Don’t miss the Abilene Downtown Association Meeting. Thursday, February 2nd – 8:30 a.m. – Bogie’s Deli, 241 Cypress St. Be there or be square.
Join us for a night of heroic proportions as we fill downtown Abilene with live performances and attractions your whole family will love. And heroes don’t always come with secret identities and capes; we’re honoring the everyday heroes in our own community, too. Come help us say THANK YOU to the men and women of Dyess Air Force Base and the Abilene Police and Fire Departments, and learn ways that you, too, can be a hero! SEPTEMBER 8, 2011 5-8 p.m. Schedule of Events: – 5:30 p.m. ACU Swing Cats swing dance performance at Minter Park – 6 p.m. Old West Shoot-out, Part 1 at Compass Bank – 6:15 p.m. ACU Sanctify hip hop dance performance at Minter Park – 6:30 p.m. Honor Ceremony at Everman Park – 6:45 p.m. Costume Contest at Everman Park – 7 p.m. Old West Shoot-out, Part 2 at Everman Park – 7:30 p.m. ACU Shades step dance performance at the NCCIL – 7:45 p.m. ACU E5 Krew Christian rap performance at the NCCIL.
Look forward to seeing the ADA membership, new members, guests, AND anyone ELSE interested in joining and helping ‘re-grow’ Downtown Abilene at our Abilene Downtown Association Meeting! We will be meeting after a summer month’s hiatus (due to so many taking vacations!), and getting back into gear…so come join us as we GET EXCITED and talk about City Sidewalks, our BRAND NEW Marketing Committee, and MORE!
We will meet at 8:30 am at Bogie’s Restaurant in Downtown Abilene (thanks Philip Ratliff for once again sharing your amazing restaurant with us for this meeting)! SO much is going in downtown, and SO much more is ahead! So do NOT miss the excitement! We plan our meetings at the start of the day, so you can get on with the rest of your day a short hour later! Yeah! Come for a visit and see what we are all about! We’d love to have you visit, but be sure and post here if you have a question, or you’re welcome to call me, Carolyn Cockerell, @ 325.829.7975, President of the ADA, for more info! Look forward to seeing everyone and getting back into the FULL swing of the EXCITING re-growth of Downtown Abilene!!!
The Abilene Downtown Association will meet Thursday, August 4th at 8:30a.m. at Bogie’s, 241 Cypress St. This meeting is for all members and anyone else interested in working to promote Abilene’s great historic downtown.
Don’t Forget! For tomorrow’s Abilene Downtown Association (ADA) meeting….we will be meeting at the T&P Event Center/ Thurs, May 5/901 N. 1st/8:30 a.m/Downtown Abilene…INSTEAD of at usual, wonderful Bogie’s Restaurant! Be SURE to watch this site for the location of where June’s ADA meeting will be!! Contact president, Carolyn Cockerell, at 325-829-7975, or email her at carolync@cockerellgalleries.com, for more info! EVERYONE is welcome to attend! We invite ALL that are interested in helping ‘Downtown Abilene Grow’ to come to any meeting!
The Abilene Downtown Association would like to thank everyone who helped make our first ever B!G DAY Downtown a success. We had over 28 businesses participate. If you enjoyed the day let us know and we might try it again. If you took any photos you can post the to our Facebook page at: https://www.facebook.com/abilenedowntown
Join the executive director of the Abilene Preservation League for a leisurely 3.5 mile bike ride around downtown during B!G Day Downtown, Saturday, April 9th beginning at 10:30 am. We’ll stop at several historical sites, and take a tour through Rosetyme, the J.D. Magee home on North 3rd. Click to see the route, and if you’d like to register (advance registration, helmet and waiver required), click here.
The Fire Escape 10am-3pm (501 Hickory Street) 325-672-3473 Cooking demos and offering free samples in their outdoor kitchen on the front patio. They will have plenty of comfortable outdoor furniture for visitors to relax in. They will have blow out ”end of winter ” prices on most fireplace equipment and accessories.
CLICK this link for a printable event guide with schedules and map:
http://www.frontiertexas.com/BIG_DAY_Downtown_April-9-2011.pdf
12th Armored Division Museum 10am-5pm 1289 North 2nd Street 325-677-6515 Living history presentation
Abilene Area Farmers Market Sunrise-sold out North First at Mesquite 325-437-2800 Fresh produce grown in the Abilene area
Abilene Civic Center 10am-6pm 1100 North Sixth Street 325-6766211 Central Texas Gem & Mineral Show
Abilene Preservation League 11am-2pm 1174 North First Street 325-676-3775 Partnering with Abilene Medical Alliance to offer free bicycle helmets to families at the Elks Art Center; Historic Downtown Bike Tour 10:30am-noon; selling historic replicas
Abilene Public Library 9am-6pm 202 Cedar Street 325-677-2474 11am pictorial history tour of Downtown Abilene with local historian/documentarian Jay Moore; 2pm Rodeo Roundup Family Fun activity.
Bible Hardware 8am-1pm 333 Walnut Street 325-673-8301 Come by for a free drain hair remover while supplies last. 1 per family
Candies by Vletas 10am-5pm 1201 North First Street 325-673-2005 Free samples, 10% off purchases greater than $25
Center for Contemporary Arts 11am-5pm 220 Cypress Street 325-677-8389 FREE kid coloring activity
Cockerell Gallery/Studios 10am-4pm 1133 North 2nd Street 325-829-7975 Abilene for Japan Disaster Relief Silent Auction; visit artists in studios; wood whittling demos by Dennis Regan; face painting for all ages by Dragon Designs
Cox Jewelers 10am-4pm 1056 North 2nd Street 325-670-9992 Beautiful jewelry for sale
Cypress Street Station 11am-late 158 Cypress Street 325-676-3463 Special kid-friendly street-food for B!G DAY; local handcrafted brews for grown-ups
Eternal Threads 10am-2pm 101 Walnut Street 325-672-6000 Open House: Nepalese craftswomen selling hand-crafted art; free refreshments
Frontier Texas! 9am-6pm 625 North First Street 325-437-2800 10am-2pm: Frontier Festival, cowboy shootouts, frontier military, frontier hunters; book signing with author Alan Huffines; Boy Scout’s American Heritage Program
Historic Paramount Theatre 2pm & 7:30pm 352 Cypress Street 325-676-9620 Showing the John Ford classic “The Quiet Man” at 2:00pm and 7:30pm
Jordan Taylor & Company 10am-5:30pm 201 Walnut Street 325-672-9792 Serving refreshments for customers and will also be giving away a free gift with purchase
McKay’s Bakery 7am-6pm 266 Cypress Street 325-672-9737 Fresh baked “YUMMIES” on sale
Minter Park 11am-7pm Cypress Street @ North 2nd Abilene for Japan Disaster Relief Benefit (all donations go to Global Samaritan Resources): 11am Belly dancers, 12pm Blinded By Bears, 12:30pm Catclaw Creek, 1:30pm Joie De Vivre, 2pm Fraid Knot, 3pm Shane Cannedy, 3:30pm Smokin’ Blues Primos, 4:30pm Philip Mahon, 5pm Hungry Mother, 6pm Kirk House.
Monk’s Coffee Shop 9am-midnight 233 Cypress Street 325-437-2984 7pm Live Music
The NCCIL 10am-4pm 102 Cedar Street 325-673-4586 1pm-4pm Children’s sidewalk art activity
RELICS Home 11am-7pm 1292 North First Street 325-670-9282 Sale, Live Music, Free Frozen Limonaide; Portable putting green, prizes for hole in one hosted by Play Faire Park; Yarn Bomb art installation & demos hosted by Stitch-N-B!tch
Texas Star Trading Company 10am-5:30pm 174 Cypress Street #101 325-672-9696 Texas gourmet tastings and special sales all day
The Antique Station 10am-5:30pm 703 North 3rd Street 325-675-6100 New spring merchandise from estates and buying excursions
The Arrangement 11am-4pm 357 Walnut Street 325-670-0061 Store wide sale on shoes, clothing, jewelry & more
The Beehive Restaurant 5pm-10pm 442 Cedar Street 325-675-0600 Open for dinner
The Grace Museum 10am-5pm 102 Cypress Street 325-673-4587 Exhibits: An Act of Faith – The Art of Mary McCleary; Tools for Modern Living – Treasures from the History Vault
The Honeycomb Tree 10am-5pm 1166 North 2nd 325-338-8102 BOGO 1/2 off fashion jewelery; door prizes; refreshments; PrimeTime Family Entertainment booth, C & J Classic Collectables booth
The Leaf 10am-11pm 1054 North 3rd Street 325-670-9955 Free coffee and soft drinks Under One Roof/The Loft 10am-5:30pm 244 Pine Street 325-673-1309 Great shopping and sandwiches & salads
Under One Roof/The Loft 10am-5:30pm 244 Pine Street 325-673-1309 Great shopping and sandwiches & salads
