Cookeville Buzz | March 25th - March 31st, 2024

March 21, 2024

Welcome to Cookeville Buzz! 🐝 

Each week we share what’s going on in the greater Cookeville area so you and your family can get connected to everything our community has to offer.

We hope you enjoy!

UPCOMING EVENTS

4th Annual Hello Spring Market
Date & Time: Saturday, March 30th @ 10 am-4 pm
Price: Free
Location: Putnam County Fairgrounds, 155 Fairground Ln, Cookeville, TN 38501

Get your picture with the Easter Bunny, and enjoy a petting zoo, food trucks, talented makers, and local businesses!

Movie: Wonka
Date & Time: Saturday, March 30th @ 11 am-1 pm
Price: Free
Location: Putnam County Library, 50 E Broad St, Cookeville, TN 38501

Visit the Putnam County Library for a showing of the 2023 movie Wonka, based on Wonka from Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald Dahl. Rated PG, 116 minutes.

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KID’S CORNER

Easter Bunny visits the Baxter Library
Date & Time: Tuesday, March 26th @ 3-5 pm
Price: Free
Location: Baxter Branch Library, 101 Elmore Town Rd, Baxter, TN 38544

It’s time for the Easter Bunny’s yearly visit to the Baxter Branch Library! Come for fun crafts and friends from Faeryland's Farm—bring your own camera for photos.

Downtown Cookeville Easter Egg Hunt
Date & Time: Saturday, March 30th @ 11 am-3 pm
Price: Free
Location: Start at Red Silo Brewing Company, 118 W 1st St, Cookeville, TN 38501

Show your support for our Cookeville downtown businesses! Get your map at Red Silo and follow it to 10 stops for eggs filled with goodies, and fun prizes along the way. At the final stop, you’ll be entered into a drawing for an Easter Basket.

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LOCAL BUSINESS HIGHLIGHT

‘Coffee, community, and character’ are the core tenets of the Exceptional Bean—a Cookeville coffee shop opened in 2022 that currently employs more than 30 individuals with disabilities to give them a place of work, purpose, and community. Started by local entrepreneurs Michael and Cigi England, this non-profit is located in the former One Hour Martinizing building. It has been beautifully remodeled into a functional coffeehouse with a large open dining area and lots of natural light. You can help support their mission by visiting and buying a cup of coffee, or making a donation here.

MARCH GIVEAWAYS

Just by being a Cookeville Buzz subscriber, you are automatically entered into our monthly giveaway featuring prizes from local Cookeville businesses! 🎉 

Cookeville Buzz does two giveaways a month, one for all our subscribers, and one specifically for our premium subscribers. (Hint: odds are pretty good for our premium subscribers because Cookeville Buzz is so new 😉).

Available to Free & Premium Subscribers:

$20 Gift Card to Poet’s Coffee

As Cookeville’s original coffee shop, Poet’s Coffee has been brewing coffee for the Upper Cumberland since 1995. Since then, it’s expanded from its iconic Poet’s on the Square to an additional coffeehouse in the former Perk Up Espresso building down on Jefferson Ave. A common spot for Tennessee Tech homework sessions, playdates, and business meetings, Poet’s Coffee is an enduring Cookeville favorite with a straightforward coffee menu and gourmet sandwiches.

Available only to Premium Subscribers:

$50 Gift Card to Outdoor Experience

Yet another Cookeville classic, since 1998, Outdoor Experience has been the go-to shop for quality outdoor gear and education. Whether you need resources and equipment for climbing, kayaking, fly fishing, traveling, backpacking, hiking, or biking, Outdoor Experience has the knowledge and stock for anything you need. They also offer guided adventures and a seasonal Outpost with onsite mountain bike and kayak rentals. As they say, “Life is too short to stay indoors.”

*We will announce the March winners in the first week of April. You will have 7 days to respond to claim your prize if you win.

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Have a great week,
Stephanie at Cookeville Buzz 🐝