If you haven’t visited downtown Millbrook recently, the 12th annual Ladies Night event on Thursday, August 4th is a great opportunity to enjoy a night out with your friends.
Stroll down the recently rejuvenated King Street — resurfaced and featuring new crosswalks, new sidewalks, and upgraded streetlights — while browsing through downtown shops, shopping at more than 50 street vendors, watching a fashion show, listening to live music, and more.
If that’s not enough, here are five more reasons you and your friends should “start the car” and head to downtown Millbrook on Thursday, August 4th from 4 to 9 p.m.
1. Thursday is the perfect night out
Ladies Night is always on a Thursday night … because it’s close enough to Friday so you can get excited about the weekend, but not on Friday when all your family and social commitments begin.
It’s when you can forget the chaos and busyness of everyday life and just enjoy great fashion, great music, great food and — most importantly — great sales! Fashionistas can take in the annual Oasis Boutique Fashion Show to check out some of the latest styles made by Canadian designers.
So take a night for you — before you give your nights to everyone else.
2. Save money
This is that little justification you may or may not need to ease the guilt of spending time away from the other commitments you may have in your life.
Millbrook has a fabulous selection of retailers in the downtown core, most of whom will be offering great savings as part of Ladies Night. In addition, organizers have added more outdoor vendors on the street to broaden the shopping selection for the night.
If your “to do” list includes picking up items for the house or for a friend, you’ll probably make a great find at a reasonable price at Ladies Night.
3. Experience human contact
What a concept! In this day and age when we’re so tied to our phones and social media, how long has it been since you had an actual face-to-face conversation with someone?
So ditch your electronics, grab that special someone, and spend a fun evening in downtown Millbrook. Take in a great meal, do some shopping, listen to the music, or just sit and soak up the atmosphere.
Speaking of music, this year tribute artist and musician Terry Chisholm — otherwise known as “The Man with the Voice” — is host of the festivities during Ladies Night. If you’ve never seen Terry before, he’s a remarkably talented performer who pays tribute to a wide range of artists from Elvis Presley and Roy Orbison to the Righteous Brothers and Vince Gill.
4. Take time to love yourself
In this day and age when everything is moving so fast, taking time to enjoy ourselves or “pat ourselves on the back” can be seen as shameless self-indulgence. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Oprah Winfrey once said “The more you praise and celebrate your life, the more there is in life to celebrate.” So the more we love ourselves, the greater our capacity to love others — even more so if we share our experiences with friends and family.
So by “stepping out” with the ladies (whether friends or family) on Thursday, August 4th, you’re actually building your capacity to love!
5. Make some new memories
There are few things better than making wonderful memories with your friends. Ladies Night in Millbrook gives you the opportunity to laugh until your belly hurts, talk until you lose your voice, dance like no one is watching. and then do it all over again.
So if you’re a woman in need of a little female bonding time (or a man looking to score some points with your lady love), plan to head to Millbrook BIA’s annual Ladies Night Event on Thursday, August 4th in downtown Millbrook and experience the friendliness and unhurried pace of this picturesque community that’s only 15 minutes southwest of Peterborough.
Festivities kick off this year at 4 p.m. and run until about 9 p.m.. Parking is available on any of the side streets, unless otherwise indicated by signage, and at the Millbrook Arena.
This post is sponsored by Millbrook DBIA.
