Wednesday, November 25, 2009

Dec 5th Holiday Festivities!!!!


December 5th - Hometown Holidays
Mark your calendar so you don't miss this fun-filled day in downtown Berkley!

Noon to 3:00 pm: Horse-drawn Carriage RidesBegins at Berkley Community Church (Wiltshire & Kipling) and will proceed from the church parking lot, north on Robina, east on Beverly and south on Kipling to the lot.
2:00-5:00 pm: Petting Zoo-Free petting zoo on 12 Mile & Gardner.
2:00 to 5:00 pm: Vintage Trolley RidesFree trolley rides sponsored by the Berkley Chamber of Commerce. Multiple stops along 12 Mile and Coolidge. Shopping specials and treats throughout the day provided by our downtown businesses.
5:30 pm: Holiday Lights Parade!The annual Berkley Holiday Lights parade will begin at 5:30 pm on Saturday December 5th. The parade features local bands, floats and Santa Claus. The parade begins at Bacon Street and concludes at City Hall.
Tree Lighting CeremonyImmediately following the parade, with the arrival of Santa’s sleigh on the front lawn of City Hall. The Tree Lighting is sponsored by Berkley Junior Women’s Club who will be providing hot chocolate, treats and carols.
Visit With SantaKids - bring your wish list and visit with Santa after the Tree Lighting Ceremony.
Evening Horse-drawn Carriage Rides Following the parade, begins Rosemont & Coolidge. (weather permitting)
Afterglow Party at Farina’s Banquet Center Immediately following the tree lighting ceremony. Wholesome holiday food and cash bar as well as a special appearance by Santa at 8:30pm.The cost is $15 for adults and $9 for kids 12 and under. Tickets are by advance reservation only and seating is limited. Call Farina’s to reserve your spot 248.546.7800. See you there!

Monday, November 16, 2009

Farina's Holiday Blowout Sale

Heads Up!!!!!!
Saturday November 21st and Sunday November 22nd Farina's is hosting a huge vendor and rummage and craft sale.
The 2 day event will run from 9am to 7pm both days and we are featuring a bunch of really cool vendor tables. We have all kinds of crafts and rummage sale items as well as popular brands like Avon, Partylite, Mary Kay and Discovery Toys. We will have food and beverages for sale at McKenna's Korner Kafe and we will have yummy baked goods at the Lyndsey Plumm Table.
Come on by for this FREE!!! and fun event.
We hope to see you all there.

Selling, selling, selling,
Brooke

Friday, November 6, 2009

So much going on.

There is a bunch of exciting stuff happening at Farina's in the next month, Nov 21st and 22nd we are having a huge indoor flea market, the event starts at 9am and runs till 7pm on Saturday and Sunday. Come on up and shop or feel free to contact us if you would prefer to sell. Vendor tables are just 10$ for the whole weekend and we will store all of your stuff overnight!!!!
Then we've got the Hometown Holiday Afterglow Party being held here on Dec 5th, this event is open to anyone who would like to attend and the best part is Santa will be here to celebrate!!!!
This is event is pre-sale tickets only and we do have limited seating so make sure to stop on up to Farina's and get your tickets before this event sells out!!!
Wow!!!! so much going on at Farina's it must be the holiday season, oh yeah and watch out for our Christmas decorations (Karen and John love to go overboard!!!!) they will be making their appearance shortly.
Happy Holidays everyone and we hope to see you at both of these fun events!!!

Brooke

Monday, November 2, 2009

Berkley Boneyard
















Most Berkley residents are familiar with a place lovingly referred to as the Berkley Boneyard.... I know what your thinking what is that? Well allow me to be the one to tell you. Every year during the fall a house in Berkley slowly comes alive, for days you can see ghosts and ghouls coming from within the house to their new home for the month of October. The front yard is adorned with vampires and zombies, fake blood gushes from severed heads and men with chainsaws are everywhere, it must be time once again for the Berkley Boneyard. For years I have driven by this house and see the incredible display that goes up for Halloween but for the first time this year I decided to head over and check it out at night. I was shocked and amazed, what looks like a wax museum during the day comes alive with activity at night, everything moved and talked, jumped and howled. Their were men dressed as scary movie villains prowling the crowd and ghosts floating from above my head, impressed does not begin to describe it. I wanted some more info so I grabbed a few quick facts to share...





-The Boneyard requires over 1500 man hours per yer to run





-Over 2000 watts of lighting are used along with several low voltage systems





- Electricity is borrowed from 2 of their neighbors





-In 2003 the display was taped for a British Documentary on how Americans celebrate Halloween.





The Boneyard has become a Halloween must see for me and I encourage anyone who hasn't to stop by and check it out, I applaud the efforts by the family who is gracious enough to put this together every year for our viewing delight and I can't wait till they do it all again next year.










ta ta for now!





Brooke