Blue Mountain Pizza (55 North Main Street) turns 6 next week and they’re celebrating with their yearly All You Can Eat Anniversary Buffet on Tuesday, March 2, 2010. Here’s the info from Matt at Blue Mountain:

Please join Blue Mountain Pizza on Tuesday March 2, 2010 from 5 until 9 p.m. for our Sixth Anniversary Celebration.

As in years past we will be celebrating with a All You Can Eat Pizza buffet. We will also offer a limited menu that evening of salads and sandwiches. Our delivery will not be affected.

With the purchase of a regular priced drink the All You Can Eat Pizza buffet will be $12.99. If you are one of our Newsletter Subscribers and have a coupon the price is reduced to a remarkable $6.

You will also notice as we prepare for our anniversary we are doing a bit of remodeling and have now doubled the number of draft beers we are able to offer. While we will be changing our selection on a regular bases currently we have added a Pisgah India Ale with a gravity of 7.5 percent, a Duck Rabbit Brown Ale from Farmville NC and a Bell’s Oberon Ale which is an American wheat ale, spicy and fruity.

These three now join the selection already on draft

Please join us on Tuesday March 2 as we celebrate our Sixth Anniversary.

Here’s a few special offers from Dianne Rose at Rose Pilates (670 Weaverville Highway):

Rose Pilates is offering a FREE introductory lesson to students who are new to Pilates!

If you have a friend who can bring 2 or 3 people with them they get their first equipment introductory class FREE! Or if they bring one friend they can share the introductory offer for just $20 each for the first 3 lessons.

And if any of the people you refer to the studio sign up for classes you receive a FREE class.

For more information visit their website at www.RosePilates.com or call (828) 333-2223.

Earlier this week I published the schedule for this year’s Christmas Candlelight Stroll (tonight, 6-9 p.m. on Main Street). Many of the Main Street businesses are also having sales and specials and/or entertainment during the Stroll. Here’s the ones I know about thus far:

aabani Salon & Spa
Entertainment: Harp player. Serving tea sandwiches and “Aveda comforting tea mimosas”.

Art Accents
“Live models” window display. 20% off sale + coupons for 20% off future purchase.

Blue Mountain Pizza
Live music from Acoustic Swing.

Dry Ridge Musuem (lower level of the Weaverville Library)
Open for tours. Serving food and drinks.

M7 Realty
This evening they’ll play host to Santa. A photographer will also be there to take pictures, and Joyful Noise Dragonscales Quartet will be performing.

Maggie B’s Wine & Specialty Store
Local wines will be out for tasting. Free gift with every purchase made during the Stroll.

Mangum Pottery
Annual Christmas Sale: 10-30% off all pottery.

Miya Gallery
They’ll have snacks, plus the Montford Park Players will be doing a skit inside the gallery. Their Holiday Art Exhibition with Mikpo Pottery and Maureen Hoxie is also open.

RBC Centura Bank
They’ll have “Leo the Lion” out at Rodney’s Automotive tonight handing out coloring books for the children.

Root & Root Law Firm
They’ll be showing children’s Christmas cartoons.

Secret Garden
They may not be open anymore, but they have a closeout sale going on now, with 25-50% off most items.

Shop Around the Corner
Entertainment: Flute Ensemble from Mars Hill College. Free food samples.

Sunnyside Cafe
Bring 3 canned goods and get 1 free cup of soup per entree (they’re doing this Saturday night too).

Weaverville Yoga
Will be showing artwork by two of its teachers, Leslie Cunningham and Donna Hollinshead.  Free warm chai for visitors.

Well-Bred Bakery
Live music from Jason Waller

Get a box of books for $5 at the annual Friends of the Weaverville Library “Box Sale” before, during and after the Christmas Parade on Saturday:

Friends of the Weaverville Library will have their Box Sale on Saturday, December 5, 2009 from 10 a.m.-3 p.m.  Come and fill a box with books for just five dollars! All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Weaverville Library. For more information, contact the Weaverville Library at 250-6482 or email weaverville.library@buncombecounty.org.

Krysta from Game Rage (10 Garrison Branch Road) sent me this info about their Black Friday/Saturday sale. Check them out if you have video games or gaming systems on this year’s Christmas shopping list:

Game Rage Video Games Black Friday/Saturday Sale!

Hours: Friday 9 a.m.-7 p.m.;  Saturday 10 a.m.-7 p.m.

ALL USED GAMES BUY 1 GET 1 50% OFF!
NEW Wii Fit Game and Pad On Sale: $89.00

PS2:
New Naked Brothers Band Game On Sale: $19.99
New Buzz Trivia Game On Sale: $19.99
New Disney’s Think Fast On Sale $19.99
New Wired Controller On Sale $9.99

PS3:
Disney Sing It On Sale $19.99
American Idol Encore 3 On Sale $19.99

NEW AND USED GAMEBOY ADVANCED/COLOR/POCKET AND DS CASES 15% off
NEW PS2/XBOX/GAMECUBE Reg: $15 Sale: $9.99
NEW XBOX360 Disney Sing It Sale: $19.99

Have yourself an old school Christmas!
Get the New FC Super Loader *New NES model* Reg: $29.99 Sale: $19.99
New FC TWIN *Plays both NES and SNES games!* Reg: $49.99 Sale: $39.99

Or if you want the old systems:
Regular NES W/Gun Sale: $39.99
Regular SNES Sale: $29.99
N64 Sale: $24.99
Sega Genesis w/Sonic Game Sale: $19.99

Appliance Tax Holiday information from Buncombe County News (I’ve also been told Lowe’s will be offering an additional 10% off all Energy-Star Appliance purchases during the tax holiday):

Tax Holiday for Energy Star Appliances – November 6 – 8
Are you thinking of renovating your kitchen or just updating a few appliances? If so, you may want to take advantage of the sales tax holiday for certain Energy Star qualified products coming November 6 – 8, 2009.

According to the Department of Revenue, an Energy Star qualified product is a product that meets the energy efficient guidelines set by the United States Environmental Protection Agency and the United States Department of Energy and is authorized to carry the Energy Star label. Clothes washers, freezers, refrigerators, central air conditioners, room air conditioners, air-source heat pumps, geothermal heat pumps, ceiling fans, dehumidifiers, and programmable thermostats will be exempt from State and local sales and use tax when purchased during the sale tax holiday period. There is no threshold, as is the case with items sold during the August sales tax holiday for clothing, school supplies, computers, etc.”

For more information, see:
Energy Star Qualified Products Sales Tax Holiday

For more information on federal tax credits for Energy Star appliances, see:
Tax Credits for Consumers

The Friends of the Weaverville Library will hold a half price book sale on Saturday, November 7, 2009, from 10 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Weaverville Library (41 North Main Street). All books in both fiction and non-fiction categories will be sold at half the marked price.  For more information, call the Library at 250-6482.

From the Secret Garden Inn & Spa e-newsletter:

October 2009 Specials

• 90 minute Secret Garden Massage for only $100!  (regularly $129)
• Two full hours of pampering with our popular Woodsprite Signature Treatments for $139!  (regularly $169)
  • Lavender Bliss
  • Grapefruit Mint
  • Ginger Spice
  • Ancient Clay
• Secret Garden 60 minute Facials for $85!  (regularly $99)

These offers are good throughout the month of October, any day of the week.

Call today and schedule your appointment.
828-658-9317
Open daily 10 – 6; Closed Tuesdays

Blue Mountain Pizza (55 North Main Street) has the following note on their website. Three Tuesdays left in the month to check it out (and no, I have no idea what the specials are):

Each Tuesday in the month of
September we will have a
Surprise Special.

It might be some sort of
fun entertainment, a money
saving special or ?????

Specials will be between
5 pm and 8 pm
each Tuesday in September

From the Secret Garden Inn & Spa e-newsletter:

These offers are good throughout the month of September, any day of the week:

• 90 minute Secret Garden Massage for only $100!  (regularly $129)
• Two full hours of pampering with our popular Signature Treatments for $139!  (regularly $169)
• 75 minute Integrated Reflexology (feet, hands, and ears) for $100!  (regularly $125)

To schedule an appointment, call (828) 658-9317.  Open daily 10 a.m.- 6 p.m. except closed on Tuesdays

This week’s free Friday wine tasting and “deal of the week” at Maggie B’s Wine & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street):

Labor Day Wine Tasting
Friday, September 4, 2009
5:30-7:30 p.m.
Labor Day- A holiday that honors how hard most of us work.  Come select just the right wine to make the most of your holiday.  See you then!

Deal of the Week:
Dacu 2008, Ribera del Guadiana, Spain
100% Tempranillo
“Big mouthful of really ripe black and purple fruits.  Fruit BOMB!
WAS: $11.50
NOW: $9.50

Sale news from the latest Reems Creek Nursery (70 Monticello Road) e-newsletter:

Just a quick heads up to our favorite customers ~ Today we start a 50% OFF Sale on ALL ROSES, Selected TREES & SHRUBS (marked with white flagging tags), and Selected HOUSEPLANTS and Container Gardens (marked with white flagging tags).  Additionally, our GLAZED POTTERY, birdbaths, and decorative ironware will be 30% OFF.  This sale runs through August 31, but of course the sooner you come, the better the selection!  We are clearing out inventory before our fall shipments arrive.

To subscribe to their e-newsletter, go to www.reemscreek.com/email.php

This week’s free Friday wine tasting and “deal of the week” at Maggie B’s Wine & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street ):

Spanish Wine Tasting
Friday, August 14
5:30-7:30 p.m.
We can’t get you tickets to a Bull Fight but we can pour you some delicious wines from Spain (Plus they are all under $10). See you then!

Deal of the Week:
Ipsum 2008, Spain, 60% Verdejo 40% Viura “light, crisp finish, with lots of ripe citrus fruit” WAS $11.99 NOW $9.99

This week’s free Friday wine tasting and “deal of the week” at Maggie B’s Wine & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street ):

Australian Wine Tasting
Friday, August 7, 2009
5:30-7:30 p.m.

We’re going down under to Australia this week.  This is not a tasting to be missed.  Among others, we will have Kilikanoon Oracle Shiraz 2002 out, which received a whopping 97 points from Robert Parker of Wine Advocate. YUM!

Each week we will have a “Deal of the Week” wine, so make sure to check to see what wines you can get for a steal!  This week, we are offering:

Oxford Landing Shiraz 2007, South Australia
WAS $12.99, NOW $9.99
“soft and supple with lingering flavours of red cherry, raspberry, and liquorice”

The Sales Tax Holiday is coming up – August 7-9, 2009. Certain items purchased between 12:01 a.m. Friday, August 7 and 11:59 p.m. Sunday, August 9 are exempt from sales tax in North Carolina. Details:

Sales Tax Holiday Set For August 7-9
North Carolinians can save money by purchasing items like clothing, school supplies and computers during the state’s sales tax holiday that begins on Friday, August 7 and runs through Sunday, August 9.

Clothing, footwear, and school supplies of $100 or less per item; school instructional materials of $300 or less per item; sports and recreational equipment of $50 or less per item, computers of $3,500 or less per item; and computer supplies of $250 or less per item will be exempt from sales tax. The holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, August 7 and lasts until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, August 9.

Full list of items exempt from North Carolina sales tax this weekend (pdf)

It’s time for the Summer edition of the Bloomin’ Bucks Sale at Reems Creek Nursery (70 Monticello Road ). If you have them, you can start using them this Friday, July 17, 2009 thru Monday, July 27, 2009. Details from their latest newsletter:

Gather up all your BLOOMIN’ BUCKS® and head on over!  Our Bloomin’ Buck® Sale STARTS FRIDAY, JULY 17 and runs through Monday, July 27.  This is the time to splurge since you can pay for up to half your purchase with Bloomin’ Bucks®.  We have wonderful choices in every department, and your Bloomin’ Bucks® are good on any in-stock merchandise, even things like mulch, potting soil, and fertilizer.  The Bloomin’ Bucks® sale is first come-first serve, so the sooner you come the broader your choice will be.  Out of consideration for all our customers, we are unable to hold items prior to & during Bloomin’ Bucks® unless they are paid in full.  Sorry, Bloomin’ Bucks® cannot be used toward consignment items or special order items, but you can use them on ANYTHING else in-stock.

A special offer from A Way to Heal Massage:

A Way to Heal Massage is therapeutic massage practiced by Felice Nord in her Weaverville home office. Felice uses various techniques from several years of training and working in the field, that include but are not limited to, myofascial release, swedish, strain/counterstrain, myoskeletal, and muscle energy. Mention you saw it here and get $10 off your first 1-hour massage session. To schedule a massage, contact Felice at 337-9245.

Pistil and Stamen opened its doors last Friday at 6 Central Avenue (sharing the space with Kitchen Scapes at the old Garden Station location ). The new store features an eclectic mix of gifts, vintage antiques, jewelry, perfumes, lotions, teas, and garden herbs. They’ll also have items specially made for the store, including mexican-inspired hat racks by a local artist (which should be in later this week). A 10% off opening store sale is going on now. Hours are 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday and 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on Saturdays. Phone number is 484-9842. Stop by and welcome them to the neighborhood!

From the Reems Creek Nursery (70 Monticello Road ) e-newsletter:

We just wanted you to know about a Short Sale thru Saturday, May 2nd.  All our Japanese Maples are 25% off, plus our Otto Luyken and Skip Laurels are 25% off as well…thru Saturday, May 2 only.  We have some awesome specimens of each, so take advantage of this chance to get something really nice for your landscape.

The Spring Weaverville Art Safari Tour is this weekend.  This time there are 44 artists participating in and around Weaverville. The Preview Party is tonight at the Reems Creek Golf Club, featuring a silent auction, door prizes, food, and a chance to meet the artists. Tickets are$10 and doors are open 7-9 p.m.  Participating artists will open their studios 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday for the tour.  As always, it’s free. You can find all the information you need, including sample work by the artists and a detailed brochure/guide map, at www.weavervilleartsafari.com.

Here’s what some of the Main Street businesses will be doing during Art Safari weekend:

Maggie B’s Wine & Specialty Store (113 North Main Street ):  Open Saturday and Sunday with wine Tastings throughout the day.

Mangum Pottery (16 North Main Street ): They’re giving away a free mug with every $100 purchase.

Rodney’s Auto Service (37 North Main Street ):  He won’t be open, but the North Buncombe High School Odyssey of the Mind team will be holding a yard sale fundraiser on Saturday, 8 a.m.-2 p.m.

Shop Around the Corner (55 North Main Street ):  Their Anniversary Sale is going on, plus they’ll have their Sample Saturday tasting and Tea of the Day (a cold one, since it’s supposed to be hot this weekend). Open Saturday only.

Weaverville Drug Company (3 North Main Street ): The ice cream counter will be open Saturday, 9-3 p.m.  Cones will be 99 cents and waffle cones $1.49.

Shop Around the Corner (55 North Main Street ) recently celebrated their one-year anniversary in their Main Street location.  As part of their celebration, they have selected items marked 15% off for the remainder of April.