Downtown Foundation Annual Meeting

We invite you to join us in the V.I.P. section of Downtown's newest hot spot, The Red Monkey. The event will be a time to recognize outstanding members of our downtown community as well as an all around good time. Join us Thursday, November 19 from 5:30pm to 7:30pm. You can purchase your tickets from the DWWF office for $20 or 2 for $30. Call 529.8755 for more info.

Sesquicentennial Monument Downtown

Construction will soon begin on a monument that will be placed on Main Street near the 2nd Avenue intersection. The monument is scheduled to be in place by November 17 commemoration Walla Walla's Sesquicentennial anniversary. A rough copy of what the monument will look like is below.

Graze Catering now has a Sandwich shop Downtown!

A Walla Walla favorite, Graze Catering, has opened a sandwich shop at 5 S. Colville downtown! The space previously occupied by businesses such as Cheval and Studio Opal has now been fantastically redesigned as a trendy lunch hot spot. Menu items include: Portabella Mushroom Panini with roasted red peppers, basil, and provolone; Italian Hoagie with motadella, sopprasetta, salami, and coppa; and the Veggie with hummus, feta, kalamata olives, red peppers, and sprouts. Graze will be open from 10 to 3 starting next week, and delivery is available. Please call the shop for more info at, 522.9991.

Thanks everyone who came out to this years Downtown Trick-Or-Treat. Another great time, with fun costumes, and lots of candy. Estimates placed the number between 3000 and 4000 children this year. And thanks to all our volunteers for such a great job!!!! Here are a few photos from Saturday.

There are over 35 Shops, Restaurants and Wine Tasting Rooms now open on Sundays Downtown! For a full list, go towww.downtownwallawalla.com and click on the EVENTS tab.

ArtWalk- First Friday- Nov 6^th, 5-8pm, Downtown & Airport, Pick up an ArtWalk map at area businesses or download @ www.artwalkwallawalla.com.

- Willow- 2 E Rose St, Artist's Reception: 5-8pm, Simple For-: Jamil Scherief: Soul Jars & Lorie Baxter: Works on Paper.  Exhibit runs Nov 6^thth. - December 28

Cigar Box Guitar Fest 2 -Nov 7^th, Open performances start at 4pm, 1^stSapolil Cellars, Walla Walla Village Winery & Morrison Lane.  Tickets are $15 for all three venues.  Call 301-4780 or go to www.rollietussing.com for more information headline show at 5:30pm with subsequent shows at 7pm & 8:30pm at three venues:

LIVE @ Sapolil Cellars- 15 E Main, Friday, Nov 6^th, 8-11pm  Leanne Trevalyan & Billy Stoops, will perform a duo of invigorating southern style blues-rock. $10 cover.  Saturday, Nov 7^th, Cigar Box Guitar Fest 2, (details above).  For more information call 520-5258 

Merchant's- 21 E Main St, Thursday,Nov 5^th, 8-10pm, Hillstomp to perform. This Portland junkbox blues duo is infamous for digging through the dumps & forgotten backwoods of American music, recycling traditional elements into a refreshing & distinctive brand of do-it-yourself hill country blues stomp. Despite their homemade instruments & novel approach, Hillstomp is no novelty act. For more information call 525-0900.

Salumiere Cesario -20 N. 2nd Ave- Outdoor Covered Patio - Now Open!  Come & enjoy the patio or the lunch counter for a glass of wine or beer while enjoying the expanded menu offerings!  The menu includes a range of items & food service is available from 11am until a half-hour before closing Thurs-Mon.  Call 529-5620 or visit the website www.salumierecesario.com

Book & Game- 38 E Main, Every Monday, "Boundless Bookworms @ 5pm; Wednesdays, Game Night @ 6pm; & Fridays, Magic @ 6pm.  This Saturday, Nov 7th @ 11am- Story & Craft time & Extra Magic @ 6pm.

The Pottery Painting Studio - Carnegie Building, 109 S. Palouse St -is OPENrecreation@ci.walla-walla.wa.us  and ready for business! New Hours! Wednesday, 2:30-6pm: Thursday, 3:30-8pm: Friday, 3:30-6PM & Saturday, 10am-4pm. Other times available for private parties, work retreats, birthday parties, bridal showers, etc.  For more information: 527-4527 or

Walla Walla Symphony- "103^rd Birthday Gala", Sat. Nov 7^th, 6:30pm at the Marcus Whitman Hotel.  Event includes wine, hor d'oeurves, dinner, dancing & live and silent auctions.  Tickets, $75 per person, are available online @ www.wwsymphony.org or by calling 529-8020. 

SAVE THE DATE!

Downtown Walla Walla Foundation Annual Meeting - November 19^th, 5:30pm at the newly opened RedMonkey, 25 West Alder, Call 529-8755 to reserve your tickets!