Pop Into Park Rapids

The Park Rapids Downtown Business Association’s first Pop Into Park Rapids event Friday, Oct. 9 and Saturday, Oct. 10 promises fun shopping, experiences and some surprises in 15 downtown shops. You’ll find jars full of bottle caps in each participating store. Draw one to find out what you’ve won (two if you’ve clipped a newspaper coupon and remembered to bring it along). Hours are 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. but may vary from location to location.

For examples of the fun in store, see the list below:

Armory Arts & Events Center

Pop in for popcorn (Saturday only). The Armory is hosting the Mystical & Oddities Market and a reception in the Gallery for Shannon Lucas Westrum’s fiber art basket weaving exhibit.

Bella Caffe

Get a free flavor shot in any drink.

Dragonfly Home Decor and Gifts

Dragonfly Dragonfly will host Carly Helfrich, owner and creator of Adornwell Cocktails, to talk about her start-up story and offer mocktails.

Enjoy

Pop in for a 24 oz. Dirty Soda in a free reusable glass to take home! Then let the gummy fun begin! Build your very own Halloween gummy kabob! Pick your favorite creepy, crawly, colorful gummies and stack them up into one seriously sweet treat!

Greet & Gather

Greet & Gather is doing a DIY Patch Bar: customers can iron on patches to items such as totes and hats.

Kathryn’s Boutique on Main

Kathryn’s Boutique On Main will be offering 20 percent off Democracy jeans.

Kathryn’s on Main-Lazy One

Kathryn’s on Main Lazy one, will be offering 20 percent off Chala purses.

Kathryn’s Boutique on Main and Kathryn’s on Main Lazy One will have other in-store specials. Stop in and get the best selection.

Molly Poppin’s Gourmet Snacks

Northern Traditions

Rustic Cabin Decor

Rustic Cabin Decor is doing a DIY Bubble Garland for our experience. ($15 cost)

Studio 176

Pop on in to Studio 176 Art Gallery for your Golden Ticket Pop Tart and see if you are the winner! Our pop tarts will have a Golden Ticket attached to them (which are a scratch off) and there will be a variety of options – with two big winners of 50 percent (within a price range) of their choice or an 11” x 14″ Jeremy Simonson print or one of Dawn Rossbach’s Turtle Lake or Minnesota Prints.

The Healthy Hangout

The Healthy Hangout will have $2 off a Mega Tea Bomb or free Bobas.

The Lamphouse at Park Theater

Pop into The Lamphouse at Park Theater anytime from Noon to 7:30 p.m. October 9 and 10 to chat and mingle with other movie and art lovers. It’ll be a time to talk about movies, TV, video games, comics, music, painting… Whatever your art is, connect with fellow art lovers while you browse the movie merch, find that VHS that you’ve been searching for, or win a prize!

Trading Post

At Trading Post pick a pop and receive 10 to 40 percent off your purchase plus a free “pop.”

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