HELLO AGAIN -- Summer seemed short this year. Not to worry, March was just a hint. Warmer weather is on the way we promise. All of us at Papa Robbs do want to thank you for supporting us during this cold snap & WINDY times.

Early notice is that we will go to seven days a week starting Monday, April 25 & hours will change too. Our website, Facebook & other social  media sites will keep you up to date. Sign up for Twitter as we will try to Tweet more this year. Let's all remember to "share" facebook posts as much as possible. We are working on plans for some contests involving social media so stay tuned for details.

FESTIVAL FRIDAYS RETURN!!!! Every Friday -  6:00 -- 9:00 starting April 29. Kicking things off will be our BIG friends - Dakota & Friends - the best Dinosaurs in the world! Hay You - Mike the Balloon Man, Tripp The Clown, Bev our Face Painter, & some door prizes (and who knows what else) will round out the open Festivities - our very own Papa Robbs Family - can't wait to see you.

Several themes this year with arts/crafts being a big one. May 13 first art night & this night and all art nights will feature a special area for Kids Art & Crafts hosted by Victoria Moore. Drums, music, poetry, dancing. reading & story telling, food & Youth Clowns are all on the schedule this year.  Again, social media & our website calendar are the key to information.

Folks asking about Open Mic - well we are having some difficulty with music licensing groups. Seems when you pay off one another pops up. But we are working on that. We will probably do some Talent Nights featuring original music by our musical friends, plus poetry, magic & who knows what else. Stay tuned as these will start in June for the summer. So, all you amateur musicians, jugglers, poets, magicians start getting in touch with us - like now!  info@paparobbs.com   704/ 652-7272

Welcome back Lyndsay full time. Helping manage the store, she is virtually taking over Festival Friday & is our new Marketing Director working with our social media dept & directly with Papa Robb.

Last as always - your ideas are both needed & welcome so keep them coming please. This is after all your home away from home. See you all real soon we hope.

Papa Robb's Paradise Ice
www.paparobbs.com
Concord, NC

Spring is almost here & we're excited. Daylight savings time on March 13, we open March 17, Easter on March 27 & we have lots of news.

Yes we open on March 17 at 1:00, Saint Patrick's Day. Celebrate with us & your friends with our special Shamrock Shake! We will be open six days a week, closed on Mondays
(till late April). Hours: Tuesday - Thursday & Sunday 1:00 - 8:00. Friday 1:00 - 9:00 &
Saturday 11:00 - 9:00.

In addition to postings about our on-site events, this year we will also be posting about many of our off-site events. Several of these are open to the public & will give you another opportunity to visit with us "on the road". So it is even more important to check out our daily Facebook (& other social media) postings as well as our events calendar  on our website.

Remember that we offer a party area for your special parties & we also can come to you for your party, business affair, etc. Details about our on-site parties can be found on our website as well as info about our catering.

Two of our good neighbor churches are teaming up for a very special family event on Saturday, March 26 & you are invited! Eva Drive Baptist & Poplar Grove Baptist are hosting and Easter/Spring gathering from 12:00 noon till 3:00. Yes there will be fun, food, & games, but among the many lessons of Easter is the importance of love & respect among friends, neighbors & family -- something that is always important to us at Papa Robbs. So please join us March 26.

An important Easter note: as in the past Papa Robbs will open on Easter at 3:00 & we hope to see you & your family March 27.

We are happy to announce some flavor additions: Paradise Ice will add Passion Fruit, SunDrop & Strawberry - Lemonade to its lineup & Paradise Pops will add Blue Raspberry & Cherry to its popsicle flavors.

Did you know that you can have your very own Papa Robb's Paradise Ice? We mentioned this in our recent newsletter/blog as this has been an oft asked question. The details & legal regulations are already in the planning stages & hopefully will be complete by June.
If you have an interest let us know. Send requests to:  info@paparobbs.com

That's all for now, but many more ideas & much news to come so stay tuned & we look forward to seeing old & new friends again soon.
Papa Robb's Paradise Ice
Concord, NC
www.paparobbs.com

Hello Everybody! Hope you had a safe & happy holiday & let's all look forward to a very good 2016. This SCOOP will outline some news about Papa Robbs, but please note that we will follow up with some Blogs containing more details. So please remember to check our blogs often for latest updates. Matter of fact, best to check our social media sites & web site  as often as possible. So let's begin:

1.) Opening - we will open for the season on Thursday, March 17 at 1:00. Closed on
     Mondays. Weather depending, we will go to seven days late April with first Festival
     Friday April 22 or 29.
2.) We hope to make our Festival Fridays even more fun & interesting, both for kids &
     adults. Many positive comments about last years arts, crafts additions as it gave
     parents more to do. Hopefully we can present more of a street fair atmosphere every
     Friday.
3.) Games & ideas - as usual your ideas are needed, always good & much appreciated.
     So please send us any & all ideas. Special days, events, games for Festival Friday --
     all are needed so please keep them coming.
4.) Our plans call for more off site appearances this year. We do catering, school,
      business, civic events & festivals, etc. Some are private but many are open to
      everyone. We will be posting these on our web site calendar so again, be sure to
      check that calendar on the web site tool bar.
      If you are interested in have us cater your event, simply contact us asap.
5.) A very brief word about Papa Robb. He is moving a little slower this year as he is in
     early recovery stage of knee replacement surgery. All seems to be fine so far & he
     looks forward to seeing you all soon.
6.)  Last year we had some inquiries about possibilities of owning your own Papa Robbs;
      franchises, etc. Well, we're not ready to franchise, but we are already working on a
      licensing program. Hopefully this will be complete by mid April so if you have any
      interest in owning your own store, stay tuned. We feel this will be the simplest way at
      this stage of our business.

That's all for now, but allow us to close with this message: The Panthers are still OUR Panthers. They had a very special season. Yes it is important to KEEP POUNDING, but it is also important to KEEP THE PRIDE!
Papa Robb's Paradise Ice
Concord, NC
www.paparobbs.com

Oct 28th Blog

HELLO AGAIN EVERYBODY --  it seems as though the weather changes by the hour this time of year and for us at Papa Robbs it is a sad time because we will be closing soon for the Winter. We will surely miss you and want to take this time to say a very huge and very special THANK YOU to you, our friends and extended family.

You have made this year the best ever and we also want to say thanks to all of our special guests and performers who have worked so hard to make your experience at Papa Robbs even  more fun. Our family of artists, musicians, crafters, and special performers grew this year and we look forward to seeing them next year.

But, this year is not over, so keep on coming as we have much to offer. SPECIAL NOTICE:  Our face painter, Beverly, will make a special appearance Saturday, Oct. 31,
Halloween afternoon, to paint special faces for Halloween!! There will be a nominal charge as these will be extra special! Bev will be with us from abut 2:30 until ????

Our Balloon Artist will join us for a few more Friday nights with his very special concoctions and you never know who just might drop in for a special visit.  It is very important to check our postings on social media to keep up to date.

NEW FLAVOR -- While supplies last we have APPLE PIE ice cream and it is yummy, plus our tee shirts - adult & childrens - are now ON SALE as are our hats. Great gifts but get 'em fast while supplies last.

Well that about it for now and the sad news is the last news: this year we will close early for the season as Papa Robb is scheduled for a medical procedure to do something about his knee problems. Not to worry, he'll be up before even he knows it!

Our final day will be Wednesday,  November 25, so please come see us soon.

A special thank you to: Tripp The Clown; Beverly our Face Painter; Mike our Balloon Artist; Greg our musical host; and Ed the Dinosaur Man.  Also to our hard working staff for a job always well done.

AND -- The BIGGEST THANK YOU OF ALL -- To Miss Kathy, co-owner and partner in business and in life itself!



Papa Robb's Paradise Ice
www.paparobbs.com
Concord NC

News & Explanations - topics for this month so let's get going:

Our times of operations have changed so please note this. Now closed on Mondays. Tues., Wed., Thurs. & Sun., open from 1:00 pm  -  8:00 pm. Fridays, open from 1:00 pm  -  9:00 pm. Saturdays open from 11:00 am  -  9:00 pm.

These changes would have occurred mid October as in the past, but our entire schedule is backing up two weeks this year. We will be closing around Thanksgiving this year rather than in December - details to follow so watch our postings, etc.

The reason behind these changes? No  long discussion here please, but Papa Robb is scheduled for surgery in early December for a knee replacement. Hopefully he will not be limping around next year!!

Notice that we are NOT scheduling any four day weeks. We will be open six days a week from now until we close for the year. Still lots to do so join us for three more Festival Fridays (weather permitting) & for Halloween Weekend.

Recently we cancelled our Open Mic Nights. This would have happened mid October, but a disagreement over licensing ended it earlier. We have discovered that some things we were told are simply not true. We can play the radio, people can sing their own songs, play their own music, recite their own poetry, rap, etc.

Furthermore, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY" can be sung at parties, some DJ's can perform & "faith-based" music can be performed. Churches can still hold Bible studies & other meetings & can include music.

To be honest, the whole episode bordered on the absurd & included veiled threats (printed material about fines of $750.00 - $30,000 "PER SONG"!! ). Well, we understand what Intellectual Property Rights are (a previous business was in the publishing world), we do respect these rights, but we have met with churches, musicians & others, plus discussed this briefly with our own Intellectual Law firm & music will return.

We have three more Festival Fridays & all musical artists are welcome to join us along with our Festival friends.

That's all for now but please stay tuned to all of our social media postings for updates & thank all of you for your great & continued support this year.

Papa Robb's Paradise ice
www.paparobbs.com
Concord, NC

Hello again & welcome to September. We want to give you all a big thank you shout out for a great summer. A lot happened the past three months, but more is on the way.

Our new catering bus is almost finished. Keep watch on our social media as we will have a "test day" & you can help. The bus looks good  due to the hard work of many people. We will list them all in a special blog coming later this month.

Our Open Mic Nights will continue every Tuesday with host Greg Ragan & our Festival Fridays have much coming this month. Check out our events calendar for changes/updates, etc.  Dinosaurs return this Friday, Arts & Crafts on Sept. 11 & Sept. 25.

Our Festival Family seems to grow like magic. Tripp The Clown is our master ringleader & continues to amaze - now he juggles fire!  Beverly our face painter, Mike our balloon twister (a genius to say the least), with visits by young Jerry The Clown, Phillip our drummer and now Veronica & Michael. Veronica hula dances, bubbles dances & sometimes sings. Michaels plays music and spins fire.  Veronica & her kids crafts & art will be with us on several Fridays & we expect more to join us over the next few weeks.

We will venture off site for an animal fund raising vent at Happy Hound on Sept 25 & also be at the Kaleidoscope Festival in Kannapolis that same day!  Busy, busy!

Important note: On Saturday, Sept. 12 there will be a yard sale at Papa Robbs from 7:00 am till 1:00 pm. Presented by the Brookdale Center, it  will benefit the Alzheimer's Walk.
For participation info please call Pam Clark at 704/ 467-2951. A local church will on hand with hotdogs from around 9:30 till ???  This is all for a good cause so we hope to see you on the 12th.

We had a sad incident last week in which a small kitten was accidentally run over & killed. We mention this for a very important reason; please keep a close watch on your children. We have plenty of places for kids to play, but they DO NOT include the parking lot! That is no place for hide & seek games. Kids are small & hard to see, so please, please, please attend to your children at ALL times.

On a happier note we want to repeat that this year has been better than ever & our success is your success. Our Mission Statement is stronger than ever & we continue to believe that if you live in a community, be a part of the community. Thank You & we hope to see you soon.

Papa Robb's Paradise Ice
www.paparobbs.com
Concord, NC

FOOD -- ARTS -- CRAFTS   ---  After talking with our customers about food & all kinds of food choices we are adding a brand  concept of a very old idea. It is called a picnic.

We are now formally inviting all of you to feel free to bring in outside food and bring it to Papa Robbs. We calling this:  PICNIC IN PARADISE!  You bring the food, we have the tables & of course we have the desserts. Pretty simple. We encourage you to support our many good friends in are restaurants. Here just a few of our favorites in our area:

Chick-Fil-A; Jersey Mikes' subs; Asian Cafe; Sogos; Off The Grill; McDonalds; Subway;
Rosarios; Bojangle's; Mr. C,s; Buffalo Wild Wings; Marco's Pizza.

Visit any of these or your local favorites, grab some takeout & PICNIC IN PARADISE!

We will also, from time to time, have on site food vendors such as Kabobs , Terry's Dawgs, etc so watch our social media posts daily.

TRIPP RETURNS -- He has been at Clown Camp & Seminars, nut our very own Tripp The Clown returns Aug 7, so turn out & give Tripp a big welcome home.

ARTS/CRAFTS -- On Aug. 7 our Festival Friday will have the theme of Arts & Crafts. Over 10 area artists will be on hand so don't miss it. Crafts, fine art, metal art, music, etc and will be joined by Bev & her face painting plus balloons by Mike and  Eric Melton plans to return with his super Caricatures.

Speaking of the arts, it is never too early to make your plans to attend the next Kaleidoscope Festival in downtown Kannapolis, Saturday, Sept 26. We'll be there & hope you will be too. This is super fest & features crafts, art, food, performers, music, etc. They are big supporters of us & we of them.

One of special event for a good cause. On Saturday, Sept. 12, from 7:00 am till 12:00 there will be a yard sale at Papa Robbs  as part of the WALK TO END ALZHEIMER'S.
This sale is sponsored by Brookdale Concord Parkway. If you wish to participate, space is available for $10.00 - $20.00 & supports a worthwhile cause. info at  pclark@brookdale.com.

Bye for now, but be sure to check our social media & our events calendar for up to date info, changes, etc.  Thank You.

Papa Robb's Paradise Ice
Concord, NC
www.paparobbs.com