Saturday, April 17

Are you searching for the perfect job? Also wanted to work in downtown Morganton? Then take a look at the newly launched Job Openings page on the Downtown Morganton website!

As seen in this example from Sidetracked Brewery, stations around downtown Morganton are set up to honor Poetry Month. Make your own poem, share to social media and tag @downtown_motown!

Locations include:

LinkedIn can be a powerful tool to grow your business. You have similar interests to people all around the world and LinkedIn helps you organize and reach out to these connections. Come to this webinar to discover easy ways to grow your page, connect with others, and build your business.

Speaker: Matt Rudisill

"When they saw me walking down the street smoking a cigar, they'd say, 'Hey, that 14-year-old kid may be going places.' Of course, it's also a good prop on the stage . . . When you can't think of what you are supposed to say next, you take a puff on your cigar until you do think of your next line."

—George Burns

Thanks to everyone who braved the frigid wind chill at our last meeting! Kudos to you!! This week looks a bit warmer.

Check out our cigar line up here: https://www.craftd-nc.com/cigars

We have a new Mason Jar Brewing Mexican Lager on tap. The Belgian Quad from Wiseman Brewing and the Duck Rabbit Oh, No Let’s Go! Cacao Milk Stout both pair nicely with a cigar. Don’t forget about the Inkberry Red Blend and the 1448 Red Blend! Masks required when not seated; please be sure to practice social distancing.

There’s nothing like some good hot volcano ash for grape-growing. (You’d be surprised.) Lava Cap is a third-generation family farm located high in the Sierra Nevada foothills at an elevation of 2700 feet. The estate mountain-grown grapes are sourced from some of the highest vineyards in California. Unique volcanic soils, weathered from ancient ash flows, produce wines that are intensely aromatic and luscious with deep, rich fruit erupting with flavor. We will taste:

Tastings are tableside, c’mon in when you’re ready. Please sit at a table that matches your party size so that we can accommodate everyone. Masks are required upon entry to the store, until you are seated, and if you need to get up. As always, feel free to bring snacks/dinner with you, but please dispose of your own trash (there is a garbage can at the back entrance of the store). Thanks y’all, see you Friday!!

A beginner’s workshop in stained glass! We will be foiling and soldering glass. Since this is a beginner's workshop, the glass will be pre-cut by the instructor and all edges ground. We will complete the glass work and instructor will attach any hardware so that you will be ready to hang your project as soon as you get home!. Great 1st time project :-) or for our "Glass Groupie" day out! Students will be cleaning, foiling, fluxing and soldering their project. This class is open to adults and teens, all supplies are included, no experience necessary! 

Parking available behind bank or gallery.

Marketing for the 21st Century small business is more dynamic and challenging than ever. Discover how to most effectively and efficiently use the many marketing tools available. Gain insights to understand and reach your customer, analyze your industry and business environment and differentiate between branding, advertising, and grassroots marketing techniques. Explore the components of an effective marketing plan in this comprehensive webinar.

Speaker(s): Matt Rudisill

A beginner’s workshop in stained glass! We will be foiling and soldering glass. Since this is a beginner's workshop, the glass will be pre-cut by the instructor and all edges ground. We will complete the glass work and instructor will attach any hardware so that you will be ready to hang your project as soon as you get home!. Great 1st time project :-) or for our "Glass Groupie" day out! Students will be cleaning, foiling, fluxing and soldering their project. This class is open to adults and teens, all supplies are included, no experience necessary! 

Parking available behind bank or gallery.

You see a shiny object from across the room, you approach slowly, hoping no other shopper senses your keen eye for fashion and your cat like reflexes. You reach your destination, nonchalantly picking up the item, examining the precious find, as your hands learn the texture and you experience the weight, you notice a neon orange sticker that says "50 % off". Can it be? Yes, the stars have aligned, you scored the deal of the day!

The Downtown Development Association, wants to give you the opportunity to get all the deals and steals your heart desires at the two day Sale-A-Palooza sidewalk sale in Downtown Morganton on Friday, April 30th and Saturday, May 1st! The sale will be from 11am-6pm, with times varying at some locations due to regular hours. Over 25 businesses will be participating in the Sale-A-Bration, bringing out discounted items onto sidewalks and patios for your viewing and purchasing pleasure. The DDA is pleased to have Thistle and Twig Flowers, Speak Easy Kava, Fonta Flora Brewery, Hot Box Vintage, Garden Gate Floral & Events, Lasting Impressions Boutique Salon, Main Street Jams, Bloom Again Consignment, Adventure Bound Books, Green Eggs and Jam, Alexander Brooke, Benjamin's and Libba's, The Olive of Morganton, Hamilton Williams Gallery and Studio, The Burke Arts Council, Creativo International Arts, The Nest Morganton, Moondog Pizza, Morganton Natural Foods, Oak Hill Iron + Wood, Root & Vine, O'Suzannah's Yarn Store, The Morganton General Store, Aqua B's Boutique, Breathe Yoga and Pilates, Craft'd-NC, Mountain Gallery and Gifts and Simply Green take part in Sale-A-Palooza. In addition, on Saturday there will be a Spring Fling Shopping extravaganza presented by Morganton Market Days of local small businesses showcasing their offerings on Saturday, May 1st at the Morganton Community House from 11am-3pm.

Shopping will make you hungry and thirsty! To make the event extra "tasty" the DDA will have a lemonade stand set up in downtown with two food trucks joining both days. On Friday, Nana's Empanadas and Rascal Jacks Sandwich Shack. On Saturday, we welcome back Nana's Empanadas and Rotation will join us!

There is nothing quite like the feel of snagging the deal of the day! Don't miss your opportunity to acquire that shiny object from across the sidewalk, visit the Downtown Morganton sidewalk Sale-A-Palooza for the two day Sale-A-Bration!

Book Online at www.mindfulmassagemorganton.com or call or text 828-201-9794