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to main newsletter page FAIRFIELD DOWNTOWN ASSOCIATION NEWSLETTER September 2001 Board Elections Results The ballots have been counted, and you have elected the following business owners to three year terms on the FDA Board of Directors: Brian Colla- Allstate Insurance- 712 Madison St Paul Manzo- The Family Attic- 917 Texas St George Romero- HiTec Cellular- 1000 Texas St Quarterly Business Seminar October 11, 2001 - 7:45 am to 9:00am Fairfield Center for Creative Arts Downtown merchants and their employees are cordially invited to attend the quarterly business seminar sponsored by the City of Fairfield Economic Development Department. Speakers will be Karl Dumas, Senior Economic Development Project Manager, talking about North Texas Street development, Emily Low, Main Street Program Coordinator, talking about the changes downtown, and Curt Johnston, Assistant Director of Economic Development, talking about new projects. A light breakfast catered by Barb's Deli will be served in the lobby at FCCA. For more information contact Cynthia Garcia at 428-7041. Chamber Mixers Return to Downtown Chamber Mixers Return to Downtown On Monday, October 15, 2001, the Fairfield Downtown Association and the Fairfield Center for Creative Arts will co-host a Chamber Mixer. The Chamber Ambassadors will provide a portable bar and will take care of liquor licensing and set-up. George Fernando (Redi Office Emporium), Cathi Jasso (Pac Cal Realty) and Mimi Weddington (Stamp Heaven) have volunteered to coordinate the event. One of them will contact you soon to reserve your space and request your donation of a door prize. If you are a Downtown Restaurant, please plan to bring samples of your cuisine to share. The Armijo High School Jazz Band will perform at 6pm. SAVE THIS DATE. This is a wonderful opportunity to introduce the business community to your company. Encourage your employees to attend and meet their fellow Downtown-ers. The mixer begins at 5:30pm, and the cost is $5.00. Candy Festival Our inaugural Candy Festival and Fall Craft Fair will be held on Saturday, October 6th from 10am to 5pm. Plans include a 100 foot enclosed tent full of candy to taste and purchase. Silicon Valley Confections, Old Sacramento Candy Factory and Nob Hill Chocolates are among the companies coming to share their specialties with us. The Fairfield Firefighters Association and the Fairfield Police Officers Association will host an Olde Fashioned Ice Cream Social and a Hamburger and Hot Dog bbq to raise funds for the families of firefighters and police personnel lost in the New York attack. Our thanks to Joe's Buffet for coordinating this important part of the festival. There will be an inflatable slide, an obstacle course and other children's attractions. Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factorî will be shown in the theater at Fairfield Center for Creative Arts, and there will be kid's arts and crafts activities, including face painting and candy making. Cathi Jasso (Pac Cal Realty) has arranged entertainment, including a juggling unicyclist, magicians and a yo-yo expert. Just Gotta Dance studio in Suisun City will perform The Candy Man, and Carole Warren's Danc-Sing Studio dancers will also perform. Musicians will wander through the festival, turning the two blocks of Texas Street between Great Jones and Madison into an outdoor ice cream parlor and candy shop. The Whipper Snappers barbershop quartet from Napa will entertain the crowd at 2pm. Holiday Night of Lights Returns Our second annual Holiday Night of Lights will be held Friday, November 30th from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Plans are being made now. Please help coordinate this kick off to the holiday shopping season. More shoppers visited downtown on this night last year than on any other. The Light Parade will return this year, and the very popular holiday Walk About Contest will be back. Mark your calendar and join us for our planning session: Wednesday, October 10th at 9am at Carter's House of BBQ, 532A Jackson Street. Fairfielddowntown.com Steve Garson, of Garson Design Services reports that our new website is complete. Currently, the site includes pages for each Downtown event and a directory of Downtown businesses. The newsletter will be posted, and information about membership in the Association can also be found there. Opportunities for linking your own website to the FDA site are available, and Steve also offers a significant discount to Downtown merchants who want to develop a website. You can reach Steve at 428-1743. Merchant Spotlight Amar Groceries opened in April at 1107 Texas St, the former home of Don's TV. The store carries a vast assortment of Indian and Fijian music, movies clothing, folding beds and treats. You can also find turbans, Asian groceries and spices of all kinds. Try a Maaza mango fruit drink, a product of India. The store was originally located on West Texas Street, but larger space was needed. Since moving to the new site, business has increased, largely due to the improved foot traffic. Sue Violette Joins FDA Staff Sue Violette has joined the FDA staff as a part time Event Planner. Sue is a Fairfield resident and enjoys shopping downtown. You will undoubtedly meet Sue as she coordinates the final details for the Candy Festival or helps to plan Holiday Night of Lights. Transitions Bombay Palace Cuisine of India opened its doors at 1123 Texas Street (the former home of Au Provence Bistro) on Monday, October 1st. Dishes include Lamb Rogan Josh (cubes of lamb in a spicy curry sauce), Tandoori Chicken (chicken marinated in spicy yogurt and baked in a clay oven) and Shrimp Biryani (Basmati rice steamed with shrimp and spices). Bombay Palace is open for lunch from 11:30am to 2:30pm and for dinner from 5pm until 9:30pm. On Sunday, the restaurant is open from 2pm to 8pm. Also featured is a Special Box Lunch to go with the Vege Box at $4.95, the Chicken Box at $5.95 and the Lamb Box at $6.95. El Portrillo has opened at 919 Texas St. The retail shop specializes in western wear, boots and accessories. FDA Meeting Schedule The FDA Board meets the first and third Thursdays of each month. Meetings start at 8:30 AM in the meeting room at Barbıs Deli (735 Texas St) and adjourn promptly at 10:00 AM. These meetings are not limited to Board members. All FDA members are encouraged to attend and make their opinions, wants and needs known to the Board. Fairfield Downtown Association Board of Directors 707-422-0103 Chair: George Fernando Redi Office Emporium -426-2659 Term expires June 2003 Vice Chair: Rev. Darryl Carter Carterıs House of Bar-B-Que - 427-3940 Term expires June 2003 Treasurer: Nino Giacalone Fusilli Ristorante - 428-4211 Term expires June 2003 Mimi Weddington Stamp Heaven - 425-6464 Term expires June 2002 Cathi Jasso Pacific California Realty - 428-1105 Term expires June 2002 Richard Lockwood Touch of Faith - 425-3393 Term expires June 2003 Tony Brantley Brantleyıs Taekwondo - 429-3744 Term expires June 2002 Brian Colla Allstate Insurance- 399-3880 Term expires June 2004 Paul Manzo The Family Attic- 399-9640 Term expires June 2004 George Romero HiTec Cellular- 421-2189 Term expires June 2004 Tim Sieferman (Associate Member) Bank of the West - 422-6800 Term expires June 2003 Bob Reich (Associate Member) Fairfield Center for Creative Arts - 428-7760 Staff: Emily Low, Sharon Trujillo & Sue Violetta- 422-0103 City Liaison: Rich Atkins - 428-7572 Just a thought... We have roughly 250 members in the Fairfield Downtown Association. If each member took responsibility for recruiting one volunteer for each event (the member, an employee, a relative, a friend etc), weıd have a wonderful volunteer base! We have a Promotions Committee of eight people, but we need lots of volunteers to make our events successful. Each of us knows lots of people who might be willing to give a couple of hours to help with an event. They may just be waiting for an invitation. Back to main newsletter page . |
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