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NEWS RELEASE FOR
ROYAL OAK CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
DATE 3/19/07
FROM Sharlan Douglas, Douglas Communications Group, 248-548-5460;
313-319-4846 cell;
mailto:sdouglas@douglasgroup.biz
SAVVY
COLLECTORS, DECORATORS AND DEALERS
HIT TWO ROYAL OAK, MICH. SUMMER EVENTS
ROYAL OAK, Mich. (March 19, 2007) Metro Detroit’s hippest
and most walkable urban downtown will host the Clay & Glass Festival and
Taste of Royal Oak June 16 and 17 and the 32nd annual Royal Oak Antique
and Garage Sale – with 300 dealers in a municipal parking deck – July 14
and 15, 2007.
At the June 16-17 art and food event, visitors walking along
Washington Avenue can shop with 150 juried artists or sample food
specialties from land and sea. They’ll see glass blown and pots thrown
and children will dabble in related crafts. At night, guests will
groove to blues, rock and jazz live performances on the Fifth Street
stage.
A five-level parking deck at the corner of South Lafayette
and Fifth Street protects crowds from the sun in the flea-market
-atmosphere of the antique and garage Sale July 14 and 15. Merchandise
includes fine antiques, mid-century modern, crafts, vintage clothing,
jewelry, accessories, collectibles and “shabby” and country-flavored
furnishings.
Visitors to either event can easily make a day of it,
walking just a few blocks from the festival to experience Royal Oak’s
galleries, coffee shops, restaurants, bars, sidewalk cafes and antique,
gift and apparel stores, or the nearby Detroit Zoo. Downtown Royal Oak
was named metro Detroit’s “Best non-mall shopping area” in 2006 by Metro
Times, the area’s largest weekly entertainment publication.
Both events are sponsored by the Royal Oak Chamber of
Commerce.
Hours for the events are as follows:
Artists’ tents at the Clay & Glass Festival will be open from 10 a.m. to
8 p.m. on Saturday, June 16 and from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Sunday, June
17. Food and music at the Taste of Royal Oak will be available on
Saturday, June 16 from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. and Sunday, June 17 from 11
a.m. to 6 p.m.
The Antique and Garage sale will operate on Saturday, July
14 from 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sunday, July 15 from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For more information about the Clay & Glass Festival and
Taste of Royal Oak, and the Royal Oak Antique & Garage Sale, call
248-547-4000 or visit
www.royaloakchamber.com.
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