8 Days and Counting Down: Christmas Market at Anton Art Center

Today's Positive Eye On Small & Local:
The Christmas Market at Anton Art Center in Mount Clemens. 

Actually, I just wandered into the Christmas Market for the first time, today. I thought it was going to be occupying the space normally reserved for the gift shop. 
Boy, did I get a big surprise! What a dazzling display of wonderful things they have... spread throughout all the rooms of the gallery! Of course I shot my customary Tout, but that only gives you a tiny taste of the wide variety of artistically beautiful gift items they have to offer! 
The Christmas Market is only open through this Sunday, December 22nd. The Market hours are 10:00am - 5:00pm on Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday; 10:00am - 8:00pm on Friday; Noon until 4:00pm on Sunday! 
Go ahead and check out the fifteen-second video but, by all means, get on down there and see it for yourself! You won't be sorry you did!

Small Business Saturday! Shop Local and Shop Small!

Before you go off looking for deals, first understand that 

cheap goods are not always the best deal. 

But also, remember to ask yourself this: 

Which stores are most likely to go away if not enough people shop in them? 

Then, ask yourself if you're okay with that. 

Halloween is Coming to Downtown Mount Clemens!

Besides the The Halloween Spooktacular, The 3rd Annual Zombie Walk, and The Rocky Horror Picture Show, all of which are coming to Downtown Mount Clemens in the next couple of weekends, the individual shops are all doing their own neat little things that contribute to that cool Halloween atmosphere. Here's a couple of fun examples:

Max and Ollie's Vintage Boutique has some nifty Halloweeny-type items for sale...



...and Champagne Chocolates is featuring some sweet and spooky treats!

What a Wonderful Wednesday!

The Mount Clemens Farmers Market will be next to the Anton Art Center in the Roskopp parking lot for just two more Wednesdays... today and September 18th,  from 3:00 - 7:00pm!

Parking is FREE for market patrons and always free after 6:00pm.

Didja know that you can get a 20% discount at Max & Ollie's Vintage Boutique just by running over there and telling them what you bought at the Farmers Market?

If that's not enough for you, Nashville in the Neighborhood will be having another FREE concert this evening on Macomb Place, between Pine Street and Southbound Gratiot, from 7:00 - 9:00pm right there in that same general area!

This isn't the last concert, either, despite what the poster says... there will be another one on September 25th, to make up for the rain-out earlier this summer!

Many of the shops in Downtown Mount Clemens stay open late for special events (like The Peanut Peddler, Gemini Moon, and Max & Ollie's, among others), so have some fun wandering around while listening to the music!

Just so you know... the Farmers Market will still be open Friday and Saturday mornings, from 7:00am until 1:00pm, through mid-November at their normal location on North River Road.

The Gift Shop at the Anton Art Center

     I've not been by the gift shop of the Anton Art Center in a while, so I think I will wander by there before I go check out all the delicious wares offered at the Mount Clemens Farmers Market (which is in the adjacent parking lot, every Wednesday from 3:00 - 7:00pm).
    I happen to know a fellow blogger who writes about the gift shop, so I figured I would share an interesting post from her blog. You may read it here: http://www.thegiftshopatantonartcenter.blogspot.com/2013/08/who-made-that.html
    I'd love to elaborate further, but the gift shop closes in less than an hour!
    Enjoy!