Downtown Friends: 

In addition to the meetings that you have previously been alerted about, there are two very important meetings occurring next week regarding Thursday Night Live and The Arts Strolls.  

First Friday Arts Strolls. https://www.facebook.com/artsstroll. We introduced the concept last year as part of the Arts Live Weekend in September in conjunction with Thursday Night Live and the Jazz Fest. This season we'd like to make it a regular monthly event focused on local art of all mediums, theater, street performances, literary and culinary creations to establish a vibrant, community driven atmosphere in downtown Jefferson City.

 

We'd like to promote the first Friday of the month beginning in May and ending again with the Arts Live weekend in September. We would skip July as the Friday falls on the 4^th (but still have an artists area within Salute to America) so this gives us 4 events:

 

May 2, June 6, August 1, September 5

 

The events would be from 6 pm - 9 pm and we would apply for a temporary outdoor consumption permit. There would be no charge to artists/performers etc. to participate with advance registration and space permitting. There would be no charge for downtown businesses to participate and/or sponsor artists/entertainment. And of course there would be no charge to attend the event.

 

First Fridays Arts Stroll will exist under the support of the Arts Commission, Arts Council, Jefferson City Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jefferson City Parks and Recreation Department and Downtown Jefferson City. We will be investigating funding options, guest artist underwriting and grants and advertising partners to make it all possible.

                                                                                                                             

As we are just in preliminary stages we're open to ideas, themes, tie-ins and ways to make this a great monthly promotion.

 

Please join us for a free information meeting Thursday, March 6 @ 5:15 pm @ Capitol City Cinema (https://www.facebook.com/capitolcitycinema) in Downtown Jefferson City. You'll be able to mix/mingle with other like-minded neighbors in our community who care about supporting the arts.

 

We're excited to get started on it and look forward to your feedback! (please feel free to forward this to anyone else you think may be interested)

 

Hope to see you Thursday!

Jill Snodgrass, Partner Daily Plan-it

marketing|promotions|special events

573.680.5468

www.dailyplan-it.com event management forThursday Night Live, Salute to America, Rowdy Run, Key West Artisan Market, Short Notice Events

 

(Please email the Contact to let them know you are interested)

 

Tuesday, March 4 at 7:30 a.m. - Hidden Spaces Meeting

(Event Date: May 18)

(Event Description: Event Designed to encourage Downtown Revitalization through building renovations.  Tours of renovated and unrenovated spaces, educational workshops about renovation processes).  

Where: Chamber

Contact: Mark Mehmert, markmehmert@jcchamber.org

 

Tuesday March 4 at 9:00 a.m. - Small Business Saturday Meeting     

(Event Date: November 29)

Where: Chamber

(Event Description: Annual Retail Event promoting "Shop Local."). 

Contact: Donna Deetz, dkdeetz@aol.com

 

Tuesday, March 4 at 1:30 p.m. -  Living Windows Meeting

(Event Date: December 5)

(Event Description:  One of JCMO's favorite holiday events, where the windows become alive!). 

Where: Chamber, dkdeetz@aol.com

 

Thursday, March 6 at 8:00 a.m.- Economic Restructuring (Retail/

Restaurants) Meeting

(Next Event Date: Sidewalk Sales - July 30 Kickoff)

(Committee Description:  Meeting to promote economic vitality of businesses, specifically retail and restaurant businesses in Downtown. Worked on Holiday Schedule of events, next project will be Sidewalk Sales).   

Where: Coffee Zone

Contact: Stephanie Bell, stephanie@downtownjeffersoncity.com

 

Again, we are an all volunteer organization and rely on a small army of people like you to make this happen for our (most beautiful) community.  We hope you will find an event or cause that interests you and sign up today!

Stephanie Bell

stephanie@downtownjeffersoncity.com