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Main Street Greenville
August First
Friday... Oh My, It's the Artisan Stroll
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 will feature over 55 different vendors, each offering art,
crafts, or handmade items!
The event will be held from 5:30 - 10 pm in downtown Greenville on
Friday, August 4th. “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,
pottery, and much more.
In addition to the art and crafts on display, many demonstrations will
take place throughout the evening. The agenda includes chainsaw
sculpting, dance performances, and an exhibition by the Society for
Creative Anachronism, an international organization dedicated to
researching and re-creating the arts and skills of pre-17th-century
Europe. Members, dressed in clothing of the Middle Ages and
Renaissance, attend events and display traditional activities and
crafts of the Medieval period. The event will also include live music
at multiple locations.
The evening features many activities for children to enjoy, with
face-painting, Chalk-the-Block (a sidewalk chalk contest), animal and
balloon sculptures, free hotdogs & hamburgers provided by
Greenville National Bank, free ice cream provided by First
Congregational Church, kids crafts & school supply drive at FHMCC,
and more! The Greenville Public Library will be hosting a Craft Night
from 6 to 8 p.m. on the front steps of the library. There will be
a variety of book-related crafts for kids ten and under, in addition to
sand art and button-making for teens and tweens ages 11 to 18. The sand
art will take place on a first come, first serve basis.
Beginning in March, the committee (consisting of Susan Fowble, Patti
Jetter, Kim Murray, Mary Saintignon, Nancy Person, Fran Brubaker, and
Debbie Niekamp) have volunteered their time to work with 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
begin planning this event well in advance to make sure there will be a
wide variety of vendors and activities for all to enjoy,” said Crysta
Hutchinson, Executive Director of Main Street Greenville.
Flyers will be handed out 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 Braund Pope & Oliver-Floyd
Funeral Homes. “Celebrating lives and serving families is at the heart
of everything we do at Braund Pope and Oliver Floyd Funeral Homes,”
said Eric Fee, Owner and Family Service Director. “As the only
locally owned funeral homes in Darke County, we take great pride in
fostering community, serving our neighbors and celebrating all that our
area has to offer. We are honored to partner with Main Street
Greenville to celebrate the Artisan Stroll during August First Friday!”
More information about Braund Pope and Oliver Floyd can be found at
www.oliverfloyd.com or (937) 548-1133.
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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