SMOKIN' HOT BBQ IN HISTORIC DOWNTOWN LIBERTY

Liberty, Mo – Visit Historic Downtown Liberty on February 23rd for a taste of summer with some hot, steaming BBQ.
Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. sponsors the 4th annual Take the Chill Out BBQ scheduled for Saturday, February 23, 2008 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. The event will be held at Heritage Hall, 117 W. Kansas in downtown Liberty.
This all-you-can-eat BBQ will feature delectable pork ribs, tenderloin, chicken and beef brisket. Sides will include potato salad, cole slaw, beans, rolls and dessert. Caribbean music will be provided by Chris Foster.
Advance tickets are $10 and can be purchased at By the Book, The Polished Edge and With a French Accent in downtown Liberty. Tickets the day of the event are $12. Tickets for children ages five and under are $6. Alcoholic beverages will also be available for an additional charge.
Businesses providing food donations for the event include The Polished Edge, Cupini's, Sorella's, Mill St.Deli, Ginger Sue's, Classy Chocolate, HyVee and PriceChopper. Downtown Liberty merchants have also provided items for a raffle to be held during the event.
Canned and dried food donations will be accepted to benefit In As Much Ministries. All proceeds from the event will benefit, Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc., a non-profit organization.
Historic Downtown Liberty, Inc. is a non-profit organization committed topromoting downtown Liberty as a vibrant business and cultural center, preserving Liberty's architectural heritage and strengthening community in the downtown district.
Liberty, Mo is located 20 minutes northeast of downtown Kansas City. To visit Historic Downtown Liberty, take the Highway 152 exit off of I-35 and go east two miles.

Purple Haze

Amethyst: Hot Gift for February Birthdays, 1st & 6th Anniversaries,Even Valentine’s Day in Customizable Styles By Designer Jane WullbrandtLiberty, MO—Amethyst, February’s birthstone, boasts a color range that complements fashion trends expected to remain strong through at least 2008. Moreover, this popular quartz gem symbolizes sentiments for both the gift giver and wearer that embody our culture’s optimistic desires for brighter times ahead. Atlanta-based designer Jane Wullbrandt offers many ways for gifters to find the perfect gift in customizable styles available at The Polished Edge.From a fashion standpoint, the color purple is no longer considered “trendy,” but rather recognized for its proven staying power. “The entire purple palette—purple, lavender, fuchsia, grape, and dark purple—remains in style,” explains Kevin Weaver of The Polished Edge. “It’s a usable color that has served us well and is hard to let go. Moving forward, deeper shades of purple are evolving like rich orchid and blue-purple. For the spring/summer season a range of purples in graceful, fluid fashions will be important.”Influencing our attraction to vivid, bright colors like purple is our desire to be happy and to celebrate life, a color story that draws from many cultural identities, with vivacious hues like fuchsias and purples contrasted against stark white, bright yellow and green, and dark navy and red. “Amethyst is an ideal gem accessory, particularly when set in designs that are detailed with special surprises, geometric in style, and hand-wrought in look,” describes Kevin. “Embodying this movement are jewels crafted by Jane Wullbrandt. Examples can be found in her hottest ScrollWorks® Collection, inspired by the ribbon-like shapes found in wrought iron gates. Set in rich 18k gold, Jane mixes amethyst with gems like tsavorite garnet in geometric forms in single styles and suites. But the beauty of her work is that any one of her designs can be customized to feature any gemstone. Also, each collection, while unique, works with one another allowing collectors to build distinctive jewelry wardrobes.”In addition to amethyst’s fashion flair, this gem has historically symbolized sincerity and purity in love, and is believed to guard against negativity and encourage good fortune—befitting of our longing for happier days. Not only does amethyst represent February’s birthstone, it is recognized as the ideal gem gift for the first and sixth wedding anniversary. Its love connection also makes it a meaningful gift for Valentine’s Day.

What A Night?!

Oh, what a night....we packed the house at Cupini's with over 100 women and men present for the FIRST EVER Girl's Night In in downtown Liberty with The Polished Edge Fine Jewelry and Farmstead Lifestyle Boutique. The crab cakes, bruschetta and wine were as fabulous as the jewelry and fashions! From hand tooled cowgirl boots to rhinestone studded steers the fashions were smokin'! And Kelly-firecracker-Littman from Farmstead was on fire as emcee for the fashion show, complete with flashing lights, rockin' music and the launch of the Pandora Club!
Christi and Kevin Weaver started the night off with a fun "Oprah" like door prize hunt under the chairs and our lucky guest, Michelle, won a lovely goodie from one of the best florists, D'Agee's in downtown Liberty. Kevin welcomed the crowd to open their red takeout party favor boxes containing 2 dark chocolate dipped fortune cookies with "special" messages from both Polished Edge and Farmstead. As if the red lip sprinkles weren't enough to festoon the boxes, a signature Pandora Club card was also part of the loot! Guests were welcomed to bring their Pandora Club cards up, fill out a wish list and receive their first stamp toward $55 in Polished Edge Gift Certificates, a Pandora clasp opener (with a $150 purchase) and a quarterly newsletter to keep everyone in the know for the next Girl's Night IN!!!!