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Small Businesses In Adams Morgan Offer Relaxed Alternative To Black Friday
STAY CALM and SHOP SMALL launches on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29th.
Washington, DC Nov. 19, 2014 If sipping a glass of wine sounds better than a cart ramming
into your leg, Adams Morgan may be the place to do your holiday shopping. While big box
stores shout at customers through intercoms, several small businesses in Adams
Morgan will pamper patrons with soothing music, champagne and art. To help ease the
stress of choosing the perfect present, massage gift cards will be on deep discount. Put
down your shopping bags long enough for a quick mani or pedi, and enjoy a sea salt
scrub, gratis. And would a hot chocolate between shops sweeten the deal? No problem.
“Choosing gifts for yourself, family or friends should be fun — it shouldn’t be a battle”
says Lynn Skynear of Skynear Designs, whose home furnishings and art shop will offer
complimentary wine and a free art book with any purchase.
But that isn’t the only free art in Adams Morgan on November 29th — renowned artist
Aniekan Udofia www.aniekanudofia.com is braving the cold to create a special mural in
celebration of local independent businesses at 2423 18th Street, NW. To celebrate the
fifth year of Small Business Saturday, American Express is commissioning artists to
create public Shop Small murals in 12 cities across the country.
Adams Morgan, a 2014 winner of the American Planning Association’s “Greatest
Neighborhoods” national competition,
https://www.planning.org/greatplaces/neighborhoods/2014/adamsmorgan.htm, is home
to hundreds of local businesses, including second hand record stores, bookshops and
boutiques— many of which are repeatedly selected as top picks in the Washington City
Paper and Washington Post Express “Best of” polls.
“Shopping at unique, independent businesses has always been a different experience
than the “everything’s the same” national chains. Our STAY CALM and SHOP SMALL
campaign on Small Business Saturday will emphasize the personal service our shops
offer. Supporting local Adams Morgan businesses is a great alternative to the push and
shove of Black Friday,” says Kristen Barden, Executive Director of the Adams Morgan
Partnership BID.
List of participating Adams Morgan businesses includes:
Toro Mata (handcrafted home furnishings, decorating accessories, art & jewelry
2410 18th St NW (202) 232-3890 toromata.com
Complimentary wine, 20% off all alpaca apparel, and music from the Moore & Zook
piano and string guitar duo. Savana Moore on piano and T. A. Zook on nylon-string
guitar.
Brass Knob (architectural salvage/lighting)
2311 18th St, NW (202) 332 3370 thebrassknob.com
Complimentary wine and cider. Old time string band, The New Southern Cowtippers
from 1-4 pm - 10% of hardware, 20% off everything else.
Skynear Designs (modern furnishings, fashion and fine art)
2122 18th St NW (202) 797-7160 skyneardesigns.com
Complimentary wine, free $60 Britto art book with purchases, 10% off everything.
Cafe Diem (cozy, hidden coffee shop pop-up)
1800 Wyoming, NW (202) 750 1125 (cafediemdc.com)
25% off purchases with receipt from another Adams Morgan small business
Meeps (vintage clothing)
2104 18th St. NW (202) 265 6546 (meepsdc.com)
20% off all vintage clothing
Mintwood Place Restaurant
1813 Columbia Rd NW 202.234.6732 (www.mintwoodplace.com )
Cider cocktails, one cold & one hot: Grahampa’s Apple Rye: $8 - Rye whisky, Apple
Cider, Port and Maple. Grandma's Caramel Orange Hot Cider $8.
Lunar Massage
1768 Columbia Rd NW. 2nd Fl 202 560 3575 (www.lunarmassagedc.com )
25% off gift card purchases
Tryst (neighborhood coffee shop)
2459 18th Street, NW (202) 232 5500 (www.trystdc.com )
$2 hot cider infused with tea
The Diner (need we say more?)
2453 18th St. NW (202) -232-8800 (dinerdc.com)
$2 hot chocolate with marshmallows. Mmmmmm.
Pleasant Pops Farmhouse Market and Cafe
1781 Florida Avenue, NW (202) 558 5224 (pleasantpops.com)
15% off gift baskets filled with Pleasant Pop goodies
Idle Time Books (used, rare and out of print books)
2467 18th Street, NW (202) 232-4774 (www.idletimebooks.com/)
Smash (punk, indie and alternative rock and roll CD’s, LP’s and 7″s as well as Vintage
and Indie Designer fashions)
2314 18th ST NW (202) 986-7370 (www.smashrecords.com )
The Wise Owl Club (men’s barber shop)
2010 18th St NW, (202) 705-9425 (wiseowlclub.com)
Enchanted Nails Salon
2324 18th St, NW (202) 652-1151
Free sea salt scrub with any manicure or pedicure
Tienda Santa Rosa (family clothing store)
1748 Columbia Road, NW (202) 986 7370
30% off shirts, suits, coats and men’s jeans. 10% off women´s dresses
Fleet Feet (specialty running store)
1841 Columbia Rd. NW (202) 387 3888 (fleetfeetdc.com)
10-40% off select items.
Perrys (traditional Japanese cuisine and sushi)
1811 Columbia Rd NW 202.234.6218 (www.perrysadamsmorgan.com)
$5 hot mulled winter spice cider with bourbon, or $3 without.
Violet (women’s clothing and accessories and personal styling)
2439 18th Street, NW 202-621-9225 (www.violetdc.com)
(202) 621-9225
Commonwealth (specialty select boutique for street fashion and sportswear brands
that influence and inspire)
1781 Florida Ave NW, (202) 265-1155 (www.cmonwealth.com )
And Beige (the new neutral in home furnishings)
1781 Florida Ave NW, (202) 234-1557(www.andbeige.com/)
City Bikes (fueling the DC cycling scene since 1988)
2501 Champlain St NW, (202) 265-1564 (citybikes.com/) 01640