Monday's Internet Edition, May 12, 2008.
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The event will include music, entertainment, food, crafts, and much more. The State Beautification mascot Beautifly will be visiting with those in attendence throughout the day.
Spring Daze, which was started in 2003, was organized as an addition to many cities across the state that hold spring festival. During the fall, the city holds the annual Everybody’s Day festival, but during the spring there wasn’t any kind of activities. Christy Parrish, with the help of Beautification Committee Chair Carol Brown, undertook the project and on Saturday, the 3rd. Annual Spring Daze will take place.
Musical events scheduled for the event include:
• 9 - 9:45 a.m. — Kelly Craver (acoustic)
• 10 - 11 a.m. — Heatwave (60s & 70s rock)
• 11 – 11:45 a.m. — Benjamin Lately (jazz & Blues from 30’s & 40’s
• 12 – 1 p.m. — Shadowing Nehemiah (Christian contemporary)
• 1 – 2 p.m. — Negative Polarity (metal)
• 2 – 3 p.m. — Honey Bomb (blues & rock)
Food Vendors to be in attendence include:
• Carolyn Adams – assorted fresh baked cookies
• Kam Concessions (Amy Nicole or Kathryn Motz) – frozen candy bars, freeze pops, candy, juices, bottled water, novelty toys, coffee & hot chocolate
• Mr. B’s Ribs & Chicken (Berlin Belin) BBQ pork ribs, BBQ chicken, slab of ribs, and soft drinks
• Side Street Café (Shirley Byrnes) – fried pies, pound cake, and coffee
• Sleepy’s Treats & Drinks (Stephanie Leak) – Smoked turkey legs, smoked sausage, wings w/ bread, soda & water
• Beautification Committee – Fresh strawberries
Gardeners, Crafts, Etc:
• Avon Center (Kay Angel) – Various Avon Products
• Barn Loft Garden Center (Melinda Saintsing) – flowers, baskets, gift items, and rocking chairs
• Brown’s Flags & Gifts (Nancy Correll) – decorator flags and flag accessories
• Cline’s Greenhouse & Nursery (Steve Cline, Christine Hill) – annuals, perennials, hanging baskets, geraniums, house plants, and shrubs
• Cross Creek Garden Center (Debbie Cross) plants Note: Container Planting Class – whether you prefer flowers, mixed plants or herbs, we will have all the materials on site to teach you how to container plant for a beautiful spring patio. You may buy container at the site or bring your favorite container with you. We will have topiaries, plants, potting soil and herbs on site for you to purchase after you select your plants we will assist you (or just do it for you) in planting your containers. We have garden gifts, hanging baskets & other items.
• Larry Darr – Crocs footwear, plants (hosta, daylilies, misc. plants)
• Gleola Harrison – wreaths, centerpieces and silk flowers
• Greenwood Baptist Church – church cookbook
• Gail Gurley/Jonathan Farlow – books authored by aforementioned
• Harris Street Posse (Barbara Allen-Coil) – girls leather purses, clutch purses, leather bags, friendship bracelets, leather bookmarkers, leather key chains, half-moon purses, and leather belts
• Heads North (Diane Tufano) – hair braiding and hair jewelry
• Hill’s Farm & Garden (Randall Hill) – bedding plants and hanging baskets
• It’s in the Bag (Jennifer Holbrook) – women’s purses, child’s purses, scarves, jewelry sets, bracelets, tote bags, cell phone antenna rings, and cell phone cases
• Kitchen Family Metal Crafts & Arts (Kenneth Kitchen) – handmade metal roses, candle holders, tulip candleholders, floral metal arrangements, kids bead bracelets, and homemade gel candles.
• Leonard’s Gift Baskets & Florist (Vickie Leonard) – balloons, flower orders for Mother’s Day, dance recitals, & gift baskets. Plush stuffed animals, and silk flower arrangements
• Linda’s Custom Jewelry – magnetic Jewelry
• Teresa Lowe – Handmade Jewelry
• Mary Kay (Alison Spradley) – individual color items, color sets, skin care products, skin care sets, individual body care, body care sets, and discontinued items
• Pet Creations by Cindi (Cindi Stinson) – embroidered purses, pet clothes, tents, pet beds, pet chokers, and pet houses
• Betty Pierce – microwave heating pad
• Soaps by Classic Living (Pat Benson) – handmade soaps and lotions
• Stover Promotions (Lloyd Stover) – fire starter, logo sunglasses, specialized Bibles, Christian T-shirts, and hats
• Unity United Methodist Church (Sara Eller) – church cookbook
• Hilda Warner/Kim Workman – prints of Thomasville, note cards, and homemade baked goods
• Watts Lawn & Garden (Leslie Watts) – flags, flowers and hanging baskets
• Your Treasure Publishing (Rotha Dawkins) – books authored by aforementioned
• Beautification Committee – Big Chair Stepping-Stones by Carolyn Walker, favors & gifts and useful information for everyone.
New to this year’s event, the Chair City Cruise-In will hold a showing of classic cars, motorcycles and truckes. Plaques will be awarded for “Best in Class” for car, motorcycle, street rod, truck and corvette.
Anyone interested in participating in the “Cruise-In” should call, J.C. Hodges at (336) 886-3190.