Cosmic Shop Tour!

Good evening, little local market of love customers!!

As you know, we very often promote our farm tours of our vendors, special offers, special events.

Now, it’s your market manager’s turn to host a tour. In my shop. Right in downtown Urbana!

In case you didn’t know, I have my Cosmic shop right in the square, on Scioto Street. This weekend, is the downtown’s annual Holiday Open House. This means that the downtown will have extended shopping days, holiday fun in each shop, the eateries will all be open, late, and most every business will also be open on Sunday!

And, let me stop, here, to give a bit of background, and, or a day in the life of your market manager.

I am the owner/baker of Cosmic Charlie Bread. I have entered into my 7th season as Cosmic Charlie. Along with this business, I rock another business which is named, Girl With Far Away Eyes. This is my fashion side of things that offers a mix of vintage, retro, and hippie inspired clothing. I have had my clothing shop for over 5 years. I got my start as a little pop up fashion shop, all around downtown Urbana.

In the midst of building both of my businesses, I became involved in downtown activities which led to my seat on the board of Monument Square District. In the beginning, I was a board member, then I stepped up to the executive secretary position.

My term with that position came to an end but I remain on the board. I am now a co-chairperson of Art Affair On The Square, chairperson of Santa Land/Santa’s Homecoming, promotions coordinator for Holiday Open House, AND, I serve as one of the chairs of the Christmas Gala. I am in charge of the cocktails and bar part of that evening’s event.

And, you already know me as your market manager, here, but I also am the market manager of the Mechanicsburg Farmers and Artisans market, and serve as a member on the Local Foods Council. I also bake breads for area restaurants such as The Depot Coffeehouse, Café Paradiso, Mad River Farm Market, and Seasons Bistro and Grille, in downtown Springfield.

I am a full season vendor at the Springfield Farmer’s Market, and the first Cosmic shop was housed in downtown Springfield.

Now that you have that background, I am happy to announce that I am finally getting around to having a ribbon cutting/open house/grand tour/First Friday Coffee Hour of my shop. The Cosmic Breads and Threads shop where I house both of my businesses!!

The fun begins at 7:30am, Friday, November 6th, for the coffee hour. Then, join me, for my ribbon cutting of the Cosmic tie-dye ribbon at 9am!! After that, it will be an entire weekend of fun as we kick off the downtown Holiday Open House!!

In the Cosmic shop, you will also find products from other local vendors, from this market, such as Oakview Farm Meats, Swisher Hill Herbs, ELM Tree Essentials, Valley View Woodlands, Champaign Berry Farm, Honey Boy Honey, JC Growers and Bad Seed Mustard!!

Food will be available from local meat producer, Oakview Farm Meats, in conjunction with Cosmic Charlie!

There will be shopping, cocktails, vintage and hippie clothing, a live performance by Jamie Karg as he brings his guitar, and music, Friday evening, and surprise models…you will need to look to see if you can find them…

It’s going to be real good time, it’s the biggest shopping event of the season, right downtown, in your own hometown!

I invite all you to come out, come to the ribbon cutting, or come at some point, during the weekend…

I urge you to make the scene…

And, with that, I remind you that there is just a little over an hour left to order from the market, tonight. I will close it all down at 10pm…go, order, get your weekly shopping done.

Peace, Love, Good Vibes…
Cosmic Pam

Cosmic Breads and Threads
116 Scioto Street
Urbana, Ohio