A Weekend Full of Events in Downtown Boyertown December 4th-5th

A Weekend Full of Events in Downtown Boyertown December 4^th-5th

Boyertown to Host 7th Annual Holiday Open House Tour

The streets of Boyertown will be bustling on Friday, December 4th, during the 7th annual Boyertown Holiday Open House Tour.

Trolleys will transport visitors to and from, 9 historic homes on the tour. Businesses including the Boyertown Area Historical Society, Taylor Backes and Tibitu Glass Blowing Studio, Sugg Motor Car Company, the Boyertown Planing Mill, Frecon's Hard Bean Café, Zimmer's Pets, Studio B., the Odd Fellows Hall, the Twin Turrets Inn, Clayote Gallery and Studio, the State Theater of Boyertown, Boyertown Area Multi-Service, Inc., Frecon Farms, and the Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles will offer entertainment and activities from
3 PM to 9 PM.

The tour begins at the Boyertown Area Historical Society, 43 South Chestnut Street, Boyertown. Tickets are available at the Boyertown Area Historical Society, Bause's Super Drug Store, and The Twin Turrets Inn at a cost of $8 in advance and $10 the day of the tour.

Festival of Trees

While on the Holiday House Tour, enjoy the Beauty of over 35 trees decorated by community friends; 3P.M. to 9 P.M. at The Center at Spring Street.

Take a chance to win a completely decorated tree; Listen to the sounds of the season presented by local musicians; share in the fellowship and partake of the refreshments.

Studio B Celebrates First Anniversary with Members' Show

Studio B is proud to celebrate its one-year anniversary with its first annual "Members and Friends Showing of Small-priced Works," opening Friday, December 4, 2009 during Boyertown's annual holiday house tour, with a reception starting at 5:00 p.m.

Over 30 of the gallery's artist members as well as friends who have exhibited at the studio throughout the past year have been invited to show their small-priced works.Various media, from oil and watercolor to

clay and fiber will be represented.

All of the pieces in the show are promised to be under $200, making the art easily accessible for holiday gifting.

All art items are created locally and crafted by hand, making them unique holiday gifts.

You will also feel good knowing that you are supporting local artists as well as Studio B and Downtown Boyertown.

The show will hang through Wednesday, January 6, 2010.

Studio B is located at 39 E. Philadelphia Ave. in Boyertown, PA.

Please visit studiobbb.org for more information.

Building a Better Boyertown's
CHILLIN ON MAIN WITH SANTA
December 5, 2008
11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

What could be better than seeing jolly old Santa and Mrs. Claus in Boyertown? Come out for Building A Better Boyertown's Chillin' On Main Celebration! Bring the kids out for crafts, fire trucks, and fun! December 5th from 11am-3pm Downtown Boyertown will have an array of things to do, from crafters, to a meter decorating contest, and even free photos of the kids with Santa!

Santa will arrive by fire truck supported by the Friendship Hook and Ladder at 11am and stay until 2pm sitting in front of Zimmers Pets. He will have treats for everyone that sits on his lap to tell him what they would like for Christmas this year.

While enjoying the festivities, enjoy watching the meter decorating contest, and vote for your favorite. Stop and visit the Boyertown Rotary Club who will have a display of how other countries celebrate the Holiday Season.

Visit various crafter tables while waiting to see Jolly St. Nick and make a special creation to take home and share with the family.

Santa's Workshop will be located at 35 East Philadelphia Avenue, IOOF Building where children will be able to do their holiday shopping, and the Boyertown Area Community Library will be hosting their annual book sale!Other activities during the day will be: FREE pictures with Santa, sponsored by Bause's Super Drug Store, FREE Cookies, FREE Hot Chocolate, sponsored by the Boyertown Area Salvation Army FREE Crafts for the children, sponsored by BBB’s Promotions Committee, a Meter Decorating Contest, Story Time at the Boyertown Area Community Library at 11:30, Live Alpacas, sponsored by Illusion Ranch, Santa's Workshop at the IOOF building, Holiday Music, Sponsored by the Boyertown Alumni Band and It's my Turn Karaoke, Dancers from Let's Get Dancing, Costumed characters greeting the children, FREE Crafts for the children, sponsored by BBB’s Farmers Market, crafts and activities sponsored by the Relay for Life of Boyertown

At 2:00 p.m. please visit The Boyertown State Theater , where they will be showing "It's A Wonderful Life" a classic holiday movie that will be free to the general public, sponsored by local businesses

FREE 5 minute Hydro-Massages at Serenity Junction where they will be hosting their Grand Opening on Friday December 4th and Saturday December 5th.
These festivities will begin on December 4th with a Ribbon Cutting
Ceremony at 2pm. Directly to follow the ceremony, Serenity Junction
will be offering FREE 5 minute Hydro Massages during the hours of the
Boyertown Holiday Open House Tour 3-9 p.m. as well as on Saturday
December 5^th during Chillin’ on the Main (gift certificates are available)

Studio B will be serving tiny cups of egg nog (a sip of the holiday spirit) and offering holiday face painting--While visiting Studio B please take time to enjoy their new Members and Friends Small-priced works show which will be on exhibit (opens December 4 during the Holiday Open House Tour) and will feature work priced for holiday gifting. Studio B is celebrating its first birthday on December 5. Stop by for a bite of birthday cake (gift certificates are available)

Clayote Gallery and Studio will be open 10-9 on December 4^th and 10-6 on December 5^th with clay ornament making 2 for 10$, 5 for 20$, with a glazing and firing turnaround of delivery in 10 days. Or just stop in for FREE clay play with a 12$ firing charge for any pieces you choose to keep from 11 a.m.-4 p.m. (gift certificates are available)

On December 4^th during normal business hours, Patsy's Potpourri of Gifts will be offering, 10% off all Ceramic Angel & Snowman Ornaments, $5 off all Large Christmas Wreaths, Unannounced Specials - Come See all the great items, Walk-In for Tastefully Simple (Cash/Carry - this day only), Have Snowman , Patsy's Potpourri of Gifts will also have Winter Scene & B/W Animal Pictures available for Christmas Gifts (gift certificates are available) .

Michelle's Hair Designs will be offering 20% off retail styling products and have jewelry available for purchase during normal business hours on Friday December 4^th and Saturday December 5^th (gift cards are available).

Friday. December 4^th Frecon’s Hard Bean Café will be featuring Porter Shimer on Piano playing and signing Christmas tunes all evening long and the Boyertown Brassmen at 8:30pm with a full horn brass section playing all the Christmas favorites!

Saturday the 5th, Miss Maggie from 2-3pm will sing along with the children, Carriage Rides from 1-3pm at $5 per person, 8:30 p.m. to close Mike Holiday will be doing a Christmas Music Special right in the Living Room for a $3 cover

Unchain Boyertown

UNCHAINING FOR ONE DAY MEANS MONEY FOR BOYERTOWN

Building A Better Boyertown (BBB) is urging the citizens of Boyertown to unchain themselves on November 21—to do any business they plan to do on that day only at local independent businesses.

Boyertown Unchained! is part of America Unchained, a national campaign of the American Business Alliance (AMIBA).

BBB aims to reach every citizen of the Boyertown area to come together in support of Boyertown through demonstrating that their personal spending decisions affect the whole community, both now and for the future.

If every Boyertown citizen does their planned business, shopping and dining out on that day with only locally-owned businesses this year, we can inject thousands of dollars into our local economy. Of course, we hope the residents of Boyertown and the surrounding area will think about this not only on November 21, but every day—and particularly with holiday shopping upon us.

Sometimes seemingly small acts have an impact bigger than you ever imagined. Take family spending, you may think you're just fulfilling your family's wants or needs when you shop or dine out. Think again!

The choice of where you spend your money makes a big difference to your community. Spending your money with locally-owned independent businesses puts it to work directly helping your local economy-just one way your community benefits from its independent businesses.

These businesses use goods and services of other locally-owned independent businesses—

re-circulating your money 3 or more times longer locally than if you spend it at a chain*. This creates greater community health and prosperity.

Now imagine the impact on Boyertown if everyone shopped locally owned. You can stop imagining and help make it a reality!

On November 21, communities around the continent will be urged to "unchain" for just that one day-to maximize the impact of their dollars and inject potentially millions more into the local economy through joining other residents to do their shopping, dining out and other business only with locally-owned independent businesses.

Boyertown stands to gain in every way by supporting our independent businesses. They provide us with essential goods and services, well-paying jobs, and continued opportunities for citizens to own their own business here. They are critical parts of Boyertown’s social, cultural and economic health. Supporting them is good for us personally and our community.

BBB has timed this important message to reach the citizens of Boyertown before they are inundated with a clutter of holiday ads and events. We hope they will carry this message with them as they do all of their holiday purchasing and other business.

Join our campaign and show Boyertown what a difference a day can make!

Resources: Website of the American Independent Business Alliance: AMIBA.net

Studies referenced located at: http://amiba.net/recommended.html#studies

For more information about Downtown Boyertown please visit www.boyertownpa.org or contact BBB’s Main Street Manager, Heather Oxenford

610-369-3054 manager@boyertownpa.org