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DEC. 6,13,20, 2011 Old-Fashioned Christmas Festival, 5:00-9:00P
dec. 2, 2011 Holiday Parade 7:00P
dec. 3 & 17, 2011
Winter Farmer’s Market 9:00A-12:00P
dec. 7, 2011 Flashback Trivia @ Little Shebas 6:00-8:00P
dec. 10, 2011 Breakfast with Santa at the Innovation Center 9:00-11:00A
dec. 21, 2011 Creative Free Space 9:00A-1:00P
extended hours businesses to stay open The following downtown businesses have contacted Center City to let us know that will be extending their hours or running special deals during the holiday season: Rock Solid Ministries will be having a hat and glove giveaway during the Holiday Parade and a blankets collection later in December. On New Year’s Eve, they will be having “Watch Night” at 8 p.m. where people can bring in the New Year with snacks and prayer. Cradle and All as well as Body & Soul will be extending their hours until 9 p.m. on Friday, December 2, the day of the Holiday Parade. It’s not too late to be in our upcoming December publications if your business is going to run holiday specials or extend
hours during the holiday season. Center City will help market your business in return during the remainder of the holiday season with our print, web, and other publications. (Photo courtesy of www. zippycart.com)
old-fashioned christmas festival in richmond’s historic depot district
Photo from http://www.richmondfurnituregallery.com/
You will feel the spirit of the season as you stroll through our historic neighborhood aglow with twinkling lights and luminaries. Voices of children singing Christmas carols will evoke your memories of Christmas past.
Center City Development Corp. Uptown Innovation Center 814 East Main Street Richmond, Indiana 47374
Enjoy a steaming cup of hot apple cider and delicious Christmas cookies while you take a ride on our Horse-Drawn Carriage and Wagon. Then, take an exciting trip on an Old Fashioned English Double-Decker Bus!
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Watch your children’s excitement when they see a favorite attraction, Children’s Train Rides on the Christmas Express in
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the Winter Wonderland room at The Richmond Furniture Gallery. This room also features one of the world’s largest Christmas Murals and a Fantasyland Train Display. The display features several trains that run around an old fashioned Richmond, Indiana landscape. After the trains, your children (and those of you young at heart) can have your picture taken with Santa Claus! Please join us on Tuesday evenings (November 29 & December 6, 13, 20) for food, fun and festivities that your entire family will enjoy. Admission and parking is free. (Entire excerpt taken from http:// www.richmondfurnituregallery.com/)
santa breakfast at the innovation center Center City Development Corporation is excited to announce our Breakfast with Santa event at the Innovation Center! The event will be held on Saturday, December 10, 2011 from 9:00-11:00 am. The event is hosted this year by the Urban Enterprise Association (UEA) and Terah Faith Photography will be at the event for kids and families to take photos with Santa.
free train rides in the depot every day 12-5pm Beginning on November 25, 2011 the Richmond Model Railroaders trains (a not-for-profit organization) will be running every day from 12:00pm to 5:00pm until the end of December. (Trains will not run on Christmas Day) There is no cost to ride the Model Railroader trains.
The kids trains will be running for free, as well. There is no need to call before you ride, but group rides can be scheduled ahead of time. Just come to the “Christmas Room” at Richmond Furniture Gallery! (Photo courtesy of flickr.com user WayNet.org)
The event is free to everyone and Center City, the Urban Enterprise Association, and Santa look forward to seeing you there for a breakfast of milk, juice, and donuts! Please sign up on Eventbrite.com at http://www.eventbrite.com/ event/2552013140/?ref=estw. If you have any questions, please call Center City Development Corporation at 765-962-8151 or e-mail bethf@ mycentercity.com.
warmth of christmas donations sassy seconds to donate winter gear Sassy Seconds has teamed up with Communities in Schools for their “Warmth of Christmas” event. Starting November 17, 2011 Sassy Seconds will start decorating their Christmas tree with hats, scarves, mittens and gloves. All will be donated to Communities in Schools to be given to local kids who need them this winter. On Friday, December 16, 2011 they will undecorate and donate all winter items to Communities in Schools, who will then distribute them to children in need this holiday season. They will have items in the store to purchase for the “Warmth of
Christmas” tree, or people may bring in their own gently used or new winter weather items to be placed on the tree, as well. Sassy Seconds is located on 801 E. Main Street, Richmond, IN. Their business hours are Mondays through Wednesdays 10am-6pm, Thursdays through Fridays 10am-7pm, and Saturdays from 10am-5pm. You can also contact them at sassyseconds@ ymail.com. Sassy Seconds and Center City Development Corporation thank you in advance for your help in providing winter gear to local children in need this holiday season.
holiday bazaar christmas shop at clear creek co-op
boys & girls club help
Buy Local this Holiday Season! Shop for one-of-a-kind gifts at Clear Creek Food Cooperative’s 9th Annual Holiday Bazaar. Enjoy a large selection of unique, locally made gifts and merchandise. There will be chair massages, hot drinks, holiday goodies and holiday baking supplies, too!
The Boys & Girls Club will be hosting their annual Christmas Shop at the Club during the third week in December (December 12-15).
The Holiday Bazaar will be held on Friday, December 2nd from 6-8 pm (before and during the Holiday Parade) and on Saturday, December 3rd from 11 am to 4 pm (during and after the Winter Farmer’s Market). Clear Creek Food Cooperative is located at 710 East Main Street in Richmond, Indiana. Call the Clear Creek Food Cooperative at (765) 939-4390 for more information, any questions you might have, or to reserve vendor space before December 2.
Each year, kids at the Boys & Girls Club earn Santa Bucks the week before the Christmas Shop by doing special events or doing good deeds around the club. During the week of the shop, the kids can use their Santa Bucks to buy gifts for their entire family, which will then be sent home gift-wrapped for them. It takes 200 volunteers to run the shop, and the Boys & Girls Club would love to have your help! If anyone would like to volunteer their time for this great event, please contact: Boys & Girls Clubs of Wayne County 1717 South L Street Phone: 765-962-6922
bike racks installation in the central business district Seven (7) bike racks have been installed along East Main Street in the Downtown Richmond area. Four (4) more bike racks will be installed in the Depot District, making a total of eleven (11) bike racks installed in the Central Business District. Thanks to all who donated money for this project and to the Urban
Enterprise Association for the implementation of this important project, which will help in complying with the proposed 2011 Richmond Transportation Plan, which takes into consideration the improvement of pedestrian and biking routes, among other important transportation issues that are being addressed in the city.
Photo courtesy of http://www.chrishardie.com/blog/
sidewalk closings: permits required If you are a business owner contracting work to be done on your building in the downtown area, you will need to submit a request to have any sidewalk or street anywhere closed for whatever reason. The request should be submitted to Lt. Benedict at dbenedict@ richmondindiana.gov or brought to the police department addressed to him. The Board of Public Works and Safety meetings are held every Thursday at 5:00 p.m. and any agenda items for a meeting must be submitted to the Clerk’s office by 12:00 noon the previous Tuesday by Lt. Benedict. Any such requests should be sent to Benedict at least three weeks in advance. This would give him time to investigate the request and submit a recommendation to the Board by the agenda deadline. He will then notify the requester of the disposition of the request. If you need any assistance with this, please don’t hesitate to contact Jason Whitney or Beth Fields at Center City Development Corporation. Thank you in advance for your cooperation with this issue!
It40-qec form now available Form IT40-QEC Now Available These forms are for employees who were residents of the Enterprise Zone for all or part of 2011. They are to be completed by the employer and distributed to employees with their W-2 forms. The IT-40 QEC form enables resident employees to claim tax credits on their Indiana State returns. Forms are available online at http://www.in.gov/ dor/3515.htm, from the local Urban Enterprise Association office at 50 North Fifth Street or by calling 765.983.7396 or e-mailing bfields@richmondindiana. gov.
main st board member of the year
richmond glassworks
presented to lynn johnstone
Thanks to Richmond Glassworks, LLC, there will now be a live Nativity Scene for the Christmas Festival!
Lynn Johnstone, at the 2011 Indiana Main Street Conference, was presented an award recognizing her as Board Member of the Year by Lt. Governor Becky Skillman. Ms. Johnstone has for many years served as the Design Chair and has overseen numerous revitalization projects throughout the district. She is currently working on the design for the rear of the Depot with Roger Richert.
The Live Nativity will include calves, goats, sheep, chickens, a donkey, and more. They will have the Bethlehem Star over the Nativity and plan to have Wise Men, Shepherds, and of course Joseph, Mary and Jesus. It will be on the Glassworks property, just south of the building. If anyone has experience with a live Nativity and would like to contribute in any way (ideas, costumes, animals, manger, stable, construction, volunteering, etc.), please let them know. They can be contacted at: Jamison Carrier Richmond Glassworks, LLC. 411 N 8th St, Richmond, IN 47374 765-962-6187 phone 765-962-4446 fax
december 2011 hoilday issue
live nativity
Indiana Main Street honored five outstanding board members from Main Street organizations across the state with the 2011 Indiana Main Street Board Member of the Year Award during the statewide Indiana Main Street Conference, held at Alice’s Restaurant in Arcadia, Indiana. The Indiana Main Street Program is managed by the Indiana Office of Community and Rural Affairs (OCRA).
winter farmers market
“come for the food, stay for the fun” In cooperation with the Urban Enterprise Association and hosted at the Innovation Center (814 East Main St), the Richmond Winter Farmers Market is starting back up again! The market will open back up for the season on Saturday, December 3rd and will then run every 2nd and 4th Saturday of the month starting in January through April 28, 2011. Market hours are from 9:00am to 12:00pm. The Winter Farmers Market is an indoor market, located inside the Innovation Center. Come out and shop fruit, vegetables, soaps, art sculptures, local crafts, and more. It
is a perfect opportunity to shop for unique Christmas gifts for family and friends while supporting your local community. Last year’s Winter Market at the Innovation Center was a success and we look forward to seeing you all here again as we enter another Indiana winter in the Central Business District! For more information please contact Market Masters David and Cindy Reed at 765-874-1183 or at cjreed29@aol. com. Lucinda’s Interiors is another corporate sponsor helping support the Winter Farmer’s Market.
“Congratulations to each of these board members on receiving this well-deserved award,” said Lt. Governor Skillman, who oversees OCRA. “Every one of these individuals is a champion of local downtown revitalization efforts and promotes economic activity in their respective communities.” Indiana Main Street was established to provide economic revitalization and professional assistance to participating communities. Indiana Main Street encourages the revitalization and restoration of downtown areas in Indiana cities and towns.
Lynn Johnstone receives her award at the statewide Indiana Main Street Conference.
winter farmer’s market dates December 3, 2011 December 17, 2011 January 14, 2012 January 28, 2012 February 11, 2012 February 25, 2012 March 10, 2012 March 24, 2012 April 14, 2012 April 28, 2012 All dates are Saturday. Market hours are from 9:00am to 12:00pm.