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Slice of Rye Comes to Town

New community event Saturday provides discounts, surprises and more at over 40 (and counting) participating stores and restaurants

The curtain goes up Saturday on Rye’s first ever “Slice of Rye” celebration on Purchase Street. Its "all things Rye" while also supplying an economic stimulus for local merchants in a down economy.

It offers discounts, surprises and more from more than 40 participating organizations in the downtown business district and beyond, according to Renee Drummond– event organizer and proprietor of consignment shop , 85 Purchase Street.

Drummond admittedly got the idea for “Slice” from a similar program called “A Taste of Port Chester,” where Renee now lives after growing up and being educated in Rye.

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“If it worked in Port Chester, why couldn’t it work in Rye?” wondered Ms. Drummond who immediately set out to make the event happen here with the support of the Rye Chamber of Commerce and her fellow merchants.

Slice participants purchase an identifying wristband for $5 that will allow them to check out the special offers –from discounts to services to surprises –at stores and restaurants displaying the Slice of Rye poster and or flier in their window.

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Wristbands can be purchased at the Rhythm in Rye Consignment Shop (921-1117).

In addition to those already mentioned, here’s a partial list of Slice participants that give an idea of the scope of the first event:

The Art of Astrology, Blush, 350 Bakery, Euro Laser,  European Boutique, Rock Island Sound, Candy Rox, Parker’s, Town & Country Hardware, Havana Jeans, Pins & Needles, the Framing Gallery, Lola’s, The Rye Camera Shop, Livorno’s, One Way Complete Auto Service: Wine at Five, Ralph’s Wine & Spirits, Poppy’s and more.

 

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