Posts Tagged ‘Event’

Photo Post: Seth Walker Concert Afterparty – Sponsored by Company Shops Market Co-op GroceryAh

Saturday, July 17th, 2010

Seth Walker put on a great show Thursday Night at the Paramount Theater in downtown Burlington, NC. Company Shops Market sponsored the afterparty, held at the CSM building.

Seth Walker at the Paramount Theater. Company Shops Market is proud to sponsor the afterparty.

Thank you to the many volunteers who helped make this event possible, including Megan Squire, Jonathan Romm, Eric Michel, Tony Crider, Board members Sharon Dent & Rusty Holt, and CSM’s Communications & PR Managers Nate Perry and Sarah Cook.

Grove Winery at the Seth Walker Concert Afterparty at the Company Shops Market Co-op in Burlington NC. Photo by LuckPhotography.com

Grove Winery at the Seth Walker Concert Afterparty sponsored by Company Shops Market Co-op in Burlington NC.

Seth Walker Concert Afterparty at the Company Shops Market Co-op in Burlington NC. Photo by LuckPhotography.com

Seth Walker Concert Afterparty at the Company Shops Market Co-op in Burlington NC.

Grove Winery at the Seth Walker Concert Afterparty at the Company Shops Market Co-op in Burlington NC. Photo by LuckPhotography.com

Olive, Garlic and Caper Hummus made fresh with organic chick peas by volunteers Jonathan Romm and Nate Perry.

Mellon with Basil and Chiles made from locally grown melons by volunteer Megan Squire.

Organic Black Bean Dip with Sour Cream and Cheese

Fresh Mozzarella and Locally Grown Tomatoes

Board Member Bob Hykes and his wife Kathy enjoy a glass of wine from Grove Winery.

Salsa with Black Beans made from locally grown German Johnson tomatoes by volunteer Megan Squire.

Ashe County Caraway Cheddar (made in NC) with Stoneground Wheat Crackers

Thanks to LuckPhotography.com for the event photos

Company Shops Market Sponsors 4th of July Fireworks Show after Burlington Royals Baseball Game

Thursday, July 1st, 2010

You’re Invited!

Free Tickets to the first 100 CSM Owners

Have plans for Sunday night? Celebrate the 4th of July with the great America pastime, baseball. Come watch the Burlington Royals play the Elizabethton Twins at the Burlington Athletic Stadium. Company Shops Market is excited to sponsor the post game fireworks show. We are delighted to help support this local, family friendly event in our community.

Free tickets for Company Shops Market Owners! (Limit 100,
first come first serve. Regular general admission price is $5) Bring
your Company Shops Market ownership card and tell them you are a CSM
owner at the ticket booth. Getting your free tickets is that easy.

When and where? Burlington Athletic Stadium at Fairchild
Park. Game starts at 6:30pm this
Sunday night, July 4th. Directions from I40/85: Take exit 145. Head
North on Maple Ave. and go approx. 2 miles. Take a right onto Mebane
St.. Continue on Mebane St. for 2 miles. Take a right onto Beaumont
Ave. Follow Beaumont Ave. until it ends; the stadium is on the left.
Stadium is located at 1450 Graham St. Burlington, NC 27217 (less
than 2 miles from the future home of Company Shops Market).


Photos and additional information will be posted on the CSM event page after the event

Save The Date: CSM Community Table – April 7th, 2010

Friday, March 5th, 2010

Upcoming Event:

Community Table Dinner: The Fat Frogg
An Owners-Only Evening of Food and Fellowship on Wed. April 7th, 2010 7-9pm @ The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill in Elon.

Following the success of our recent Community Table event at Anna Thai, we have decided to make this a monthly event. So mark your calendars for the first Wednesday of the month.

We are tentatively planning to hold our next Community Table dinner event at The Fat Frogg Bar & Grill, located in Elon.  This event is for Company Shops Market Owners Only. We are still working out the details and will let you know more specifics as we get them.

Beer & Brats Novemberfest: A quick introduction to the local providers behind Saturday’s meal

Thursday, November 5th, 2009

Bratwurst and Burgers: Cane Creek Farm in Snow Camp, NC:

Producer_poster_v2 copyOver 500 acres of creeks, pastures, and woods make up the collective Cane Creek and Braeburn Farm (Wells Branch LLC). After joining our farms in a working partnership in 2007, we’ve set about creating a special home for unique breeds of pigs and cattle, as well as our ever expanding family of goats, chickens, turkeys, sheep, and ducks. Our animals are rotated continuously through pastures and woods. This is an ethical way to raise livestock and minimizes our need to medicate them, which helps assure healthy animals. Healthy animals lead to healthy food for our customers, food which happens to have incredible flavor. This is why many area restaurants use our products. Come out to the farm and we’ll show you our bountiful gardens, playful animals, and our conservation easement along Wells Branch teeming with wildlife. Help support local and sustainable farms in the Piedmont and promote our local economy.

At Cane Creek our system of raising healthy meat is quite simple.
We put our animals in their natural landscape (cows and sheep on pasture; pigs, goats, and chickens in woods and pasture) and allow them to feed on a diet similar to the ones they’ve evolved to eat. This creates healthy animals with a healthy meat and allows us to avoid using antibiotics and hormones.

Learn more about Cane Creek Farm at www.canecreekfarm.us

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Artisan Bread: Ninth St Bakery in Durham, NC

Producer: Ninth St BakeryAt Ninth St. Bakery we have been baking quality, hearty breads since we fired our first oven in 1981.  All of our products are made from scratch using organic & unbleached flour, whole grains, stone ground flours, charcoal filtered water, unrefined sea salt, real honey, molasses, fresh yeast, corn oil, fresh eggs, sea salt, rolled oats and other natural ingredients, and no preservatives or harmful additives. All flours used in our bread and pastries is  milled locally at historic Lindley Mills, Saxapahaw, NC – started by the Lindley family around the time of the Revolutionary War!

Carefully selected ingredients result in extraordinary bread that is always fresh and wholesome. When you break this bread, feel assured that you are taking good care of your family and yourself.  Also by supporting organic agriculture you are helping preserve the environment for us all.

Learn more about 9th St Bakery at: www.ninthstbakery.com

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Burger Sauce: G3 Sauce from Burlington, NC

Producer_poster_v1_G3SteakSauce_v1.psdStory of Gthree: Ever since I was a kid, I have spent summer weekends and vacations at my families eastern North Carolina beach cottage. Friends and family come from all over the southeast to enjoy the fiestas. There are a few staples that have made their way into the repertoire…great music, lots of laughs, excellent drinks, and most importantly, incredible food. My father, a virtuoso and guru on the grill, and my mother, an absolute wizard in the kitchen, make an unstoppable pair when it comes to creating a gourmet feast for the crowds.

You will always find a warm pot in the back corner of the stove. Inside this pot was the origin of our company, G three. This pot was filled with a steak sauce that could turn any grade of steak into an irresistibly tasty, first class masterpiece.

It was this sauce that inspired my idea to create not only a mouthwatering steak sauce, but a delicious all purpose sauce that could be used on any meat. After years of tweaks and modifications, I have finalized my masterpiece. Stemming from a family recipe, this Carolinian sauce blends classic hickory flavors from our past with a bold, tangy zest of the future creating a delicious addition to any meal. Whether topping a steak, filling a baked potato, basting chicken or smothering ribs, G three will quickly become a household staple. Indulge and Enjoy!

Learn more about GThree Steak Sauce at: www.g3sauce.com

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Apple Chutney: Satisfy Your Soul in Burlington, NC

Producer: Satisfy Your SoulSusan Hearn is the founder of Satisfy Your Soul and the co-owner of Om Shanti Yoga in Burlington, NC.   Susan has been working to improve the health and wellness of individuals and communities for her entire career.  She is a Registered Nurse, a certified yoga teacher, and a culinary student.  She holds a BS in Nursing and an MBA in finance and marketing.

Susan’s newest venture is the creation of healthy food products, such as Ginger Peach Salsa, and Apple Chutney.  These products are all fresh, made with seasonal ingredients, and contain no additives or preservatives.  They have been created with the idea of helping the everyday person make a dinner or appetizer more flavorful in a simple and healthy way.

The mission of Satisfy Your Soul is to create fresh, natural products that are highly flavorful and create a feeling of satisfaction in your body, mind, and soul.  Products are made in small batches with seasonal, fresh ingredients and no additives or preservatives.

Samples of Susan’s products can be obtained by contacting her at susanhearn1@aol.com.

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Beer: Red Oak Brewery in Whittset, NC

2009-11-4_BottledRedOakBeer_at_CompanyShopsMarket_01Pure and Fresh Bavarian Style Lagers… Not only are we intent on brewing lagers; we focus exclusively on the rich, mellow, Bavarian Lagers known throughout the world for their drinkability. In addition to brewing according to the Law of Purity, we do not to filter or pasteurize our Bavarian Lagers to ensure for that rich flavor and mellow taste.

97% of the brew pubs and micros in America make English style ales because they are easier and cheaper to brew; we wanted to make lagers, the most popular style throughout the world… even in England. Large American beer manufacturers don’t make lagers the way we do…the way it should be, that is, according to the Rheinheitsgebot or 1516 Law of Purity. Under this Law only Malted Barley, Hops, Water and Yeast may be used to make Real Beer…No Rice, Corn, adjuncts, additives, or preservatives are allowed.

Learn more about Red Oak Brewery at: www.redoakbrewery.com

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Beer & Brats Novemberfest, Nov 7th, 2009, 5pm-8pm

Beer_and_Brats_Novemberfest_poster_v1f_300wWho says Oktoberfest is only for October? We’re continuing the fun with locally brewed Red Oak Beer and homegrown Bratwurst on Nov. 7th. 2009.

This will be our big fall event and we sure hope you will be there. The party starts at 5pm at the Company Shops Market Building in Downtown Burlington. Come on out for delicious food from Cane Creek Farm in Snow Camp, 9th St Bakery in Durham, and Red Oak Beer in Whitsett.

The talented Lizzy Ross and her band will play from 6pm to 8pm and are not to be missed.

Preparation for Nov 7th’s Beer & Brats Novemberfest 2009 is in full swing

Sunday, November 1st, 2009

Yesterday morning, Todd Sines volunteered his time to test the acoustics of the Company Shops building and parking lot. Thank you Todd, for helping us determine the best way to set up the stage for next Saturday’s Beer & Brats Event.

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Boardmember Rusty Holt also stopped by the Co-op to help Nate Perry relocate an HVAC thermostat and to begin constructing stage lighting for the much anticipated show next Saturday night, featuring Lizzy Ross & Band.

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(Rusty Holt)

Board President Sharon Dent and Sarah Cook (me) spent the afternoon sourcing supplies for the party while Nate Perry got to work on some movable divider walls with the help of volunteer JT Sharpe.

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Rain or Shine, this event is going to be great and you don’t want to miss it. So far we will have brats and burgers from Cane Creek Farm, on bread from 9th St Bakery, with locally made G3 Steak Sauce, and fresh apple chutney garnish from Susan Hearn of Satisfy Your Soul.

If you are a local farmer or producer and would like to contribute to the event please let us know!

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R.S.V.P for the event here: Facebookevite or just drop us an email.

Sarah Cook Sarah Cook
Co-Manager of Comm. and Brand Mgmt

Work Night: Stage built for Nov. 7th Beer & Brats Novemberfest

Monday, October 26th, 2009

This evening a few volunteers got together for an impromptu work session to build a stage for our upcoming Beer & Brats Novemberfest event. Thank you Eric Michel of TS Designs, JT of J&L Bicycle and our very own Nate of Company Shops Market.

These guys offered their time and talent to put together a 12ft x 16ft platform for Lizzy Ross and her band to play on at our Nov 7th event. All of the lumber used in the construction of the stage comes from wood that was salvaged by volunteers during the October Weekend Work Party.

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2009-10-26_Company_Shops_Market_Stage_Building_04(L-R: JT, Nate, Eric)

It’s Decided, The Ceiling Tiles Are Coming Down

Tuesday, October 13th, 2009

Nate Perry, Rusty Holt and Bob Hykes meet at the Co-op building last week to determine how the ceiling tiles could be removed. After some discussion, we feel that the project is ready to go forward and can be accomplished by a skilled and dedicated volunteer force.

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(Nate Perry inspecting the ceiling tiles. For the actual removal, proper protective gear is essential. Long sleeves, long pants, closed-toed shoes, heavy work gloves and eye protection. Protective ear plugs and a dust mask are also suggested)

Demolition Begins This Weekend!

We sent out an email this afternoon calling for interested volunteers to sign up and help us get this project started. We will have 4 hour shifts available this Friday, Saturday and Sunday (Oct 16-18, 2009).  Visit the Ceiling Demolition Party Page for full details on how to volunteer and what to expect.

Your Questions Answered!

We have already had a few questions from our owners….

Q: Did you make sure that the ceiling tiles are asbestos free?  Has an analysis of the ceiling tile material been performed?

A: Yes, if you look towards to the bottom of the email or the Ceiling Demolition Party Page, you will see a paragraph that reads:

Tests NEGATIVE for Lead Paint and Asbestos: We had the paint on the tiles tested for lead and the tests came back negative. We tested the loose insulation above the ceiling tiles for asbestos and the tests came back negative. To the best of our knowledge, the paint and insulation are lead and asbestos free. But we do suggest that proper respiratory protection be used at all times on the job site.

Q: What will be done with the tiles?  If you want to recycle them, I would be interested in them.

A: We plan to sell any salvaged tiles and recycle the damaged tiles, if at all possible.

Our first priority is the safe and expeditious removal of the ceiling tiles. It is our intention to salvage as many tiles as possible but keep this in mind…. Each of the tiles are attached to a wooden framework with multiple 1.5″ long nails. It may prove difficult to remove the tiles without damaging them.

Any tiles that are salvaged, will be offered for sale at the Nov 7th “Beer and Brats Novemberfest” Event. A number of individuals have already expressed interest in obtaining some of the salvaged ceiling tiles. Unfortunately, we won’t know how many of them will be available due to the difficulty in removing them without significant damage.

We are currently investigating opportunities to recycle any tiles that are too damaged to salvage and resell.

We will resell and recycle as much as possible.

New Date! “Wine, Dine and Dogs” Pot Luck rescheduled for Oct 10th.

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

“Wine, Dine and Dogs” Pot Luck
Rescheduled for Saturday, Oct. 10 from 4-7pm at Glen Marie Winery
1838 Johnson Road, Burlington, NC 27217

Join us at GlenMarie Winery for an evening of fellowship with Company Shops Market owners and friends. Bring your favorite dish to share. And bring your friends! There is a dog park at the winery so bring your dogs too, big and small. Enjoy some wine, food and a relaxing evening. GlenMarie Winery is located at 1838 Johnson Road, Burlington, NC (Google Map). View the Invite on Facebook and visit GlenMarieWinery.com for directions.