Westfield Businesses Get Ready for Girls’ Night Out, April 18

The Downtown Westfield Corporation (DWC) is pleased to once again sponsor Girls Night Out in Westfield, NJ on Thursday, April 18, 2013, from 5pm-9pm. This event will be held rain or shine. 

Among the special events, The Farmhouse Store will be having a book signing with five of the contributing authors of the humor book I Just Want to Pee Alone. 37 mom bloggers share why motherhood is the toughest and funniest job on the planet. Stop into the Digiplex Rialto theater for a chance to win movie tickets. Enjoy complimentary massages at Keller Williams. Sample Santa Armosa wines at Cool Vines and hors d’oeuvres at Robert Treat Delicatessen. Try a free sample of handmade Griggstown Farm Chicken Pot Pie at Alan’s Orchard. Enjoy free ice cream at Cold Stone and Nathan’s Famous Hotdog, free yogurt at Let’s Yo! Yogurt, and buy one get one free at Swirl Whirl. 

Most of the retailers will be offering discounts off purchases that evening plus refreshments. For example, I to eye is having a Ray-Ban trunk show with 20% off your purchase, Sole Shoes will offer 20% off plus refreshments.  

 Many restaurants are offering specials to the ladies that night as well. Jeffrey’s is offering $5 cosmos and springtime martinis with half price select appetizers. Aquaviva is offering a special menu with $5 appetizers and $7 martinis, mixed drinks and wine. Chez Catherine is having a 3-course ladies menu for $25 from 5-7pm. Get 10% off at Cosimo’s, and $10 off your check at Limani Seafood. Xocolatz is giving gifts cards for a free appetizer. 

The DWC has partnered with Jude Connelly to provide a fabulous gift for the first 1,000 registered ladies. Registrants should begin the evening at The Turning Point Restaurant, located at 137 Central Ave., to pick up their gift and other sponsor goodies. 

Live jazz band Watson will provide entertainment along with the Florian Schantz Jazz Combo. The 'Mens' Night Out' component of Girls' Night Out will be present, featuring chivalrous local dignitaries and volunteers greeting women at the event and opening doors for them outside downtown shops.  

Over 90 local businesses have come together to make this an exciting evening of shopping, refreshments, entertainment, gifts, sales & discounts. Participating businesses include: Acquaviva, Ahrre’s Coffee Roastery, Alan's Orchard, Anais Boutique, Ann Taylor, Anthology, AT&T, Banana Republic, Bath Junkie, Bittersweet Designs, bluemercury, Bovella's Pastry Shoppe, The Brick Oven, Bridget’s Irish Cottages, Brunner Opticians, Castle Bootery, Chez Catherine, Chico's, The Children's Place, The Chocolate Bar, Cold Stone Creamery, Coldwater Creek, Cool Vines, Cosimo's, Designer Fragrances & Cosmetic Co., Digiplex Rialto Theater, Eileen Fisher, Ella Allure, Facial Reality Salon & Spa, The Farmhouse Store, Francesca’s, Gabi's Sushi & Noodles, Galeria West Art & Framing, Gap, Gap Kids, Get in Shape for Women, Glamorous Girlz, Harmony Meditation, I to Eye, Isabella's American Bistro, J. Winthrop & Co., Jeffrey's of Westfield, Jos. A. Bank Clothier, Jude Connally, Just Bead Yourself, Juxtapose, Keller Williams, Kennedy’s All American Barber Club, Kidville, Koi Boutique, Learning Express Toys, Let’s Yo! Yogurt, Limani Seafood Grill, The Liquor Basket, Lord & Taylor, Lucky Brand Jeans, Madeline, Martin Richard Salon, Melinda Lane, Mojave Grille, Nathan's Famous Hotdog, Nirvana, NJ Workshop for the Arts, Open Door Therapy, Papyrus of Westfield, Patricia & Paul, Potissi Jewelry, Randal's Shoes, Riolina, Robert Treat Delicatessen , Rockn' Joe Coffeehouse + Bistro, Roman Boutique and Tailoring, Ruby & Jenna, Sadie, Salon Visage, Savory Spice Shop, Scott's Shoes, Second Time Around, R Studio Lash Spa, Seraphim Wellness, Sole, Subway, Swirl Whirl Yogurt Buffet, Tamar Jewelry, The Chocolate Bar, Theresa's, Thinka Dinka, Tinga Tacqueria, The Town Bookstore, Turning Point Restaurant, Urban Outfitters, Victoria's Secret, Westfield Running Company, Westfield Symphony Orchestra, Wild Greens, Wysteria and Xocolatz. 

DWC thanks Barnabas Health-Saint Barnabas Medical Center for their contributing sponsorship of Girls’ Night Out. as well as bag sponsor, Keller Williams Realty. 

Following the overwhelming response and success of the last Girls’ Night Out in October 2012, it is anticipated that more than 1500 women will register and many more will attend. Ladies can still register for the event up until midnight on April 17: www.westfieldtoday.com/girlsnightout 

For more details, visit www.westfieldtoday.com.