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First Friday
features over 40 different artists and vendors
If you love arts and crafts, you won’t want to miss Main Street
Greenville’s First Friday event for August, the Artisan Stroll! The
event features over 40 different vendors, each offering art, artisan
crafts, or handmade items!
The event will be held from 6-9 pm downtown Greenville on Friday,
August 7th. “It will be a jam packed night, with so much to see and
do,” said Susan Fowble, Event Chair Volunteer. “We are excited to see
everyone downtown!”
Vendors will be set-up on the sidewalks in front of downtown businesses
to showcase their items. The list of items offered include paintings,
ceramics, jewelry, drawings, re-purposed home decor, photography,
crocheted items, and much more.
In addition to the art and crafts on display, many demonstrations will
take place throughout the evening. The list includes glass blowing,
rock balancing, chainsaw sculpting, wooden spoon carving, chair caning,
and martial arts. The event will also feature live music located at
multiple locations.
The evening features many activities for children to enjoy. The list
includes face-painting, Chalk-the-Block (a sidewalk chalk contest), a
Kid’s Building Clinic provided by Lowe’s Home Improvement, GIANT
handmade dinosaurs, FREE ice cream, an author’s storytime, and more!
Beginning in March, the committee (consisting of Susan Fowble, Patti
Jetter, Kim Murray, Mary Saintignon, Fran Brubaker, Debbie Niekamp, and
Nancy Person and Peggy Jasenski) have volunteered their time to work
with Amber Garrett, the Executive Director for Main Street Greenville,
to create the event.
“The Artisan Stroll is our largest First Friday event of the year and
it would not be possible without the hard work of the committee. They
are a wonderful group of ladies who are dedicated to creating a quality
event for all to enjoy,” said Garrett.
Signs and flyers will be posted the night of the event with the
schedule and the locations of each vendor. Main Street Greenville will
also post the information on their website and Facebook page for you to
download or view before the event.
This event is kindly sponsored by Interim Healthcare & AAA. Interim
Healthcare is the nation’s leading provider of homecare and
supplemental healthcare staffing services and they have recently opened
an office in downtown Greenville at 203 W. Main Street. You can contact
them at 937-459-5911 or www.interimhealthcare.org. AAA has served their
members for over 100 years, for all of their cars & driving,
travel, insurance, and banking needs. Their office is located at 6580
N. Main Street Dayton, Ohio. You can contact them at 937-281-2510 or
www.ohiovalley.aaa.com.
Main Street Greenville is a non-profit organization committed to
stimulating and supporting revitalization efforts, historic
preservation and economic growth in Historic Downtown Greenville. To
learn more about the organization, visit www.DowntownGreenville.org or
call 937-548-4998. You can also like the organization on Facebook to
receive updates on a regular basis
(www.facebook.com/mainstreetgreenville).
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