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23 · Friday, February 10, 2012 OAKVILLE BEAVER · www.insideHALTON.com Rendezvous in downtown Oakville Downtown Oakville merchants invite you to join us as they celebrate the month of February with exquisite art, culinary delights, and exciting retail promotions that will simply be fabulous. Valentine's Day is fast approaching...sentimental, traditional, or eclectic...Downtown Oakville's fine merchants have you covered with many great gift ideas for your sweetheart. Indulge your senses with Fire, Ice & Chocolate as February Freeze presents a fun filled afternoon in the Towne Square for all to enjoy! Join us on Saturday February 11th from 12pm to 4pm for some whimsical winter activities, live ice sculpting, chocolate art, sizzling entertainment from the "Fireguy" at 2:30pm, and our first annual Chili Cook-off hosted by Minna Rhee of Global Toronto. The cook-off begins at 12:30pm and features Downtown Oakville Chefs squaring off in a blind tasting competition. Fabulous February wraps up with our bi-annual culinary showcase.. "A Taste of Downtown Oakville"! Experience the world through food; authentic Italian, Thai, South African, French cuisine, and much, more. This year's "Taste" features eighteen of our restaurants offering signature prix-fixe lunch and dinner menus Rain? Snow? Dress up? Dress down? Blundstone boots take it all in stride. Try all-season, all-terrain, all-world Blundstone boots. Laces? Who needs 'em? The Chisel Toe available in Brown, Black and Crazy Horse Brown Go ahead, make your night Say "goodnight" with a one-touch button to turn off 25 lights. 905-844-7600 85 Navy Street, Oakville Appointments recommended 213 Lakeshore Road East Downtown Oakville www.footsolutions.com/oakville Open: Tuesday-Sunday Closed: Monday www.canadiansound.com (905) 339-Foot (3668) from February 15th-29th, 2012. Participating restaurants: Afro Café, Beccofino, Benvenuto, Bite Me Twice, Café Galleria, Colossus, Corfu Subs & Salads, Coriander Green, JAM, Jonathan's of Oakville, Kleopatra Fine Mediterranean Cuisine, Oliver's, Paradiso, Ristorante Julia, Seasons, Southside Cottage Grill, The Crepe Kitchen, The Works Gourmet Burger Bistro. To book a reservation at the restaurant of your choice visit: www. oakvilledowntown.com/taste/ Fabulous February - A Taste of Downtown Oakville Contest! Win a fabulous weekend at the Oban Inn, a mini shopping spree Downtown Oakville with a $500 Gift Card, and a weekend rental of a 2012 Mercedes Benz C-Coupe or equivalent. To qualify contestants must dine at one or more of the 18 restaurants participating in "A Taste of Downtown" between February 15th-29th, 2012 and to enter simply fill out a ballot. Fabulous February is brought to you by the merchants of the Downtown Oakville Business Improvement Area (B.I.A.) and sponsored in part by Global Toronto and Mercedes-Benz Oakville. For more information please contact the Downtown Oakville BIA at: 905-844-4520 or visit www.oakvilledowntown.com. TheBest of TheBest The BRONZE FROG GALLERY "Fall in love with Downtown Oakville all over again . . . " in beautiful Downtown Oakville FEBRUARY FREEZE Saturday February 11th 12:00 - 4:00 pm A TASTE OF DOWNTOWN February 15th to 29th Fabulous February is Downtown Oakville's major winter shopping and dining event so come Downtown this February and feel...fabulous! Nothing says ``I love you" like a bronze frog. (especially a New Release from world renowned artist Tim"Frogman"Cotterill!) "Head Over Heels" Limited edition bronze sculpture 4.25" x 2" x 6" www.oakvilledowntown.com Brought to you by the businesses of Downtown Oakville and the generous support of our sponsors Free Parking after 6 pm and all day Sunday For all the fabulous details please visit The Bronze Frog Gallery 162 Lakeshore Road East in beautiful Downtown Oakville Phone: 905.849.6338 / 1.866.990.0092 www.bronzefroggallery.com