June has lots of facepainting fun in Alabama!!

Our Story Expressions summer library program for 2010 started off yesterday at Anniston Public Library. Story Expressions combines the artistry of face and body art with the imagination of storytelling for an hour of entertainment for children and adults. We have a fun, original story written by Starshine Faces artist and owner Kristin Simpson (and her children) for the Make a Splash at your local library theme.

June 2nd the Big Sam the Balloon Man show "On the Road" will be at Meadowbrook Baptist Church in Rainbow City, Alabama. You can google Meadowbrook for directions. If you have not seen Big Sam and Kristin present their gospel show using facepainting and balloon sculptures, you can visit Meadowbrook, or contact us for information on bringing the show to your church.

First Friday is June 4 in Gadsden, Alabama. We will be inside Little Faces Doll Shop so don't worry about heat or rain. There will be two artists with fabulous facepainting, glitter tattoos, and henna from 5-9. All designs are from $5-$10 each. Don't want to wait in line? Print out a Jump to the front of the line coupon on our facebook fan site: First Friday Coupon

You can also check out our facebook fan site events tab for up to date information and details on where we will be throughout the summer.

Here is a list of other Summer Events:
June 12 - Vacation Bible School, Snead Baptist Church
June 15 - Trussville, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions for children 10:00.
Learn to Paint for teens 2:00.
June 16 - Childersburg, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions and face painting. 1:00
June 17 - Trussville, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions 10:00
Oneonta, Alabama Library - Henna Show for Teens 5:00
June 22 - Rainsville, Alabama Public Library - Learn to Paint show for Teens 6-8PM
June 23 - Selma, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions 10:30
June 24 - Guntersville, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions and facepainting 10:00
Ragland, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions and face painting 2:00
June 29 - Ashville, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions 10:30

July 1 - Guntersville Public Library - Henna for teens 2:00
July 2 - First Friday in Gadsden, Alabama
July 6 - Emmett O'Neal Memorial Library - Mountain Brook, AL - Story Expression and Face painting 3:30
July 7 - Gardendale Public Library - Story Expressions 9:30
Chelsea, Alabama Public Library - Story Expressions and Facepainting 2:00
July 8 - Emmett O'Neal Memorial Library - Mountain Brook, AL -Henna Program 3:30
July 14 - Rainbow City, Alabama Public Library - 2 shows
July 15 - Parnell Memorial Library - Montevallo, AL - Story Expressions and facepainting 5:30
July 20 - North Shelby Public Library - Story Expressions and face painting 10:30
July 22 - Vestavia Public Library - Story Expressions and face painting 3:00

August 6 - First Friday Gadsden, Alabama

Friday Night Fun!! April 2

Be sure to come find us at First Friday in Gadsden, AL on April 2, 2010. The weather looks like it will be nice and so expect crowds of people this Friday. We will be inside Little Faces Doll Shop on Broad Street. Just look for the giant movie screen that will be set up in front of the store. There may be other painters at the event, so make sure you ask for Starshine Faces!! If you have trouble finding us in the crowds, give us a call at 256-504-5977. Remember, we will be inside the shop and not on the street.

We will have a special Easter Egg Cheek Art design for $1 while offering other fabulous designs at our regular First Friday rate of $5.00.

Here is a list of other events going on at First Friday in April:

First Friday
6:00pm - 9:00pm
Classic Cars: See a variety of cars along Broad Street


Live Music, Dancing & Entertainment By:
Drake White
New Delusions
Damascus Road
Fly By Night
Ed Howard

Special Events:
Coosa Outfitters presents: Outdoor Expo
Gadsden Public Library presents: Big Read Finale Picnic on City Hall lawn
Etowah County Sheriff's Department Educational Unit

Downtown Stores:

Little Faces Doll Shop - Big Sam the Balloon Man will be outside the shop! Starshine Faces will be inside and Moonlight Silver Screen Productions will be doing a presentation outside!

Gadsden Christian Bookstore - Book signing with local author, Terry Workman, teen and twenties pastor at The Tabernacle Church. His works include: "The Making of a Leader" and "The Inside Awakened."

The Stone Market - Wine tasting from 6:30 to 8:30pm, tasting wines for Spring! $5 tasting fee applied to any wine purchase!

Blackstone Pub & Eatery - Beer tasting begins at 5:00pm. Cost is $8 per person. The Blackstone Band will perform at 9:15pm!

Caiston Elle - Open until 9pm. All dresses and jewelry will be on SALE! Also, all winter merchandise will be 50% off the marked price.

Coosa Outfitters - Outdoor Expo with boat dealers & more!

Remona's LaDiva Boutique - Check out Remona's new arrivals for Easter and shop early for your Mother's Day attire. *Make a purchase from Remona's April 1st - May 1st and register for a chance to win a unique Mother's Day gift to be given away on May 8th.* Also take advantage of selected sale items while you enjoy "old school music" played by our DJ. Remona's Spring fashion is SUPER SWEET!

Hardin Center for Cultural Arts - Indoor Art/Craft Bazaar: Booths will be open from 3-8pm. For more info, call 543-2787. "Robot Carnival" exhibit. The exhibit lasts through June 30th and will be open Monday through Saturday, 10am - 6pm, and Sunday, 1 - 5pm. Admission is $6 for adults, $5 for children, and free for Hardin Center members.

Gadsden Metro - live webcast from First Friday

Gadsden Museum of Art - Open late

Flowers by Rita/Custom Framing - All major college sports framed prints. Also, don't forget Flowers by Rita for all your floral needs.

Hicks Family Shoes - Get ready for Spring with our great selection of flip flops! See them for yourself as they are modeled in our store windows on First Friday.

Imagination Place

Paint the Town - Click here to register.

The Alabama Gift Company - Come check out our great Easter goodies from Priester's Pecan Company and Chrissie Schubert. Now selling beautiful and delicious "Cookie Bouquets"- a great gift for birthdays, anniversaries, Easter, Get Well Soon and just because! Remember we are open EVERY Friday until 10pm!

Great Eats:
The Perfect Pucker - Fresh squeezed lemonade & homemade fried pies, caramel apples, hot coffee & hot apple cider
Mater's Pizza - Serving crawfish bisque and white chocolate bread pudding
Courtyard Cafe
Jefferson's
Connie's Coneys
The Coffee Well
Lookout Mountain Kettle Corn
The Rib House

Starshine Faces will be at Little Faces Doll Shop on March 5 for First Friday. We will be there as part of The Big Sam the Balloon Man show that we are on every Saturday at 8AM on TV24.

We will start selling tickets for face painting at 5:00 for $5.00 - $10.00 each depending on the design.

Come out and meet Big Sam the Balloon Man and see his amazing balloon creations.

Stop in Little Faces Doll Shop and take a look at their Lee Middleton Newborn nursery. Terry can help you with the adoption process.

No First Friday

This is just to let you know that we will not be at First Friday in August. The merchants who are members of Downtown Gadsden, Inc who puts on this fabulous event every month have voted to no longer allow non-food vendors at the event. There will still be the wonderful food vendors you have found at past First Fridays, but I won't be able to be at this one.

But don't worry!!

We are making plans to be at the rest of the First Friday events. Another business will be trying out the idea of selling vendor space in their business and we have signed on to be a part of that. Unfortunately it will not start until September. On the positive side, though, the vendors will be indoors!!!

Please remember when you get your faces painted to always ask what kinds of paints they use. Acrylic paints and other craft paints are not meant to be used on skin and not all face paints are created equally. Starshine Faces artists only use professional grade facepaints that are designed to be safe for cosmetic use and also for the ease of removal. If you have any questions about facepainting, please let us know.

If you have comments or compliments on First Friday, please let Downtown Gadsden, Inc, know so that they can continue to make this event fun for everyone. We hate we won't be able to be there this month, but we hope to see you in September. Thank you so much for your support.

Facepainting at First Friday in Gadsden, Alabama

Art Walk is the theme for First Friday in Gadsden, Alabama the evening of May 1st. We were accepted into the Art Walk and will be doing fabulous transformations on lucky ticket holders. These are not our typical birthday or festival faces. These take face painting to the next level for us and include hair designs and abstract art designs. All paintings this evening will be artist choice, so get ready to see our imagination at work.

Tickets were given out at various birthday parties that hired us, but you can register for a chance to get painted that night. Stop by the booth and fill out the registration forms for your free transformation ticket. We will draw twice during the evening and you must be present to win.

We look forward to seeing you there!!