Downtown EC's first First Fridays = good stuff at the Local Store

Matt Ledger |

Did you know that this Friday is the first Friday of March? What, you did?

Oh. Well, Mr./Ms. Smarty-Pants, did you know that a bunch of businesses in downtown Eau Claire have teamed up to make the first Friday in March into the most exciting Friday in March? Get ready for the first First Fridays in Downtown Eau Claire, an event which will see loads of local stores stay open til 9 pm and provide you with way too much stuff to do in one evening. There's going to be a disco party at Revival Records, a cookie tasting at Turk’s, art showings at Tangled Up in Hue, the Regional Art Center, and the Mousetrap, a tea tasting at Infinitea, live mannequins at Whippersnappers, a temporary tattoo party at A Brand New Tattoo, live music by Alan Julson and Larry Past at Harmony Corner Café, and more. Check out the Facebook page for everything.

And at The Local Store (17 S. Barstow Street) ...

Been totin' for years.
 
Been totin' for years.

That, my friends, is a long list. But if that’s still not enough to get you downtown tonight, check this out. V1's Local Store will be open 'til 9pm, and we  just made some awesome new “Readers are Leaders” tote bags, and to celebrate, we’re selling the bags for $15 and giving you 15% off any books you can fit inside it. And, AND because you’re super swell and took the time to read this blog post, we’re gonna give you a coupon good for 50% off any book or music title when you buy another one at regular price. You can download the coupon and print it out, or just flash it on your fancy-schmancy mobile device. We’ll give you the discount either way.

But remember, that coupon’s only good TODAY until 9pm tonight, when we shut the store down and get on with our lives. Because we need a weekend too, baby!