ERIN EDGEMON, Business Editor
Posted: Sunday, October 26, 2008 7:34 am

The end of 2008 is nearing, which means seasonal calendar stores are slated to open soon.

Calendar Club at Stones River Mall near center court was expected to open this weekend, said owner Keith Bryant, while Calendar Club & Go! Games will open at The Avenue Murfreesboro in suite 1770, between Stride Rite shoes and Leslie’s Shoppe, Oct. 31.

Bryant said Calendar Club “offers the best calendar selection in the whole known universe.”

The online location offers more than 6,000 calendar selections.

The Avenue location will carry as many as 3,000 calendars ranging from music artists and painters to travel destinations, comedy themes and calendars for almost every type of dog, he said.

“People buy dog calendars like crazy,” Bryant said.

Go! Games features popular board games, card games and mind bogglers.

Both Calendar Club locations, which offer weekly specials, will remain open until mid-January.

This is the second year that Bryant and his wife, Carole, has operated the Calendar Club store at The Avenue; it is their first year running the operation at Stones River Mall.

“We stumbled across it last year, literally,” he said. “I was unemployed at the time and found a posting on Craig’s List.”

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Another fitness club is preparing to enter the Murfreesboro market.

Snap Fitness is slated to open Dec. 1 in a 2,700-square-foot space at 2812 Old Fort Pkwy, which is located between St. Andrews Drive and Gresham Lane, according to the Minnesota-based company.

The Murfreesboro franchise is a 24-hour fitness center that offers a no contract membership. Rates begin at $1 a day.

Additionally, Snap Fitness features online training, nutrition and wellness services.

The franchisee couldn’t be reached for comment.

For more information, visit www.snapfitness/murfreesborotn or send an e-mail to murfreesborotn@snapfitness.com.

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The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce’s sixth annual “Creating the Balance: Leadership Strategies for Women” conference is Oct. 30.

The all-day event will feature noted public speaker and author Dale Smith Thomas. Her keynote address is titled “Success: It’s Your Choice.”

Dubbed “The Hope Doctor,” Thomas is an unapologetic optimist who believes everyone can be successful as long as they choose success.

Few seats remain for the business women’s conference. Call the Chamber at 893-6565 to make a reservation.

The conference is slated for 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Embassy Suites Hotel and Conference Center. The cost is $65 for members and $85 for non-members.

Erin Edgemon can be reached at 869-0812 and at eedgemon@murfreesboropost.com.