Artbeat holds its annual Valentine Card Making Extravaganza. The studio will transform into a factory for extra special unique cards to give to all your friends, family, or even your entire class!  Choose from our colorful cards, lace doilies, paper hearts, ribbon, confetti, and more to create the perfect card for someone special. $12 flat fee to make as many cards as you would like.

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East Arlington’s Capitol Square Arts and business district has much to offer this Valentine’s Day. We feature a distinct mix of shopping, dining, arts and entertainment venues who collaborate on offering activities, events and deals for the community. Here is what’s in store:

 Artbeat Your Creativity Store holds its annual Valentine Card Making Extravaganza on Sat Feb 11, 3:00-6:00pm. Choose from their colorful cards, lace doilies, paper hearts, ribbon, confetti, and more to create the perfect card for someone special or the whole class!( $12/pp )
Saturday February 11 6:00 to 8:00: Adult Card Making Workshop Create a unique and beautiful card for someone extra special. Enjoy a wide variety of extraordinary papers, beautiful stamps, and creative cutouts to make a truly stunning card for your loved ones.($12/pp ages 13 and up)
Sunday February 12: Valentine Cookie Reception 3:00 – 6:00 PM Come in to Artbeat and enjoy delicious treats while making a delightful free V-Day project: create a lovely votive candle holder with fun heart shapes to celebrate the season.

 13Forest Art Gallery will be premiering a new show Ordo naturalis ( Reception 2/10 7-9 pm) featuring new work from Anne Cavanaugh and Kyle Larabee.
13Forest will also hold a Jewelry Trunk Show featuring Caroline Golden 2/11 Sat, 12-2 pm, as well as Special Valentine’s Day Eve hours 2/13 Mon, 5-8 pm

 Flora Restaurantwill be serving a pre-fixe 3 course menu including some surprises (an extra course, bags of home made chocolates and roses for the couples if you MUST know!). Price: $75 per person. They will also be offering a “For Lover’s Only” 3 course set menu in addition to the regular menu for the entire Valentine Weekend including Monday, February 3rd.

 Sadie’s Shoes We will be featuring signature Valentine’s Day pieces from East Arlington’s own COlour Designs wire crochet jewelry throughout the month of February, in addition to their vibrant selection of scarves, gloves, socks, and jewelry.

 Marbella Kitchen and Bath is offering a Valentines day and weekend deal! Receive a basket and a digital camera from Waypoint when you purchase your kitchen.

•  We have been joined by some exciting new businesses including Kidcasso Art Studio and we have seen some long time Arlington favorites join our association like Francesca’s Kitchen.
• We are now sponsored by Arlington’s own Leader Bank.
• We saw record turnout for East Arlington’s First Lights, and many businesses reported a bump in sales because of the efforts of the business community.
• We redesigned the Capitol Square website and started the exciting new program Community Ambassadors.

On behalf of the businesses involved in the Capitol Square, we would like to wish all of our neighbors and friends a Happy New Year!

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Tintin is now playing at the Capitol Theatre, and it’s also offerd in 3D! more

Artbeat has walk-in crafts all day everyday, more info.

Clay Dreams is also open every day this week for drop-in painting pottery.

That should keep’em busy.

THIS WEEK ONLY, every STUDIO PASS comes with an added bonus:

For a child (age four and older), the STUDIO PASS is presented in a Castle Treasure Box, along with a certificate for a FREE studio visit to finish decorating the box. Wrapped in your choice of red/green or blue/white paper.

For teen to adult, the STUDIO PASS is presented in a papier mache box, along with a certificate for a FREE studio visit to decoupage or paint the box. Wrapped in your choice of red/green or blue/white paper.

Learn more and purchase at artbeatonline.com

Holiday Party Favorites

For something really special this holiday season, try the Bûche de Noel traditional Yule Log cake, which is made with rich devil’s food chocolate cake or yellow sponge cake. Topped with Mocha Buttercream frosting, and filled with Chocolate Ganache and seedless raspberry jam, it’s rich and delicious. And with its sprig of pine, candy raspberries & edible decorative mushroom garnishes, it makes a lovely presentation your guests will remember fondly.

Then there’s their sophisticated and fabulous Petite Desserts, including Cherry Cheesecakes, Chocolate Mousse Cups, and Chocolate-Dipped Strawberries. In addition they offer Petite Chocolate, Petite Lemon, and Fresh Fruit Tarts. Fresh Fruit Tarts are also available in full-size, which serve 6-8.

Freshly-baked deep-dish homemade pies – Apple Crumb Top, Classic Blueberry, Old-Fashioned Pecan, and Classic Pumpkin – are a specialpart of Quebrada’s Holiday fare. They’re crafted with pride and love using only the freshest, simplest wholesome ingredients available™, and have become a tradition in many of their customers’ homes.

All Quebrada pies feature light and flaky from-scratch and hand-crimped (not pie-pressed) golden brown crusts made with wholewheat flour. Brimming with fresh full-flavored fillings, they look and taste homemade because they really are homemade. Served alone or with a dollop of whipped cream or ice cream, they beg to be enjoyed with family and friends.

And then there’s Quebrada’s Fresh Pumpkin Bread loaf, the New Banana Bread loaf, and Berry Butter Cakes – all go well with meals or as lovely light desserts. They’re also real crowd-pleasers for holiday weekend breakfast, brunches and snacks.

Quebrada also offer a luscious Boston Cream Pie year round, although it’s really a Cake. And keep in mind a small decorated cake in your choice of flavors and frosting, along with a selection of matching petite cupcakes makes a delightful easy-serve dessert table presentation.

NOTE: Advance ordering is always suggested to ensure a full selection. Please order Holiday Pies by 6 PM on Wednesday December 21 for pick-up on Dec. 22, 23, 24. Is your mouth watering yet? Head over to Quebrada’s site for even more

Check out their Facebook album to see more goodies!

Join Artbeat for a glass of wine, hors d’oeuvre and a taste of art and they will help you find the best creative gifts for everyone on your list and show you how to make a beaded candleholder to keep or give as a gift. The candleholder is free, and there will be shopping specials just for you!