Ladies’ Night Out

Ooh La La!  It’s time again for you girls to hit the town… historic Downtown Hillsborough that is… for Ladies’ Night Out.

On Thursday, November 19th from 6 to 9 pm, Downtown Historic Hillsborough will light up with specials and giveaways to kick off the holiday shopping season. As you enter the historic district, begin by stopping at one of our 4 greeting stations. You will be greeted by our local dignitaries who will have a special “feathery” gift for the first 300 ladies and the menu of events and specials for the evening. Shops will have Holiday Wish Lists to make sure the “Santa” in your life gets you what you really want this year. Lantern luminaries will mark participating businesses. Mayor Tom Stevens will be strolling the streets of  Historic downtown Hillsborough to welcome you; additionally we will have musicians playing, to ensure this a festive, fun evening. 

Each purchase you make at participating businesses on ladies’ night enters you one chance to win fabulous prizes from our local businesses as well as the grand prize “UNC Basketball Package” donated by the Chapel Hill / Orange County Visitors Bureau. During this evening, 5% of each purchase made at participating Ladies’ Night Out businesses will go to fund Hillsborough’s Neighbor House. Neighbor House is a faith based public charity that addresses the needs of the homeless population in Northern Orange County by working with congregations, local governments, and other social organizations. Neighbor House also helps supplement the diets of low income citizens in northern Orange County through their “Food for All” program. This program provides nutritious meals four days a week through a mobile meals ministry at no cost to recipients. Additional donations can be made at donations boxes placed throughout downtown during Ladies’ Night Out.

 

 A full list of participating businesses and a menu of what they will be offering for the ladies on November 19th is below. For more information about Ladies’ Night Out, call (919) 732-2128.

• Bandido’s - $2 mint margaritas, free chips, salsa and coupons to first 75 ladies
• Blue Bayou – wine and beer specials, free music from 9 – 12 
• Churton Street Gallery – chocolates and wine, holiday wish list. Wake County artist Ann Hair will be demonstrating her painting techniques. Enter the raffle to win one of her paintings.
• Coldwell Banker, Howard Perry Walston – chocolate fountain and wine
• Court Square Shops – mimosa punch, pastries, chocolates
• Cup A Joe – featuring local jewelry maker, Keri Frank. Stop by for a decaf coffee
• Dallas Pridgen Jewelry – sign up for email list to enter a chance of win a $50 gift certificate for a handmade piece of jewelry by Dallas
• Go Natural Nails – 10% off services booked this evening including gift certificates purchased. Raffle drawing for 10 gift baskets that include professional nail lacquer, nail file and buffer
• Gulf Rim - special appetizer for the ladies and drink specials
• Haven Salon – holiday hairstyles: ladies, come in and let us show you how to style your hair to create a beautiful and glamorous look for your holiday parties. Men! Come in for a quick hair trim. Serving holiday desserts (petit fours)
• Hillsborough Arts Council – “The Mad Teapot Show” an exhibition of handcrafted teapots and serving dishes by members of the Orange County Artists Guild. There will be wine or there will be tea, its up to you to come and see!
• Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce – refreshments and drawings from our members for gift certificates
• Hillsborough Gallery of Arts – refreshments
• Hillsborough Wine Company –  wine tasting featuring 3 wines
• Hillsborough Yarn Shop – sock yarn samples, free tote bags with purchase to the first 25 buyers, French wines and cheeses
• Melissa Designer Jewelry – great girlfriend gifts starting at $35, raffle for $100 gift certificate, Italian wine tasting
• Purple Crow Books – Michael Malone book signing from 7 – 8pm and refreshments
• Roomscape – great gifts starting at $4, wine and chocolates
• Saratoga Grill – 1/2 price bottle of wine with entrée
• Tonsorium – free bang trim, beverages & munchies. Enter a drawing for a woman’s gift basket that includes shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, gift certificate for free cut and color ($190 value)
• Tupelo’s - ladies dinner and drink specials
• Vintage Revival Shops – free gift with purchase, refreshments of cookies, cakes, tea
• Weaver Street Market - live music and a special surprise for the ladies, donation to Neighbor House with purchases from the hot bar and salad bar
• Wooden Nickel – drink specials for the ladies

Bring your entry forms from your purchases to the Blue Bayou Club before 10pm for the drawing. Prizes that will be won this evening include:

            Grand Prize: donated by the Chapel Hill/Orange County Visitors Bureau.  Two tickets to the men’s UNC vs. Virginia basketball game which includes a complimentary reception at the Carolina Inn prior to the game, parking at the hotel and transportation to and from the game. Also included is a gift basket with beach towel, cap, coffee mug and Tar Heels souvenirs. This prize is valued at $300.

            Bandido’s Mexican Cantina: 2 – $25 gift certificates

            Blue Bayou Club: 3 – $10 gift certificates

            Churton Street Gallery: $25 gift card

            Hillsborough/Orange County Chamber of Commerce: Two tickets for the candlelight tour with carriage ride

            Haven Salon: free shampoo and conditioner with your haircut by Katie and free eyebrow wax with your haircut by Claudia

            Hillsborough Yarn Shop: $25 gift certificate

            Roomscape: One hour interior design consultation ($75 value)

            Saratoga Grill: $20 gift certificate for lunch

            Tonsorium: free hair cut and color gift certificate

            Tupelo’s: $25 gift certificate

            Weaver Street Market: $25 gift card

 

Ladies’ Night Out is sponsored by the:

The Downtown Merchants of Historic Hillsborough

The Hillsborough Tourism Board

The Chapel Hill / Orange County Visitors Bureau

 

 see how much fun the spring event was: