2018 August PASO Magazine

ROUND TOWN
WHAT’S HAPPENING ON MAIN STREET ?
By Millie Drum
TRADING DAY
& KIDS FLEA MARKET
Saturday, August 25
Who doesn’t love a bargain? Especially
when it’s an unexpected
treasure found on Trading Day and
the Kids Flea Market! On Saturday,
August 25 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., the
Downtown Paso City Park becomes
North County’s biggest yard, bazaar,
rummage and garage sale! Booths
will feature antiques, vintage collectibles,
glassware, furniture, garden art,
crafts and lots of second hand stuff.
This event is free to attend, but bring
your wallet for all of the unique finds.
OK, parents! Here’s your chance!
Tell your kids to clean their rooms
and make summer vacation spending
money! The booth fee for Kids
Flea Market is only $5 for kids from
the 3 rd to 8 th grade only. There must
be adult supervision and merchandise
must be kid’s items priced at
$10 or less. For vendor booth registration,
download application at
pasoroblesdowntown.org.
PAJAMA PARTY MOVIE!
Sunday, September 9
Flash back to 1969 for the western
comedy, Support Your Local Sheriff,
starring James Garner. Your $10
ticket for the Sunday, September 9
showing at 7:00 p.m. at Park Cinemas
includes popcorn and soda. PJs
are optional but encouraged (cozy
and comfortable) for fun! Join in on
the pajama contest to win fun prizes.
Movie night is a popular fundraiser
for Main Street which is sure to sell
out! For tickets, call Main Street at
805-238-4103 or visit the office at
835 12 th Street #D.
TASTE OF DOWNTOWN
Saturday, September 15
From 11 to 4, over 40 restaurants
and wine tasting rooms will offer
scrumptious samples and tastes for
the 21st Annual Taste of Downtown.
Visit our popular, established
eateries as well as the new ones, yet
to be discovered. Contact Main
Street to purchase your $25 Taste
Pass and map of restaurant and
wine tasting rooms.
CHALK IT UP IN STYLE!
ARTE DE TISA!
Sunday, September 16
The 16 th annual Arte de Tisa is
sponsored by the Paso Robles Art
Association. The sidewalk chalk art
show on Pine Street across from
Studios on the Park begins Sunday,
September 16 at 8:00 a.m. Chalk
and art supplies are provided, but
sidewalk space is limited, so artists
... come early! By the time Taste of
Downtown begins at 11 a.m., the
sidewalk turned artist palette will be
transformed with bright color, shapes
and images that might inspire the
artist in you! The goal of PRAA is
to fund scholarships for local art students.
Visit pasoroblesartassociation.
org for membership and donor information.
Explore the Arts by visiting
their gallery at Studios on the Park.
Millie Drum can be reached
at Millie@pasomagazine.com
By Karyl Lammers
Main Street
Ambassador
Downtown Paso Robles is
alive and well. Every day of
the week, people are enjoying
themselves. One young couple
walking north on Park Street was
having so much fun discussing the
changes in Paso since they graduated
from high school in 2010. They
returned for a wedding but had just
left the Carnegie Library and the
Bearcat Alley exhibit. They were
giddy and excited to tell me about
the changes they see, but mostly
how they are so glad Paso still
has that small-town feel; no parking
meters, great restaurants and
friendly people everywhere. It was
a great home coming!
I visited with a group of six from
Monterey, Wyoming and Orange
County for a few days of wine and
fun. We met at the kiosk on the
corner of 12 th and Park Streets
which by the way is the perfect
stop for up-to-date pamphlets on
local businesses and events. One
couple frequents Paso often; sharing
us with their friends. The ladies
were shopping and the men headed
for a good place to have a beer
and watch soccer. Many comments
were made about our town’s charm,
good food and great wines while
walking everywhere with no parking
meters to check on.
Occasionally a tour bus arrives
near the City Park for lunch and
a shopping break. Recently I met
several different groups from Texas,
New Mexico, Ohio and North Carolina.
The majority tells me how
impressed they are with friendly
people everywhere; you just don’t
find that in too many places any
more. These encounters always remind
me of a message I once heard,
“Our happiest moments as tourists
always seem to come when we
stumble upon one thing while in
pursuit of something else.”
I enjoy highlighting a business
each month as a reminder for
our residents to shop downtown.
While there are many shops on
12th Street, there are others west
of Spring Street, too. This tip is for
the ladies: the only women’s consignment
boutique in Paso is “New
with Tags” located at 585 12 th
Street in The Courtyard.
With many years of consignment
experience, Wendy Berti
offers pre-loved and sought-after
brands of top-quality clothes, jewelry
and accessories at more than
half off the original retail price.
Wendy’s customers come from all
over the county for the selection
and quality she carries.
Anyone who tells you money
and shopping downtown doesn’t
buy happiness hasn’t discovered
our happy place …
Downtown Paso Robles.
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