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American Kings will headline the First Friday event on July 1st in
downtown Greenville.
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Take a cruise
down memory lane during July’s First Friday
Greenville, OH - This year, Main Street Greenville will offer a new
event for July’s First Friday! The focus is a 1950’s inspired theme,
highlighting memories that once took place on Broadway, the main drag
of downtown Greenville.
Fire up the engine of your hot rod and take a cruise down memory lane
on Friday, July 1st from 6 to 9 pm.
“The main street of any community holds unique memories to those living
there. Over the years, individuals have shared their memories of
downtown Greenville with our organization, and we wanted to create a
fun event to capture those memories,” said Amber Garrett, Executive
Director of Main Street Greenville.
The festivities will include, music by The American Kings, a ping-pong
ball drop, a hula hoop contest, a photo booth, and a showing of the
classic film Bedknobs and Broomsticks.
The American Kings will perform from 7 to 9 pm on 5th Street between
the Coffee Pot and Michael’s Fine Clocks and Jewelry. They are a Dayton
band who still allow the words “sock” and “hop” to make perfect sense
together. With their true renditions of your favorite rock ‘n’ roll
songs, you can fully trust a high-energy and fun show. The band’s
performance is kindly sponsored by Braund Pope and Oliver-Floyd Funeral
Homes.
The ping-pong ball drop, sponsored by Greenville National Bank and
Second National Bank will take place on 3rd Street at 9:10 pm sharp,
Main Street Greenville will be dropping 500 ping-pong balls from the
fire escape of Bach to Rock. The ping-pong balls will have colored dots
on them, each color representing a different prize level.
The hula hoop contest will be held from 6 to 8 pm and will be located
on 5th Street between Wayne Cinema and American Title Resources. There
will also be prizes offered to those who can hula hoop the
longest.
The photo booth will be located at Chillz Frozen Yogurt (331 S.
Broadway) from 6 to 9 pm, the photos will be printed in black &
white capturing that 1950’s essence.
Theater on Third, an outdoor movie experience, will be showing the
film, Bedknobs and Broomsticks. The “theater” will be located in the
parking lot behind Bach to Rock. The movie will be projected onto the
Canteen Shop building (120 W. 3rd Street). The movie is free and open
to all, kindly sponsored by Greenville National Bank.
There will also be soda fountain drinks, smiley face cookies, a “penny
candy” station, and do not forget to come dressed in some unique 1950’s
attire! Ladies, think poodle skirts and saddle shoes. Gentleman, get
ready to roll up the sleeves of your favorite white t-shirt.
In addition, many downtown businesses will be open late for all to
enjoy, make reservations for dinner and explore the shopping
experiences offered!
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.MainStreetGreenville.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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