giordano
2023-02-15 11:00 - 12:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Food Craft Direct and The Common Market will be welcoming Chef Giordano of La Casina Bassa in Umbria, Italy, who will be demonstrating how to create authentic pasta dishes with very few ingredients. These recipes are unpretentious, easily assembled, and loved by chefs and home cooks everywhere. In this class you will learn the secrets to creating authentic pasta dishes that you can whip up in no time.
About the instructor: Giordano was born in Rome in 1972, at twenty years old he completed his culinary studies and began working at the restaurant “Al Torrino” then “Pepe Nero” and “I Vascellari a Trastevere” all located in the Italian capital. During these years in the kitchens of Rome’s restaurants he acquired a great knowledge of the classic dishes of the Lazio region as well as of the capital, and during the same time completed a course of first level sommelier.
In 2015, Giordano with his wife Claudia opened their own place, “La Casina Bassa”. In the idyllic setting of the Umbrian hills, they manage an agriturismo (similar to a bed & breakfast) where they offer their guests beautiful accommodations, impeccable service, and naturally a culinary tasting of the local product and recipes, as well as hands on experience from pasta and bread making to distilling typical Italian after dinner liquors like limoncello or mirto.
Purchase ticket here for class on February 15th from 11am – 12pm.

Build Your Own Flower Bouquet Workshop!
2023-02-16 18:00 - 19:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
We hope you can join us as we create our own bouquets with the help of Alexes- THE Alexes of Flowers by Alexes! In this class you will learn some professional tricks of the trade and create a beautiful flower arrangement to take home.
This class would make a great gift for you, a special someone, or maybe a Galentines Day get together!
Flowers By Alexes LLC is a locally-owned flower shop with floral designers that use their creative talent of floral design to share a love of flowers with the residents of the DMV through great design, precise attention-to-detail, and wonderfully fresh flowers.

Live Music: Susana Laird
2023-02-18 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Susanna Laird.
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

Celebrating Black Owned Businesses Pop-up!
2023-02-18 12:00 - 16:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
In honor of Black History Month we want to celebrate some of the Black Owned Businesses that keep our community strong.
We hope you can join us between 12 and 4pm to celebrate these great chefs, makers, and bakers!!

World Kombucha Day!
2023-02-21 12:00 - 18:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Celebrate World Kombucha Day with the Common Market!
Sales: (through February 28, 2023)
2 for $6 on GT’s & Health-Ade 16 oz. products
$2.29 on Live Soda
Tastings: (February 21 ONLY!)
Blue Ridge Bucha @ Rt. 85 & 7th St from 12 – 3 PM
The Kombucha Lady @ 7th St from 4-6 PM

Food for Thought and Board of Directors Meeting; Everyone Welcome! [Online; Free; RSVP]
2023-02-23 18:00 - 21:00 | 5728 Buckeystown Pike B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Your co-op’s Board of Directors will meet virtually on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. Please RSVP here by noon on that Thursday to receive your Zoom link. Your Zoom link will be emailed to you on the day of the meeting.
Early in the meeting agenda, the board reserves space to hear from owners who wish to address the board. Want to contribute to our next Board meeting? Click here and in the subject line put “Owner Comment” and let your voice be heard!
This meeting will start with our “Food for Thought” speaker series presentation! These 20-minute Ted Talk style speeches will take place at the beginning of each board meeting and highlight presenters from diverse and marginalized groups within the Frederick community. Our hope is to center different voices in order to learn about the joys, struggles, and experiences within Frederick and emphasizes our co-op principles of education and concern for community. Due to limited meeting time, there will be no Q&A but contact information and resources will be shared for follow up conversations.

Live Music: Muscles of Soul (Gene Reid)
2023-02-25 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Visit our Route 85 café and enjoy live music from 12-3! This week we’re featuring Muscles of Soul (Gene Reid).
Come enjoy some delicious food and some tunes with us!

2 Fit Brands Demo
2023-03-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Come sample some vegan gluten free protein bars! Try before you buy!

Friendly Bread Demo
2023-03-05 11:00 - 14:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Come sample some local grilled cheese! Try before you buy!!

2Fit Brands Demo
2023-03-05 13:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come sample some vegan and gluten-free protein bars! Try before you buy!

Celebrating Women Owned Businesses!
2023-03-08 12:00 - 15:00 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
In honor of International Women’s Day we want to celebrate some of the Women Owned Businesses that keep our community strong.
We hope you can join us between 12 and 3pm to celebrate our wonderful vendors!

Empty Bowl Queso Demo
2023-03-11 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come sample some delicious local queso! Try before you buy!

Song Circle!
2023-03-12 11:00 - 13:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States

Western Maryland Lemonade Demo
2023-03-15 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come sample some delicious local lemonade! Try before you buy!

Cheese Madness 2023 Begins!
2023-03-16 08:00 - 17:00 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
What’s Cheese Madness? Only the fiercest fromage faceoff this co-op’s ever seen! From March 16th to March 30th, 16 delicious cheeses go head-to-head to earn your votes, but only one will be crowned the winner. Matchups include goat cheeses, bleu cheeses, sandwich favorites, and even vegan cheese alternatives! Pick up a bracket at customer service at either store location (or print one at home) and submit your filled out bracket by 9pm Wednesday, March 15. Guess the winning bracket and you could win one pound of the winning cheese along with some other gourmet goodies!

Download your bracket here!
Bracket Instructions
Step 1:

Grab a bracket from the Common Market customer service desk or download one from the link above and print at home. Look at each of the first eight match-ups and decide which cheese will be most popular. Continue selecting winners for each match-up, progressing through each round until you’ve guessed the championship cheese. Don’t forget to fill in your name and contact information, so we can get in touch with the bracket winners. Don’t forget to make a copy or take a photo of your bracket!

Step 2:
Drop off your completed bracket at our customer service desk or cheese department by 9 PM on March 15th.

Step 3:
Stop by the cheese departments to sample cheeses in our Cheese Madness tournament starting on March 16th. Sample each cheese and vote for the one you like best at the specified days and times. Can’t make it in? Vote on social media!

Step 4:
Follow along in-store and on our social media as the bracket progresses and see if your bracket matches up with shopper favorites.

Western Maryland Lemonade Demo!
2023-03-17 | Common Market – Route 85, 5728 Buckeystown Pike, Unit B1, Frederick, MD, 21704, United States
Come sample some delicious local Maryland lemonade! Try before you buy!

Split Decision Desserts Demo
2023-03-18 | Common Market – 7th Street, 927 West 7th Street, Frederick, MD, 21701, United States
Come sample some delicious local vegan treats! Try before you buy!
