MONTEZUMA — A fun, new shopping opportunity has opened in the Old Women’s Clubhouse on Engram Street. An eclectic collection of vendors offers gifts, fashions, antiques, home accessories, gourmet food and salon services.

The shop is located in the historic Women’s Clubhouse which was the former home of many Montezuma social and civic clubs. The charming wood frame bungalow features large craftsman-style windows, polished hardwood floors and classic architectural molding and trim.

A grand opening celebration was held on Feb. 1. The Clubhouse is open from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Monday-Friday and 9 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays.

Proprietor Joy Rawls opened the shop “to create an enjoyable boutique environment where customers can shop and socialize in a relaxing atmosphere.”

She wanted to be a part of Montezuma’s downtown revitalization and to attract destination shopping customers to the area.

“The Clubhouse is a mini-Maze,” she explains, referring to the vendor emporium in downtown Americus.

Camee Hobbs has styled one room in a modern, muted-aqua with distressed black accents for ClipChix Salon. Hobbs specializes in family haircuts, chic styling for women, color, highlights and permanents. Hair care product lines include Morocan Oil, Aquage, Juico and Bed Head.

Salon hours are from 8:30 a.m.-8 p.m. Monday and Wednesday and from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. on Saturdays and Thursdays. Appointments are accepted at 478-458-9956.

Hobbs said that her clients “love the accessibility of the new location. I like working in the sunny building with the natural light.”

Wall 2 Wall offers fashions and accessories for women and junior girls. Mother and daughter team Sandra and Devin Wall have assembled a hip selection of tops, trousers, jackets and coordinating accessories that are sure to please any fashionista. The soft and stylish t-shirts, tank tops, camisoles and leggings come in the latest colors, as well as in wardrobe essentials like black, white and chocolate. The Angel’s Collection luxury bedding line includes 1,600 thread count Egyptian cotton sheets and bamboo all-season coverlets.

Dianne Gregg and daughters Lindsay Peaster and Laura Hardester feature an unusual collection of jewelry, beaded stretch belts and leather clutches. Their booth is called 2 Girls and a Mom and features the book Living Yes in a No World by husband and father Randy Gregg.

Gregg said that she is “excited about the new venture. The collections in The Clubhouse include unique, fun and colorful merchandise. My girls and I thought it would be fun and educational to go into business together.”

Her daughter advised her “not to buy anything I wouldn’t wear.”

The shop is “nice because you don’t have to go out of town for a boutique experience.”

Colorful oil paintings by Saylor Ann and Havalyn Cross hang near a Pollyanna’s handcrafted pillowcase, jumpers, tabby comfort blankets and popular dammit dolls. Dianne Walker’s booth, A Touch of Southern Charm, features seasonal wreathes, antiques and home accessories. Her line of hand-crocheted items includes dish clothes, scarves and baby blankets.

Susan Easterlin’s Quail Country Collectibles offers gourmet snacks, soothing-toned wind chimes, elegant monogrammed door mats, bridge tallies, charm jewelry and brightly-colored hand-bags. Her line includes Naked Bee lotions, lip balm and foot restoratives. Elizabeth Lester Hobbs  offers decorative kitchen towels, gift baskets and a valentine’s day collection.

Joyful Expressions offers lines of custom products by area artisans and unusual fashions, antiques and home accents. Skippy Lester’s hand-turned wooden ink pens and bottle stoppers make elegant executive gifts. No two pairs of Jessica Maffett’s hand-made copper and gemstone earrings are alike. Marsha Downs Dupree’s bright and cheerful oil paintings feature farm, garden and architectural themes. Molly and Gwen Rumph’s Lily Gifts include baskets, collectibles and home design items.

For information on booth rental rates and vendor opportunities, contact Rawls at 478-472-0011 or theclubhousemontezuma@gmail.com

The Clubhouse is located at 309 Engram St., Montezuma GA 31063. Directions: From Dooly Street, turn onto East Railroad Street between Filler’s and the Norfolk Southern track in front of the Montezuma Railroad Depot and turn left onto Engram, just after the Fire Station.