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| March 19, 2009 |
Vol 2, Issue 11 |
What's Happening This Week
in Downtown Fuquay-Varina
Play the Hunt 100 this Weekend | |
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| What's Happening in Downtown |
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What's Happening This Week in Downtown Fuquay-Varina is a weekly e-mail newsletter sent to people interested in what's happening in downtown Fuquay-Varina. Read on to learn what you'll be missing if you don't visit downtown Fuquay-Varina this week! |
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| Quick Links |
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www.fuquay-varina.org |
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| The Hunt 100 - Take the Centennial Challenge
100 Years of History from March 13-28
GET OUT AND PLAY THIS WEEKEND! |
Only 9 days left to take the challenge!
Play the Hunt 100 and then enter our drawing to win one of three 100 gift certificates!
Contest ends March 28 at 5 pm.
Download questions at
www.Fuquay-VarinaDowntown.com
and begin the Hunt!
Limit one entry per family. 552-0848 |
| Bag Day at David Anthony's - Wednesday, March 25
FV Women's Club Cook Books NOW On Sale |
Just a reminder that BAG DAY IS WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25 at DAVID ANTHONY'S . This means that everything is 15% off for that day. Now is the time to shop for that perfect gift you have needed for that "someone special " or simply give yourself a treat and buy that special item for yourself. This includes flags, potpourri of all aromas, Easter items, Byers' Choice Carolers, and lots of other items too numerous to mention. We also have Fuquay-Varina post cards, sweat shirts and t-shirts, license plates, soaps and lots more. Don't miss this opportunity to come in and see the new merchandise that has just arrived.
Also, David Anthony's now has the Fuquay-Varina Woman's Club, Club Choice Centennial Edition Cook Book for sale. This is the one you've been waiting for! It has recipe's from every book the club has every produced dating back to 1951! Priced at $20 this is a great reminder of great cooks throughout Fuquay-Varina history! Stop by today to get your copy!
David Anthony's, Inc. 542 N. Main St. 552-9827 davidanthonys.com
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| Celebration of the Arts - Call for Artists - APPLICATIONS DUE APRIL 1 |
The 6th annual Celebration of the Arts will be held on Saturday, June 6, 2009 in Historic Downtown Fuquay-Varina and attracts more than 4000 visitors during the one-day event. The festival is open to all artists and fine crafts people producing original work.
To download an application, go to www.fuquay-varinadowntown.com. Please call 919-552-0848 if you prefer an application be mailed to you. Applications are due no later than April 1, 2009. |
| Visit Elliotts Pharmacy Historical Displays! |
Elliotts Pharmacy. Celebrating 95 years in business! Come see our historical displays as part of the Hunt 100 Scavenger Hunt! You'll love our pharmacy and fountain displays! While you're checking out the displays, have an Elliotts famous milkshake or drop off a prescription. We accept over 1000 prescription insurance plans, including most all major plans, all Medicare plans, Medicaid, and Workers' Compensation.
Visit or call Elliotts Pharmacy today to learn just how easy it to switch all your prescriptions to Elliotts Pharmacy located at 202 S. Main Street. ~ 552-2277 ~ www.elliottspharmacy.com
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| Jovita's Place Located in Shops of Varina Merchantile AND Shoppes on Main - 2 GREAT Locations, 1 GREAT Place |
To celebrate the opening of my second location AND to celebrate Fuquay's 100th, I am offering 20% off everything in the shop 'til the end if the month.
Make sure to stop by Jovita's Place, located in The Shops Of Varina Merchantile 601 East Broad Street or visit my new website www.jovitasplaceonline.com
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| Bon Appetite! Cooking Classes at the Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn! Register Now for These Fun Classes! |
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Cooking classes are given at the Fuquay Mineral Spring on Wednesdays (see the schedule below) by talented chef Sharon Ricks, who earned an Associate Degree in Culinary Arts from Wake Technical Community College and has spent much of her time exploring local food markets and discovering wonderful regional produce and cuisines while also traveling the world to unearth many new tastes. She believes in a hands-on approach to teaching customers of any age. Her culinary style combines elegance with simplicity to turn the ordinary into something extraordinary! You're sure to have fun and learn something in her wonderful classes. Sign up with a friend, your spouse, your sister or mom. This is a great way to spend the evening with a special person.
The cost is $45 per person per class or $200 per person for 5 classes. You must register in advance. Fees are non-refundable. There is a maximum of 10 people per class. Each class will discuss healthy cooking tips for each dish and in general what one can do to cook healthier each day. You will eat the meal you prepare!
Call 552-3782 to register or go to www.fuquayinn.com to learn more about the classes.
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Wednesday, April 1
6- 8 pm
Knife Skills
Guests will learn basic techniques in cutting fruits, vegetables & herbs. Great time saving skills in the kitchen! Confidence will be restored in the following areas: mince, chop, dice, julienne, batonnet, brunoise & chiffonade. Dinner will be provided. *Please bring a chefs knife, paring knife and cutting board. *****
Wednesday, April 8
6-8 pm
Hors d' oeuvres
Learn how to make tasty little treats to serve while entertaining. Here is a list of a few you'll learn. Hot crab melts, California chicken sandwiches, steak quesidillas, asparagus rolls, cheese straws. *****
Wednesday, April 15
6-8 pm
Low country Boil
Learn how to make and serve this New England classic. Each guest will also learn the art of cooking and serving lobster, accompanied by fresh drawn butter.
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Wednesday, April 22
6-8 pm
Grill Skills
Fish and Sauces - Learn how to make marinades, rubs and sauces for a variety of fish, while building confidence in cooking fish.
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Wednesday, April 29
6-8 pm
Working with Puff Pastry
Learn the techniques of rolling out and cutting puff pastry to make classical dishes like Beef Wellington. |
| An Update on The Mitchell |
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New retail space at Historic Mitchell Chevrolet Dealership in Fuquay Varina (http://themitchellfv.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/index.php/2009/02/new-retail-space-at-historic-mitchell-chevrolet-dealership-in-fuquay-varina/)
"The Mitchell" gearing up for Fuquay-Varina Centennial (http://themitchellfv.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/index.php/2009/03/the-mitchell-gearing-up-for-fuquay-varina-centennial/)
"The Mitchell" building in Fuquay-Varina is going green (http://themitchellfv.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/index.php/2009/03/the-mitchell-building-in-fuquay-varina-is-going-green/)
NBC17 Interviews "The Mitchell" in Fuquay-Varina (http://themitchellfv.com/cgi-bin/wordpress/index.php/2009/03/nbc17-interviews-the-mitchell-in-fuquay-varina/).
We have changed the look of the roof. One day it was black and now it is tan. Baker roofing has been working diligently between rain days to remove tons of old layers of roof. They got all the way down to the old tongue and groove wooden slats that cover the historic Bethlehem steel parabolic trusses. Hopefully it will never leak again!!!!!! We have three inches of new insulation under a heavy TPO membrane. It should be really energy efficient now.
The solar panels will go on next. We will update you on our solar progress later in the month.
We are still looking for a restaurateur to fill an available space in the building. We have some great thoughts on configuration. There is a big (70x70ft) lot out back that would make for great patio/outdoor seating. As evidenced by the popularity of the relatively new Daniels restaurant, Fuquay residents are ready to stay in town to eat. If you know anyone that may be interested, please send them "The Mitchell" way.
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| News From Bead Elegance |
Store News
More Crystals are on the truck as we speak... so we can make the flat Dutch Spiral... come check them out. They are so beautiful.
The Kumihimo Disks are in... Yeah! and of course there are many beads/colors to choose from.
We have some wonderful new Czech Glass beads in many different colors.
Class News
Basic Beading - Wednesday Nights, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
Sign up sheets are at the studio or call us for to sign up.
Open Beading - Thursday Nights, 6:30 - 8:00 pm
bring your projects and problems; we can help
Flat Dutch Spiral with Swarovski crystals and sterling silver Clasp.- March 27, 10:30 am $35 includes supplies and instruction.
Zig Zag Bracelet> - March 20, 10:30 am. $25.00 including supplies and instructions.
Kumihimo Bracelet - March 28, 10:30 am $35.00 includes supplies, disc and instruction.
The Big Show
Jane's Fibers And Bead show is this weekend at the State Fair Grounds. Bead Elegance has been asked to teach both the Kumihimo and the flat dutch Spiral. We are so very excited about this. Hope to see you there.
New Store Hours
For your Added Convenience We are Now opened Mondays!!! Yeah!!!
Monday 10 am to 5 pm
Tuesday 10 am to 6 pm
Wednesday 10 am to 7pm
Thursday 10 am to 7 pm
Friday 10 am to 5 pm
Saturday 10 am to 5 pm
*We are changing the policies on Free Classes and I wanted to give everyone a heads up. There will be a small fee on classes except for the beginning beading which will remain free on Wednesday night. This is due to our bringing in very experienced and talented teachers. The fee is their pay.
** Store hours differ from class room hours.
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| Delaney's Delights is Now Located in Varina Merchantile |
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Delaney's Delights Children's Boutique is now open in the Shoppes of Varina Merchantile located at 601 Broad Street. Delaney's Delights specializes in handmade children's clothing and offers free embroidery on their clothing. Call Patricia, the store's owner, at 919-600-9335 or drop by today to check out their beautiful line of children's clothing.
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| HUGE Warehouse Consignment Sale - March 28th and 29th at My Back Porch-Home & Garden Items |
My Back Porch
515 Broad Street
Historic Varina
919-552-9344
Mon - Fri: 11 to 6 Sat: 10 to 5
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HUGE Warehouse Consignment Sale
Saturday, March 28th 7:00am to 3:00pm
Sunday, March 29th 12:00pm to 4:00pm
609 North Street (just behind My Back Porch)
These home & garden items are all one of a kind handcrafted in the mountains of Honduras for more than twenty years. A local wholesale distributor has contracted My Back Porch to sell off all of their 2008 merchandise to make room for their new catalog products. Available items are made of wood, clay & metal such as pottery, bistro chairs & tables, statues, vases, votives, topiaries, planters, baskets, benches, wall hangings, folding screens, candle holders, wire stands and much more! Come early to get the best selection.
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Spring fashions are arriving daily. Great labels such as Coach, Ann Taylor, Banana Republic, Cache, Cole Haan, Brighton, Dooney & Bourke, Chico's, etc. are just a few labels coming this month. We invite you to see what we have. Sizes range from 0 to plus sizes.
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New Arrivals: Prom, cruise, mother of the bride/groom and ball gowns are coming in daily!
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| Fuquay Signs and Print Now Open in Varina Merchantile |
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NOW OPEN
FUQUAY SIGNS AND PRINT
Vinyl Signs
Banners
For All Your Print Needs
For an appointment call 796-5287
Kim Adams
601 E Broad Street, Fuquay, N.C.
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| New Tyler Glamorous Wash at Regal Gifts & Interiors |
New Tyler Glamorous Wash just arrived at Regal Gifts & Interiors! This wash give your garments and linens a wonderful fragrance that stays in until the next laundry. The lasting aroma saturates your laundry room for days. This amazing Glamorous Wash is available
in all Tyler's great fragrances.
Make sure to use this coupon: $10 off a purchase of $40 or more!
Regal Gifts and Interiors is located at 502 Broad Street. 552-9251. |
| Keeping An Eye on Family Optical |
Family Optical
504 Broad St
(919)567-0059
Tu-Th 9-5, Fr 11-6, Sat 10-3
~Don't forget your sports eyewear! If your child participates in sports, then we've got your sports goggle! Our sports gogglesoffer light-weight lenses that have uv protection and are impact-resistant. The frames are specially designed to be used in many types of sporting activites. Although we know, not every sports-related eye injury is avoidable, if you choose high quality protective eyewear, you can feel confident that you have done your best to help prevent serious eye injuries. Call or come by our office for more information.
~New Frame and Lens Packages! We want eyewear to be affordable, so we have put together new frame and lens packages that will take it easy on the 'ol wallet! Stop in and see what we can do for you!
~New Spring Jewelry Arrivals! Stop in and take a peek at our new jewelry! We have beautiful new beaded necklace sets, eyeglass holders, bracelets and earrings available. Great jewelry at fabulous prices, what more could a girl ask for?
** Fun Vision Fact ** Did you know that you have approximately 150 eyelashes in your upper eyelid and about half that many in your lower eyelid? |
| Key Lime Pie on Special This Week at Stick Boy Bread Company |
Key Lime Pie is a decadent dessert that is sure to impress you and your guests with it's punch of flavor. It's the perfect combination of sweetened condensed milk, eggs and super tangy key lime juice then poured and baked in our delicious graham cracker crust.
You can buy it plain or with a beautifully torched meringue. This amazingly flavorful dessert is available for $13.00 plain and $16.00 with meringue.
$2.00 off a whole pie! Thru March 22, 2009.
Stop by the bakery at 127 S. Main Street or call (919) 557-2237 www.stickboyfuquay.com
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| Your Gift Solutions Offering 20% Off During Hunt 100 |
Your Gift Solutions is happy to participate in the 100th birthday celebration for Fuquay Varina. We are offering our customers a 20% discount on all items, including ready made and customized. This offer is good through the Scavenger Hunt period, March 13 to March 28. You may visit our website to view a selection of our product offerings: http://www.yourgiftsolutionsinc.com
Your Gift Solutions The Varina Merchantile 601 E. Broad St. Fuquay Varina, NC 27526 919-639-8645 Email: customerservice@yourgiftsolutionsinc.com |
| Compete in the Battle of the Beats! It Starts this Friday at the FV Community Center. It's a Music Contest! It's Fun! It's Like American Idol! Sort of... |
The FVHS 4-H Interact Club is sponsoring a "Battle of the Beats." It's not
just for bands - any local band/music group/dance group can compete for the
prize. The first night of competition will be March 20th and run every
other Friday night for four Friday's from 6 to 9 PM at the FV Community
Center. On the fourth night finalists will compete for the grand prize! For more information, call Thomas at 623-2199
Contact Thomas at thomas.boyd.ray@gmail.com. |
| Downtown Easter Egg Hunt - Saturday, April 11 at 10 am |
The Easter Bunny hops in to downtown on Saturday, April 11th bringing 9000 candy and toy filled eggs and several gold eggs filled with special prizes. Please plan to join us for this family-fun event.
This year, there will be three separate hunts by age group with different start times at the following locations:
10:00 am - Under Age 2, Located behind the Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn
10:15 am - Age 2 - 5, Located on the Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn Lawn
10:30 am - Over Age 5 - Age 10, Located at the Fuquay Mineral Spring Park
The Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn is located at 333 South Main Street (Hwy. 401) just south of historic downtown Fuquay-Varina. The Fuquay Mineral Spring Park is located directly across from the Inn. Volunteers and signs will guide you. Parking is available in the large parking lot across from Cooley's Restaurant and on side streets in downtown Fuquay-Varina.
Parents are strongly encouraged to let their young children hunt for eggs on their own as this makes the adventure more fun for the little ones and fair to all the children involved in the event. Children up to 10 years old are welcome. Each hunt will start on time so please be prompt.
Make sure to bring baskets. Parents will also want to make sure to bring a camera to capture a photo of your little ones with the Easter Bunny.
The Easter Egg Hunt is sponsored by the Fuquay-Varina Revitalization Association, the Town of Fuquay-Varina, Engstrom & Cheek Orthodontics, David Anthony Gifts,the Fuquay Mineral Spring Inn, Jazzercise, Johnson Pond Learning Center, Main Street Dance, Magnolia Custom House Framing, the Masonic Lodge and Patriot State Bank.
For questions, please call Susan at 552-0848 or email at susan@fuquay-varinadowntown.com.
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| Coin Club Meeting - Tuesday, April 14 at 7 pm |
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WHERE: Fuquay-Varina Community Center
401 Old Honeycutt Road
Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
(Located by South Park on S. Main St. U.S. 401)
WHEN: Tuesday April 14th at 7:00 p.m.
Our club is just getting started. We welcome anyone with an interest in not just coins but currency as well, U.S. or Foreign. We hope to make the club a place to gather to learn from each other and from time to time have guest speakers in to educate us on related subjects. We plan on meeting at least once a month at this location.
For further information inquire at Fuquay Coins & Jewelry or call Hal at 919-552-3602 |
| Come Meet the Easter Bunny at the Shoppes on Main |
212 South Main Street
Saturday April 4th 12 - 3 pm
Saturday April 11th 12 - 3 pm
Easter eggs with coupons will be distributed to all who visit and register for our email list!
Bring your camera to take pictures. Stay awhile, shop, have a cup of java! |
| Fuquay-Varina Calendar of Events for 2009 |
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FOR A 2009 FUQUAY-VARINA EVENTS CALENDAR, PLEASE GO TO:
We're always looking for event sponsors and volunteers. To get involved call 552-0848. |
| Fuquay-Varina Centennial Commission Seeking Contacts for High School Classes |
The Fuquay-Varina Centennial Commission would like to be contacted by the person or persons who have headed high school class reunion committees. The Centennial Gala will be a wonderful opportunity tor a class reunion or for a group or groups of classmates
to return to town. We have been contacted by at least two classes who would like to have tables at the gala. The Fuquay-Varina Centennial Gala will be held on Saturday, October 10, 2009.
Right now our CentennialGala Celebration plans are not definite enough to give you details for tickets or for sponsorships. The venue is being decided currently and hours will be set soon.
We are seeking a contact in order to get a mailing list when our materials are available. We will be happy to share any further information with you.
Please respond by calling either of our Co-Chairman: Shirley Simmons: 552-5562 Frances Senter: 552-4427 | |
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Thanks for shopping locally! It makes a big difference when you shop downtown first! If you're looking for a specific store, look on our website directory at www.fuquay-varinadowntown.com.
The weather for Hunting last weekend was awful, but the forecast looks great for The Hunt 100 this Friday and Saturday. Get out and make it an adventure!
Sincerely,
Susan Weis
Fuquay-Varina Revitalization Association
121 N. Main Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC 27526
919-552-0848
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