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Specs Around Town Optical Boutique - 317 N. Center - Bloomington, IL 61701 - (309)82-SPECS - (309)242-EYES - (888)830-9993
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Calendar of Events


Saturday May 17- Tour de Metro, Keep the Bloom in Bloomington and Farmer's Market kick off
...details
Wednesday May 28 - Specs will once again be visiting Champaign-Urbana...more details here Thursday May 29 - Watch for Specs eyewear and sunwear fashions on the runway at Bloomington Country Club "Prescription for Fashion" fashion show.
Saturday June 14 - WGLT Summer Concert . Specs is happy to be one of the sponsors again this year for the greatest outdoor summer concert in Downtown bloomington. Join us for a great day of live music, food and fun on the square. More details to come and at www.wglt.org
Saturday August 23 - 2nd Annual Hot August Nights/Taste of Bloomington

NYC International Vision ExpoVisex trip details

For more information on downtown events visit www.downtownbloomington.org
On the Road Again!

Specs Around Town is Going Mobile! Destination?
Downtown Champaign

We’re coming to you for a change. As a thank you to all our Champaign/Urbana customers, we’re hosting an evening of appetizers and drinks as we turn Jim Gould’s into an eyewear wonderland...

Wednesday, May 28 4:00-8PM
Jim Gould Restaurant
1 East Main St. Suite 415

(corner of Neil and Main in the One Main Building in downtown Champaign)


We’re packing up the boutique and bringing our fabulous eyewear collections! As an added bonus, our Face a’ Face rep will be in attendance with the entire line! Bring your prescription AND your friends that are always asking you, “where do you get your specs?” With any referral, (cards can be printed here) current customers will be handsomely rewarded with a $50 credit on their account or with 15% OFF any purchase on the evening of May 28.*
See you in spectacles in Champaign!

Your Four-Eyed Friendly Specs Around Town Staff,
Julie, Katie, Emily, Sarah & Erika

*Referrals must purchase glasses within one week of the event.

Tour de Metro 2008 - Saturday, April 17, 11am-4pm


NYC International Vision Expo

WE'RE BACK...
We had a great time at our 4th International Vision Expo in NYC. Great new lines-Kamuro, E of 7, and Blinde. And fantastic new releases from Francis Klein, Face a' Face, l.a.Eyeworks, Chrome Hearts and Thierry Lasry.
Tons of fun reading specs also on the way.
In our off hours we enjoyed Broadway shows, a Comedy Club, Good Morning America and Karaoke!!!!


Pink Ribbon

Specs Around Town is proud to be a sponsor of the 2008 Aids walk/run in downtown Bloomington.

 

For more info visit www.mcatf.org


Pink Ribbon Avon Walk for Breast Cancer Fundraiser
Sue & Sara Kelley and the Bosom Buddies

Fat Jack's Blue Room Friday May 2 5-8:30pm
appetizers, music and chinese raffle all with your donation to sponsor their 40-mile walk in Chicago on May 31-June 1.

Also, stop in
Kelly's Bakery and Cafe, 113 N Center in Downtown Bloomington and purchase $2 pink ribbon sugar cookies with all proceeds going to the Avon Breast Cancer Foundation. Now thru May!

McLean County Chamber of Commerce

Specs Around Town was awarded the 2008 President's Award for small business, honoring a business that has made an outstanding impact on the business community. This prestigious award recognizes the all around achievements of a small business (less than 50 employees) that is a member of the McLean County Chamber of Commerce. Specs was chosen based on its historical significance, economic growth and development, demonstration of business leadership, regional and global business understanding and advancements and service contributions to improve the quality of life in the community.



Farmers' Market

Visit these friends of
Specs Around Town Optical Boutique


The Art of AJ Cunningham
A. Renée
Bloomington-Normal Area Convention and Visitors Bureau
Downtown Bloomington Association
Artezen
Fired up Studios
McLean County Arts Center
FreeStar Bank
McLean County Chamber of Commerce
Lynne Baker - Mary Kay
Brandt Truck Line, Inc.
Fox & Hounds
Squeaky Clean Soaps
Melanie Michelle
WGLT
Coffee Hound



Specs Around Town is featured in the WGLT July/August 2006 program guide...to view the article, click here...

Specs Around Town's downtown Boutique was featured in the Pantagraph in an article on November 15, 2001. The Pantagraph is a daily newspaper that services eight counties and more than 60 communities in Central Illinois. To view a reproduction of this article, click here.

On another local note, Specs Around Town was the spotlighted in the October 1999 issue of Business to Business-McLean County's Monthly Business Magazine. This issue focused on Women in Business. Click here to view this article.

Specs Around Town was featured in the August 1999 issue of Eyecare Business, a monthly publication that is circulated to 52,000 eyecare providers and vendors throughout the world. To view a reproduction of this article, click here.

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