Two great events I posted about on my other blog that some of y’all might consider attending yourselves, or supporting by reposting, emailing to friends and family, or even just mentioning to others you think might enjoy the opportunity to support two great local organizations:
Sunday – Sep. 21st: Me Fine’s 3rd Annual Southern Ladies Purse Gala
A collection of some good to know local info from yesterday’s blogosphere…
Add this to the ridiculously long list of things to do this Saturday:
the Town of Cary’s Lazy Daze festival!
Another from Sue Stock – the business news writer who keeps us on our retail toes:
Replacements will be selling more than 100,000 pieces of overstocked merchandise. Unlike previous years, shoppers will pay a $5 entrance fee and then $5 for a box that they can then fill with as much yard sale merchandise as it will hold. (Yes, you can buy multiple boxes.) Items in the separate sidewalk sale section of the event will still be priced per item.
But you can definitely give it a good try with Savor Hospitality‘s video-blog (vlog)!
To check out the vlog, visit: Cooking Coarse
Here you can:
1. Just Watch – good enough!
2. REGISTER – to receive emails every time a new post is ready for veiwing
3. REGISTER – to post comments, ask questions and offer feedback
I’ve actually had the awesome opportunity to meet the Savor Hospitality folks at a bridal association event we hosted at Buckhead on our sweet new deck and their lunch catering was DELISH!
Please forgive my brief hiatus last week/end… real estate licensing + more bridesmaid dresses mishaps + Amber’s bridal shower/luau with these girls = sleeping in AND a nap on Sunday.
So here’s your new calendar entries, which of course, have been added to my Google calendar for all to share:
Love of my life did this in Charlotte a few weeks back… I’ll have to get his expert opinion for a blog post follow-up.
“Attendees will be able to indulge in tasting the best beers, sipping the finest bourbon and eating the best barbeque that N.C. has to offer. More than 60 craft beers and more than 40 different bourbons wil be available for tasting. While enjoying the spirits and food, guests can listen to live music and shop 25 different art and craft exhibits. There will also be five tasting classes to heighten people’s awareness of the flavor profile of great bourbons.”
Tickets and info at boothamphitheatre.com
September 19th-20th – visitRaleigh.com Benefit Concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
“On September 19 and 20, 2008, Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary will play host to one of the biggest concert events of 2008 — the benefit concert for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and the John Entwistle Foundation. Only 7000 people from around the world will be fortunate enough to score a ticket to what is certain to be a concert event that will be talked about for years to come.
A line-up comprised of some of Rock & Rolls best-known front men will perform some of their individual or groups greatest hits backed by an all-star band for the ages. In addition to the concert, other activities include a showing of vintage footage from past Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremonies, an afternoon music showcase of up-and-coming bands with North Carolina ties, pre-and post-concert parties, and weeklong celebration of the importance of Rock and Roll and its influence on society.”
As always, keep it local… there are SO many great choices… there is really no reason not to!
If you need suggestions on where to keep it local – for anything – my good friend Mandy @ Swagger (fellow independent retailer, wooh!) is divulging all of her staffs’ favorites this week on her blog in celebration of National Independent Retailers Week – which started this past Sunday and runs through Saturday!
Check Swagger’s blog out here and add it to your daily reads for not only the local recommendations, but also the special sales that are only for Swagger’s blog readers (which… get excited… is moving to Blogger SO SOON!).
PS – You’ll even catch me blogging there from time to time, too. So if you enjoy reading my blog now, just imagine it with a monogrammed-spin on it.
From my retail therapy blog, this is available locally at Swagger Gifts!
…updates!
For those of you who are as addicted to the simplicity and speed of RSS feeds as I am, my only complaint is that some don’t pick up updated posts! What a shame.
So if that’s your situation, here’s your fix!
Todays updates to past posts include:
Thanks Ashton!
I think taking in a movie outside under the stars sounds just darling! If you’re game (and who wouldn’t be for only $3.00!) check out: Movies By Moonlight at Koka Booth Amphitheatre at Regency Park.
Here’s a quick look at the Thursday night summer schedule:
July 3: Hairspray
July 10: A Prairie Home Companion
July 17: Twilight Zone – The Movie
July 24: Jurassic Park
August 7: Breakfast At Tiffany’s (Yay!)
August 14: Shrek The Third
Venue Gates/Box Office Open at 7pm and the movies start at dusk. Come early and enjoy live music by some of the regions most talented artists!”