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Experience downtown Portland’s unique shopping event!

Merry Madness!

December 17, 2009 5-10 P.M.

To help you finish your holiday shopping, local stores will extend their hours to 10pm and offer complimentary refreshments!

Merry Madness kicks off at the Eastland Park Hotel, 157 High Street, from 5 – 6pm with free hors d’oeuvres, fantastic raffle prizes from downtown shops and your exclusive map of open stores.

Don’t forget to buy 2009’s collectible Merry Madness wine glass (includes wine) and Merry Madness coffee mugs - just $5!

Save your toes from frostbite and enjoy our continuous FREE bus shuttle between the Eastland Park Hotel, Middle at Exchange Street, Temple at Free Street, and Commercial at Silver Street, 5 – 9:30pm.

Make Merry Madness more memorable and stay overnight at the Eastland Park Hotel! Call 207.775.5411 and ask for the Merry Madness package, which includes one room night with continental breakfast for two, parking and souvenir Merry Madness wine glass for only $99.00!

Listen to WHOM starting December 1st for a chance to win a very special $1000 Merry Madness Gift Package! Visit 949WHOM.com for more information on this exciting prize.

Visit these shops for distinctive holiday gifts between 5pm and 10pm and enjoy complimentary refreshments:

Asia West* - 219 Commercial St.
Carla's - 414 Fore St.
Central Yarn Shop* - 569 Congress St. 
Color Me Mine - 245 Commercial St.
Communiques* - 3 Moulton St.
Compositions* - 13 Free St.
Condom Sense Boutique* - 424 Fore St.
Cool Jewels* - 4 Exchange St.
Country Noel* - 57 Exchange St.
Daydream Bodyworks* - 164 Middle St.
D. Cole Jewelers* - 10 Exchange St.
Deja Vu Practically Perfect Consignment* - 87 Market St.
Designs by CC - 7 Pleasant St.
Edgecomb Potters Gallery* - 49 Exchange St.
Fabu - 136 Commercial St.
Emerald City* - 611 Congress St.
Fetch* - 195 Commercial St.
Folia - 50 Exchange St.
Fore River Gallery* - 613 Congress St.
Furniturea* - 75 Market St.
Guitar Grave - 441 Congress St.
Haberdashery Hill - 434 Fore St.
Harmon's & Barton's* - 584 Congress St.
Holiday Jewelry Bazaar* - 219 Commercial St.
J'adore* - 425 Fore St.
J.L. Coombs - 22 Exchange St.
Joseph's - 410 Fore St.
Lovell Designs* - 26 Exchange St.
Le Roux Kitchen - 161 Commercial St.
Life is Good* - 428 Fore St.
Longfellow Books* - One Monument Way
Maine Potters Market* - 376 Fore St.
Mensroom Salon* - 8 City Center
Mexicali Blues* - 9 Moulton St.
Ms. Lulu's - 425 Fore St.
Murphy & Co. - 2 Milk St.
Nomads* - 100 Comercial St.
Nomia - 24 Exchange St., 2nd Floor
Old Port Candy Co. - 422 Fore St.
Old Port Wine Merchants - 223 Commercial St.
Olympia Sports* - 544 Congress St.
Pierre's* - 104 Exchange St.
Port Boutique - 2 Wharf St.
Porte 4 - 366 Fore St.
Portmanteau* - 11 Free St.
Puzzles & Games Etc...* - 399 Fore St.
Queen of Hats - 560 Congress St.
Rock Lobster* - 8 Exchange St.
Serendipity - 34 Exchange St.
Se Vende Imports* - 81 Market St.
Something's Fishy* - 32 Exchange St.
Springers Jewelers* - 580 Congress St.
Swiss Time - 86 Exchange St.
Sylvia Kania Gallery* - 148 High St.
Tavecchia* - 52 Exchange St.
The Happy Yogi* - 548 Congress St.
The Leather Exchange - 38 Exchange St.
The Mind Gift Shop - 399 Fore St.
Treehouse Toys - 47 Exchange St.
Two Paths Gallery - 613A Congress St.
Videoport* - 151 Middle St.
Water Lily - 26 Milk St.
Wyler's - 92 Exchange St.

Other Businesses Staying Open Late:

 Androscoggin Bank - 130 Middle St.
Anthony's Italian Kitchen - 151 Middle St.
Coffee By Design* - 620 Congress St.
Gilbert's Chowder House* - 92 Commercial St.
Maine Bean Cafe - 111 Commercial St.
Others!* - 15 Monument Sq.
Starbucks* - 176 Middle St. & 594 Congress St.

Other Businesses Who Donated A Raffle Prize:

Casablanca Comics - 151 Middle St.
Friends of the Kotzschmar Organ - Merrill Auditorium
Gauchos Churrascaria - 100 Commercial St.

 

Click here to find great shopping all year long!

Click here for a list of our downtown holiday events!

Thank you to our Merry Madness Sponsors:

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