February 2010

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Ten Thousand Villages in Ephrata, PA, the first and largest store in the Ten Thousand Villages network, offers exquisite fairly traded home decor, gifts and personal accessories reflecting the traditions and cultures of artisans from the developing world.  Our spacious store includes the Oriental Rug Gallery and The Café @ Ten Thousand Villages.  See our calendar for live music performances on Friday evenings and other special shopping events.

Annual Rug Sale January 29 - February 27 Enjoy 10-50 % off our entire stock of heirloom-quality, handknotted Persian, Bokhara, Tribal and Flatweave carpets. You will find more than 1500 rugs in sizes from 2x3 to 10x14 at our Oriental Rug Gallery. To learn more about the ancient art of Oriental rug making and to search our entire inventory, please visit rugs.tenthousandvillages.com.

Going to be a spring or summer bride?

Offer your wedding guests great gift ideas for your new home -- table linens, glassware, teapots and mugs, lamps, baskets, picture frames, decorator furniture, planters and porch decor and gorgeous objets d'art. You can build a gift registry online or come create your list in person at the Ephrata store. Our friendly salesfolk will be happy to offer suggestions!

 
The Café @ Ten Thousand Villages

• We feature a fair trade espresso bar, fair trade coffees and teas and other specialty drinks along with fresh, delicious soups, salads, quiches, wraps, panini and desserts. WiFi access is available, and outdoor seating in season.  
• Check our weekly menu for February 8–13. 
• We offer live music every Friday evening. See listings on the events pages.  
• Volunteer Help Needed to staff the Café.  We are looking for energetic persons who enjoy interacting with customers to be part of the "front" staff in the Cafe.  Duties include taking orders, ringing up sales, making espresso drinks, and serving tables. Hours are 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. one day per week.  Retail or food service is desirable, but not required. We will train.  Phone the store at (717) 721-8400 to schedule a volunteer interview or e-mail to this address: ephrata@tenthousandvillages.com..