AU’s holiday makers market opens Friday. Check the lobby before you go.

Augusta University’s Holiday Maker’s Market is scheduled for Friday, Nov. 13, from 11 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., offering a chance to shop work by members of the university community on its Riverfront Campus.

The official event listing describes the event as free and says vendor spaces are open to AU faculty, staff, students and alumni. Examples of eligible work include handcrafted goods, art, music, makerspace creations and alumni businesses.

One campus, two building names

There is a location inconsistency worth noticing before setting out: the event description places the market in the Shaffer MacCartney Building lobby, while the calendar’s location field names the Hull McKnight Building at 100 Grace Hopper Lane.

The Georgia Cyber Center’s directions explain that the buildings face each other across the courtyard. From the parking deck, visitors should walk toward the courtyard and Savannah River; Hull McKnight is on the right and Shaffer McCartney on the left. The venue advises checking with the front desk for directions to a final destination. For event-specific confirmation, the university lists Lynsey Steinberg at LYSTEINBERG@augusta.edu.

Free admission does not mean free parking

The Cyber Center’s posted parking rate is $1.25 an hour or $7 for the day in the adjacent deck, accessible from 11th Street or Grace Hopper Lane. The deck is cashless, accepts major credit cards, and the center says it cannot provide validated parking passes.

For campus travelers, the event page lists Green Route departures from Oak Hall at 10:47 a.m., 11:47 a.m., 12:47 p.m. and 1:47 p.m., traveling directly to the Cyber Center. Listed return trips leave at 11 a.m., noon, 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. Those last listed shuttle times are earlier than the market’s 3:30 p.m. finish, so plan the return trip rather than assuming the event schedule is also the transportation schedule.

The event page directs travelers from Summerville to take the Blue or Express Route to the Health Sciences Campus, then transfer at Oak Hall. Check the university’s shuttle information for current service details.