Greetings!
We're pleased to be providing you with more information about our first annual Downtown Halloween Spooktauclar! The event is going to be a great time and we hope everyone will come out.
We are also looking to hear from our Downtown business owners. There are some of you that have been located Downtown for a long time and we would like to highlight you in our upcoming quarterly newsletter. We've included more information below so see if this applies to you!
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Announcing the Downtown Halloween Spooktacular
 Friday, October 29th, from 3:30 pm - 7pm, the Downtown Halloween Spooktacular will be held in the streets of Downtown Burlington. Coinciding with an ABSS teacher work day, the event is the perfect way to spend the afternoon with your little ghoul or goblin. The afternoon will kick off with a costume parade starting at the corner of Lexington Ave. and Maple Ave., it will then snake down Spring St. and turn left onto Front Street, ending at the Historic Downtown Depot. There will also be costume and pumpkin decorating contests, live entertainment and of course, trick-or-treating at Downtown businesses. To end the evening, attendees of the Spooktacular are encouraged to check out Teen To Teen Theater's performance of Skelly's Scarytales. For any questions about the event, please call Burlington Recreation and Parks at 513-5469. |
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Back Porch Orchestra to Play Rusted Bucket Tavern
 This Friday, local band Back Porch Orchestra will be playing a free show at Downtown's newest pub, The Rusted Bucket Tavern. Located at 118 E. Davis Street (between Main and Spring Streets), the bar has a variety of liquor and beer selections.
Back Porch Orchestra is a band based out of Burlington that has a strong following. The band is a four piece with members playing a wide range of instruments such as the mandolin and dobro.
Music will start around 9pm and the band will continue to jam until 1am. There's no cover charge, but the Rusted Bucket will be accepting donations to help cover the cost of the band.
For more information about Back Porch Orchestra and to check out some of their music, visit their website.
Remember: The bar is cash only! Make sure to stop by the ATM before coming down.
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Independent Film Theater: Only When I Dance
May Memorial Library's next showing in their Independent Film Theater series will be held on Tuesday, October 19th at 7pm. The Brazilian film, Only When I Dance, is this month's feature. Centered around two aspiring ballet dancers, the documentary follows the teens from Rio de Janeiro on their journey to become professional dancers. Audiences are taken along on their inspiring journey as they raise funds and eventually travel around the world to different ballet competitions. The film is Portuguese with English subtitles, and contains some mature content. For more information about the movie or the Independent Film Theater, contact the May Memorial Library at 229-3588. To watch the movie trailer, click here. |
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Announcing Alamance Reads Selection for 2011
Friends of the Alamance County Public Libraries have announced their 2011 'Alamance Reads' book selection as The Pleasure Was Mine by North Carolina author Tommy Hays. Alamance Reads was started in an effort to bring citizens of the community together to meet and discuss a common text. Throughout the months of January and February, there will be author visits, writing workshops, art events and book discussions. The novel revolves around three generations of men learning to cope with their matriarch's battle with Alzheimer's. The story celebrates the familial bonds that can be made while experiencing a tragedy. Books will be available for check out or purchase at each library within the Alamance County system. May Memorial Library downtown will have approximately 1,000 copies for those interested in participating. For more information visit www.alamancereads.com. |
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Events This Week Downtown
10/15 - Back Porch Orchestra Band, The Rusted Bucket Tavern, 9pm
10/19 - May Memorial Library's Independent Film Theater presents Only When I Dance, 7pm
10/23 - Gingham Daisy 1st Year Anniversary Celebration
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Upcoming BDC Meetings
10/14 - Economic Restructuring Committee, 12 Noon 10/20 - Downtown Merchants Meeting, 8:30am |
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Tell Us About Your Business Hisotry
In preparation for our Fall quarterly newsletter, we're seeking out
information about two different kinds of Downtown businesses.
First, has your business been located in the area for 50 or more years?
We know of a few of you, but we're sure there are more! Highlighting the
businesses that have decided to call Downtown home is something we want
to include in our next newsletter.
We're also looking to find
out which businesses are celebrating anniversaries this Fall. Three of
our Downtown businesses are currently holding specials to celebrate
various annversaries, and we want to highlight any others that we can.
Let us know and we'll be sure to include a brief write up.
Please send an email to Julie Terry, or call the offices at 222-5002 to let us know! We look forward to hearing from you. |
Downtown News, Notes and Updates
Bella's House Offering Free Shipping In honor of their 5 year anniversary downtown, Bella's House will be offering free delkivery for customers. Take advantage of this opportunity to stock up on some new items.
25% Off Housewares at Bj's Gifts The downtown retailer will be offering 25% off of housewares and lamps throughout the month of October to celebrate 10 years in business. All customers will also receive complimentary jewelry cleaning. Head down to Spring Street today!
Saturday, October 30th Recognized as Trick-or-Treat The City of Burlington has recognized Saturday, October 20th as the official night of trick-or-treating throughout Burlington. This is in an effort to clarify confusion with regards to the holiday following on a Sunday. The annual Halloween fireworks display will be taking place in City Park on this night as well.
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Take Our Branding Survey!
We're up to 41 responses on our survey. A huge thanks is in order to
all of you that have taken it so far. The responses we've have been
fantastic and very insightful. We're right on track with our progress
and would appreciate any input from friends and supporters of the BDC! |
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