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Little Shop of Stories: Meet Avi & Mary Pope Osborne, Origami Yoda Event, St. Patrick’s Day Story Time, Georgia Shakespeare Company’s “The Sword in the Stone”

admin | March 9, 2010

And of course the Borders events post reminded me to check for cool events at Little Shop of Stories, and the line-up doesn’t disappoint. To name a few:

Wednesday, March 10, at 7:00 p.m.: Avi Author Visit. Though the books are technically children’s books, even I am an Avi fan. To name a few of [...]

Review Parker’s on Ponce Online, Get 20% off Your Meal

admin | March 6, 2010

Want to save 20% on brunch, lunch, or dinner at Parker’s on Ponce? Review them. They don’t care what you write—your good, bad, or indifferent post about Parker’s on Ponce on Citysearch, Menuism, Yelp, or another blog will save you 20% on your meal. You must bring a copy of your blog post with you [...]

2010 RAD Studio Cruise on February 13

admin | February 8, 2010

I’m definitely going to try & make it out for this: On February 13 from 2:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m., the RAD Studio Cruise will take place. The free annual event features art exhibits & sales at various galleries, live demonstrations, performances, refreshments & more. I’m looking forward to the potter demonstrations at MudFire Clayworks, the [...]

Save Over 20% at Piece of Cake

admin | February 1, 2010

Piece of Cake-Roswell had an open house a while back, and I stopped by to sample their wares. That trip makes this deal all the more dangerous, as I’m on a mission to drop those last few stubborn pounds: To celebrate their 25th anniversary, all 3-layer, 9-inch cakes are $25 on the first Wednesday of [...]

Reminders: BOGO Tickets to Cineprov, The High, Martinis & IMAX, & Jo Koy at The Punchline, + Decatur Boutique Warehouse Sale

admin | January 29, 2010

If you’re looking for something to do this weekend, don’t forget about these deals:

BOGO Tickets to Cineprov on Fridays at Relapse Theatre
BOGO Tickets to Martinis & IMAX at Fernbank Museum of Natural History
BOGO Tickets to Jo Koy at The Punchline
50% off Tickets to The High Museum of Art
Decatur Boutique Warehouse Sale: January 29 & 30

–Jennifer [...]

Decatur Boutique Warehouse Sale: January 29 & 30

admin | January 26, 2010

I think I’m going to try & make it out to this one: On Friday & Saturday, designer merchandise will be marked up to 90% off at the Decatur Boutique Warehouse Sale.
Here’s what you need to know:

You can shop from 10:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m. on January 29 and from 10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. on January [...]

20% Off + Other January Specials at Parker’s on Ponce

admin | January 11, 2010

Thanks to a lead from Don, you can take advantage of several deals at Parker’s on Ponce:

On Sunday-Tuesday, you’ll receive 20% off.
On Wednesdays, you can buy 1/2-price wine.
And Thursdays are 3-course Thursdays. $20 buys you a salad, entree (choice of 8 oz. NY strip, chicken, eggplant rigatoni, or BBQ salmon), & dessert.

To get the deals, [...]

20% off Tattoo Tune-ups at Ink & Dagger Tattoo Parlour

admin | December 14, 2009

Need a tattoo tune-up? If so, you may want to take advantage of this deal: Ink & Dagger Tattoo Parlour is extending its 20% Tattoo Tune-ups promotion until after the New Year. Not sure exactly what that means in terms of an end date for the promotion, but I do know that it includes touch-ups, [...]

MudFire: Holiday Studio Show (& Sale) 2009 + Party & Artists’ Reception on Saturday, Dec. 5

admin | December 4, 2009

If you missed out on MudFire’s Holiday Studio Show’s opening day, you may be in luck. There’s a party & artists’ reception on December 5 from 5:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m. The show & sale features the works of over 100 local and regional ceramic artists. You can preview a few of the works online, but it’s [...]

Neil Gaiman Speaking & Signing Books at Agnes Scott College on Dec. 14

admin | November 28, 2009

Little Shop of Stories in Decatur is one of my favorite book stores. How could it not be? Its staff manages to persuade some of my kids’ (and my) favorite authors to come to the area. At the Decatur Book Festival, those authors included Kate DiCamillo (Because of Winn Dixie & Tale of Despereaux), Jon [...]