Saturday, June 11, 2011 is the 22nd Annual Texas Blueberry Festival from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in downtown Nacogdoches. Nacogdoches Main Street and the Nacogdoches Downtown Business Association encourage you to take advantage of the cool, shady indoors and great deals and local merchandise selection as you enjoy the brick streets of the Oldest Town in Texas. Here’s what’s happening indoors!
102 North Street: THE FASHION SHOP— Open from 10am-12:00pm
110 S. Pecan: HEART OF TEXAS— Blueberry food products, will be making blueberry sundaes, floats, and milkshakes, Author Linda Yezak Western Christian Romance Novel Give the Lady a Ride 8:30-12:00pm
Hours 7:30a.m.-6p.m.
119 E. Main: OLD TOWN ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES—Open from 8-5pm
203 E. Main: Runaway Mule—Live music from Country Willie Edwards and Keith Whitton throughout the afternoon and sales around the store. Buy the official Texas Blueberry Festival T-shirts and poster here! 8am – 6pm.
205 N. Main: OLD TOWNE GENERAL STORE—Open and will have a booth. Blueberry milkshakes and shortcakes. Will be grilling outside. 9:00-4:00pm.
314 E. Main: HOUSE OF TRADITIONS—Hours 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m.
321 E. Main: Top Drawer—In store sales including Red Tag specials for $1.99.
8:00-5:00pm.
323 E. Main: GLASS CASTLES—Jewelry show of local artists Anne Tindell,
Donna Krolski, Jamie White, Contina Pierson and Joe McWilliams. “No re-strictions—we want visitors! We even allow pets! The air conditioner will be on FULL Blast!” Hours 9 a.m.-6 p.m.
413 E. Main: THE WILDFLOWER—Come in and cool off at Wildflower.
9:00-4:00pm.
106 N. Church: Fabulous Finds—New selection of jewelry. 8:00-6:00pm.
112 N. Church: SHELLEY’S BAKERY CAFÉ—Blueberry muffins, blueberry or-ange scones, French blueberry tarts, blueberry cheesecake, blueberry vin-aigrette, pulled pork w/ blueberry Chutney Panini, blueberry lemonade, and blueberry Italian sodas. Large tent on North Church with available seating for al fresco dining.8:00-2:00pm.
114 N. Church: Macy May—Giving away Vera Bradley Bag in Blue Lagoon. Come by and register to enter the drawing.
116 N. Church: Lollipops and Lullabies—15% off store wide. 8:00am to regular closing
400 E. Main: The Good Book—Book signing from 1-3 or 4pm Death Row Chaplain-Rick Anderson “God’s Feet are in my Sandbox”
404 E. Main: Caddo Trail Arts—Blueberry Wine tasting from 9-4pm and Book
Signing with Jodi Johnson from 11-1pm. Jodi Johnson is the author of
Texas children’s books. 9:00-4:00pm.
408 E. Main: Stuff n Such—Red Tag stickers through out the store as well.
Outside booth will have a 50% off sale. 8 am to 5 pm
407 E. Main: SHERRY WARD FINE ARTS STUDIO & ART ON MAINGALLERY—Moving Sale, featuring local artists you love to collect. Original
art, photographs, art prints, wood turnings, jewelry, art books, frames, ea
sels, antiques, display cases and much more. 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
409 E. Main – The French Knot—20% off fabric and notions. 7:30-5:00pm.
411 E. Main: SPECIAL FIND ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES—Any item that
has any color of blue in it will be 25% off. Red Tags stickers through out
mall as well. 8 am – 5 pm
412 E. Main: NACOGDOCHES ANTIQUE MARKET—Hours 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
For fresh produce and jams, visit the FARMER’S MARKET west of downtown at West
Main and Pearl Streets from 8 a.m.-noon.
PLEASE do not bring food or drink in the stores.
RESTROOMS available at the Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB),
200 E. Main, and at 15 portable stalls downtown.