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Looking
for that special place to host that special gathering? This is it.
My Tearoom is a short term rental space in the
Pomeroy Mall.
We provide the ambience. You (or your favorite
caterer) provide the food, the beverages and table service. The
rooms seat up to a total of 12 people at three tables.
Location: 114 S Ontario Street DowntownPomeroy,
Iowa
For
more information e-mail us Or
page Leonard at (515) 574 1615
You may also stop in at the Pomeroy
Artisans' Gallery at 106 S Main anytime from 1-9 on Tuesdays and
Thursdays or Saturdays
from 10-5 to be shown the facilities.
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Next
2nd Saturday - December 12 |
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Arts,
entertainment, culture, history and the celebration of creativity are
the passion of Pomeroy Citizens and its new drive. Our vision for Pomeroy
is to renovate the downtown area and offer incentive for artisans to practice
their craft and make their homes here. Pomeroy's creative culture is open
to bold, creative, new ideas and broad community support is fostering
those qualities to grow Iowa.
Information
on the Downtown
Pomeroy Arts Entertainment and Historical District
Appearing
@ Byron's |
Friday,
March 12 Lonesome
Traveler |
Sunday
March 28, 2010 Bill
Lupkin (Blues Harmonica Player)
5 p.m. |
Sunday
April 18 High
Crest 5 p.m. |
Sunday
April 24 Denny Simon
Roger & Rox's Birthday 9
p.m. |
Notes
from Byron |
| From
Byron:
People,
First off, I want to thank everyone for the birthday wishes. I am
so blessed to have so many great friends. Thanks to everyone that
came to Joe and Vicki Price. It was a blast. Thanks,
Roger, the TyDyGy, for the amazing tie dye tapestry and shirt. You
are the best. I was looking through my Oriental Trading Company
catalog and saw red wax lips and immediately thought, my birthday
party. It was hilarious seeing almost everyone in big red
lips. Joe and Vicki jumped right into the fray. It was
a memorable party.
Now, on to the future. No rest for the pickled. This Sunday, February
21, 2010, brings back one of my favorites, Larry Garner.
5 pm show $10 ticket. Seriously folks, this guy is the real deal.
A great entertainer. He has an awesome back up band and tells the
greatest stories that lead into the next song. And a sweetheart
to boot. Beat the WHITE with the BLUES!!
Then, a week off. A week closer to spring. YEAH!! Then it is March.
March 7, 2010, Harper. Australian Blues. He plays
the didgeridoo. Then, on Friday, yes Friday, March 12, 2010,
brings Lonesome Traveler back to Byron's. A fantastic bluegrass
band from Colorado. Finally, Sunday, March 28, 2010, blues
harmonica player Bill Lupkin is playing. More on these
shows later. I have to get to work.
Blues fans, Lizard Creek Blues Society is having Shemekia
Copeland on Saturday February 27, 2010 at Starlite in Fort Dodge.
PEACE
Byron Stuart
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Article from Souix City Journal
Byron Stuart
Byron's
112 Main St
Pomeroy, Iowa 50575
712-468-2372 after 3 pm
www.byronsbar.com
byrons@ncn.net
Performances in 2009
@ Bryon's
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Notes
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March
6, 2010 Newsletter: When's the last
time you watched a didgeridoo player live? Here's your chance to
enjoy listening to one again (or maybe for the first time). Harper
will be playing at Byron's Sunday March 7th at 5:00 PM http://www.harper.biz/
. Friday the 12th, Lonesome Traveler will be returning to Byron's
for a 9:00 show. http://www.lonesometravelerband.com/
2nd Saturday is next weekend. On Saturday the 13th the Pomeroy Historical
Society will be serving Pork Loin, Macaroni Salad, Baked Beans and
Cookies. Serving will start at 11AM in the community building.
Today is the beginning of Festival, Iowa Public Television's Spring
fund drive. Last Summer IPTV filmed a segment for a new series,
"Iowa's Simple Pleasures" in Pomeroy at The Kaleidoscope
Factory and at Byron's. We'll be on the May 6th episode. On March
15th the premier episode will air.
http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/20774/iowas_simple_pleasures
As part of Festival, a DVD of all the episodes is available as a
thank you gift for a $60 pledge.
http://www.iptv.org/friends/giftlist.cfm?i=B10135
For a $75 pledge, Dan Kaercher's journal is another thank you gift.
We are on the DVD as well as in the journal.
http://www.iptv.org/friends/giftlist.cfm?i=C10159
Pledging at the $75 level or more also includes a membercard. Both
Byron and I are participating with specials for those who get membercards.
http://www.membercard.com/benefits.asp?station_id=288&benefit_type=&benefit_location=&recent=&benefit_city=Pomeroy
For a $125 pledge the journal and dvd are available as thank you
gifts.
http://www.iptv.org/friends/giftlist.cfm?i=F10259
It hasn't snowed all month! And, our record breaking snowfall is
starting to melt. Only 20 more days until the first tour bus. YES!
February 10, 2010 Newsletter: It's Second
Saturday in Pomeroy Again! For those of you who have never seen
snow, stop in. You're in for a treat. It hasn't been near as bad
as my cousins in ND have it, but I've had to play lots of mental
tricks on myself to keep the attitude positive. One is - "Only
44 more days till the 1st tour bus. YEAH!"
Here's another good thing coming up. Last summer a crew from Iowa
Public TV was here and filmed the Kaleidoscope Factory and Byron's.
Soon, we'll get to see the results. They don't say what's on it,
but here's the first episode.
http://www.iptv.org/series.cfm/20774/iowas_simple_pleasures/ep:0
We'll be in one of the 6 or 7 episodes they create. Also, during
their spring pledge drive the DVD containing our footage will be
a gift at some level of contribution. For gifts of $75 or more,
both Byron and I have agreed to participate in their membercard
program.
http://www.iptv.org/friends/membercard.cfm
I'm excited about spring and it isn't just because we'll
get rid of all this snow. I'll let you know when we're going to
be on.
February 1st, 2010 News Letter:
The only thing good about January is all the snow and bad weather
that keeps me cooped up inside. Because when I'm inside, I make kaleidoscopes.
I mentioned the new dichroic teleidoscopes in the last newsletter
and briefly mentioned the fill-your-own scopes. I made a few last
year, but they flew off the shelves and I never got around to making
more.
I've made lots more and tonight I put a web page up about them so
you can learn more about them.
http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com/products/fill-your-own-scopes.htm
Actually I hate the snow & cold, but thinking of all the kaleidoscopes
I can make is the only way I can cope with the cooping. Only 52
days until the first tour bus of the Spring. I can't wait!
I'll have more news later on this topic, but The Kaleidoscope Factory
& Byron's will be featured on Iowa Public TV this spring. Stay
tuned....
January 29, 2010 News Letter: Had a fun
one today. A while back I answered an inquiry from an author &
art marketing consultant named Alyson B. Stanfield. She's writing
a new book about artists using social media successfully and I shared
how I have the Facebook page with free images and how I embed my
last 5 Tweets in my tourism page so visitors know what to expect
before they come here.
A couple weeks ago I developed a new teleidoscope and in
the process of getting the word out on the Internet I made a discovery
which I shared with Alyson. She asked me to be her guest blogger
and today she published the results.
A great
cure for cabin fever is to stop in sometime and experience the dichroic
teleidoscopes. Last year I made a few "fill-your-own"
scopes which sold out quickly so I've produced quite a few of them
too. Bring in your diamonds and try them in the fill-your-own scopes.
2nd
Saturday in December. Lucky Pomeroy - we got the REAL
Santa who was here from 10:30 until around
noon at the community building. Few people know that Santa
has never been able to figure out how to make a kaleidoscope so he
outsources the work to all the kaleidoscope artists around the world.
I have to meet with him about some I'm making for him so I will be
unavailable at my shop until after he leaves.
Santa visited with kids in Pocahontas. To see his
picture, go to http://www.studiocpoky.com/
Then, click "view and order". After that page loads run
your mouse pointer over "Santa Pictures". Note the genuine
gray hair & beard. THAT's how you can tell it's the real one!
Many times my visitors here are on an adventure which includes trying
some wonderful food in the Greater Pomeroy Area. The Carnegie
Cafe in Lake City and Sister Sadie's Tea Room in Fort Dodge get the
best reviews. Here's a new choice that I highly recommend:
http://messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/519749.html
Having lived in Denver and traveled around a bit; some of my favorite
eating experiences were in hibachi restaurants. A group of people,
some of whom you'd never met before would sit around a grill and watch
as your meal was prepared by a very entertaining chef. I miss that
and couldn't wait to try the new restaurant in Ft Dodge.
Chen Garden is a bit
different from what I expected in that the hibachi grill is part of
a large buffet. Still very entertaining! Around the corner you can
get eel roll and several other sushi items. Fresh fruit to the left.
Traditional Chinese buffet to the south. Wonderful! and only
$6.49 on weekdays for lunch. So many of the restaurants around
here compete for who can make the most fatty and starchy food. For
those of us with heart disease & diabetes, Chen Garden is a real
treat. You don't often find "tastes good" and "healthy"
on the same plate.
Finally, the Downtown Pomeroy Market will be open in the mini mall
from 9-12. Tomatoes and sweet corn are obviously done, but there will
be several offerings of baked items.
Thanks to all of you for another good year. 2010
is already looking good. Iowa Public TV will be doing
a little feature on me this winter and I already have a tour bus confirmed
for March. That's way before the tourism season which usually starts
for me Easter weekend. I'll still be open on Tuesdays & Thursdays
from 1-9 and Saturdays from 10-5 through the winter. I'm always happy
to receive guests and if you'd like to stop in when I'm not open,
just page me at (515) 574 1615 and enter your number from your phone
keypad when the robot asks for it.
I've revamped the products page on my website. http://www.kaleidoscopefactory.com/products/
I took everything off except the kaleidoscopes for now but the other
items will be back soon and with more selections. I've also added
another kaleidoscope. I'm currently sold out of that model, but when
I get some ready I'll let you know. They have a container where you
put your own objects in.
I've also started producing more items for the kitchen
and will be adding them soon too.
Here's a recent article listing the Pomeroy Tornado Museum
and some other new Iowa Attractions.
http://www.desmoinesregister.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=20101040303
Thank
you Sioux City Journal!
There was an article about me in the Sioux City Journal and as I was
wandering around the Clay County Fair in September, the orders started
coming in via my pager. Here's the companion online video they produced
http://videos.siouxcityjournal.com/p/video?id=6261609
"My Tea Room"
http://downtownpomeroy.com/mytearoom/
It's a "B.Y.O.Tea" Tea Room. We provide the ambience. You
provide the rest.
Here's something else you'll enjoy. Tyler Sandstrom
has a pottery studio SW of Fort Dodge on these days:
His website: http://www.frommiryclaypottery.com
We have a couple new bread & baked good vendors at the
downtown market so come check them out too.
Finally,
after many of you have asked, we now have memorabilia
available from Pomeroy. Check out this website:
http://www.cafepress.com/downtownpomeroy
Hope
to see you Saturday!
Until next time, Leonard
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Tie
Dye Roger took both 1st and 3rd at the Sangria Festival
and Bill & Karly Wiemers were back from Carroll
to claim 2nd prize. Byron said around 150 people were
at the street dance. Good music and good food from
the Beef Producers. Kids who did spin art can pick
them up at the Artisans' Gallery.
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Last
weekTie Dye Roger brought in the People's Choice Award for
the Sangria Festival. It is a replica of an ancient sangria
carafe. It's also good in the off season as a vase.
Thank you Roger!
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One
last thing. For those who've had questions about touring the local
wind farms, here are some answers for you.
http://tornadomuseum.com/windfarm/
Pomeroy
has a new club: "Pomeroy Volunteer Corps" |
| Mission
Statement:
We
want to accomplish as much as we can without having a mission
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This
group meets once a week volunteering their time to better the
community. One of their projects was sorting cans at the can
bin. The City of Pomeroy appreciates your hard work.
Thank you, keep up the good work! |
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