A message from Mary Corso, owner of Courtyard Antiques and chair of the First Friday Committee.
Downtown businesses, it’s time to start thinking about chocolate for our First Friday in November. Theme: EVERYTHING CHOCOLATE!
Thank you to those who participated in our September Harvest and the October ArtsWalk events. We invite downtown businesses to join us to make Olympia come alive in the evening on the First Friday of each month. Just having lights on in shops downtown makes the city warm and inviting for community members. Even if the customer count is low, it allows the community to realize how we collectively want to make our downtown a success and a friendly place to come.
In November we invite our wonderful Olympia restaurants and coffee houses to participate in the chocolate theme by creating special chocolate desserts and or drinks. Perhaps the death by chocolate or the choco-tini (martini) might be fun. The more chocolate creations the better. We also invite businesses who are normally open in the evening to also create some type of chocolate theme, by handing out kisses (Hershey of course) or making brownies or chocolate cookies, giving chocolate coins, having a chocolate fountain, etc. Chocolate is one food that releases the “love hormone” that will cause people to fall in love with Olympia. The more love the better so please say you will join us for this event.
If you wish to have your business name added to the list of those staying open this one night each month, please respond to the ODA by email at odaoffice@tss.net or phone at (360) 357-8948.
The committee is meeting regularly to create appropriate themes for each first Friday. We will have a special event for the holiday season (more details below). Please join us for November 4 First Friday with the theme Everything Chocolate. Your unique chocolate theme will be appreciated. If you need help with chocolate ideas, please contact Mary Corso of Courtyard Antiques at (360) 701-1354 and she will help you get connected with something scrumptious.
Note: Details below on a group advertising opportunity for First Friday.
More information:
Shop Downtown for the Holidays Sweepstakes
Group advertising opportunity
