Blake Street Shops and Studios welcomes ten local writers to share and sign their works. Join us for an afternoon of wine and cheese, and book and poetry readings. View our April exhibition, Words in Art, and meet some of the talented writers and poets working in the Raleigh area.

Event Details
April 12, 2014 | 3:00p – 7:00p

Writers

1. Harry James Krebs, Vengeance is Mine: A Benjamin Tucker Mystery 
2. Heather McCollum, Tangled Hearts
3. Ian Sands, Project Flop
4. Vince Guaglione, The Narratives II: Dusk Or Dawn
5. Hugh Willard, The Goodwill Vultures Club
6. Suzette R Hinton, The Sound of My Life
7. Sherri Gaillard, Scribbles, Grumbles, Rambles, & Rants
8. Cleveland deSeignon, Voodoo: Origins and Beliefs

Artists

• Joe Wright
• Brandon Spence
• Ian Sands
• Ryan Miller
• Apex High School

Please join us for this one night event to meet the writers, artists, and enjoy poetry readings, book readings, and possibly a rap battle.

Any questions, please contact Sherri Leeder

Our Kickstarter Project just launched today and we’re super excited!!

After scripting, filming, editing, adding graphics, and tweaking, we can now reveal our Kickstarter video that was at least 25 hours of painful, yet exciting labor of love.

Click to Watch Video (Bonus: Bloopers at the end)

In order to grow our product line, meet increasing demand and reach a greater audience, we need your help in raising $6600+ through Kickstarter.

Click here to become a supporter now.

The sooner you pledge, the better we look -and that makes new fans eager to join the party. Please pledge early!

(TIP: We don’t get your money until the project is successfully funded -that’s less than a month from now.)

Thanks so much for your continued support. Please share with your friends!

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Much gratitude,
Lisa & Andrew

Have you walked into one of our shops and wanted to recapture your experience?

Well, you can now. Take a virtual walk into any of our shops with this link:

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Happy shopping!

Make Blake Street Shops part of your walk this evening in downtown Raleigh.

We’re excited to see the weather warm up and the night clear up for proper fun. While you’re busy working the 9 to 5, we’re bringing in a new crop of artists to showcase their work in our common areas and available studios.

Visiting Artists

Bright Realism – Galina Stockstill

and Pam Hedrick

Modern Cubism – Joe Wright

Animals and Other Drawings – Levy Vargas

and Acrylic and Oil – Thurmond and Dave Marvin

Live Music
Raiford Street – A lively folk / rock duo

Facebook Event: https://www.facebook.com/events/560301423990015/

Special Shop Events:
Lisa Stewart Designs | lisa-stewart.com
Build-Your-Bag
You’ve bought a bag (or given a bag) that doesn’t work just quite right. It doesn’t fit your laptop along with the necessary gear that needs to tag along. Now, you’re in search for that perfect bag. You want a bag that works -for you. Come to our shop and help us design a bag specially for you.

Make an appointment • Bring Your Gear
It’s that simple.

Jenn Hales | jennhales.com
Kickstarter Program: Raccoons, a Fox & an Octopus in the Bathtub
Ends on May 7th! Help Jenn Hales create three new whimsical offset prints.

The city of Raleigh is hosting the fabulous World Beer Fest and closing many of the streets and Moore Square that will prohibit customers (that’s you!) from getting to our shops and enjoying our handcrafted goodness.

If you persevere- and make your way down to City Market some of us will be open (Studio 10 + Patina Collaborative + Guest Artist Studios) however many of us will be staying home tomorrow.

We regret any inconvenience that this may cause you (this sucks for us, too) but please know that we will be open on Tuesday, April 16th at 11am for your shopping needs.

Have a fabulous weekend (it’s supposed to be gorgeous) and have a brew for us!

Love animals and need to give new life to a room? How about a graduation or wedding gift? Support Jenn Hales with her Kickstarter project and take advantage of her limited-time offers.

Raccoons, a Fox & an Octopus in the Bathtub

Fund Jenn’s Project

About Jenn
Jenn has three new paintings that she’s really excited about and wants to create a run of prints of each of them.
Read About Jenn

About Jenn’s Kickstarter Project
Jenn needs your pledge to help fund a print run for 3 prints based on her original art.  The printer she wants to use is Joseph C Woodard -a family run business. No pledge, no print.

Pledges start at $5 and run up to $1,450. The rewards are sweet, so make sure to make your pledge today (before they’re all gone) so that Jenn can fund her project!

Project ends Tuesday, May 7.

Watch Jenn’s Awesome Video

Fund Jenn’s Project Now.

Thanks for your support and tell your friends!

Are you hungry? Love the arts and want to contribute in a small way and get fed?

You’re in luck. Why not doughnate to a good cause?

We at Blake Street Shops will be offering donuts and coffee this Saturday morning (March 16th) beginning at 11:30am. Yes, we enjoy getting up late, too. But hey, it’s before noon! 

Doughnate to a Good Cause
We need a bit of help in our marketing efforts and it takes cash to do that. Bring your spare change to doughnate and get yourself a hearty cake donut (from Daylight Donuts) and a fresh cup of java (from Benelux) and stay to enjoy the shops.

Who knows, you might find a gift you can’t live without from one of our handcrafted shops!

Supporting the Arts is Worthwhile
We’re only going to have 3 dozen doughnuts, so get here early!