Up & Coming Weekly

January 19, 2010

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JANUARY 20-26, 2010 UCW 19 WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM Find Your Creative Outlet It's a cold January! With temperatures dropping like they have been lately, it's time to raise the heat in the house with a new hobby to set ablaze your passion for creativity and downtown is the place to get started. We have such an array of creative outlets that you will be hard pressed QRWWR¿QGVRPHWKLQJWKDWGRHVQRWSHDN\RXU interest. From jewelry making and quilting to cupcake decorating and painting, there is something for everyone. For all of our jewelry makers, Strung Out on Beads at 101 Hay St. offers classes on making necklaces, earrings and the like and carries a wide selection of beads and clasps. Beads and Botanicals at 112 Anderson St. also sells beads that can be worked into your handmade piece of jewelry. Their selection is hand-blown and created by the artists/owners in-house. Right next door to Beads and Botanicals is Quilt 'n Tiques at 122 Anderson St., which quilters NQRZLVRQHRIWKHEHVWVWRUHVWR¿QGWKDWSHUIHFW SLHFHRIIDEULFRUWKHLQVWUXPHQWWR¿QLVK\RXU masterpiece. At Greg's, located at 122 Maxwell St., painting pottery is the name of the game and you can pick one of your favorite dishes to personalize with every color imaginable. Also, at Greg's are four- week adult pottery classes where you can learn to throw pottery with a professional instructor. As for what to put on your new pottery, try having your child's birthday party at the Cupcake Gallery at 107 Person St. Not only will your child and all of their guests get to eat fun cupcakes, but they will get to decorate them beforehand! Downtown Fayetteville on Facebook Become a fan of downtown Fayetteville at www.facebook.com/downtownfayetteville. We will welcome you! JAMI SHEPPARD McLAUGHLIN, Downtown Development Manager jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us www.ci.fayetteville.nc.us Calendar of Events JANUARY 22 – Fourth Friday, the Arts Council of Fayetteville, www.theartscouncil.com FEBRUARY 11-28 – Playballs, the Gilbert Theater, www.gilberttheater.com What about getting into a new book? Try one of the two book clubs that meet at the City Center Gallery and Books at 112 Hay St. Men and women met every second Tuesday at 10 a.m. and a group of young women meet every fourth Thursday at 7 p.m. And, of course, if you have a penchant for art, we have several artists and JDOOHULHVGRZQWRZQWKDWFDQKHOS\RX¿QG\RXUQLFKH including Cape Fear Studios, Greg's and the Arts Council of Fayetteville. There are new experiences waiting to be had or old ones that need to be rediscovered while looking at the creative clusters in downtown. So, after you have cleaned your house top-to-bottom twice, bundle up, venture out and explore! Business Spotlight If you have a Mac, you no longer have to drive to Raleigh! A downtown Fayetteville business, n2, Inc., specializes in Apple computers and offers network/system support, consulting and training VHUYLFHV$V$SSOHFHUWL¿HGWHFKQLFLDQVWKH\FDQ work on your iMac, iPods, iPhones and more, including all past Apple models. They also host classes for further training on Apple products. Having only been open a few months, the store is already in high demand. Store hours are Monday through Saturday 10 to 7, closed Sunday. The store is located at 106-108 Hay St., Suite 1B, Fayetteville. For more information, log onto www.n2stores.com. How Much Do You Know About Downtown Fayetteville? See if you know the answer to this trivia question: What is the tallest building in Fayetteville? 7KH¿UVWSHUVRQWRHPDLOWKHFRUUHFWDQVZHUWR jmclaughlin@ci.fay.nc.us will win a fun prize. The winner ZLOOEHQRWL¿HGE\HPDLODQGZLOOEHDQQRXQFHGLQWKH next installment of Downtown Developments. Congratulations to Alvia Locklear for submitting the correct answer last week: The University of North Carolina was chartered in 1789 by the General Assembly in the Fayetteville State House. 4145 Ferncreek Drive • www.pilatesoffayetteville.com • 910-484-2163 Pilates & Yoga O F F A Y E T T E V I L L E FREE OPEN HOUSE - Saturday, Jan. 23 Try Pilates and Yoga FREE on Saturday Jan. 23rd at our OPEN HOUSE. There will be 9 different 30 minute classes from 9-12 noon, refreshments, discounts on clothing and class packages, and demonstrations on the Pilates equipment. See our website for more details or call 484-2163. Class sizes are limited.

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