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What's new at Main Street? =
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Lar=
amie
Cleanup Day April 19
The annual Laramie Cle=
anup
Day will take place this year on April 19th. Call 742-2212 or c=
ome
to the depot at 8 AM on the 19th to reserve an area to clean-up. There
will be a free barbecue for all participants at noon at the fire stat=
ion.
Sign up with your volunteer group, family, or friends today!
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Free Schallert Business Workshop
Small business expert Jon Schallert is holding a free
workshop Friday, April 25th in Longmont,
CO to educate small b=
usiness
owners on how to better attract customers from outside their immediate
area. Seating is limited to 175 attendees, and online registrat=
ion
is required to attend. To register and for more information, pl=
ease
visit the workshop's webpage.
There's still time to sign up for Schallert's BootCamp program, which
takes place May 20-22 in Longmont,
CO. For more in=
formation
on BootCamp, please visit its website.
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Habitat for Humanity Foot x Foot Walk
Habitat for Humanity's
eighth annual 5K pledge walk, the Foot x Foot Walk, is scheduled for
Saturday 26, April 2008. This is Habitat's only major fundraising eve=
nt
of the year, with funds being raised for infrastructure costs and the
second duplex in Habitat's new subdivision on Colorado Ave.
Walkers are asked to collect pledges of at least $75, the amount need=
ed
to pay for 1 square foot of a Habitat home. Business sponsors and wal=
kers
are acknowledged in Habitat's weekly e-newsletter and in the Daily Bo=
omerang
once a month. All registered walkers and sponsors receive a t-shirt of
the event, designed by a Habitat family child, and a drink and snack.=
For more information, please contact Laramie Habitat for Humanity at:=
info@laramiehfh.org
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Preservation and Business Classes Available <=
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Laramie=
Main
Street has gathered a listing of classes available that we thought you
may be interested in.
Historic Homes
Interested in learning about your building? Then
register soon for the Outreach
School's class
titled "Is My House Historic?"
The
class will be held Wednesday, April 30th from&nbs=
p; 6-9PM
at UW's Beta House. The fee is $20. You can register online or call =
766-6802.
Working with the Feds =
The VBP Group is offering a series of free training
workshops in conjunction with the SBA to assist small business owners
interested in doing business with the federal government. Train=
ing
includes strategic marketing and effective methods of preparing
government-required cost proposals. The workshops are April 9th=
in Denver, April 18th in La=
ramie
and April 24th in Ethete=
,
WY. For more informat=
ion,
please visit the VBP Group's website.
University Skills Training
The UW Center for Conferences and Continuing Education
(CCCE) is offering classes to help businesses and their staff improve
their skill sets. These classes may be taken alone or as part of
UW's Business Certificate Program. For full details, visit the =
class
listing or call 766-6802.
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Dear Kim
Welcome to this month's edi=
tion
of the Laramie Main Street Program e-newsletter.
In this monthly
e-newsletter, you'll find updates on downtown events, the activitie=
s of
the Laramie Main Street Program, and information from downtown
businesses about what's going on with them this month.
Be sure to let the local businesses you visit know t=
hat
you read about them in this e-newsletter.=
Feel free to forwa=
rd
this e-mail (using the link at the bottom of the page) to anyone you
think might be interested in learning more about Main Street and
Downtown Laramie.
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span
style=3D'font-size:24.0pt;font-family:Impact;color:#990000'>DOWNT=
OWN
BUSINESS UPDATES
The Downtown
Laramie Business Association
is hosting the 4th annual party at the Railroad Depot on 1st &=
; Kearney=
the
evening of April 18th. Food, drink and live music will all be
provided, and casual dress is encouraged.
Please save=
the
date!
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Optical Fashions is preparing to celebrate 31 years in
business with a general clearance beginning in mid-April. G=
ifts
or gift certificates will also be given to a few of their patient=
s,
including their first patient ever and their all-time most prolif=
ic
patient.
For more information, please email at opticalfashions@westernphotograph=
y.com
or contact via phone at 745-3682.
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Earth, Wind & Fire Gallery will be bringing in the fir=
st
wave of over 75 exclusive U.S.
artists this year whose work is new to Laramie, just in time for Mot=
her's
Day browsers downtown! April arrivals will Include tons of
bright new glass nite lights, vases, fused pins and pendants, blo=
wn
glass aroma diffusers, and new astral series glass planets made u=
sing
Mt. St. Helens ash for collectors. All this in addition to =
new
pearl and contemporary sterling silver jewelry, porcelain animal =
pins
and boxes, vintage inspired lady-face pins, glass magnet frames, =
zany
mobiles of birds and stars, and hand made Mother's Day cards using
recycled papers.
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![3D"Copper](3D"April2008_files/image005.jpg") The Copper Kettle has a vari=
ety of
interesting classes planned for April. Tony Lopez will be
leading a hands-on class on gumbo and sausages April 17th from 6-=
8pm,
and a "Cara-Mexi-Mayan" class on the 20th from 2-4pm wi=
ll
cover Caribbean, Mexican and M=
ayan
cooking. Cost is $32 for the gumbo & sausages class, and
$38 for the Cara-Mexi-Mayan class. To reserve a spot in the
classes or for more information, please contact the Copper Kettle=
at
742-1800.
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Anong's Thai Restaurant is open for business! Swing =
by
101 Ivinson to try out their much-anticipated cuisine.
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![3D"Keag](3D"April2008_files/image007.jpg") Keag Galler=
y is a new <=
st1:City
w:st=3D"on">Laramie=
gallery
which features the eclectic works of established and emerging
artists. Their diverse media present a truly unique collect=
ion
sure to capture the attention of patrons. Current artists
exhibiting work include Seth Ramsey, Jim Kopp, Robert Brown, Luis
Diaz, and Wynn Udall. They also offer handmade, fairly trad=
ed
gifts including jewelry, pottery, and baskets from artisans around
the world.
Located at 414 G=
rand
Avenue, Keag Gallery will officially
open its doors to the public on Earth Day, April 22. The gallery =
will
be open Tuesday through Friday, noon to 6pm and Saturday 10am to
6pm. They will also be part of First Friday Gallery Walks
starting in May.
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Cowgirl Yarn will host the Knitting Guild's 2nd Annual Fas=
hion
show on May 2nd. Please save the date. Additionally, =
the
Sock Wars III contest will kick off on May 9th. For more
information and for a detailed list of store events and classes,
please contact Cowgirl Yarn at info@cowgirlyar=
n.com
or visit their website at cowgirlyarn.com=
.
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QuiltEssentials has a large selection of upcoming classes,
workshops and events to choose from for all skill levels and
interests. For a listing of classes and events, please
contact QuiltEssentials at quiltessentials=
@qwest.net
or visit their website.
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Thank you for your
continued support of Laramie
Main Street and the entire Downtown!
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Sincerely, =
The Laramie
Main Street Program Team
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