Wheatsville Co-op Austin, TX

[Dan Gillotte <gm AT wheatsville.coop>]

Hello Wheatsville!

I hope you had a great Thanksgiving and a fun and restful weekend! Thanks to you, our co-op had its best Thanksgiving week sales ever! Lots of co-op member-owners got there Thanksgiving vittles here and we’re grateful for your support!

Coming up this weekend is the signature Wheatsville event of the year, the Wheatsville Artsfest! This excellent arts and crafts festival is put on every year by the talented Judith Craft. She has done a great job again this year to line up excellent artists and artisans along with terrific music and entertainment for the kids! If you’ve been before, you know how awesome this event is, but if you’ve never been, you best make plans to attend! This is THE place to get delightful holiday presents for friends, family or yourself! It beats the mall by a mile, plus no fear or being trampled at the Artsfest! Tell your friends!

It gets pretty congested in our parking lot, so if you’re coming to the co-op to do more than grocery shop on Saturday or Sunday, I would suggest (and request) that you save yourself some stress and park on the side streets across from Wheatsville. Or, better yet, walk, ride your bike or bus to the Artsfest! Whatever way you get here, we’ll look forward to seeing you!
Here is the entertainment schedule!
December 3rd and 4th 
10am – 5:30 pm
75 artists and artisans

Puppet show and children’s music
Saturday December 3rd

10-11:30 	The Telephone Company
11:30-12:30	Ethan Azarian
1-2			Annoying Instrument Orchestra
2:30-3:30		Munde
4- 5:30		HerbPharm & Maria Vilaboy

Sunday December 4th

10:30-11:30	Pearly Gates
11:30-12:30	Christy and Dan Foster
1-2			Pamela Peltz
2:30-3:30		Tom Aubrey Ross
4-5:30		Diana Cantu Band

Holiday par-tay?
If you are planning on hosting a holiday party or going to one, the deli can help make it easier and more delicious! We’ve got a variety of party trays for your holiday entertaining. We’ve got catering order forms available in the deli or you can call and talk to Laura, Dana or Jack for more information!

Our Investment Drive continues to crank along with more and more member-owners investing in their co-op! As of today, we have over $620,000 invested and more on the way! The new deadline is Dec. 15th, so please consider investing soon! For more information, you can download the packet and forms at http://www.wheatsville.coop/invest.html

I hope to see you at the Artfest this weekend!

Dan Gillotte
Wheatsville GM and e-mail guy!