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Gateway Market is celebrating the opening of its new location at 520 Market St., West Des Moines (in the Village of Ponderosa) with events August 1-3. Special events will be featured simultaneously at both the west and downtown location (2002 Woodland Avenue, Des Moines).

Here’s the lineup of events:

Friday, August 1:
9 a.m. Breaking of a six-foot South Union baguette. Guests will receive complimentary baguette samples served with Gateway Market jellies & spreads.
5 p.m. – 8 p.m. Both locations will celebrate the opening with a special Happy Hour featuring free appetizers, live music, $2 bottles of microbrews and $2 glasses of wine.

Saturday, August 2:
11 a.m. – 1 p.m. Complimentary cupcakes.
2 p.m. A free 30 minute Wine 101 class
2:30 p.m. – 5 p.m. Complimentary tasting in the wine department.
3 p.m. Cheese 101 class in the café.
4 p.m. – 9 p.m. The Art-a-holics Art Showing will feature local art in the café at the Village of Ponderosa store.

Sunday, August 2:
Sunday begins with $2 mimosas in the café at both locations.
11 a.m. – 1 p.m.: Complimentary Picket Fence Creamery Ice Cream served in the café and samples and kids events will continue throughout the day.

Company : Gateway West

Website: http://gatewaymarket.com/

Email: feedback@gatewaymarket.com

Event Address: 2002 Woodland Avenue

City, State, Zip: Des Moines, IA 50312

Telephone Number: 515.243.1754

This post was submitted by Dale Obrochta.

Grand Opening Events at Pause Dog Boutique
Saturday, July 19th from 11am-6pm

Join us for a tail-waggin’ good time! Special events happening all day. Join our red carpet fashion show from 11am-1pm and let your dog strut her (or his!) stuff; get a free training consultation and watch training demos from local Sirius Play dog trainer, Polly Kaplan, from 1-3pm; and get a French(ie) Kiss for $1 from 3-4pm by a local favorite French Bulldog, Cha Gi, with all proceeds going to Rondout Valley Animal Shelter. Special promotions all day! All events are free and open to the public. Pause Dog Boutique is located at 6 Garden Street in Rhinebeck.

Company : Pause Dog Boutique

Contact Name: Pause Dog Boutique

Email: pauseshop@yahoo.com

Event Address: 6 Garden Street

City, State, Zip: Rhinebeck, NY 12572

Telephone Number: 845.876.4330

This post was submitted by Dale Obrochta.

We will be opening early August in the Seminole Square Shopping Center across from Giant. Our goal is to provide you with a Club unlike anything else in the Charlottesville area. We are locally owned and will offer a great value with 24/7 secure access, friendly & knowledgeable staff, cleanliness, affordability & results!

We will be holding our Grand Opening pre-sale starting Saturday, July 12th at the GNC located across the parking lot from Snap Fitness at 190 Zan Road. Stop by anytime for a peek of what the Club will look like. For our Grand Opening we are offering Free Enrollment and Free Gifts for the first 200 Charter Members to join! Stop by to be one of them.

Company : Snap Fitness

Email: charlottesvilleva@snapfitness.com

Event Address: 241 Zan Road

City, State, Zip:Seminole Square Shopping Center

Telephone Number: 434-973-0587

This post was submitted by Dale Obrochta.

An invitation for a ribbon cutting ceremony requires more detail about the actual cutting ceremony then the activities. Local business leaders, government offices, vendors, family, and news media organizations are key participants in the ribbon cutting ceremony and should receive special invitations.  These individuals will require the exact time to be present, details on where to park, and who they need to contact upon arrival. The ribbon cutting invitation requests these guests to RSVP along with the number of attendees’ accompanying them. Send the invitations two – three week in advance so key figures have ample time to adjust their personal schedules.

These are key pieces of information that should be included in your grand opening ribbon cutting invitations design.

• Company name
• Full fire address
• Full contact information – phone, email, and website
• Date & time
• RSVP date & contact telephone number
• Dress attire
• Ribbon cutting time
• Schedule of grand opening activities

The tone of the invitations should conform to the responsibilities of the attendee. Since grand opening events theoretically have two formats, the ribbon cutting ceremony and the grand opening event, you need to design two invitations accordingly.

Grand Opening Event Invitations

A grand opening event invitation is for non key personnel. As a new business to the community, it is appropriate to send grand opening invites to Chamber of Commerce members, adjacent companies, vendors, and select business associates. Basic information about the grand opening event and activities will be included in the invite. Many of the attendees will come during the event and not the ribbon cutting ceremony. The goal of the invites is to highlight activities and special sales. These grand opening invite should include

• Company name
• Location
• Date & Time of the scheduled activities
• Specials being offered
• Gift Information

Designing two invites for a grand opening event will insure both groups will have all the essential data to attend the grand opening.

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Saturday August 2nd 2008
11:00 am Chicken Q
For $10.00 Get a Raffle Ticket, a Drink, and a Chicken Dinner

9:00PM Back Home Boys Live Band!
You have to come down and check this Country Band out! They are GREAT!

Raffle Drawing
August 31st at the Lil Deadwood Saloon 8:30 pm on Stage

• 1st place is $1000.00
• 2nd Place is $500.00
• 3rd Place is a Cooler full of favorite Beer or $100.00

Tickets are $3.00 each or 10 for $20.00

Stop in on Friday or Saturdays now til then to buy your tickets in advance

Live Bands every weekend in AUGUST!

Company : Llil Deadwood Saloon

Contact Name: Llil Deadwood Saloon

Event Address: 406 North 4th Street

City, State, Zip: Readstown, WI 54652

Telephone Number: 608-629-5541

This post was submitted by Dale Obrochta.

DISCOVER THE FITNESS SECRET OF THE STARS!
MEMPHIS PILATES INTENSIVE
JULY 25-27, 2008
with CELEBRITY TRAINER Siri Dharma Galliano

Friday, July 25, 2008
10:00 AM – 1:00 PM and 2:00 – 4:00 PM – Private and Semi-Private Sessions with Siri Galliano (by appointment only)
5:00 – 7:00 PM – GRAND OPENING PARTY
7:00 – 8:00 PM – The Down-Low on Joe…
8:00 – 10:00 PM – Enjoy the rest of the evening with music and food!

Saturday, July 26, 2008
10:00 AM – 12:00 PM – Classical Mat Class
1:00 – 2:15 PM – The Pilates Business Today
2:30 – 4:30 PM – Changing On: The Stability (WUNDA) Chair – What Exercises Can Be Done on that Chair?

Sunday, July 27, 2008
9:00 – 11:30 AM – Working Out on Cadillac and Wall Units
1:00 – 2:00 PM – Eyewitness to a Workout
2:30 – 4:00 PM – Intermediate Reformer Workout

Company : Evlov Pilates & Fitness

Contact Name: Evlov Pilates

Website: http://www.evolvfit.com/Evolv_Pilates_-_Fitness_Intelligent/Grand_Opening_Event.html

Email: info@evolvfit.com

Event Address: 6159 Poplar Avenue

City, State, Zip: Memphis, Tennessee 38119

Telephone Number: 901-461-9948

This post was submitted by Dale Obrochta.