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Bottle & Bottega Finds A Home In Union County

After hosting more than 200 mobile events all over Union County and surrounding areas in just over a year, Bottle & Bottega owner Rupa Kale is finally planting her roots in Berkley Heights with the opening of her own studio. 

Bottle & Bottega, located at 472 Springfield Ave, is a creative experience for anyone with any level of artistic ability that provides a hands-on approach to guided art tutorials in a relaxing, yet social, B.Y.OB. environment.

Kale, a former corporate financer, seized the opportunity to carry the Bottle & Bottega franchise into New Jersey after hearing about the business from a friend in the summer of 2012. By August she pitched a business plan to the franchise’s home office in Chicago and held her first event six months later at the Famished Frog in Morristown. 

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“I’m a very creative person,” said Kale. “I’ve always loved art and I’ve dabbled in a lot of different art forms.”

She has since built up a community of seven artists from all different walks of life who teach her Bottle & Bottega classes.  Kale caters to all types of different occasions including birthdays, girl’s night out, bachelorette parties, and corporate events.

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Kale will host an event every evening in the new studio, which will have two separate storefronts, giving Bottles & Bottega the ability to run two classes at one time - afternoon events can also be booked. Weekends will be filled with an array of different classes for all ages through out the day.

Even though Bottle & Bottega will be working out of a studio, Kale says mobile events will still be offered.

Find out more about Bottle & Bottega here


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