Lee Road merchants host pumpkin carving party and candy crawl Oct. 27
A family carves pumpkins at the 2010 Phoenix Pumpkin Carving Party. Photo courtesy Heights Arts.
Phoenix Coffee on Lee Road has been inviting families to carve pumpkins in the coffee shop since 2004. This year, other Lee Road merchants have joined in to host a Kids Candy Crawl on Thursday, Oct. 27.
The Phoenix Coffee Pumpkin Carving Party runs from 4-8 p.m. at 2287 Lee Road. Phoenix will supply pumpkins, candles, carving advice, cookies and cider. Participants can bring their own tools or borrow tools from Phoenix. The pumpkins have been donated by Bremec Garden Center. A $10 per pumpkin donation benefits Heights Arts, a nonprofit community arts organization, also on Lee Road.
Space is limited and reservations are required. Call 216-932-8227 to RSVP.
New this year is a collaboration among about 20 merchants on Lee Road. Shawn Paul Gustafson, owner of the newly opened Shawn Paul Salon, is the mastermind behind the idea. He organized the Cedar Lee merchants to create a fun fall event for area families. Merchants will offer treats for costumed kids accompanied by an adult from 4-8 p.m.
The following is a list of the participating merchants:
Westside of Lee Road:
2294 Bryan’s Marathon
2260 Tavern Company
2254 Restore Hair Studio
2250 Leonardo's Arts & Sciences
2248 Revive
2246 ABC Lettering & Embroidery
2218 Janea H
2206 New Heights Grill
2180 Nationwide Insurance
2180 Boost Mobile
2184 Sanctuary by Joyce
Eastside of Lee Road:
2309 All Makes Vacuum
2307 Sweetie Fry
2287 Phoenix Coffee
2285 Mitchell’s Fine Chocolates
2267 Stone Oven
2265 Shawn Paul Salon
2211 US Bank
2175 Heights Arts
For more information about the candy crawl, contact Shawn Paul Gustafson at 216-952-5423.
Deanna Bremer Fisher
Deanna Bremer Fisher is executive director of FutureHeights and publisher of the Heights Observer.