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Hi everyone! Hope all of you had an amazing Thanksgiving and that all of you are happily ready to kick off this holiday season! As I am writing this dual month issue for November/ December, Small Business Saturday is impending. It is such a great day to highlight some of our neighbors businesses in and around Edmond. The local businesses that advertise with EdmondActive take such great care to bring amazing selections to Edmond and to help where they can with our daily living. #Shopedmond isn’t posted or published to remind your to buy stuff, for the business owners in this magazine, it’s about community connection. Being involved past sales and creating relationships. This is the heart of the Small Business Saturday movement. To connect. I hope that you were able to get out and support our advertisers as much as possible. You will find they are just as friendly throughout the year as they are on this day! If you are new to Edmond, please find our guide to some of the best holiday neighborhood light displays and metro events listed. With the holidays kicking in to high gear a week earlier than the last couple of years, we have yet to find the best neighborhoods to view lights in, however, this map should guide you to the neighborhoods that never fail, like North East Edmond, Thornebrook east of 33rd & Eastern, and west Edmond’s Homestead just west of Santa Fe on Danforth Rd. For the most up to date neighborhood displays, keep your eye out at Facebook & Instagram for videos of some of our areas best neighborhood displays @Edmondactive! A new event named Luminance, at Mitch Park, is an all-new walk through light display, and that should be phenomenal, combined with an evening of ice-skating at the Edmond Outdoor Ice Rink. Take a look at some of the offerings from our retailers Holiday Open Houses in this issue, and stop in to see all new
holiday inventories arriving daily! In addition, be sure to book your reservations early for an overnight Holiday getaway at Arcadian Getaways at ArcadianGetaways.com (Christmas cover is of the Meadowlark Barn all decorated for holiday guests)! The Inn Keepers, Martha and Gary Hall, formerly of the 26-year-old Arcadian Inn always delight with their special personalized touches in their holiday decorated stand-alone cottages, just ten minutes north of Edmond! As I wrap up this issue, I want you to read the best interview ever. This article was originally published in 2013, with our advertiser Vance Gregory, the owner of Edmond Wine Shop. Vance and his amazing staff just celebrated the shops 45th Anniversary, and is a tale of the birth of the American wine industry and his growth in the State. Vance’s wine shop has some of the best customer service in the State, in my personal opinion, the staff is one to be admired, and I believe this is the secret to his shops long-standing success. I would like to finish this column by thanking each and every one of you for reading this magazine each and every month, or for picking it up this month and reading for the first time. Thank you also, for following for the last 10 seasons at Facebook, and Instagram and Twitter. You all make what I love doing so much fun, and I appreciate all of you! See you next month with a refreshing January 2019 issue starting off our 11th Volume! See you around Edmond! Sherri
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Stop by Emory Anne Interiors to see whats in store for the Holidays! Fresh. Fun. Unique.
Company C for Norwalk furniture and coordinating fabrics are now in stock!
Emory Anne Interiors has a full Bridal Registry! Advertise your business and utilize Edmond’s largest online network of over 30,000 people to reach more local residents! Call Sherri at 315-7325
HOURS: Mon-Fri 10am-6pm Saturday 10am-5pm 405.753.4466 www.emoryanneinteriors.com 120 NE 150th Street, Edmond (at 150th and Santa Fe)
ShopEdmond The 2018 Holiday Open Houses have happened, with a surprise opening of Edmond’s newest business that offers to go floral and plant arrangements, but also classes and events, Botanical Bar, next door to EmoryAnne Interiors. This year, the trend is not so much buying things, as it is having experiences, whether specific classes or events, but also shopping experiences. The first open house was held at 2 Doors Down on 33rd Street at Bristol Park Boulevard, and it was a lovely event showcasing the amazing consignment inventory received recently. The second was held at Paper Arts, on Edmond Rd. just west of Broadway in Downtown Edmond, in conjunction with classes that had to be extended due to such high interest. On the same day, Serendipity Market, at 917 E Danforth Rd held their annual Holiday Open House with their 80 vendors seeing one of the highest turnouts I can remember for this darling vendor mall. Edmond Wine Shop, at 15th & Boulevard, has been redecorating due to alcohol law changes. Their changes are in the form of a newly expanded Employee Picks section, a chilled wine cooler, and AMAZING new beer cavern, and the offering of cut flowers, chocolates and more! EmoryAnne Interiors wowed the shoppers with the largest attendance ever for Anne McCarthy, owner and designer. Her cozy vignettes offered shoppers metro wide a selections of gifts and decor sure to delight families at Christmas & beyond. Top Right: Two Doors Down is at 15020 Bristol Park Blvd. offering high end consignment furniture, accessories and gifts! Open Monday-Friday 10-6 pm and Saturday’s 10-5 pm Bottom Right: Serendipity Market is located at 917 E Danforth Rd next to Ted;s. The 80 vendor’s offer clothing, refinished furniture, vintage items and more for the whole family. Hours for the holidays: M-Saturday 10-6:30 pm Sunday 1-5:30 pm
Above: Paper Arts is a crafting studio and craft store located on Edmond Rd. just west of Broadway, in Downtown Edmond, offering gifts, crafting supplies, classes and holding numerous events throughout the year. Closed Sundays & Mondays.
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EmoryAnne Interiors, at 150th & Santa Fe, is one of Edmond’s largest independently owned furniture stores and gift boutiques. They offer free gift wrap, delivery, financing, and in store design help! Open Monday-Friday 10 - 6 pm & Saturday’s 10-5
Edmond Wine Shop, located at 15th & Boulevard, boasts over 1400 wine selections and over 600 brands of beer! Now, with expanded beer cavern and chilled wine, you can shop this locally owned favorite Monday-Saturday 10 am to 9 pm.
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Botanical Bar is the sister store to and next door to EmoryAnne Interiors at 150th & Santa Fe. They offer cut flowers, pick up bouquets, plants, and gifts. They can arrange cut flowers for you whether short cut or long stem. The classes offered have received such a huge local response, it’s best to check with their FB page at BotanicalBar asap!
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Holiday Events and Activities in Edmond and OKC With the holidays kicking in to high gear a week earlier than the last couple of years, we have yet to find the best neighborhoods to view lights in, however, this map should guide you to the neighborhoods that never fail, like North East Edmond, Thornebrook, Homestead. For the most up to date neighborhood displays, keep your eye out at Facebook & Instagram for videos of some of our areas best neighborhood displays @Edmondactive! We have included all of the events happening in OKC and this year, a new addition that lasts until January 1, 2019, Luminance at Mitch Park, which is an all new walk through light display, and that should be phenomenal, combined with an evening of ice skating at the Edmond Outdoor Ice Rink. Enjoy!
Ongoing Edmond Events And Activities Edmond Ice Rink November 16, 2018 to January 6, 2019 Mitch Park, on Covell Hours: Monday through Thursday 3-9 pm Friday 3-10 pm Saturday 12-10 pm and Sunday 12-9 pm Edmondoutdooricerink.com
Luminance Walk Through Light Display with 25 lit displays Mitch Park behind the Ice Rink, on Covell Opening Day December 1, 2018 until December 31, 2018 Hours: Dusk to 10 pm
Mayor’s Tree Lighting at Luminance in Mitch Park December 1, 2018 6:45 pm
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EdmondEvents Ongoing Okc Holiday Events And Activities Automobile Alley Lights On Broadway Display November 17, 2018 to January 1, 2019
Bricktown Canal Lights November 23, 2018 to January 1, 2019
Midtown Light Display November 23, 2018 to January 1, 2019
Film Row Light Display November 23, 2018 to January 1, 2019
Bricktown Pop Up Parklet at 2 S. Mickey Mantle Drive November 23, 2018 to January 1, 2019 Hours: Dusk to Dawn Free to the Public
OKC Tree Lighting Festival on the Mickey Mantle Plaza in Bricktown November 23, 2018 Hours: 5 to 7 pm
Saturdays With Santa at Devon Energy Center December 1st and 8th, 2018 from 8 am to 5 pm - Bring your own camera and is free to the public.
Victorian Radicals Guided Tour at the OKC Museum of Art November to January 6, 2019
Devon Ice Rink Open November 2018 to January 27, 2019
FREE Bricktown Canal Taxi Rides Thursdays to Sundays November 24, 2018 to December 30, 2018
Opening Night Bicentenial Park December 31, 2018 9 pm to 12 am with fireworks finale at midnight Wristbands are $8 in advance, $10 the night of the event.
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Edmond Wine Shop 45 Years In Business
Vance, tell us the story of how Edmond Wine Shop got started 45 years ago. Well, I left my job at Byron’s in August of 1973 and knew at the time I wanted to run a wine type store, because I had been out to California and had seen how those were successful there. That’s what excited me and I could see the potential for me was real obvious at the time. That’s what interested me as spirits and beers didn’t interest me that much. So I came back and I wanted to do some things at Byron’s that the owner did not really care to do and didn’t want to follow up on. So we had a philosophical difference on how we wanted to proceed and I left. I kind of kicked around for a couple of months trying to figure out how to get the funding to open the kind of store I wanted to open and I had a wholesaler friend who had a friend who had guaranteed the note on the inventory in the store in Edmond, and that store had failed basically. There was very little inventory left and it was unsustainable. Because he had guaranteed that note, the guy at the store couldn’t pay that note off, he didn’t have any money. The guy that guaranteed that note was left holding the bag, so to speak, with about a $12,000 balance left. So I got together with my wholesaler friend at the time, convinced him I could run the store even though I had no money and he had the debt he needed paid off and didn’t know how to run the store, so we
cut a deal that was basically a sweat equity deal that I would pay off the note and I would own the store, if he would also advance me more money to increase the inventory. I had to do quite a bit of talking, (laughs), especially considering I was 24 years old at the time, and I had somehow convinced him to do that. And luckily, I had gone to high school with his daughter, who was 4 years ahead of me, so he had some sense of who I was, and because our mutual friend had recommended me. That’s how I got the opportunity to get Edmond Wine Shop off the ground, and at that time making Edmond Wine Shop only the 2nd store in Edmond as Edmond was much smaller then. What was Edmond like then? Well, for one, Boulevard was only two lanes. Pretty much everything south of 33rd was just non existent, it was just open fields. If I recall, you could go east on 15th and it was a dirt road past Coltrane, and they had only recently then extended the Broadway Extension so that you could drive into Edmond, I believe in the late 60’s, before then you stopped at 122nd or Hefner, I can’t remember which. I think it was Hefner and you couldn’t go any further north on the Broadway Extension at that time.
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LocalEdmond So 24, kind of talking your way into the business, what made you think you could do it? I just think I was young and passionate, and I didn’t know any fear and didn’t think I would fail. I just didn’t think I would. I ate peanut butter sandwiches for about two years, almost every lunch. I had one helper there for awhile and then my second year, I hired a second employee. I would have to put a sign on the door when I went to the restroom so I wouldn’t lose a single customer. I remember every customer, and I still feel this way, every single person who walked through that door was appreciated. I mean there were some days where there were only 30 to 40 customers in one day, and that was a big deal. I’d fight for every customer I could get. You mentioned there were two liquor/wine stores? There were two, and there really weren’t any wine stores then at all. Everything then was centered around spirits and beer, and wine was an after thought. Wine was like a little closet in the back where you had Lancers, Matuse, Blue Nun, Reunite, BMeister Crock bottles, Asti Spumante was pretty new then, Boones Farm was cooking back then. Then you had the really quality wines like Annie Greensprings, Ripple…(laughing), Thunderbird, Ariba was another one, so you had all that stuff. A smattering of imported wines like a few Bordeaux, a few burgundy’s, some Italian Red’s and that was about it. There were very few serious domestic producers back then. We had 2 Cabernet’s when I opened the store, Paul Masson and Louis Martini, and that’s all we could get at that time. In the 70’s is when the west coast wineries were really getting started, when did you bring the change in the wine culture in Edmond? They weren’t available in Oklahoma. They weren’t available much outside of California. In fact, most people in the United States in general, especially those on the East Coast and especially those in Chicago, looked down their nose at domestic wine production. They didn’t prove themselves until the Paris Tasting in 1976 that Steven Spurrier organized in Paris using French judges one on one, Cabernets against Cabernets, and judging the Domestic wines against their French counterparts, and White Burgundy’s against California Chardonnays. That put California on the map. Those of us who tasted those wines and believed in them weren’t surprised, but it was a huge shock and it made the cover of TIME magazine and it was a really big deal.
Aside from the movie, do you actually remember all of that going down? Oh yeah, oh yeah. Ok, so when I was first starting out and did this, everyone thought I was crazy. My parents thought I was crazy. I had an electrical engineering degree, which I wasn’t using, which made my dad crazy (laughing). Did your parents pay for college? (Laughs) No, I was on scholarship actually, and I would have thought twice had my parents paid for school, and they supported me all through college. No one in Oklahoma was doing a wine store around the wine selection. And I had so many people in the industry basically to my face tell me I was crazy, that I was going to go out of business, and I really needed to reverse things or I was going to go broke. And you know, I almost believed them for awhile. Why do you think they said that, was it because it was Oklahoma? You know, it was just the mentality at the time. These were old whiskey guys. And whiskey is what made money back then. Scotch, bourbon, and vodka. That’s what everyone bought and wine sales were minuscule back then. I still believed that was going to change. It was just too good in California and I could see people responding to it there. And quite frankly, I was persuaded by people in the business. Robert Mondavi was a passionate, ardent believer in the potential quality of his wines and the quality of California wines. You know, he would not let it drop. Every time someone gave him the opportunity to talk about it, he would bend their ear about how good his wines were. It paid off but it just took some time getting it going. Ok, so back to the previous question, how long did it take to change the culture and really introduce people in Oklahoma to wines? Well, it helped that we started to get some really good restaurants in the area. There were a couple, I believe John Bennett had one called the Grand Boulevard restaurant which was at the site at the present Flip’s and they had a great wine list. There was a restaurant called Casablanca which opened in the late 70’s to early 80’s and it was in Paseo, the country clubs began ordering and having special wine lists, and at that time it was illegal selling wine until about 1984 or 85. Wait. For those not from Oklahoma, restaurants couldn’t sell alcohol?
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No, not legally. You had to be a member of the “club”. There were all types of dances i.e. workarounds you had to go through. Depending on the mood of the enforcement people or the political pressure at the time, restaurants would get busted and their entire wine or liquor inventory would get confiscated and later sold or destroyed. That didn’t change in Oklahoma until the mid 80’s. We started seeing more and more interest in wines and we started to build on that. It wasn’t until the late 80’s when people in the industry that would go out to California and tour the wineries. And the wineries finally figured out that Napa was kind of like adult Disneyland. They thought if they could promote Napa and their wineries, and sell direct to people, that they could make the whole profit. They would discount to the wholesale marketer who would discount it to the retailer and with all noted mark ups, the wineries would still make a similar profit as at their winery. Well obviously if you don’t have to discount that, you can sell it there at the winery, you would make a whole lot more money. But beyond that, they also discovered the loyalty of people have toward certain wineries. People visit the winery, they have a nice experience, the hospitality, the wine, the ambiance, then people go home and they want to drink your wine. If you came home and the wine wasn’t available, people would come to me and say they’d like to request certain wines. So, people like me would go back out to California and see if we could bring those wines back and I did that quite a bit. With the rise of the tourism industry, with the avid amateur wine aficionado – people from Oklahoma started going out to California and educating themselves at different wineries, then they would come back home, entertain their friends, show off these wines, 12
then their friends would want to do the same thing. This all started to explode by the middle 90’s here in Oklahoma and we were rocking and rolling in the wine business. So when do think the trend started in Oklahoma where people started to come in and request specific wines? Probably in the 1980’s. By then most of the wineries had gotten established. The 90’s saw the rise of the high end, low production incredibly expensive wines like Screaming Eagle and Harlan, and some of those like Opus 1 who had opened up by then. It’s just been a steady development. I remember vividly going to Napa the first couple of times I went out and it was mostly horse country dotted by wineries, and now, you can’t find a horse farm. They also used to have walnut groves and olive groves there because you could make more money in that business than you could growing grapes. It’s really been fun to see that progress, and be vindicated in what I thought was going to happen. Did this trend catch all of the Oklahoma liquor stores off guard or do you think everyone just changed with the times? For the longest time, there was only about 10 or so stores that had a decent wine selection. I think that changed in the middle 80’s as at some point, it just couldn’t be ignored any more because it was becoming too pervasive and the demand got to a certain point. The other stores weren’t really educated, and I invested I don’t know how many trips out to California to get an understanding of winemaking just so I could be intelligent enough to talk with anyone who came into the edmondactive.com
LocalEdmond store, well almost anybody. So when are you opening your second wine shop? We’re working on it (laughs), but I’m a cautious guy. We were on the threshold of doing it in 2008, and then the economy went south. I am just being cautious about getting through this first. Also there is rampant talk about wine grocery stores, too, which would have a devastating effect on our local homegrown industry here. “It takes a lot to run a successful business. It requires hard work, dedication, street smarts and common sense, but most of all it requires passion. If you ask any successful business owner, ‘what drives you?’ The number one answer will always be passion. If you aren’t passionate about your business you aren’t going anywhere. And if you are very passionate about it you’re going to be around for a long time.” – Vance Gregory, owner of Edmond Wine Shop What qualifications do you look for in your employees (since there isn’t a lot of turnover here at your store), and how does that benefit Edmond consumers and Edmond Wine Shop? We look for really solid people in knowledge but also in character and work ethic. Right now John is taking a beer education course, Amie has passed her initial Sommelier, the first of three levels. They’re both motivated individually to improve themselves in these professionally recognized titles, and they are not easy to obtain, these tests are very difficult. Our other employees, we encourage them to educate themselves as much as they can while they are here. We are
working on ways to change this in the future and it’s our core of John and Amie who are currently working on that currently. Do you give them some allowance to be able to try different selections? We do. For weeks, we let them pick some things that they have tasted, and there are other ways for them to taste as there are industry tastings that are offered by some of our distributors that licensees can attend, so they’ll attend some of those. Or they’ll be at a restaurant or out someplace. We have something called Employee Picks and it changes every 4 weeks and it gives each employee a chance to contribute at their level of expertise and tasting style to contribute to the atmosphere of the store. A lot of people will follow a specific employee based on their tastes. It’s kind of fun to see each individual get a following based on that. What’s the most gratifying thing about owning Edmond Wine Shop? It’s really gratifying for me, after 45 years, that I wake up every day and I still look forward to coming to the shop. When you talk to most business owners they won’t say that. I enjoy what I do even though I went out on a limb 45 years ago to do this, but I followed I what I had in my heart and what I thought would work. I guess it put a fire in my belly when they said it wouldn’t work and I wanted to prove them wrong. I’ve been able to make a living doing it and that’s pretty cool. You can find Edmond Wine Shop at 1520 S Boulevard just east of Broadway on 15th. Their hours are Monday – Saturday 10-9 pm. Or visit online at Edmondwineshop.com
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The Arcadian Christmas tradition continues this year at the Arcadian Getaways Country Cottages just north of Edmond, and of course because of Martha and Gary Hall’s impeccable attention to detail and customer service. Spend the holidays at Arcadian Getaways Parrots Cove Cottage, and get cozy for the holidays in your own private tropical paradise, complete with fully decorated Christmas tree, full kitchen, fireplace, jetted tub and outdoor Jacuzzi. The Arcadian Getaways Meadowlark Barn boasts a fully decorated Christmas tree, full kitchen, walk through shower in a silo and jetted tub, loft bed and outdoor Jacuzzi with a porch swing to enjoy the sunset! The French Hen Cottage is fun and unique in its French inspiration. This cottage boasts a fully decorated Christmas tree, fireplace, jetted tub and outdoor Jacuzzi along with a full kitchen. The cottages offer sweet romantic personal touches, amazing attention to every little memorable detail. The add on’s offer romantic and relaxation packages, and terrific food for a romantic stress free mini holiday getaway. To book a cottage or purchase a Gift Certificate for a future stay, visit Arcadiangetaways.com and be sure to follow Arcadian Getaways at Facebook and Instagram at @ArcadianGetaways! If you have questions and would like to book over the phone, call 405-201-1632
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LocalCalendar December 2018 17th Annual Miss Asian UCO Scholarship Pageant Sat, December 1 University of Central Oklahoma Holiday Hop at the Rodkey House and the 1889 Territorial Schoolhouse Sat, December 1 Rodkey House Event and Education Annex
Christmas Pageant Fri, December 7 – Sun, December 9 Boys Ranch Town Ugly Sweater Run Sat, December 8 Mitch Park The annual Edmond Parks and Very Merry Art Workshop Sat, December 8 Fine Arts Institute of Edmond
12 Lazy E Arena Vigils Fri, January 18 – Sun, January 20 UCO - Mitchell Hall Theater UCO Broadway Tonight: Voctave Sat, January 19 UCO - Mitchell Hall Theater Swan Lake Tue, January 29 Armstrong Auditorium
Christmas in Downtown Edmond Sat, December 1 – Sat, December 29 Downtown Edmond
MCDA Cowboy Christmas Classic Cheer & Dance Sat, December 8 – Sun, December 9 Lazy E Arena
Luminance: An Enchanted Stroll Sat, December 1 – Tue, January 1 Mitch Park Luminance is the new walk-thru
Craft Days at the Rodkey House Fri, December 14 Rodkey House Event and Education Annex
1920’s Tea at the Rodkey House Sat, February 2 Rodkey House Event and Education Annex February 2 & 9, 2019 10 am or
Visit Santa at Citizen’s Bank! Fri, December 14 – Sat, December 15 Citizens Bank of Edmond
Hair Wed, February 6 – Sun, February 10 UCO - Mitchell Hall Theater
Red Coyote Merry Mitchmas 5K & 10K Sat, December 15 Mitch Park
1920’s Tea at the Rodkey House Sat, February 9 Rodkey House Event and Education Annex
Winterfest Sat, December 15 Mercy Fitness Edmond I-35
Lance Graves International Championship Barrel Race Wed, February 13 – Sun, February 17 Lazy E Arena
OklaHome for the Holidays Sun, December 2 Gathered Home Shop Bach Collegium Japan Tue, December 4 Armstrong Auditorium Nutcracker Tea Party Tue, December 4 Inspirations Tea Room Come celebrate this Christmas Chicago: High School Edition Thu, December 6 – Sun, December 9 Upstage Theatre Blackbox Edmond Musical Theatre Christmas Show Thu, December 6 – Sun, December 9 UCO - Jazz Lab Winters Night in the Safety Village Fri, December 7 Edmond Fire Department Boys Ranch Town Drive-Thru
USTRC SuperBowl Team Roping Fri, December 28 – Sun, December 30 Lazy E Arena
January 2019 Arcadia Lake’s Eagle Watch Fri, January 4 – Sun, January 6 Arcadia Lake Carrie the Musical Thu, January 10 – Sun, January 13 Upstage Theatre Kicker Arenacross Fri, January 11 – Sat, January
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Julian Bliss Septet Thu, February 14 Armstrong Auditorium UCO Broadway Tonight: Ailey II Sat, February 16 UCO - Mitchell Hall Theater BALTO 5K Wed, February 20 Mitch Park Shanghai Opera Symphony Orchestra Sun, February 24 Armstrong Auditorium
March 2019 Symphony Orchestra Mon, March 4 UCO - Mitchell Hall Theater 2019 Cinch Timed Event and Jr. Ironman Championship Fri, March 8 – Sun, March 10 Lazy E Arena Celtic Nights Mon, March 11 Armstrong Auditorium
April 2019 Canadian Brass Tue, April 2 Armstrong Auditorium Trojan Woman Thu, April 4 – Sat, April 6 UCO - Radke Fine Arts Theatre UCO Opera: Cosi Fan Tutte Fri, April 12 – Sun, April 14 UCO - Mitchell Hall Theater Are we in love or are we only Central Theatre Short Play Festival Fri, April 19 – Sat, April 20 UCO - Radke Fine Arts Theatre Miss Latina UCO Scholarship Pageant Sat, April 20 University of Central Oklahoma
May 2019 RED Day 5K Run - Keller Williams Sat, May 11 Downtown Edmond
June 2019 20th Annual UCO Endeavor Games Thu, June 6 – Sun, June 9 University of Central Oklahoma
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ShopEdmond We offer affordable & stylish accents, re-styled furniture, fun jewelry, unique holiday and home decor & gifts and we have an Etsy like atmosphere! Stop in now to see all of the latest decor & gifts and accessories for you and your home. Find Serendipity Market at Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, and Pinterest! Our Location: 917 E Danforth Rd, Edmond (Across from Ted’s Cafe Escondido) and you can call us at 405-340-8869 Hours: M-Sat. 10-6:30 Holiday hours on Sunday: 1-5:30
Emory Anne Interiors is one of the trendiest stores in Edmond, with a fantastic selection of new high end to affordable pieces for your entire home, very unique home accessories, including a full line of Company C and Norwalk Furniture, Thibaut fine fabrics, wallpaper and custom furniture. and more! Emory Anne’s also offers fabric by the yard and design services in store. Be sure to stop by to visit this store first when redecorating on any budget. You can find Emory Anne Interiors at 150th & Santa Fe Open M-F 10 am to 6 pm and Sat. 10-5 pm. Be sure to follow at Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and Pinterest for sales & inspiration and online at www.Emoryanneinteriors.com! If you have any questions, you can call the store at 405-753-4466.
Tis the Season to save on something new with Edmond Wine Shop’s Employee Picks! Cases are discounted, too! Be sure to follow Edmond Wine Shop on social networks at Twitter, Instagram & Facebook @EdmondWineShop! Located on 15th & Boulevard Hours: Mon– Sat. from 10 am until 9 pm! You can also call in any order at 405-341-3122 for a later pick up, visit Edmond Wine Shop online at EdmondWine.com.
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ShopEdmond Enjoy the arrival of Fall in the country at any one of the 5 cozy cottages at Arcadian Getaways, formerly Aaron’s Gate, in Guthrie! Located just a few minutes north of Edmond, on a beautiful wooded 10 acre property, you can relax with the outdoor jacuzzi’s or just relax indoors in front of the fireplace and wake up to a beautiful candlelit breakfast of pumpkin pancakes and Martha’s World Famous Vanilla Butter Sauce. Be sure to check out the 4 and 7 day packages online at www. Aaronsgate.com to discover the cottages & to reserve your getaway, or call 405-282-0613.
2 Doors Down Furniture Consignment is now accepting select gently used brand name quality furniture and accessories. If you’re looking to make a change in your home, this store is the place to check first as their stock is unique, trendy, and affordable, but you have to check in often as their inventory changes daily. Be sure to stop in to 2 Doors Down, located at 15020 Bristol Park Blvd Ste 400, off 33rd Street, between Kelly & Santa Fe, and take a look around, great owners and great pieces! You can also find them at Facebook & Instagram at 2DoorsDownEdmond or by calling them at 405-254-5175 if you see something you’d like to place on hold! Store hours are M-F 10-6 and Sat. 10-5 Paper Arts is a scrapbook and art boutique that provides top of the line supplies for scrapbooking, card making and other fun projects, classes and one-on-one instruction, as well as, ready to buy gifts. We love scrapbooking, card making and all things paper crafting. We also love to share our creations and the products that we find with our customers. There is nothing more satisfying to us than to hear the joy in a customer’s voice as they learn a new technique or find the perfect product for their projects. Paper Arts 632 W. Edmond Rd. Edmond, OK 73003 (405) 330-2055 Store hours are T-F 10-6 Sat. 10-4
Oops I Arted offers art classes to those of all ages. We create masterpieces in clay, acrylics, watercolor, mixed media and other child friendly mediums. We also offer classes in cardboard weaving, cardboard sculpture and a multitude of other creative and fun endeavors. oops i arted is centrally located iat 15200 Traditions Blvd. in the Traditions Business Centre, which is easily accessible to Edmond , OKC and surrounding areas. You can visit online at OopsIArted.com for more information or to schedule a class call or text Risa at 405-476-9211.
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LifeHappens Facebook Algorithms Damaging? John Goetz, LPC Hello all. I was listening to NPR one morning and heard a story about the development of Facebook. The discussion was about the algorithms that went into the creation of Facebook and how it was designed to ensure its users would continue to engage with the program by eliciting a small dopamine response in our brains; a small hit of pleasure to ensure we would keep posting and commenting. One of the earlier developers is so concerned he stated that he will not let his children use social media and avoids using it himself. This is the same reward system that is naturally activated by things that are good for us like food and friendships, and is activated in even higher doses by alcohol, gambling, and other vices. Apparently all forms of social media makes use of this triggering of a dopamine release, thus keeping us engaged with our screens in much the same way a drug might compel us. Now in a way this is nothing new. People have been boasting/posting, and gossiping/ responding since time began. We can just do it instantly now and receive instant feedback. In the spirit of the holidays I thought it would be appropriate to talk about something that really matters, relationships. Waylon Jennings once said, “We’ve been so busy keepin up with the Jones, Four car garage and we’re still building on, Maybe it’s time we got back to the basics of love.” Media of all various shapes and sizes from traditional print ads to bots on social media
issue a siren song of want and desire, promising fulfillment is a credit card number away. We know this is a lie but we desire/ covet anyway. One small suggestion is that during the holidays maybe we can get back to the basics of connecting with family and friends face to face. Social scientists know that the attention of another human being is profoundly reinforcing. Even our four legged friends crave attention. A recent study at Emory University has shown that reward systems in a dog’s brain will light up as strong or stronger in response to praise as it does to food. If you want to experience some true Christmas cheer how about we turn away from the screens in our lives and connect with family and friends over milk and cookies or (insert your choice of food and beverage here). Give yourself and others the gift of spending some time in face to face conversations. According to the researchers at Emory this should provide a double shot to the reward system in our brains, combining good company and good food. Edmond Family Counseling recognizes that this may be a difficult time of year for many in our community. If you need help and would like to talk to someone, please call us. 405-341-3554. If you would like to make a contribution to support our mission of mental health, please log on to http:// edmondfamily.org. All gifts are fully tax deductible. Please know, that our agency is deeply committed to furthering issues of mental health in the community. Edmond Family Counseling’s doors are always open to you and your family and your support is appreciated. To learn more, check out http://edmondfamily.org or our Facebook page: http://facebook.com/ edmondfamilycounseling.
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