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2007-2008 Community Business Partners

Art on Main Community Members receive discounts at these local businesses who support the arts.


Restaurants & Lodging


All of our participating restaurants are members of the
Vermont Fresh Network, a partnership between farmers and chefs.

When using your discount at participating restaurants, please be respectful of your server and calculate gratuity based on the pre-discount total.

Bobcat Café & Brewery
A casual, community-based restaurant where friends and families meet to enjoy contemporary comfort foods, great house-brewed beers and a lively atmosphere. Presenting locally produced choices for every taste, both traditional and vegetarian. Enjoy live music by local artists every Thursday from 8-10pm; no cover charge.
5 Main Street, Bristol, 453-3311
www.bobcatcafe.com
Brewery opens daily at 4:30pm;
Dinner Sun-Thurs 5-9:30pm, Fri-Sat 5-10pm.
20% off entrees

Mary's at Baldwin Creek

Celebrating the foods of Vermont since 1983, chef-owner Doug Mack offers seasonally changing, creative, and eclectic menus, emphasizing local products. Housed in an elegant, restored 1797 farmhouse inn, Mary's features farm-fresh food from both our own gardens and small, local farms. Our world-renowned Cream of Garlic Soup has been the signature dish at Mary's for over 20 years.
1868 Route 116 North, Bristol, 453-2432
www.innatbaldwincreek.com
Wed-Sat 5:30-9:30pm, Sun from 4pm
10% off entrees

Roland's Place (Restaurant and B&B)
Roland's Place features two seasonal menus and the Chef's inspiration of the day, an imaginative three-course dinner. There is also a wide selection of delicious homemade desserts to put the finishing touch on the dining experience. The dining room has an elegant atmosphere where guests find themselves feeling at home. Chef Roland makes it a personal mission to visit the dining room to greet each guest and charm them with his French personality.
1796 House, Route 7, New Haven, 453-6309
www.rolands1796house.com
Restaurant: Wed-Sun 5:30-9:30pm
20% off entrees; 20% off B&B rates

Tully & Marie's
Tully and Marie's offers New American Cuisine with Asian, Mexican, and Italian influences, prepared with integrity and style. Enjoy riverside dining from the art deco inspired interior or from the deck overlooking Otter Creek. Select from fresh seafood, outstanding meats and vegetarian  delights. You'll also find fabulous homemade desserts, a cocktail bar, local beers and an award winning wine list.
7 Bakery Lane, Middlebury, 388-4182
www.tullyandmaries.com
Mon-Sat 11:30am-9pm, Sun 10:30am-9pm
20% off dinner entrees, Sun-Thurs only

Retail & Services


EmeraldRose Gifts
EmeraldRose sells unique and eclectic treasures from around the world, including: ethnic jewelry, gems, minerals, crystals, funky fairtrade clothing, Asian art, toys and cards. The store also features their own jewelry created with precious gemstone beads and hand-pounded hill tribe silver.
18 Main Street, Bristol, 453-7202
Mon, Wed-Sat 10am-6pm (closed Sun/Tues)
www.emeraldrosegifts.com
One-time coupon for 10% off

Green Mountain Shoe & Apparel
From newborn shoes to men's workboots, we carry a variety of dress and casual shoes for the entire family. Sneakers, casual shoes, sandals, and slippers. Casual clothing for children, women and men including jeans, sweat-shirts, underwear and socks. Stock varies by location. NEW expanded women's section--featuring Carhartt for Women--"downstairs" at the Bristol store.
20 Main St. (next to P.O.), Middlebury, 388-4399
1 Main Street, Bristol, 453-6337
Mon-Sat 9:30am to 5:30pm, Bristol Sun noon-4pm
10% off all regular price clothing and footwear

Kimball Office Services
Providing a full range of office support services since 1986. Our retail location offers a wide range of basic, fun, and earth-friendly office & school supplies as well as full-service copying, faxing, and packing/shipping services. Authorized shipping outlet for  the major carriers--UPS, FedEx, DHL--as well as US postal service.
21 Main Street, Bristol, 453-3105, 453-4521 (fax)
Mon-Fri 8:30am-6pm, Sat 9am-4pm
10% off regular price merchandise and ground shipping services (some restrictions)

Optics Ltd.

Optics Ltd. offers eye exams, prescription sunglasses, eyewear, and contact lenses.
1 Washington St., Middlebury, VT, 388-2165
www.middleburyoptics.com
Mon-Fri 8:3am-5:30pm, Sat 9am-1pm
10% off prescription eyeglasses, 15% off prescription sunglasses, $60 basic eye exam

New Leaf Organics
Our farm stand offers organically grown bedding plants, veggie starts, hanging baskets, seeds, pots, organic potting soil, compost, baked goods, gifts, and lots more. All of our plants are grown right here on the farm with varieties specially chosen to thrive in our region. Talk with our knowledgeable family of staff who can help you find exactly what you want for your home or garden.
4818 Bristol Road, Bristol, 453-6160
www.newleaforganics.org
Beginning May 1st: 7 days/week 10am-6pm
10% discount on plants

Rocky Dale Gardens
Extensive display gardens showcasing rare and unusual plants, as well as much-loved favorites. A fine array of intriguing and exotic selections, bedding plants, perennials, shrubs and trees, as well as gardening and potting supplies are available in the retail nursery.
806 Rockydale Road, Bristol, 453-2782
www.rockydalegardens.com
May-June 7 days/week 9am-6pm
10% discount on plants & dry goods

Sound Source
Audio-video systems for your home, and offers design and installation services. Car stereos and installation, as well. Guitar strings and accessories.
5 Park St, Middlebury, 388-2755
Mon-Fri 10am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 11am-4pm
10% off all non-sale items, labor not included

Vergennes Wine & Beverage
An outstanding  selection of wines and liquors. Knowledgeable staff and excellent prices.
211 Main Street, Vergennes, 877-6312
Buy 3 or more bottles of wine, receive the case price for each! (11% off)

Vermont HoneyLights
Vermont HoneyLights is a family-owned business where we continue the long-time tradition of designing and producing high quality candles from beeswax. All of the 100% beeswax candles are hand-molded and poured on-site where the process can be viewed daily. Our retail shop also features U.S.-made home accessories, custom pieces designed and made here, and a selection of antiques and vintage pieces along with visual inspiration on how to incorporate them into your home.
9 Main Street Bristol, 453-3952
www.vermonthoneylights.com
Mon-Fri 9am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm,
Sun (Oct-Dec) 11am-4pm
Free Beeskep Candle ($7.50 value) with any other purchase in the store; present coupon to redeem.

Yak Adventure
Handcrafted treasures from Tibet and India. Beautiful home accessories, furnishings, gifts, jewelry, silver, ethnic art, journals, and carpets.
13 Washington Street, Middlebury, 388-0610
Mon- Sat 10am-5pm
10% off retail merchandise

Art & Framing

Helen Gordon Framing
Helen Gordon has been offering custom art framing for 10 years, now with a custom framing shop in Monkton. Many beautiful moulding samples from some of the best frame companies on the East Coast and Canada, and carry hundreds of mat samples from the three major matboard companies. Archival mounting and matting are available for older pieces to help stabilize them against future damage.
Studio: Boro Hill Road, Monkton, 453-3651
10% off full custom framing orders

Middlebury College Museum of Art Store
The Museum has a variety of exhibition catalogues, posters, and note cards for sale. Publications cover a wide range of subject matter, based on past and present Museum exhibitions and the permanent collection. Many catalogues feature essays or art work by members of the Middlebury College art faculty and the Museum staff.
Center for the Arts, Rte 30, Middlebury, 443-2309
www.middlebury.edu/arts/museum
Tues-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat-Sun 12-5pm
10% off non-sale items

Otter Creek Custom Framing
Owner Brian Ladeau has been custom framing for 16 years. He can custom frame just about anything you wish: needlework, original artwork, prints, mirrors, shadow boxes, wedding invitations, birth announcements, and more. The shop has a full line of framing supplies, including UV glass, mat board and foam core, clip and ready-made frames, as well as posters and prints by several local artists.
3 Park Street, Middlebury, 388-2370
Mon-Fri 10am-5pm, Sat 9am-1pm
10% off custom framing orders & (new this year) supplies

Prescott Galleries
Stop in to enjoy a walk through the gardens to the 100-year-old renovated New England barn that houses the studio and gallery of artist Reed A Prescott III. The gallery is filled with beautiful oil paintings, prints, notecards, and other locally made fine crafts. The upstairs level of the barn is the studio, where you can see projects and painting in progress.
47 East River Road, Lincoln, 453-4776
www.prescottgalleries.com
Tues, Fri, Sat; 10am-5pm  from May 1st-December 31st; all other times by appointment
10% off any purchase, excluding original paintings

Please be sure to thank these businesses for their support of the local arts community.


  • Your membership is tax-deductible.
  • You will receive invitations to special Gallery events.
  • You will be a vital part of growing Vermont's creative economy.

Within 2 weeks of your membership donation, you will receive:
  • Member card to show at participating businesses to receive discounts
  • Descriptive list of Community Business Partners & the benefits they offer
  • Coupons to redeem for one-time benefits
  • Thank you letter for your tax records

  • $500 Gallery Patron
  • 10% discount in Gallery
  • Unframed print of an Artists' Alley mural
  • $100 Gallery Supporter
  • 10% discount in Gallery
  • $25 Basic Art on Main Membership
  • $15 to add a Second Member        For a spouse, child, parent, neighbor, gift...
  • Other Donation $   

You can become an Art on Main Member by clicking the Donation Button below.

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All membership levels receive the basic membership benefits described. Membership donations are tax-deductible, excluding cost of print for Patron level.