It’s a big downtown Bluffton shopping weekend.

Gift certificate drawings, merchandise discounts, free gifts and free copies of a new children’s book take place Friday and Saturday, Nov. 3-4, in the annual Downtown Bluffton Christmas Open House.

Ten businesses are part of a mailing shopper – the shopper is attached at the bottom of this story. Each of those businesses has special discounts.

For more details go to: Bluffton Downtown Merchants on Facebook.

Participants include:
• Greg’s Pharmacy, 126 N. Main
• The Black Lab Trading Co., 121 N. Main
• Jeanne’s Kitchen, 112 Vine
• Ten Thousand Villages, 115 S. Main
• The Dough Hook, 117 N. Main
• Boutique 415 and Polished Nail and Body Salon, 415 N. Main
• Et Cetera Thrift Shop, 111 S. Main
• Town and Country Flowers, 124 N. Main
• Fresh Modern Fabric, 2nd floor, 103 ½ Vine
• Twisted Whisk Café, 101 S. Main

Shirley’s customer appreciation weekend
In addition, free copies of “Timothy Troyer Tries Toast” will be presented to customers during Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Company’s customer appreciation weekend, Nov. 3 – 5. Shirley’s 117 S. Main, has a book signing Saturday, from 10 a.m. to noon.

The book is penned by debut author Dan Stanowick and illustrated by artist
Jenny Hanf.

CLICK HERE for more details on the book signing.