Janie's Closet is is ending our outdoor event season at the Ellicottville Fall Festival on October 7th and 8th from 10a.m. to 5 p.m each day. The oldest and largest Fall Festival in WNY takes place when the foliage of the surrounding hills are ablaze with color!

Tens of thousands of festival goers make for a lively weekend of unique foods, fine art, a vendor marketplace, carnival rides, live entertainment and much more! As always, Janie's Closet will be offering specials, including our new fall line of exclusive clothing and designer purses. My our fantastic location places the booth steps away form the world-renowned Ellicottville Brewing Company, the home of hundreds of craft beers brewed onsight! Here's a sneak preview of a gorgeous camel-colored micro suede sleeveless cardigan that features a knit teal hemline and teal accent stitching by  Oddi of LA! Mention this post and receive an extra $5 off your purchase!

If it's the weekend, then it must be time for Janie's Closet to attend an event! Labor Day weekend will find us at The Taste of Niagara Falls, which takes over the premier Old Falls Street in Niagara Falls, NY. Featuring some of the area's top restaurants and vendors, this event takes place on Saturday, September 2nd and Sunday, September 3rd from noon to 8 p.m. Live music will also be featured all weekend inside the beer and wine tent.With Niagara Falls as your backdrop, eat, shop, have a sip of wine or a beer, listen to some music, and then shop again!

Be sure to browse some of our new fall line and get extra discounts on our summer collection! Take an extra $20 OFF all designer purses and women's apparel that you won' find anywhere else! Plus, take an extra 20% OFF all jewelry!

Can you believe that next weekend is Labor Day already? Where did the summer go to? Janie's Closet has had a summer packed full of outdoor festivals and, although, summer may be ending we'll still be going strong outdoors until mid-October. Just a heads up, Oktoberfest in Ellicottville, NY on October 7th and 8th. Tens of thousands of people from around the world flock to this charming town for this annual tradition and Janie's Closet last outdoor event of 2017!

If you're looking for something to do this weekend, Buffalo Spree magazine highly recommends attending the Fredonia Farm Festivial, at beautiful Barker Commons in the quaint village of Fredonia, NY. Founded in 1969 to highlight local agriculture, it has expanded through the years to include vendors, live music, a parade, family friendly activities, plenty of good eats,and, of course, locally grown produce at the farmer's market. 10,000 people now attend this annual celebration!

Beginning on Friday, August 25th and ending on Sunday, August 27th, the hours are as follows: Friday and Saturday from 10 a.m. to dusk and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Janie's Closet will be located at booth 34 just steps away from the historic fountain and picturesque gazebo. Of course, we will have special offers! Take $20 OFF all designer purses and exclusive women's apparel, plus 20% off all jewelry! Come and buy our divine handcrafted soaps, made with finest essential oils and fragrances and feast your eyes on our array of award- winning professional photographic prints! Mention this blog and receive an additional $5 OFF all purses, apparel and jewelry! 

Ellicottville blooms in the summertime with this great weekend of live music, art, shopping and good ole-fashioned fun, including the Pet  Parade and Strawberry Shortcake on the Green. Live music onstage at the Holiday Valley Resort features the Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra on Saturday night and the Grand Funk Railroad on Sunday night. A spectacular fireworks display follows Saturday evening's concert. In the Village, an Arts, Craft, and Curb Market will add to the festivities! Festival hours are from 10 am - 10 pm  Friday, June 30th - Sunday, July 2nd. The Arts, Craft, and Curb Market hours are from 10 am to 5 pm on Saturday, July 1st and Sunday, July 2nd.

Janie's Closet will be located at the intersection of Washington Street/Route 219 and Jefferson Street.this weekend's special is $20 OFF all women's apparel and designer purses. Plus, mention this blog and receive an extra $5 OFF your entire purchase! This is one of my favorite events of the summer! Time to make it yours, too!

Check out our newest feminine and flirty summer look from Janie's Closet! Love! Love! Love!

Wow! June sure is flying by! I mean that both literally and figuratively! Last weekend, it was a battle against gale force winds and the winds won! Erecting our tent was a lost cause even with 120 pounds of weights attached and staking it to the ground. After other vendors had theirs break or be blown away, we gave up just as a 60 mph gust tried to snap it in pieces! Fortunately, we held on to it for dear life and managed to save it!

After taking it down, we were forced to do a minimal display. Not the gorgeous one that I always spend a lot of time on! The weights were used to anchor my garment rack and my merchandise was bungee corded together. Even then, it became virtually impossible to keep my clothing from flying off the rack. Normally that would be a retailers dream, but on this day, it was a nightmare! Desperately trying to "hang on," we conceded defeat and left early!

Looking on the bright side of things, this weekend will be gorgeous! Sunny and in the 80s! It will be a perfect day to Discover Kenmore, an annual event on Saturday, June 17th from 9-3pm on Delaware Ave in the Village of Kenmore. Many restaurants will be represented, so come hungry and sample some of the delicious food that they will be selling in this festive atmosphere that features live music, dancers, and balloon lined streets. Of course, Janie's Closet will be there!

Unlike Mother Nature's attempt to relocate Janie's Closet to Oz last weekend, it is safe to say "stop by our tent" at Discover Kenmore to receive an additional $20 OFF the lowest price of all women's apparel and designer purses. Plus, there is 25% OFF all jewelry and specials on handcrafted soaps and original photographic prints! Come One! Come All! Just leave the wind home!!

In my last blog, I mentioned that Janie's Closet participates in outdoor festivals throughout NY State from Memorial Day until October, when we end our hectic outdoor season with Oktoberfest in Ellicottville. This event draws thousands of local and international visitors.

On Friday, June 9th and Saturday, June 10th, Janie's Closet will be at the 31st annual Albion Strawberry Festival in Orleans County. Event hours are from 11 am to 9 pm on Friday and 9 am to 9 pm on Saturday.
Then we'll quickly pack up, stop home to briefly recharge our electronics and ourselves, and then in a Blink of an Eye, we'll be at the Taste of the Track at Batavia Downs in Genesee County on Sunday! Event hours are from 10 am to 4 pm. Phew! What a weekend!

Here's the best part! All weekend long, Janie's Closet will be offering an Extra $20 OFF the lowest marked price of all designer purses and women's apparel!! Don't Blink and miss out on these fabulous deals!!!

 WOW! It's June already and time for the "Festival Season" to begin! From Memorial Day weekend until September, you'll be able to find Janie's Closet at outdoor events throughout New York State. From the Finger Lakes Wine Festival to the Taste of the Track at Batavia Downs to the Arts and Music Celebration in Ellicottville and to Saratoga Springs during the very famous horse racing season, plus vending at the hottest summer spot in Buffalo, Canalside, this is my favorite time of the year! A time when I get to bring Janie's Closet to the community!

I'd be kidding if I didn't say it was also a lot of hard work! Event codes must be adhered to, tents set up and weighted! Packing up the car and moving the merchandise to the event site. Sometimes, you can drive right up to your location and unload and other times, you have to haul it! Plus at events, I add jewelry to my merchandise line, which adds to the set up time. Jewelry may be added to the online store as Janie's Closet grows, but for now it's limited to events! (Sorry, Jewelry lovers!) When, the event is over, you get to take it all down and load up the car again! Only by now, you're exhausted and just want to get home as quickly as possible!

Then, there's the weather! Hopefully, it's always a beautiful sunny day in the 70s, but that's my "dream" event and almost never the case. If there's the potential for rain (UGH!) or wind (DOUBLE UGH!), then the flaps to your tent need to be lowered to prevent your merchandise from getting soaked or your tent from getting blown to Kansas! The temps can soar into the 90s during the summer and by September, you could be in the 40s. Sometimes set up time is so early in the morning that you are forced to dress in layers as temps change throughout the day! I've been forced to be very creative in the removal and addition of my "layers."

But, I honestly love Festival Season! Meeting new people, connecting with new customers, re-connecting with past ones and bonding with your fellow vendors. We all put our hearts and souls into this very special time of the year!

Here's  where Janie's Closet will be next weekend! The 31st Annual Albion Strawberry Festival! This year's Festival is dedicated to Charles W. Howard, who started the Santa Claus School in Albion in the 1950s and was Santa in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day parade for many years! This quaint village is having a statue made in his honor and this year's Festival will be named after him. Since Vendors are encouraged to decorate their booths for the holidays and to sell holiday-themed  merchandise, come on out and get an early start on your shopping!

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