These are just a few of the businesses, organizations, and folks who are keeping Opelika and Auburn alternative and offbeat.
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Amsterdam Café
Amsterdam Café operates on the “fresh from farm to table” principle that highlights the bounty of artisinal and house made ingredients, fresh seafood, and the offerings of local farm fresh produce. Located one block from Auburn University’s campus and the historic Samford Hall, Amsterdam Café serves lunch and dinner seven days a week as well as specialty dinner events and offers complimentary valet service.
Auburn Arts Association
The Auburn Arts Association provides quality arts experiences for young persons, professional opportunities for area artists and performers, technical assistance and financial support encouraging community-based arts initiatives, scholarships for talented community members, cooperative arts education projects, an exhibition program, and a variety of arts services and social activities.
Auburn Guitar Shoppe
Auburn Guitar Shoppe is a full-service store offering instruments, lessons, and accessories for beginners, pros and everybody in between.
Burn City Rollers
The Burn City Rollers was founded in August 2008 to provide a flat-track roller derby league for the women of Eastern Alabama and Western Georgia. The league is skater owned and operated — the work of maintaining the league rests entirely on the shoulders of its six volunteer committees and its steering committee, run by team members and referees. The Burn City Rollers is still seeking members to help fill out the roster so that they can hold in-league scrimmages, and will currently field a travel team to bout with other leagues throughout the Southeast.
Camp Stamp
Exclusive recycled, upcycled, handmade, and homegrown items such as notebooks, earrings, record bowls, accessories, etc.
Crêpe Myrtle Cafe
The Crêpe Myrtle Cafe specializes in preparing and serving savory and sweet crepes prepared using fresh ingredients from The Market at Blooming Colors
Fine Wine and Beer by Gus
The only dedicated wine and beer shop in Auburn, Fine Wine and Beer by Gus delivers an outstanding blend of knowledge, service, and atmosphere to every customer, from novice to master. By resourcing only the most discerning purveyors, Fine Wine and Beer by Gus stocks a heady and ever changing variety of wines; from delicate Champagnes to deep majestic reds. Craft and “strong” beers abound, as do all the accessories crucial to the Art of Entertaining in an elegant but casual and easy to navigate atmosphere.
The Gnu’s Room
Auburn’s local, independent bookstore specializing in used, out-of-print and new books. The Gnu’s Room supports and promotes local and regional authors, poets, playwrights, musicians, and artists through store events. The atmosphere is eclectic, warm and inviting. The Gnu’s Room offers french-pressed coffee and espresso drinks, as well as the variety of organic loose-leaf teas and is home to Mama Mocha’s Coffee Beanery, which roasts beans from many countries of origin on a daily basis from the back of the store.
India Garden
India Garden is an authentic Indian restaurant with a flavor of both north and south Indian cuisine. The restaurant features a daily lunch buffet and full menu for lunch and dinner as well as an extensive selection of vegetarian dishes.
The Layman Group
The Layman Group is a multi-disciplinary nonprofit Arts organization based out of Auburn, Alabama and deeply rooted in the exploration, interpretation and blending of theatre, dance, literary arts, music, visual arts and film.
Lee County Humane Society
The Lee County Humane Society is a 501 (c)(3) organization located in Auburn, AL. Formed in 1974 to rescue stray and unwanted animals in Lee County, the LCHS has grown to provide many services for county citizens. They partner with the cities of Auburn and Opelika as well as Lee County to house stray and unwanted animals. They also provide adoptions services, educational programs and community awareness. The Lee County Humane Society is an open admission facility serving Lee County, AL residents.
Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve
The Louise Kreher Forest Ecology Preserve features 15 trails spanning 4 miles through 110 acres of habitats. Attractions include a butterfly garden, turtle pond, and a hidden waterfall as well as the The Frank Allen Turner Amphitheater — a 100 seat multi-level meeting area with restrooms, wheel chair ramp, drinking fountain, and fire pit. The Preserve offers regularly scheduled programs presented by professionals in their fields who highlight ecological themes.
Mama Mocha’s Coffee Roastery
Micro-roasted single origin gourmet coffee, located in the back of The Gnu’s Room. Free coffee cuppings every Wednesday at 5:30 p.m.
The Market at Ag Heritage Park
The Market at Ag Heritage Park is an open-air farmers’ market held each Thursday, 3 to 6 p.m., during the spring and summer growing season at Ag Heritage Park on the Auburn University campus. The Market offers locally produced fruits, vegetables, honey, ornamental plants, herbs, cut flowers, stone-ground grains, eggs, goat cheeses, goat milk soaps, baked and canned goods, and Alabama-roasted coffee. In addition, it often features the work of local artisans, educational booths, and musical entertainment. The Market is open to the public and everyone—from Auburn University employees and students to local residents and tourists of all ages—is welcome.
The Market at Blooming Colors
The Market at Blooming Colors is a specialty market providing locally-grown vegetables as well as classes on a variety of topics
Perch Bead Studio
Perch is a neighborhood bead studio, a place to come and create, collaborate, and be inspired. Perch offers handpicked semi-precious stones and crystals and classes for the beginning artist to the more advanced to create one-of-a-kind jewelry. Perch offers custom designs for weddings, proms, and formals and can also custom create parties to fit any occasion; birthdays, bachelorette, bunko, and ladies night out or just because.
Southeastern Raptor Center
The Southeastern Raptor Center studies and rehabilitates sick and injured birds of prey as well as provides educational programs to schools throughout the region and the general public.
Standard Deluxe
Cool design and warm, handcrafted quality meet in a full range of silk-screened products. And, concerts. Lots and lots of concerts under the stars in Waverly, Alabama. Home of the Old 280 Boogie!
Sundilla Acoustic Concert Series
Dedicated to bringing the world’s music to Auburn, Alabama. Sundilla has been hosting the finest singer-songwriters for more than a decade.
The War Eagle Reader
“Part city paper, part game-day program, part yearbook, part academic journal, part Beat novel, The War Eagle Reader is a online-publication dedicated to the proposition that all college towns are not created equal… which is to say that TWER is for Auburn people, about Auburn people, and by Auburn people, and completely lacking in objectivity.”
– Editor’s Note: When OffbeatAuburn.com grows up, it would like to be very much like TWER.
