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In the East End of Portland Maine
Hop on the Holiday Stroll Shuttle and explore the whole neighborhood! The Shuttle is sponsored by Coffee by Design, and will make 6 stops around the East End throughout the day. The route includes stops in East Bayside (Maine Mead Works and Running with Scissors), on Washington Ave (Silly’s Restaurant), on top of Munjoy Hill (Benchmark Real Estate), on Congress Street (North Star Café) and on India Street (Coffee By Design). The shuttle wil run in both directions.
Several businesses will be set up as Warming Stations as well. Stop by for a special treat!
- The Body Architect on Romasco Lane
- Katie Made Bakery on Cumberland Avenue
- Residence Inn By Marriott on Fore Street
- Pepperclub on Middle Street
Many other stops on the stroll will have drinks, treats, and activities to make this a special holiday experience. So be sure to explore!
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One of the most popular aspects of last year’s Holiday Stroll was the Raffle. We’ll be continuing that tradition this year. Your favorite East End Shops are offering some amazing raffle prizes totalling more than $2000 in value:
Angela Adams- Canvas Mailbag ($85)
The Body Architect- One Month Membership ($165)
Carlson Turner Books- $30 gift certificate
Coffee By Design- CBD Gift Basket ($75)
Dean’s Sweets- 16-piece “Maine” mix box of truffles ($27.50)
Duckfat- T-shirt, Mug and $25 Gift Certificate
Earth & Soul Pottery- South African Banana Print
Eli Phant- Bobbin Bag ($90 value)
Ember Grove- Handmade Paper Table Lamp ($68 value)
emilie inc- Free Child’s Portrait Session ($350 value)
Ferdinand- selection of greeting cards ($30 value)
Ferricchia- $100 Service-Only Gift Certificate
Field- Porcelain Snowball
Fraser Art Studio (at the SEA Sale)- 5×5 Daily Painting of your choice
Arthur Fink- “Dance” Photobook ($24) & 3 Dance Posters ($45)
Katie Made- $50 Gift Certificate
Knitwit- “Socks from the Toe Up” book, skein of String Theory yarn and Double-Sided Needles.
Solstice Designs (at Running with Scissors)- Sterling Silver Beach Stone Bracelet ($125)
North Star Café- $25 Gift Certificate
Old Port Specialty Tile- 20″ Snowflake Mosaic Mural
Pepperclub / The Good Egg Cafe- 2 Winners! $50 Gift Certificate
Portland Fiber Gallery- $50 Gift Certificate
Rabelais- “Stir, Mixing it up in the Italian tradition” by Barbara Lynch (signed)
Residence Inn by Marriott- 2 night stay ($538)
Silly’s- Four Winners! $5 Gift Certificate and Silly’s Mug
St. Lawrence Arts Center- Year Passes for Two to The Saturday Show and Secret Lives of Comedians
Two Fat Cats- $25 Gift Certificate
Z Fabrics- $20 Gift Certificate
Zero Station- “life size” mounted image of a Fender Stratocaster guitar
To enter the raffle, all you need to do is pick up a raffle card and visit 5 shops during the Holiday Stroll on Saturday. At each shop you’ll need to have a staffperson mark that you’ve been there. Once you have 5 marks on your raffle card, you can drop it off at the business of your choice to enter thier raffle. Each business will be raffling off their own prize, and each person can enter only one business’s raffle- so choose wisely!
This will be a great way to get some of your Christmas Shopping done, or get a special treat for yourself– with none of the guilt!
*Please note that raffle prizes may change without notice, and that each shop is responsible for the handling of its own raffle.
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Join us for our Annual Holiday Stroll! On Saturday December 5th from 11am to 6pm, participating businesses will be celebrating the holidays with special deals, yummy treats, music and more! Visit more than 5 locations to be entered in a raffle at your favorite East End Shop!
We’ll be updating the website with activities, event updates and raffle offers. And we look forward to seeing you on December 5th!
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This First Friday, you’ll be able to hop on a trolley downtown to visit the East End! So no excuses. The trolleys ill run from 4:30 until 8:30 during the next First Friday Art Walk, October 2.
The trolley will run, free of charge, making stops along the following route: Longfellow Square, Congress Square, Monument Square, Washington Avenue & Congress Street, India Street & Middle Street, Exchange Street & Middle Street.
See you Friday! The following locations will be having openings this week:
49. COFFEE BY DESIGN | 67 India St
Donald Peterson: Natural States… figure, rock, water & sky, painting
www.coffeebydesign.com | 207 780 6767
50. ARTHUR FINK PHOTOGRAPHY | 145 Newbury St
Arthur Fink: Dance Photography Salon, photo
www.arthurfinkphoto.com | 207 615 5722
51. ELI PHANT | 253 Congress St
Kris Johnsen: Landed, silkscreen, drawings & mixed media
www.eli-phant.com | 207 253 8000
52. EMBER GROVE | 247 Congress St
12 Local Artisans: Maine Made American Craft, multimedia
www.embergrove.com | 207 761 0408
53. NORTH STAR MUSIC CAFé | 225 Congress St
Lauren Ostis: Soul Celebrations, mixed fiber
www.northstarmusiccafe.com | 207 699 2994
54. HOMEGROWN HERB & TEA | 195 Congress Street
Holly Dickinson Amidon: Elements, mixed medium
207 774 3484
55. HILLTOP COFFEE SHOP | 90 Congress St
Sue Kirchner: Journeys in Prints & Transfers, mixed media
207 780 0025
56. FRASER ART STUDIO | 81 Congress St
Elizabeth Fraser: Daily Oil Paintings and Pet Portraits, oils
www.paintsquared.com | 207 650 3437
57. CRUCIBLE GALLERY @ PGS | 24 Romasco Lane
Society for East End Arts Painter’s Salon Show, painting
www.portlandglassblowing.com | 207 409 4527
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After a year of construction, the brand new Residence Inn by Marriott opened in Portland’s East End district in July. Located at 145 Fore Street –one block from the new Ocean Gateway Terminal and Portland’s Visitors Center — the Residence Inn Portland Downtown/Waterfront will operate as a Marriott franchise, owned and managed by Chapin Realty, LLC. The hotel has 179 suites, many with views of the harbor, featuring king sized beds, separate work desks and living areas as well as fully-equipped kitchens. Guests may choose from a variety of room configurations, ranging from studio suites with water views to one and two bedroom suites with city and courtyard views. Guests of the Residence Inn will also enjoy a range of services, including complimentary full hot breakfasts, light evening meals, as well as complimentary shuttle and grocery shopping services. A large indoor heated pool, fitness center and an outdoor courtyard with grilling area and fire pit are additional hotel features. The hotel’s cocktail lounge serves Shipyard beers on tap and is open to the public Monday through Saturday from 4:00 pm until 11:00 pm.
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Ember Grove is celebrating 5 years
as a Local Business!
Kicking off the Sale this Friday & Saturday, August 7th & 8th, with an Exclusive Showcase of Heather Perry Fine Jewelry, Morgan McGeehan Jewelry Designs, and Colleen Foley Printed Apparel. 5% of proceeds will go to
The Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland in memory of Orion.
All items in the store will be 10-30% off thru September 5th.
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Three East End shops, Ember Grove, Portland Fiber Gallery and Weaving Studio, and KnitWit Yarn Shop, will be open for the Maine Fiberarts Tour next weekend.
The event is held the first full weekend in August every year, and is a great opportunity to meet with artists, visit with farmers, and participate in fiber-related demonstrations and activities all around Maine.
You can view the full listing of all 117 sites that are part of the Maine Fiberarts Tour, many of which will have special demonstrations and activities next weekend.
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Cultivating Community is holding its 2nd Annual “Boyd Street Bash” on Sunday at the Urban Farm on Boyd Street (next to Franklin Arterial) from noon to 2 pm.
There will be music, crafts, kids’ activities, a raspberry bake-off, yummy food, and an urban sustainability fair. Bring the family!
For the raspberry bake-off, sign up with Cultivating Community. They’ll give you 2 pints of raspberries so you can bake something yummy for the judging on Sunday.
CC also needs volunteers for this event– visit their website for more info.
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On Sunday July 19th from 1:00 to 3:00 Duckfat and Rabelais will host author, and Boston Globe food columnist, Adam Ried as he makes us some milkshakes and signs copies of his new book Thoroughly Modern Milkshakes. Please come out and meet Adam for a fun afternoon of frosty treats. The famous Duckfat vanilla milkshake is featured in his new book, and we will be celebrating it next door at Hugo’s with a demonstration and a tasting. Adam’s book will be available for sale and he will be signing copies. The event will take place at Hugo’s, 88 Middle street, just next door to Rabelais. For more information contact Rabelais at 774 1044.
For other events on Portland’s East End, be sure to check out our calendar.
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This Sunday is the 5th Annual Artists’ Studio Tour organized by the Society for East End Artists (SEA). On Sunday June 28th, artists around the neighborhood will open their studios to visitors. Many will have art for sale as well as demonstrations of their craft. You can download a map of the open studios as well as your “SEA Passport” at seaportland.org. If you get your passport stamped at 15 locations, you are entered into a raffle for many great prizes from local businesses including Rosemont Market, North Star Cafe, Coffee By Design and others.
While you are in the neighborhood, be sure to stop in some of the great shops nearby. Rabelais Books will be having a Sidewalk Sale on Sunday, and several other businesses will be open and have specials for the event.
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KnitWit Yarn Shop and Portland Fiber & Weaving Gallery celebrated World Wide Knit in Public Day last weekend. Knit in Public Day is the largest knitter-run event in the world, and is celebrated on the second Saturday of June every year.
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Make yourself at home! The East End is just bursting with unique gifts and shopping, as well as some of the best eats in the City. We’ve also got music and theater to enjoy, art to see (or make!), great people to meet, trails to walk, and some of the best scenery around – all here east of Franklin Street in Portland Maine.
Have you seen the article in the Washington Post about the East End and Munjoy Hill? It features several of our favorite East Ends Shops, including the St. Lawrence Art Center, North Star Music Cafe, Duckfat, Rosemont Market and Bakery, Homegrown Herb and Tea, Angela Adams, and Eli Phant.
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