Only 8 More Days Until Wine Walk 2014 -- Get Your Tickets Now!

 

            It’s only eight days until Wine Walk 2014 along the Avenue of Glendora Village – next Saturday, Feb. 8, from 6-9 p.m.

            The event will go on, rain or shine. Check-in begins at 5:15 p.m. at Meda and Glendora Avenue. Late arrivals may pick up tickets at Martha’s Candy, 133 1/2 Glendora Ave.

            For just $35 (presale) you’ll get to stroll through the Village to sample 15 pourings of various California red and white wines at 30 Village businesses – stores, salons, spas, offices and more – along with delicious hors d'oeuvres provided by restaurants located in the Village and throughout Glendora. Each Wine Walk ticket includes 15 pours, wristband and wine glass.

            Music will be played by a variety of professional musicians throughout the Village, including downtown merchants SING INC and Keener Music Studios.

            You can still get presale tickets online at http://glendorawinewalk.com and at these Village businesses:

·         Envy Me Fashions, 146 N. Glendora Ave.; (626) 963-8200

·         Glendora Florist, 234 N. Glendora Ave.; (626) 335-1943

·         Glendora Village Goldsmith, 158 N. Glendora Ave., #B; (626) 335-2723

·         Martha’s Candy, 133 1/2 Glendora Ave.;  (626) 335-0310

·         Southland Properties, 211 N. Glendora Ave.; (626) 914-6999, and

·         Village Kitchen Shoppe, 147 N. Glendora Ave.  (626) 914-7897

            Tickets will be $40 the day of the Wine Walk. Tickets are non-refundable and non-replaceable. A portion of proceeds will go to Glendora Education Foundation and the Glendora Police Auxiliary.

            The 2014 Wine Walk is sponsored by the Glendora Village Business Improvement District. For more information, visit www.glendorawinewalk.com or write to info@glendorawinewalk.com.

Mark Your Calendars for Fun Along the Avenue in 2014

      

            The Glendora Village Business Improvement District has announced event dates for 2014. Things kick off with the 2014 Wine Walk on Feb. 8 (pre-sale $35 tickets; tickets are $40 at the door).

            Other fun to mark on your calendars:
            Chalk Walk – April 12 (rain date April 19)
            Summer Sidewalk Sale – July 18 & 19
            Taste of Glendora – Sept. 13
            Halloween Walk – Oct. 31
            Holiday Stroll – Nov. 21
            Santa in The Plaza – Dec. 6, 13, 20

Like to Dabble?

       Knot Too Shabby is offering its popular Painting Passports ($225) to the store’s weekly “free-paint” days for 2014. You get to bring one of your smaller projects – chairs, small side tables or coffee tables – and  use all the store’s supplies, from the paints (Annie Sloan Chalk Paint® and Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paints), to the brushes, waxes and stencils. Also, Painting Passport holders will receive a 20% discount on all workshops. One-day passes are $28.

Operation Phoenix begins

        The Glendora Community Conservancy/San Gabriel MountainsRegional Conservancy  has begun “Operation Phoenix” literally rising out of the ashes of last week’s Colby Fire that burned 400 of the 700 acres of Conservancy-owned watershed properties in the San Gabriel Foothills Corridor.

       The Conservancies are already getting promises of recovery and renewal with help from the California Conservation Corp/LA County Fire Department, Azusa Pacific University, and regional teachers and professors offering to help with fire ecology research, student projects, Scouts, rehabilitation, and recovery/restoration projects. 

       You can help by making donations to the GCC/SGMRC. 100% of donations go to restoration of the burned lands.

This and That Along The Avenue of Glendora Village

       Valentine’s Week gets a great kick-off with Glendora Village’s 5^th Wine Walk on Saturday, Feb. 8. Click on the photo below for tickets and details.

Beautiful Arrangements

       Cyndy Tessitor returns to Glendora Florist for more floral arrangement workshops starting next Tuesday, Jan. 28, at 6:30 p.m. – what she calls the “Interesting Container” class. Registration is $75. Other classes are Feb. 11: Pave Heart on Oasis; March 28: Watering Can; April 8: Easter Basket; May 13: Maypole Arrangement. Call Glendora Florist for more details or to register, (626) 335-1943.

Don't Miss These Deals

       Andrews Inc. has “Sales Rack Specials” you shouldn’t miss. $28 sport shirts (values up to $125), silk shirts, jackets and sweaters for $48 (values to $245), sport coats for $99 (values to $795), and a select group of ladies handbags for 50% off (values to $295).

Fiorina Fashion Preview

Enjoy fashion, food and fun at Fiorina’s trunk show next Friday, Jan. 31, noon-6 p.m., previewing “new goodies just for this event.”

 

 

Glendora Village Music Schools Students Perform at Wine Walk 2014

         Not only is Wine Walk 2014 Saturday, Feb. 8, 6-9 p.m. a great opportunity to sample fine California wines and delicious hors d'oeuvres from Glendora restaurants, you can also enjoy the talents of performers from two music schools in Glendora Village.

            The Keener Music Studio is run by Kristina Keener Ivy, who offers private music lessons in voice, piano, guitar, ukelele, and other instruments for all ages. She also runs Top Billing Entertainment, a San Gabriel Valley non-profit performing arts group.  

            SING INC features six studio rooms, as well as a video and audio recording room and an impressive stage area for performances and group classes. Visitors are invited to “Try It Out” to learn what SING INC offers, and there will be an Open Mic night that’s open to the public for aspiring singers on Jan. 31.

            Thirty Village businesses – merchants, spas, salons, realtors and professional services – will be pour stations serving California red or white wines and delicious hors d'oeuvres provided by restaurants located in the Village and throughout Glendora. Each Wine Walk ticket is good for 15 pours, wristband and wine glass.

            Tickets are $35 presale, $40 at the door for Wine Walk 2014. Presale tickets are available online at www.glendorawinewalk.com (or click on poster above) and at these Village businesses: Envy Me, 146 N. Glendora Ave.; Glendora Florist, 234 N. Glendora Ave.; Village Goldsmith, 158 N. Glendora Ave., #B; Martha’s Candy, 133 1/2 Glendora Ave.; Southland Properties, 211 N. Glendora Ave.; and Village Kitchen Shoppe, 147 N. Glendora Ave. 

             The 2014 Wine Walk is sponsored by the Glendora Village Business Improvement District. For more information, visit www.glendorawinewalk.com  or write to info@glendorawinewalk.com.  

Fire Response Shows What Makes Glendora “The Pride of the Foothills”

                As we awoke to our Thursdays yesterday, we were greeted by flames, smoke and sirens.

                And it became evident, too, that we also woke to why Glendora and its citizens can rightly claim to be the Pride of the Foothills: Neighbors helping neighbors.

                A young man was given the assignment by firefighters (and a fire hose) to keep an eye on a burning palm tree.  His mom sustained first degree burns on her back from burning palm fronds as she went to help their neighbor.

                A man’s relative brought in his moving company’s trucks to help neighbors move belongings in a safe, timely manner.

                Neighbors gave first-hand accounts of the fire on camera to TV news reporters or by phone to local news shows. Such reports helped those beyond the evacuation areas keep track of what was going on.

                People turned to social media to share photos and let friends/relatives know their status.

                Many  posted on Facebook about families who lost their homes and needed new lodgings, and then received many offers about available homes and donations.

                Heartfelt prayers for safety were also transmitted via social media.

                A big “THANK YOU” to the U.S. Forest Service and Los Angeles County firefighters for battling flames back from neighborhoods. At last count five homes were lost; it looked like so many more would be lost. The Glendora Police Department and other safety agencies are to be commended for keeping the situation calm and organized.

                We wish those who lost homes or property a speedy return to their lives before they woke to smoke and sirens. One thing is certain – they’ll certainly get help from their Glendora neighbors.

 

Knot Too Shabby’s Owner Takes Treasure Hunt to Europe

           One man’s trash is another man’s treasure.

            For Michele Rivard, owner of Knot Too Shabby in Glendora Village, that trash-to-treasure is her livelihood. 

            For years, Michele has scoured local garage sales and flea markets for used furniture, home accessories, knick-knacks and trinkets. 

            Michele refinishes most of the used furniture to sell at Knot Too Shabby, where she also conducts very popular furniture refinishing workshops. The shop is filled with vintage knick-knacks and housewares that time forgot, but she rejuvenates.

            For 12 days last month Michele took her treasure hunt to Europe, specifically Luxembourg with visits to neighboring France, Belgium and Germany.

 

            Michele looked forward to “picking” through European antique shops and flea markets, but many shops were closed for the winter.

            Fortunately she connected with a Belgian retailer of Chalk Paint® and Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint (the same products she uses and sells at Knot Too Shabby) before her trip. The retailer, Goedele (pronounced Hoo-de-la), owned The Old Red Barn in Westerlo in northern Belgium.

            Not only did Goedele recommend a charming bed-and-breakfast, but also a year-round flea market held on Sundays that’s considered one of the largest such markets in Europe.

            Though she knew she wouldn’t be shipping larger items like furniture back to the States, Michele learned how to contract a broker on her next European adventure to  pick up her purchases (so she wouldn’t have to lug them around) and ship them home.

            For this trip, though, Michele brought along an empty suitcase that she packed with smaller items. Those include about a 4-inch stack of “ephemera” – what collectors term paper items like postcards, posters, prints, and more.

            She has already used a process to enlarge and transfer one of those postcards to decorate the top of an old desk. Pictured above, it’s for sale at Knot Too Shabby.

            Michele will scan most of the “ephemera” to become digital files – jpgs and pds – for her to offer on her shop on etsy.com for customers to purchase for download and do their own transferring.

            She’s also selling vintage postcards in packs of five for $10.

            You can take some of those postcards to the next image transfer workshop offered by Michelle E. Black on Jan. 25 and again in February.

            For more details about Michele’s trip and ways to transform used furniture, check out her blog on the store’s website, where you can also get workshop details.

 

 

Sweep Up Savings Along the Avenue Today, Saturday

           Several Glendora Village merchants are planning discounts during the January Clearance Sale today and tomorrow (and beyond for some).

            Glendora Interiors: Make over your windows and save 20% on Stout Fabrics. 

           Undercovers Intimate Apparel: Take an extra 15% off all sale items or today and tomorrow. It's time to replace that worn out robe, freshen up your PJs or add a new loungewear piece to your collection. Save all at the same time. 

           Andrews Inc.: This classic clothing and accessories store for men and women is taking up to 50% off during its January sale starting today.  Also, from today through Jan. 19, get a “It’s a Keeper” jewelry box free with every $100 same-day Brighton jewelry purchase.

            Knot Too Shabby: Check out the $1 table in front of the store for anything from vintage oddities to high-end upholstery fabric. Also, take $25 off any furniture purchase $100 or more this weekend only.

            Glendora Floor Store: Its Semi-Annual Clearance Sale has begun, offering up to 40% off on select carpet and flooringproducts.

            Fiorina: This fashion boutique is having its Crazy Savings Sale through Sunday – take an additional 50% off already reduced items.

Tickets available for Wine Walk 2014 on Feb. 8

            Glendora Village showcases the finest California varietals during its fifth annual Wine Walk on Saturday, Feb. 8, from 6-9 p.m.

            Thirty Village businesses will be pour stations serving California red or white wines and delicious hors d'oeuvres provided by restaurants located in the Village and throughout Glendora. Each Wine Walk ticket is good for 15 pours, wristband and wine glass. 

            Tickets are $35 presale, $40 at the door. Presale tickets are available online at www.glendorawinewalk.com and at these Village businesses:
Envy Me, 146 N. Glendora Ave.;
Glendora Florist, 234 N. Glendora Ave.;
Village Goldsmith, 158 N. Glendora Ave., #B;
Martha’s Candy, 133 1/2 Glendora Ave.;
Southland Properties, 211 N. Glendora Ave.;
and Village Kitchen Shoppe, 147 N. Glendora Ave. 

            For more information, visit www.glendorawinewalk.com  or write to info@glendorawinewalk.com.  

Glendora Village Businesses Can Create a New Look for Your Home in 2014

            Is it time to refresh your home? Add a few pieces, replace carpet or wallcoverings, or add a whole new room?

            Head to Glendora Village for design consulting or full project management.

            Glendora Interiors has been in the village since 1984 offering full service from designers to manufacturers offering wallpaper, draperies, shades, blinds, flooring, carpets, rugs, furniture, bedding and home decor products. Its showroom at 118 N. Glendora Ave. is jam-packed with creativity, ideas, choices and styles.  Stop by or make or make an appointment to see what’s possible.

            The Glendora Floor Store offers plenty of flooring choices in carpet, tile, wood, vinyl and laminate in thousands of colors and textures when you want to treat yourself to new looks underfoot. And use the $100 off coupon you can find on the “sale” page of its website.

            Check out Knot Too Shabby for one-of-a-kind furniture, home accessories and gifts of the “shabby chic” variety.

            Luxe Home Design offers a one-stop, full-service showroom for everything customers need to decorate, add-on or build a new custom home from roof to foundation and even outside with landscape design.

DON'T FORGET THE
JANUARY CLEARANCE SALE
THIS FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
ALONG THE AVENUE OF
GLENDORA VILLAGE!

 

           

                         

New Year, New Savings for Glendora Village Shoppers

          It’s only a week until the January Clearance Sale (on Jan. 10 and 11) along the Avenue of Glendora Village, but you can get a jump on savings now:

         Undercovers Intimate Apparel is making a fresh start for 2014 with a sale beginning today at 11 a.m. There are still plenty of winter wear in pajamas, slippers, tops, bottoms, robes and more that will be cozy and warm whenever real winter temperatures ever arrive. Items on the sale rack will be marked down even more during next week's Village January Clearance Sale.

           Mark your calendars for the store’s annual Bra Exchange from Jan. 18-25. Owner Carol Gill will help you toss "out the old" to bring in the new. Bring in up to three old bras, no matter the condition, and get 20% off of three new bras that she and her staff will help fit you perfectly (and Carol will throw out your old ones for you). Call (626) 963-7868 for details. 

            Envy Me Fashions owner Krista Lucas has added more items to the store’s 50% off Sale Rack.

            The holiday decorations bargains continue at  Lorisa Gardens Christmas Store on the Avenue. The Last Chance Sale offers 70% off all decorations except Christopher Radko ornaments that are discounted 50% off.

Glendora Citizen of the Year nominations

            Do you know a “citizen of the year”? Someone who has . . .

·         made lasting contributions to the community welfare and betterment;

·         participated in community, civic, and governmental enterprises;

·         demonstated leadership attributes;

·         the spirit of cooperation with individuals and organizations.

            Nomination forms are available at the Glendora Chamber of Commerce, 224 N. Glendora Ave., or can be downloaded from this website.

            Forms must be delivered to the Chamber offices no later than Jan. 24 at 5 p.m. Recipient(s) will be selected on Feb. 6, and will be honored at a banquet on Thursday, April 24 at the Glendora Country Club. For more information, call (626) 963-4128.