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Night Train at The Art Centre!!

This summer...



'Night Train'



... is back!



Enjoy this laid-back coffee house with acoustic music by young up-and-coming artists. Musicians, drop us an email, call 633-4870 or just show up with an instrument for your turn at the open mic!



Reserve your stage time: email alex@ or…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 12, 2010 at 4:03pm — No Comments

COLIN HUGH SMITH . UPTOWN COTW . JULY 12-16

With a lovely accent and fine tastes, the distinguished and genuine Colin Smith is a very talented man. You may run into him at Scheherazade Book & Music on Prince…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 12, 2010 at 8:30am — No Comments

Retiring and Closing Our Store

It is with sadness and joy that we will be closing Wicked Good Treats, formally Candy Bouquet the last week of July. The candy ladies, Jan and Suzanne are retiring. We have had a blast creating great gifts for all occasions and meeting so many wonderful customers who have been regulars in our store.

We are having a 25 % off sale and we also have a 1/2 price corner of great gift items. During the next two weeks we will also be doing gift orders, so if you need a basket for some…

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Added by Wicked Good Treats on July 10, 2010 at 4:58pm — 1 Comment

South End Days

Join us for the 3rd Annual South End Days "Our Neighbourhood Festival" on Friday July 16th & Saturday July 17th in the Big Top Tent at Rainbow Park (aka the South End Playground between Sydney & Charlotte streets).


All Events FREE!…
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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 9, 2010 at 4:00pm — No Comments

Sun and Water Safety Part 1 - Banz Products

Summer is upon us - finally! At Stylin' Mama, we want your sun experience with your child to be fun, as well as safe. We have many great products from sunscreen to swim diapers and life jackets to water shoes.

Banz is a great company from Australia and got their start back in 2001. The "Land Down Under" has one of the harshest UV climates in the world. They made their was to North America in 2002 and since then have been well known for their wrap around style sunglasses for…

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Added by Stylin' Mama, Baby & Tot on July 7, 2010 at 7:30pm — No Comments

July Specials

Crocs - 15% off (new @ Stylin Mama and are doing so well!)

30% off:

Beach Toys

Sun Hats

All Sandals by See Kai Run, Eleven, Little Soles & Pediped

Bum Genius 3.0 Diapers

All Diaper Bags

All Baby Legs

50% off:

7th Generation Diapers and Wipes (limited amout of diapers left!)

75%…

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Added by Stylin' Mama, Baby & Tot on July 7, 2010 at 3:48pm — No Comments

Christmas in July Sale

Drop by Wicked Good Treats and check out our Christmas in July 1/2 price sale corner. Lots of great gifts items, mugs, belgian chocolate and more. Watch for our another big sale starting July 15th.

Added by Wicked Good Treats on July 6, 2010 at 9:45pm — No Comments

JULY RETAIL HINTS FROM BARBARA CROWHURST



12 Steps To Being A Top Salesperson - for the Stores of Uptown Saint John



1. Maintain a positive attitude towards yourself and your work. When something goes wrong, don't waste time complaining but work towards its correction.



2. Understand a clean and organized store directly correlates to high sales.



3. Approach more customers.



4. Realize that customers are on the defensive. Make a personal remark that… Continue

Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 6, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

SALTY JAM IS TWO DAYS AWAY! - JULY 8-10

Saltyjam, Saint John’s Festival of Music, dates back to 1995 as the Saint John Jazz & Blues Festival. From humble beginnings as a small, modest festival, the event has grown significantly over the last few years, including the following:

• Gaining of non-profit status;

• Becoming incorporated;

• Expansion of free venues;

• More shows;

• Increased awareness; and

•…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 6, 2010 at 10:35am — No Comments

Element5 Is Now Open at Market Square 2nd Level !



5 basic Elements make up the universe: infinity, air, fire, water and earth. The discrepancy of the 5 Elements from time to time reflects on our skin and body. Engage in all 5 senses, Element5 aims to provide a series of treatments that balance the 5 Elements, and store our skin.



Element5 offers a series of services to female guests, services such as facial treatment,… Continue

Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 6, 2010 at 10:00am — No Comments

FISHY CHORES, 116 PRINCE WILLIAM STREET

Fishy Chores is an open studio, a place where all are welcome to watch me at work, shop for things precious or just play dress up….



I get asked so often about the name… “Fishy Chores” has been my studio name for the last 30 years, while I was living in Stratford, Ontario, and referred to me doing something fishy… the fish dressed up for swimming was a decoy… Stratford was nowhere close to any water or fish, it was more “fishy”, if you know… Continue

Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 6, 2010 at 9:18am — No Comments

Kids "n" Karts

The first annual 'Kids & Karts' go-cart race was held in uptown Saint John on June 20. This very exciting event showcased custom built go-carts racing down King Street with spectators gasping at the speed, techniques, and unique design of karts. A fire-engine red stock-car roared up and down the street marking the beginning of the race and pumping the racers up for the thrill.



This fundraiser has been a dream of the Joshua Group for awhile… Continue

Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 5, 2010 at 2:30pm — No Comments

Winners of Canada Day Window Decorating Contest !!!

Some stores and companies in uptown decorated their windows to celebrate Canada's 143th birthday. To appreciate their effort, Uptown Saint John Inc. held a Canada Day Window Decorating Contest from June 30th to July 4th. Public voted for their favorite decoration through a survey posted on surveymonkey.com. Based on the votes complied, Uptown Saint John is pround to announce the winners of the Canada Day Window Decorating Contest.…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 5, 2010 at 10:33am — No Comments

Jess Darrah . Uptown Saint John COTW . July 5-9



No, it's not only her hair...though that's pretty cool! Jess can act and…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on July 5, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Uptown Geocoins! Find one if you can!



Looking for a cool way to interact with summertime tourists, Uptown Saint John has now joined the geocaching world! We've created a unique and collectible geocoin and placed it in a specific geocache site uptown. Complete the "Uptown Walking Tour Puzzle Cache" and find an official uptown geocoin as your…
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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on June 30, 2010 at 1:30pm — No Comments

NATE GUIMOND . UPTOWN SAINT JOHN COTW . JUNE 28-JULY 2



Nate Guimond is a Saint John native who spreads his wings and expands his horizons in many ways; through creation, relation, truly experiencing life and travel. Nate is special to us here at Uptown Saint John Inc., because he was the first winner of our BYOB Reusable bag contest and initiative in 2009. His work graced the front side of the bags we all still use today. Nate helped us…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on June 28, 2010 at 8:30am — 1 Comment

Saint John Community Arts Funding Program- "2010 Grant Presentations"



The Saint John Community Arts Funding Program awarded $65000 in grant money to 25 local cultural organizations who are successfully running different cultural programs in the City. The in grant money was given by His Worship Ivan Court, and Mr. Michael Wennberg, the Chair of Saint… Continue

Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on June 25, 2010 at 10:07am — No Comments

Summer Sounds-- free musical concerts in July and August

The Church of St. Andrew and St. David is proudly presenting a great series of noon-hour concerts called Summer Sounds. These musical concerts — each one by different musicians — are given for 45 minutes at noon-hour every Wednesday throughout July and August. These concerts are free of charge and wheelchair accessible. Everyone is welcome to participate. Attached is the season listing of concert dates and musicians…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on June 25, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Artists on Vinyl - After Party @ Peppers w/Hospital Grade + Wet Grow Light !

Ladies and gents, following the exhibition closing at Backstreet Records this Friday night featuring DJ Hawk, make tracks down to Pepper's Pub on the Market Square Boardwalk and join yer vinyl-art-lovin' CFMH pals for the official Artists on Vinyl After Party!

Thrill to the…

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Added by Uptown Saint John Inc on June 24, 2010 at 9:57am — No Comments

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South End Cinema Presents: "The Big Lebowski" at Sanctuary Theatre

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Gallery Hop at Uptown Saint John

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