1. One of a kind, artist-made ornaments!

2. Unique postcard packs with prints of  the 2nd Annual “Twelve Days of Christmas” show ~ all proceeds go to charity!

3. Annual Holiday Toy Drive at TwAC: The holidays especially can be tough for foster children – many who face the season without relatives, siblings, even parents. Please join TwAC to help Treehouse provide local foster kids with new toys and warm clothes this holiday season! EACH TIME you make a donation to the Treehouse bin at TwAC, your name will be entered to win a $50 gift certificate and goodie bag from Twilight Artist Collective!

Give a little, get a little…spreading cheer is the name of the game. The Holiday Donation Drive will officially close at 5PM on Sunday, December 18th so TwAC can get the loot back to Treehouse for Christmas. *Please see the attached wish-list for donation gift ideas.

Love At First Light means…Skip the Mall and Shop Local! Who needs to get up at midnight or 5 am to go shopping?!!! Skip the insanity of long lines and traffic! Right here in The Junction the local merchants have some great deals this Black Friday and Small Business Saturday…

• Black Friday Record Store Day at Easy Street Records – Get exclusive, limited edition goodies made of vinyl and metal. Get your holiday shopping done for all the music fanatics on your list! How about 7″ singles boxed sets by the Beatles, the Doors, Bob Dylan? Or John Lennon’s Imagine 40th Anniversary Box Set? *Note: No pre-orders or holds for Record Store Day titles. Select unsold titles may be added to the website after the event. Limited number per customer. Regular store hours apply.

• Black Friday at Knows Perfume – Everything at the shop will be 25% off (so snag that perfume you’ve been eyeballing), and they will have cupcakes and hot cider to fortify you while you’re shopping. Also, for every $75 spent, you’ll receive a voucher for a free sample set of your choosing.

• Black Friday at Capers – Holiday-scented candles are buy one, get one half off!

• Black Friday at Clementine – Take 25% off any item-boots, shoes, gloves-that’s all black!

• Black Friday at Fresh Bistro – Shop local and bring your receipt for any purchase over $50 from a store in The Junction and get 25% off your meal (brunch or dinner) on Friday 11/25!

• Friday & Saturday at Click Design that Fits – 25% off all glassware on Friday and Saturday!

• City Mouse Studio & Store – Small Business Saturday SALE on Friday 25^th and Saturday 26^th only. 40% off select clothing, shoes and accessories, 25% off all Roxy clothing and Tea Collection PJs and 15% off everything else in store!
  

Young At Art has workshops and open studio art time for kids ages 1-12! Young At Art is located at 4709 42nd Ave SW.

• Workshops (Ages 7-12 yrs $35 – $55) – Enjoy an instructed art project and creation time, available on a monthly calendar for sign ups. A typical workshop lasts 2-3 hours for this age group and parents are welcome to run errands, shop, have a moment to themselves (provided a consent form is signed by the parent and agreement form signed by the child).

• Check out our open studio theme of the day! Open Studio Prices Per Child – 1 – 2 yrs 30 min $5 * 3 – 4 yrs 1hr $10 * 5 – 10 yrs 1hr $15

• Become a regular (Ages 5 -12 yrs $150) – Pay for a month at a time and get a stamp card, allowing you to come in and out during open studio hours and sign up for workshops! Fill up your card before the end of the month and get a workshop free!

Call 206.937.0736 or drop by the studio to sign up for classes.

*Photo: Young At Art

Love at First Light means…Hometown Holidays! Bring the family down for some Holiday Cheer on Saturday, December 3rd at 5 pm for the 8th Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony in The Junction. There will be live music featuring The Starlite All-Stars, Endolyne Children’s Choir, and Sing-Alongs! We will also have treats, cookies and cocoa. The festivities take place at Junction Plaza Park, located at 42nd and Alaska Streets. We know you won’t want to miss this!

And be sure to enter the Holiday Raffle starting November 23rd at participating merchants. Happy Hometown Holidays!

This week’s FREE raffle is brought to you by Capers! A lucky Junction Facebook fan will win a free calendar of their choice! Choose from Snow and Graham or Cavallini’s selection of wall and desk calendars.

If you’d like a little Junction Love, follow our Facebook page to enter our weekly FREE raffle. And be sure to check out Capers amazing selection of Holiday decorations, linens and gifts for your friends and family. Shop local for the Holidays!

*Photo: Capers

Celebrate the 21st Anniversary of the American Cancer Society Discovery Shop on Saturday, November 19th! All clothing is priced 2 for1 and refreshments will be served from 1 to 3 pm. The Shop is open Monday through Saturday from 10am to 4:30pm and 11 a.m. to 3 pm on Sunday. Come by and shop their wide selection of Christmas and holiday clothing, decor and gifts.

PS – The American Cancer Society is marking the 36th Great American Smokeout today, November 17th, by encouraging smokers to use the date to make a plan to quit. By doing so, smokers will be taking an important step towards a healthier life – one that can lead to reducing cancer risk.

*Photo: American Cancer Society Website

Come on down to the Junction True Value Christmas Open House this Saturday, November 19^th from 10am to 2pm.

Come see all the new Christmas Items for 2011. There will be giveaways, cider & cookies! Fun for the whole family!

Photo: Junction True Value

Love At First Light means…Holiday Open House at NW Art & Frame! Come celebrate – Saturday, November 19th from 10am to 5:30pm.

• Product demonstrations
• Artist demonstrations
• Open House specials
• All holiday products available
• FREE Drawings for prizes throughout the day
• FREE samples, treats, and goodies!

*Photo: NW Art & Frame

This week’s Junction FREE Raffle features a $20 gift certificate from Knows Perfume! With that $20, you can buy a sample set of perfumes to help choose your scent. Christen will personally assist in choosing the sample selection that best suits your fragrance preferences.  Knows also has beautiful candles and soaps for your holiday gift giving. To share in the Junction Love, follow us on Facebook for details on how to enter the Raffle!

What’s happening at Knows Perfume in November:

Massive Food Drive! Bring in your food donations now through Sunday, the 13th, and for your generosity, you’ll get a card for 15% off your next visit to Knows!

Perfume 101 is a perfume appreciation class, with a bit of history and some tips and tricks. Cost is $20, $10 of which can be applied toward any purchase made that night. Perfume 101 is November 13th at 5pm.

Fragrant Flight Class – Winter Woods. Think pine, fir, cedar, all of those great smells that make winter wonderful.  Winter Woods happens November 15th at 7pm and November 17th at 7pm. Cost is $25 – each class includes sample set based on the theme of the class.

(Note: Groupon terms for classes are slightly different. Call Christen at 206.387.3142 if you have questions.)

*Photo: Donna Ryan

Whale Tail Ale – The newest West Seattle Charity Beer Launches Wednesday, November 9th! A simultaneous community-wide launch party at The Feedback Lounge, West 5, Shadowland, Avalon, Mission, Big Al Brewing, The Bridge, Locol, Beveridge Place Pub, Full-Tilt Ice Cream and Company Bar.

These fine West Seattle/White Center establishments will introduce Whale Tail Ale to their neighborhood, with each pledging a portion of the sales to the West Seattle/White Center charity of their choice. Whale Tail Ale, an homage to West Seattle’s famous Whale Tail Park just off Alki Beach, is the second of three community-based beers made by  Big Al Brewing, designed to celebrate our neighborhood. If the rest of Seattle wants to taste it, they have to cross the bridge to get it!

*Note to downtowners: Bring lots of tourist cash.

*Photo: Big Al Brewing

West Seattle Fashion Night – Wednesday, November 9th at Shadowland from 6-8pm.

Bring your girlfriends to Shadowland to check out the latest Winter & Holiday fashions from Carmilia’s and Sweetie. Then come to the after party at Sweetie for 15% off everything in the store, cocktails and yummy dessert until 10pm!

Shadowland is located at 4458 California Ave SW.

*Fashions from Carmilia’s and Sweetie. Hair and Makeup by The Forsythe Studio.

Mark your calendars and tell your friends – Sunday, November 13th is Curious Kidstuff’s Biggest Sale of the Year! 25% off everything in stock! Bring your own bags if you would like. Sorry no gift wrap, no presales or holds. *No other offers or coupons accepted during sale.

Eat Local for the Holidays – Sunday, November 6th, 11am – 2pm, at West Seattle Farmers Market!

Celebrate our bountiful Pacific Northwest harvests, and the special, seasonal foods on our farm tables. Watch cooking demos by local gourmet chefs and learn tips for creating a fabulous, locally-derived feast for Thanksgiving and the upcoming holiday season. If you’re a regular farmers market shopper, give yourself a 100 mile challenge for your Thanksgiving table! Or if you’re new to local eating, try incorporating one beautiful, locally-sourced dish to the menu, and take the Puget Sound Fresh Pledge.

11:00 am- Noon – Jeremy McLachlan of Salty’s on Alki demonstrates his favorite seasonal holiday recipes.

12:30-1:30 pm – Laurie Pflazer of Pastry Craft shows market shoppers how to make excellent desserts using local, seasonal ingredients.

Our Market Farmers provide us with excellent in-season winter squashes, pumpkins, potatoes and other root vegetables, hearty winter greens and other fall vegetables, pastured and organic meats and turkeys, hams, artisan cheeses, cider, wines and heirloom apples and pears. Join us and make the most of these wonderful ingredients at your own holiday feasts and gatherings.

The West Seattle Farmers Market takes place every Sunday – year round – rain or shine – in the Junction. The market is located outdoors at the corner of California and Alaska in the parking lot behind Key Bank.  Hours are 10 am – 2 pm.

*Photo: Eat Local

Love at First Light means…Thanksgiving. We enjoy this holiday for the opportunity to dress up our families and homes, to pause for reflection and thanks, and of course, to create a feast!  All your goodies can be found fresh right here in The Junction.

And if you’d like a little Junction Love, follow our Facebook page to enter our weekly FREE raffle.  This weekend, Shoofly Pie is giving away a yummy fruit pie to a lucky Junction Facebook fan.  (not valid Thanksgiving week)

PS – Shoofly Thanksgiving Pie order deadline is November 18th.

*Photo: Shoofly Pie Company

West 5 lounge has announced “WAXY MONDAY,” starting Mondays around 8pm. Waxy Monday will feature a line-up of some luminous Seattle talent to spin the rarest and fairest vinyl from deep within their respective LP collections. Rare soul, garage, dirty-funk, jazz and a smattering of world-stage psychidelia will be spinning at the popular lounge. Current DJ line-up includes: Nov 7th DJ Cat Butter (Jim Davis, MMOB), Nov 14th Johnny Horn (KEXP), and Nov 21st, DJ Dick Walker (KTUH).

While enjoying rare grooves, you can order from the restaurant’s extensive cocktail and food menus or from the newly-launched Late Night menu, featuring over 15 sumptious items to choose from priced between $4 to $6 – 10pm to midnight!

P.S. West 5 is featured on Food Network’s newest program Crave with Troy Johnson. The West 5 lounge and its iconic crown make a national appearance on the program’s seventh episode, “Cheese”. In the episode, co-owner Dean Overton chefs-up a delectable grilled cheese sandwich for the show’s host. The grilled cheese sandwich has become a popular menu staple alongside the restaurant’s acclaimed Astral Mac & Cheese!

*Photo: West 5

Shop Late Thursdays is back starting November 3rd! The Shop Local movement continues to make an impact on our economy and West Seattle, with its charming and eclectic collection of boutiques and restaurants, is the perfect place to do it.

Each Thursday evening, through December 22nd, as part of the neighborhood’s Hometown Holiday festivities, Junction merchants and select restaurants will keep their doors open until 9 p.m. (or later) for festive evening shopping. The final Shop Late Thursday, December 22nd will feature a special Night Time Farmer’s Market, where visitors can stock up on farm fresh produce, meats and artisan-made specialties.

Bring your list and check it twice because the shops in The Junction have what it takes to cross off all the names on it. Shoppers will find:

• hip shoes, clothing and accessories from Clementine, who is celebrating the first Shop Late event this Thursday, November 3rd with a champagne reception for Anna Katherine Curfman, owner/designer of gorgeous handcrafted Indigo Crane scarves
• modern gifts and jewelry from Click! Design That Fits
• cool socks and shoes from Junction newbie, The Sneakery
• delicious and interesting imported Irish dry goods and treat from A Terrible Beauty’s Irish Market

A complete list of Junction merchants are available at wsjunction.org, along with the details on the three weeks of Hometown Holiday events.

Get your half price growler fill on Halloween at Elliott Bay Brewery – it is Monday after all! To sweeten the deal, and because they want to see you in your Halloween get up, come in costume and your first EB beer will cost you ONE dollar!

And don’t forget Elliott Bay has Happy Hour available 7 days a week from 3 to 6 pm and 9pm to close! And be sure to check out the October food specials!

*Photo: Elliott Bay Brewing Co.

Enter The Junction’s FREE Raffle for Four postcard style cards with envelopes of original art works by Cheryl Robinson (Twilight Artist Collective). Four pack includes Partridge in a Pear Tree, Birthday Birdie, Chickadees, & Who You Callin’ Boobie. Each card has a unique back that can be viewed here: http://cherylrobinsonart.bigcartel.com/category/cards

Follow The Junction’s Facebook page for entry details.  We’re offering weekly giveaways of Junction treasures!

*Photo: Cheryl Robinson

Sugar Rush Baking Company (Coffee To a Tea) is 7 Years Old!!!

Help celebrate their 7 Year Anniversary with mini cupcakes! From Oct 28 – 31, you can get $7 dozens of mini cupcakes (a $15 value). Walk in only, while supplies last.

*Photo: Sugar Rush Baking Co.

Bring the kids to The Junction this Saturday, October 29th from 1 to 3 pm for Trick or Treat at The Junction! Check out the great costumes and get some treats from the local merchants…fun for ALL ages!