BROUGHT TO YOU BY THE GREATER EASTON DEVELOPMENT PARTNERSHIP The BUSINESS BUGLER FALL 2019 YOUR SOURCE FOR DOWNTOWN EASTON BUSINESS NEWS SMALL BUSINESS SATURDAY Now a tradition for several years in Downtown Easton, Small Business Saturday (SBS) will take place on Saturday, Nov. 30 alongside the Peace Candle Lighting celebration. SBS continues to bring people together to enjoy and engage with our Main Street retailers, restaurants, salons, service businesses and galleries, and show support for our locally-owned businesses during the holiday shopping season. The Main Street volunteers and staff will be connecting with American Express, the sponsor of this national event, to secure branded SBS swag, which will be delivered to participating business along with SBS balloons to bring attention to businesses offering specials and treats that day. Please start thinking about what kinds of creative and enticing holiday promotions your business could offer to shoppers who are choosing to spend this SBS in Downtown Easton. Please reach out to Katie Farnan ([email protected]) to RING IN THE HOLIDAYS confirm your participation and share what promotions you will be offering by Friday, Nov. 1. AT THE PEACE CANDLE LIGHTING! FREE HOLIDAY PARKING It may be hot and steamy outside but Street with Santa to The Bayou. Battery be arriving in Centre Square by parade A special thank you to the City of we are gearing up for holiday events, operated candles will be available for at 1 p.m. Stay tuned for more exciting Easton for providing FREE metered specifically, Peace Candle Lighting! purchase in the Square at the EOL Info details. Third Street Alliance will be Tent. Stay tuned for other surprises hosting special performances and an on-street and surface lot parking Friday, Nov. 29 (not including parking decks) during during the evening! amazing display of gingerbread houses. A long time tradition for Easton, this And don’t forget to dress in your the holiday shopping season! Share event fully embraces all the magic Saturday, Nov. 30 this promotion with your customers holiday best for professional photos this holiday season has to offer! It all Festivities kick off early at The Pomfret with Santa. on Friday, November 29, Saturday, kicks off 5-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 29, Club for Breakfast with Santa at November 30, and Sunday, November with Easton Out Loud. We have 8:30 and 10:30 a.m. Enjoy a delicious Children will enjoy the petting zoo, 31, as well as Saturdays and Sundays moved this fourth Friday event to breakfast, live music, treats and photos moon bounce and trackless train rides from Dec.1-25. the fifth Friday to be the official with Santa. Tickets will be available on the 300 block of Northampton SAVE THE DATE start of the holiday weekend. soon at eastonmainstreet.org/breakfast. Street. Carriage rides will be available all day long, including Cinderella’s Our next Business Owners’ There will be ornament making and Be sure to reserve your tickets early. magical carriage. Ticket info and Roundtable will be held at 8 a.m. letter writing to Santa at various David Rose, Easton’s official Town road closure/parking details will be Wednesday, Oct.9, at Easton Area stores and stay tuned for a special Crier, will kick things off for Peace forthcoming at eastonmainstreet.org/ Public Library, 515 Church St. These announcement on where you can drop Candle Lighting at 10 a.m. Visitors peacecandlelighting. meetings are a great way to learn off your Santa letters! At 6 p.m., join can enjoy live performances all day, about city issues and upcoming events, us in Centre Square with Mayor Panto, strolling performers, Charles Dickens The big finale happens at 7 p.m. in holiday events and promotions, and the Bachmann Players and of course, characters, Balloons the Clown and Centre Square, with the closing meet your fellow business owners. Santa! The Big Easy Easton Brass Band Grins and Grins stilt walkers. Be on the ceremony and the official lighting of the Light refreshments will be provided. will lead us all in a parade to light the lookout for our Peace Candle Pocket Peace Candle as The Swing Time Dolls We hope you can join us! Christmas tree on Larry Holmes Drive Lady who will be out and about with lead us all in a rendition of “Let There and then parade back up Northampton special treats for the children. Santa will Be Peace on Earth.” CRAYOLA EXPERIENCE® . • Some Things to DO &SEE Discover the magic of color with 25 hands- Easton Market District on attractions, perfect for a full day of What’s Up downtown Easton was founded by Thomas Penn, son family fun! Name & Wrap your very own Shop-Eat-Cook-Gather Visit 13 & 14 CrossFit Advanced 26 Haunted Walking Tour 8 EFM Winter Market Crayola Crayon, create melted wax spin art, America’s oldest, continuous open-air of William Penn in 1752, as the May 2019 Competition 1 p.m. kid friendly 10 a.m. - Noon Church Street take selfies to a whole new level at the ALL 8 p.m. adults only between Fourth and Bank Streets market, Saturdays from 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. in Northampton County seat. But had been 4 Opening Day 9 a.m. Scott Park historic Centre Square. Featuring more than NEW Silly Selfies, plus so much more! at Easton Farmers’ Market Sigal Museum 14 Heritage Day 22 EFM Winter Market 30 local growers, makers and bakers, the known earlier by Native Americans as 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Centre Square 11 a.m. - 10 p.m. Centre Square 27 Halloween Parade 10 a.m. - Noon Church Street Market celebrates its 267th anniversary this “Lechawitauk—the Place at the Forks.” STATE THEATRE . 4 Historic Easton House Tour & Scott Park Acoustic 3 p.m. Phillipsburg to Easton between Fourth and Bank Streets year! Enjoy live music, kids activities and even some craft beer or spirits from the 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. Local Libations tent. eastonfarmersmarket.com Easton’s location at the confluence of Designed as a vaudeville theater in 1925, 20 Zucchini 500 November 22 Beermuda Triangle Krewe the stunning interior was inspired by the 4 Trek the Two Rivers Walk at Easton Farmers’ Market Free Range Music Every Friday 6 p.m. de Brew Mardi Crawl Head indoors to experience the Easton Public Market, located just a block Artist Leah Marie featured: Fuls 2 & 3 PA Bacon Fest the Delaware and Lehigh rivers shaped 10 a.m. Centre Square 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Centre Square 3 p.m. Sixth & Northampton Streets away. You’ll find the old world charm of an artisanal grocery, alongside hip architecture of old Spain and Italy. Now the city’s destiny. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Downtown eats, including an Asian noodle bar, creeperie, pizzeria, clam shack, taqueria, completely restored, the 1,500-seat venue 10 Live at the Falls 20 Cruise Night 17 Cruise Night 21 Fallen Heroes 28 Easton Out Loud stages more than 100 performances a 5:30 - 9 p.m. Scott Park 5 - 9 p.m. Centre Square 5 - 9 p.m. Centre Square Motorcycle Run 3 Racin’ Bacon 5k 5 - 9 p.m. Downtown Belgian chocolatier, wine bar and more eastonpublicmarket.com. year, providing everything from family 200 block of Northampton Street 9 a.m. Riverside Park During the early nineteenth century, 24 Two Rivers Choral Festival 26 Easton Out Loud 17 Movies Along the Trail Rain Date 9/22 entertainment and opera to Broadway 19 Destination Northampton Free Concert Series Join us for these 7 - 8:30 p.m. Riverside Park 5 - 9 p.m. Downtown Dusk Karl Stirner Arts Trail March Easton emerged as an industrial center and comedy. The State Theatre is home of County exhibit at Sigal FREE family-friendly concert series: 27 Easton Out Loud 14 EFM Winter Market © 27 Hispanic Cultural Festival 21 Senior Fest 5 - 9 p.m. Downtown Museum opens Easton Out Loud: Live music in Centre Square because of its location near the rivers, the regional FREDDY Awards, honoring 24 Easton Out Loud 10 a.m. - Noon Church Street local high school musicals. 5 - 9 p.m. Downtown 3 - 7 p.m. Scott Park 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Scott Park every fourth Friday, April through September. Morris Canal, and later in the century, 29 Easton Out Loud between Fourth and Bank Streets eastonoutloud.com. 27 Memorial Day Parade August 23 Easton Out Loud October 5 - 9 p.m. Downtown 27 Easton Out Loud five major railroads. The city became 10:30 a.m. Sixth and 5 - 9 p.m. Downtown 5th Friday to coincide with Live at the Falls at Scott Park every second NURTURE NATURE CENTER . 5 & 6 Easton Garlic Fest 5 - 9 p.m. Downtown Northampton Streets 3 Peach Day Peace Candle Lighting Friday, May through September. liveatfalls.com. home to wire mills, silk mills, foundries, 24 Movies at the Mill 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. Centre Square Featuring the famed Science on a Sphere® at Easton Farmers’ Market 28 EFM Winter Market 6 - 11 p.m. Silk Mill 30 Peace Candle Lighting & Artists in the Alley Family and kid friendly, this and many other types of manufacturing. globe exhibit, several art galleries, and June 9 a.m. - 1 p.m. Centre Square 12 Haunted Walking Tour 10 a.m. - Noon Church Street educational events, Nurture Nature Center 1 p.m. kid friendly Small Business Saturday between Fourth and Bank Streets SHOP – EAT – COOK – GATHER tented arts and crafts event is held 10 a.m. – 2 p.m.