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Paul Rice, Port Townsend
Main Street Program V.P.
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Board Minute
Greetings from the Board!
We've got a couple neat things planned for March that you'll want to put on your calendars.
We kick off the Port Townsend Pub Crawls on March 17th, which just happens to be St. Patrick's Day! Tickets are only $10 you will receive a complimentary souvenir glass, plus EXCLUSIVE drink and food specials at participating establishments. If you haven't been out and enjoyed the Uptown/Downtown night life in a while, this is the perfect chance to reacquaint yourself. Our little city has big fun, even on Monday nights! If you miss this chance though, don't fret, because we have three more Pub Crawls planned for the year!
Also in March, Main Street is coordinating the "Insiders Historic Building Tours" during the Victorian Festival on March 23. Always wanted to experience the timeless interiors of the Hastings Building, or the secret "Shanghai tunnels" under the Mount Baker Block Building? Here's your chance, tickets are $10 and can be purchased at www.vicfest.org.
Main Street is committed to celebrating our city's history, while working to keep Port Townsend vibrant and alive, as we push on through the ages. Thanks for supporting us, and your home. You're the best.
Paul Rice
Board Vice President,
The Port Townsend Main Street Program
Owner, Middletown Dreams Pinbar
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MARCH EVENTS:
 | | David Simons is one of the artists featured at Elevated Ice Cream this month for Gallery Walk. |
March 1, Gallery Walk and PT Shorts. Come Downtown during one of the liveliest times of the month, stroll the galleries and stores, grab a bite to eat and enjoy the festivities!
The poster for the 38th annual Wooden Boat Festival will be unveiled at The Wooden Boat Chandlery during Gallery Walk, join them for an open house with refreshments from 3pm - 6pm.
Gallery Nine, 1012 Water St. will celebrate Spring Fling Art-as-Fashion. Wear your favorite goofy gear and win prizes, all Gallery Walk visitors may take part in a special drawing!
Summer House Design will be having their Grand Opening/11th Anniversary from 4:30-7:30. Stop by and see the new location, check out the shops within - Paris Found and Varela Threads and enter into a drawing! Happy Anniversary Glenn and Cris!
Home and Garden Expo at the Mountain View Commons, 1925 Blaine from 9am - 5pm. More info here.
Wedding Expo at the Nora Porter Commons Building at Fort Worden from 11am - 3pm. It's Free, RSVP to 360-344-4440.
March 3, Jefferson County Historical Society research and conservation class, "Researching Old Houses". Classes will be held at the JCHS Research Center, 13692 Airport Cutoff Road beginning at 1pm. Call 360-385-1003 or come into the Historical Society office at 540 Water Street to register.
March 5, Wooden Boat Wednesday, free maritime related presentation at the NW Maritime Center, 431 Water St. from 12pm - 1:30pm. New Dungeness Lighthouse in Sequim - Be a lightkeeper for a week with your family and experience the fun.
March 6-16, PT PlayFest: Port Townsend Festival of New Plays. PT PlayFest is a theater-lover's feast, featuring SIX winning one-act plays by Jefferson County playwrights, open rehearsals of plays-in-progress, and playwriting workshops.
March 7, First Friday Lecture featuring Gloria Lung Wakayama, "The Chinese Community in Port Townsend."
Jefferson County Historical Society research and conservation class, "Historic & Vintage Wedding Dresses". Classes will be held at the JCHS Research Center, 13692 Airport Cutoff Road beginning at 1pm. Call 360-385-1003 or come into the Historical Society office at 540 Water Street to register.
March 19, Wooden Boat Wednesday, free maritime related presentation at the NW Maritime Center, 431 Water St. 12pm - 1:30pm. Elinore DeWire, author of many Lighthouse books, talks about lighthouses and lightkeepers.
March 20, FIRST DAY OF SPRING!!
March 21-23, Victorian Heritage Festival. The 18th Victorian Festival looks at how the military shaped culture during those volatile decades of expansion, civil war, and economic tumult. The festival will start with an equestrian parade downtown, and offer tours and demonstrations giving a glimpse to our fascinating past.
Merchants: Please help promote the Festival and your business by having Victorian-inspired store window themes for this week to celebrate our historic Victorian Seaport.
The Port Townsend Main Street Program will once again offer the popular "Insider's Historic Building Tours" in support of the Festival. Get the inside scoop on the stories behind the facades. Tours will be held Sunday, March 23. Click here for more information.
March 22, The Writers' Workshoppe Intensives, To register, simply call 360-379-2617. Sacred Journeys with Sayantani Dasgupta or Other Words from Other Worlds with Eric Greenwell. Both from 10am - 12pm.
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Fun on a Monday Night!
March 17th --St. Paddy's Day
from 6pm - 10pm
Find the fun at:
~ The Belmont ~ Cellar Door ~
Doc's Marina Grill ~ Sirens ~
Middletown Dreams Pinbar ~
The Public House ~ Uptown Pub ~
Fins Coastal Cuisine ~
For the low cost of $10, you get:
- An Official "Port Townsend Pub Crawl" Souvenir Glass, Wristband and Map/Schedule letting you know where all the fun is!
- Drink Specials
- Discounts on Food and Awesome Appetizers
- Activities like Music, Trivia Contests, Bar Games and Tournaments
- Fun & Excitement on a Monday Night!!!
Your Wristband is your ticket, don't forget to wear it on March 17th to get your discounts! Designated drivers are encouraged and receive perks. This is a 21 & over event.
Purchase tickets starting March 1st at any of the participating venues above or contact the Port Townsend Main Street office at 385-7911. Details on our website.
CHEERS!
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Merchant Spotlight!
Meet Tim and Pam Nebel, owners of Getables.
Getables is a family-operated curator of specialty foods, beverages, and gifts located at 810 Water Street in the epicenter of Port Townsend's vibrant historical district.
With an outdoor, picnic theme in mind, Getables provides it's loyal local customers and seasonal visitors with a wide array of thoughtfully sourced, grab-and-go opportunities: local goods, beer, wine, cider, cheese, snacks, sodas, and unique gifts - both whimsical & practical. Getables is open daily: 10am - 6pm.
After seven years of visiting family in town, Tim, Pam, and their daughter Mia moved from the S.F. Bay Area to Port Townsend in 2005 for a quality of life improvement. Tim tended bar at Water Street Brewing and then worked at The Green Eyeshade before opening Getables in March of 2012. Pam has continued on with her accounting duties at Clarity Enterprises in addition to owning and operating Getables. And Tim has a fun show called "Hodge-Podge" on Wednesday nights on our local radio station KPTZ 91.9 FM.
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Customer Connection
Back to Basics - Good Old Common Sense
Excerpted from Nancy Friedman, the Telephone Doctor
- "Please" and "thank you" always have been, and always will be, powerful words. Seldom overused.
- "You're welcome" is the best replacement for "no problem."
- "Sorry 'bout that" is not an apology. It's a cliché. "My apologies" is much better.
- A frown is a smile upside down. Stand on your head if you must; but SMILE!
- One word answers on email or in person are considered cold and rude. Three words make a sentence.
- Learn what phrases frustrate your customers. They're probably the same ones that bother you.
- "Hey how 'ya doing?" is not a great way to start up a conversation.
- The old "don't tell 'em what you can't do; tell 'em what you can do" applies to most, if not all, customer interactions.
- Get excited!
- Oh, and smile. That needed to be said twice.
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Have a great customer service story or tip to share? We would love to hear from you, email us here.
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Low Interest Loans Available to Rehab Commercial Buildings in Port Townsend's Commercial Historic Districts
The Port Townsend Main Street Spring HUD Loan application deadline is March 31st at 5 pm.
These funds can help property owners accomplish historic preservation and safety improvements in their buildings and is available to commercial buildings in Port Townsend's Downtown and Uptown Commercial Historic Districts. With these funds, building owners have repaired roofs, fixed staircases, re-pointed brick facades, installed windows and improved the safety of their buildings. Visit our website here for details.
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NEWS AROUND THE BLOCK!
We are excited to welcome some new businesses to Water and Washington St., they are busy transforming their spaces and will be opening soon. For the latest news about what's happening in the Historic Downtown and Uptown, follow us on Facebook!
The Perfect Season, where passion for home and garden meets creativity and design, is moving back Downtown. They will open in their new location, 1046 Water Street on Friday February 28th. Welcome back Downtown Regina!
Opening March 1st for Gallery Walk is the Luke J. Tornatzky Gallery, located at 833 Water St.
Coming soon is Piccadilly Bob's, 911 Water Street. Unique gifts and home decor. We will keep you posted as to when they are ready to open! Welcome to the neighborhood.
Anna & Peter Quinn are busy combining The Writers' Workshoppe and Imprint Books! They will reopen on Monday March 10th at 820 Water Street.
Jolene Sunding and Marylou McKenzie have opened Seasons Hair Salon, located on the courtyard level of Park Place Building next to Haller Fountain, 914 Washington Street #6, 360-344-7274.The name Seasons alludes to positive change and renewal, while the use of safe hair products and ammonia-free hair color reinforces their commitment to the environment and, of course, to their clientele. They carry retail products by Euphora and by Loma, a Washington company committed to renewable and sustainable beauty. Services focus on haircutting and hair coloring, with a modern take on all styles from trendy to classic. Other services include perms, shampoo sets, and styling. Marylou and Jolene met while shaking it up in Zumba class. Both have owned salons in other states and are excited to bring their years of experience and lively personalities to this new venture. Thank you for becoming new Main Street members!
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Stop by The Belmont at 925 Water Street to check out Kiwanis' "Wine for A Cause" fundraiser which supports the Kiwanis children's programs.You can get discounts on the cases of wine on-site and there is an opportunity to purchase other wine by special order at discount.
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COMMERCIAL RETAIL SPACE FOR RENT
IN HISTORIC UPTOWN
Rutz & Gunn Building, 1042 Lawrence Street. 899 sq. ft.. $1200/month, three year lease, with three year option. Please call 360-301-0244.
COMMERCIAL SPACE HISTORIC DOWNTOWN
The Kuhn Building at Water/Polk Streets
A prominent corner building on Water Street. 2nd floor space, 700 square feet. Three rooms, water view. Tenant parking available. Call 360-774-3802.
2 Spaces Available in the Hastings Building, for short-term or "pop-up" rentals.
Former Frameworks space at 118 Taylor Street.
Former About Time space at 837 Water Street.
Full descriptions at Main Street's website here.
Please contact Heather Dudley Nollette at heather@hastingsestate.com for more information.
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Save The Dates:
April 2, Main Street Merchant Breakfast--more details coming soon.
April 5, Welcome Achtuning car group for their annual Cruise Port Townsend! Welcome sign available on the Main Street website.
April 16, Welcome back American Cruise Lines! The cruise ship will dock at Union Wharf on Wednesdays and depart early Friday mornings. More details coming soon on the Main Street website. You can download a welcome sign there.
April 19, Earth Day Spring Clean-up!
FUTURE FILE:
Octopi: Port Townsend! "We want to give the retailers fair warning to stock up on inventory that would support this theme." says Lorilee Houston. Mark your calendar: June 6-8, 2014, the Brass Screw turns again.
Subject to change
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CHEERS!
Working Together for a Successful Year,
Port Townsend Main Street Program
211 Taylor St. Suite 3
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Become a Member
Commercial revitalization under the Main Street Program is proven to have positive effects on the economic health throughout the community in which our two vibrant historic districts reside. If you love Port Townsend, consider becoming a member of the Port Townsend Main Street Program today!
Be a part of making it all happen in our historic districts--Uptown and Downtown.
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is a member!
926 Water Street
Port Townsend, WA 98368
(360)-385-4410
Bickie's is a boutique store specializing in women's cotton casual clothing. Bickie's carriies Made in America clothing and accessories as well as clothing made in Canada. We also carry accessory lines which support women's cooperatives in both Africa and Central America.
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2014 Port Townsend Events
March 1
Home and Garden Expo
Wedding Expo
March 6-16
PT PlayFest
March 17
Main Street Port Townsend Pub Crawl
March 21-23
Victorian Heritage Festival
March 22 The Team PT Athletes Auction April 2 Main Street Merchant Breakfast April 19
Earth Day
May 1
Main Street Art Wave May 3
"The Art Affair"
Art Fundraiser for Children's Art in the Schools
May 12-17
Rhododendron Festival
May 16
Kiwanis Fish Fry
May 18
Rhody Run
June 6-8
Steampunk Festival
June 12
Main Street Taste of Port Townsend June 23 Main Street Port Townsend Pub Crawl
June 29-July 6
Festival of American Fiddle Tunes and Workshops
July 10-20
Port Townsend Writers' Conference
July 10-Aug. 28 (Thursdays)
Main Street Concerts on the Dock
July 20-27
Jazz Port Townsend July 27-Aug. 3
Port Townsend Acoustic Blues Festival and Workshops
Aug. 1-24 (weekends) Shakespeare in the Park
Aug. 8-10
Jefferson County Fair
Aug. 16
Uptown Street Fair
Kiwanis Classic Car Show
Sept. 5-7
Wooden Boat Festival
Sept. 19-21
Port Townsend Film Festival
Sept. 29
Main Street Port Townsend Pub Crawl
Oct. 2
Main Street Girls' Night Out Oct. 4-5
Kinetic Sculpture Race
Oct. 31
Main Street Downtown Trick or Treat and Parade Nov. 29
Main Street Merchants' Open House and Small Business Saturday
Dec. 6
Main Street Community Treelighting and Santa Visit Dec. 13 Yuletide Salon
Dec. 22
Main Street Port Townsend Pub Crawl
Dec. 31
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Thank You Elevated Ice Cream & Candy Shop, 2013 Tax Incentive Participant!
The Port Townsend Main Street Program would like to acknowledge and thank all the participants in the 2013 Tax Incentive Program.
627 & 631 Water Street
Port Townsend WA 98368
(360) 385-1156
The Elevated Ice Cream Co. is a refreshingly modern old-fashioned Ice Cream Parlor and Candy Shop located in the historic seaport of Port Townsend, WA. The candy shop is adjacent to the ice cream parlor and has a spectacular collection of chocolate and truffles, handmade in our own Elevated Candy Company, as well as confections from all over the world.
Click Here to learn more about the Main Street Tax Incentive Program.
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