Hay, the food trucks are back tonight in the Niles Town Plaza.

The Food Truck Mafia are back with 6 trucks. Everything from Bar-B-Q to gourmet ice cream. I'm one of the Niles Main Street Association board members, and we take turns helping out. It's a great excuse to mix with our neighbors and just show off this great Plaza we have.

So if you don't want to cook tonight, come on by. It's fun!!

My goodness. How in the heck did we get to this part of the year so darn fast??

Judy told me that she wants to have all of our shopping done by Thanksgiving. Ya right! We all start out with the best intentions of doing everything early and we all know what happens. Life gets in the way again and five days before Christmas eve, running through the mall, hair on fire, looking for that one last thing you will need for Aunty Harriett.

Well heck, perhaps we can do it this year.

We get so busy at the store after Thanksgiving that shopping for the family then is near to impossible. So the idea of being completely done by the end of this month is really important. Well, we will try again.

We almost made it last year. Just a few gifts eluded us and it was a great feeling to be done done with time to spare. That's one reason that we are having the loose bead sale now. I hope that it will give the wonderful "do it yourselves types" the time to make that very special gift with a chunk of our glass. I would love to be able to do that but man, time just flies.

So good (early) shopping to you all and a wish that this holiday season is a happy one.

Our Once A Year Loose Bead Scramble Sale

Well Carol, here I am at last. I think that you may be the only person looking at this now and I do know that I am the cause for the lack of action. Getting my head around the idea of using this media to get the word out about our shop like you do. Just being lazy. Well thank you again for that "kick in the butt".

Our once a year Loose Bead Sale

This is your only chance this year to dig through our "one of a kind" made by humans (us) Niles made Art Glass Beads.

Come early for the best one's always go first. It will start next Saturday the 11th at 11am and run through Sunday the 12th.

You folks are going to love it!

A new beginning

OK Carol, you win. I will half to re-learn this thing.

An MGTD journey.

Judy and I have an account in Half Moon Bay that we just love to go to. Half Moon Bay is a great place to spend a day in. Not better than Niles but close.

This time we are going to drive our 1953 MGTD. It is not a Freeway car by any means but it is a blast to drive. We have never taken it for so long a drive but with all of the improvements we have put into it over the past year, we think it is ready.

I will add some photos of the car and when we are on the road, take more photos of it and the places we stop at. And show you the store that we are selling our jewelry to.

So stay tuned. I will post the photos, good places to eat and any other thing that may have happened that was fun.

PS. And we have some very cool new designs that we want to show. Judy has them just about ready and is excited to bring them out.

The June Niles Art Walk

The June Niles Art Walk is offering a variety of displays and diverse subjects for visitors as the district eases into summer.

Corrie Glass is pleased to host emerging local artist, Stephen Barkkarie. While growing up, he was exposed to the art his mother created and the large collection his father had acquired; but it was years later before he became inspired to capture places that touched his heart by the medium of water color. He has been influenced by professional artists, Douglas and Janet Chun and is currently studying under award winning artist Charlotte Severin. Now he paints places, people and, other things he loves. In celebration of the new railroad themed Niles Town Plaza, his presentation at the Art Walk will center around one of his passions, trains.

For a different spectrum, teen artists will be demonstration their talents. These will be free form displays either adding to already begun paintings of local themes such as Old Town Niles or new creative beginnings. This is hopefully going to be an ongoing project with each painting having multiple artists making their contributions.

The Fremont Art Association is honored to once again present an outstanding artist and instructor, Laura Williams, The Laura Williams June workshop will focus on the exploration of color and basic value patterns. Participants will paint and the instructor will provide personal assistance. To take part in the workshop, registration must be done in advance. The cost is $150.00 for the 2 day series. For more information contact Patty O'Rourke at 510-487-1099 or e-mail patty_orourke_art@yahoo.com

Several other locations will be open and participation by sharing paintings, jewelry, and pottery.

Price: free
Phone: (510) 793-8782
Age suitability: All Ages

More fun in Niles and a chance to win a Corrie Glass Fish This Sunday the 16th

See the Wildflower and Quilt Show and have a chance to win a Crazy Fish at Corrie Glass

We will be having a drawing on Sunday so please come by and put your name in (no purchase necessary)

The Niles Main Street Association is proud to sponsor the 17th annual 2010 Wildflower, Art, Garden and Quilt Show on Sunday, May 16th.

The gardens on tour are beautiful and unique this year, including one with a 3-story tree house and a zip line for the grand kids!

Quilt & Garden Exhibits on the plaza and around town w/street vendors and demonstrations.

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• Vote for your favorite wall hanging at 37485 Niles Blvd. (adjacent to Color Me Quilts!) Terry Thayer, author of the Stamping Sisters and Quilting Mystery series, will be selling and signing her featured books.
• Collections of quilts for sale, including those of Niles Artist Ed Frakes.
• Demonstration of Worm Composting.
• Information on Personal Emergency Preparedness and Energy Conservation