Center City Development Corporation September 2012 Newsletter

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calendar at a glance

sep-12 annual picnic 2012

september 7, 2012

Center City Sidewalk Sales along Main Street

9-13-2012 | 11:00a-1:30p

september 7, 2012

The Annual Center City Picnic this year is teaming up with the United Way Celebrity Bake-Off and will be Thursday, September 13, 2012 from 11:00am1:30pm on Main Street. Two blocks, the 700 and 800 blocks of Main Street, will be blocked off to vehicles in order to accommodate seating for the picnic during this time period. US 27 North and South will remain open to vehicular traffic.

The Secret Ingredient Butterfly Release @ The Secret Ingredient: 11:00A

september 8, 2012 Starr-Gennett Walk of Fame Music Festival in Whitewater Gorge Park: Noon-6PM

september 13, 2012

17th Annual Community Picnic & United Way Celebrity Bake-Off in the 700 & 800 Blocks of East Main Street: 11:00A-1:30P

Not only will there be a United Way Celebrity Bake-off, Celebrity picnic volunteers, and great food, September 13 is another day in the series of Main Street Sidewalk Sales! After you enjoy food from some of your favorite vendors, take a stroll down Main Street to shop the special promotions during the LAST Main Street Sidewalk Sale of the season!

september 13, 2012

Center City Sidewalk Sales along Main Street

september 18, 2012

Center City MeetUP @ The Innovation Center: 9:00A-10:00A

Please contact Center City at 962-8151 or at kaitlinv@mycentercity.com for more information.

september 20, 2012 Little Sheba’s Trivia Night: 6P

september 28, 2012 Model T Ford Muesum - Grand Opening

last sidewalk sales of the season

CONTACT US:

to take place on main street in september

Center City Development Corp. The Innovation Center 814 East Main Street Richmond, Indiana 47374

The last two Main Street Sidewalk Sales of the season will take place on Friday, September 7 (During the Walk of Fame Weekend) and on Thursday, September 13 (During the 17th Annual Community Picnic).

Phone: 765.962.8151 E-mail: info@mycentercity.com Web: www.mycentercity.com

Look for red and maroon balloons lining Main Street on September 13 during the Community Picnic to get great deals from local merchants.

As the colder months approach, keep an eye out for the Center City Discount Card, which will be available by December to purchase for family, friends, or for yourself! Merchants will provide discounts to shoppers who purchase the card and will be able to use the discounts throughout the 2013 calendar year: before, during, and after next season’s sidewalk sales!


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the 7th Annual butterfly release

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to happen outside of the secret ingredient

Center City has made it easier to stay in the loop with events in the Central Business District! Several members of our mailing list have reported that their e-mail removed them from the Center City Mailing list without them knowing.

Please join The Secret Ingredient for their 7th Annual Butterfly Release on Friday, September 7 at 11:00 am outside of their store.

important people. Your honoree’s name will then be displayed in the window of The Secret Ingredient for three weeks.

The Butterfly Release is a fundraising activity to benefit the Cope Environmental Center, a non-for-profit organization helping our community understand environmental sustainability. You may purchase a butterfly with a $20 donation, which will be a total donation to the Cope Environmental Center.

Refreshments will follow for those in attendance. Please join The Secret Ingredient for their 7th Annual Fundraiser.

If this has happened to you and you haven’t been receiving e-mails and would like to be back on the mailing list, please scan the QR code below on your phone or follow the link on the “Contact” page on our website to resign up to be on the mailing list. Scan this QR Code on your phone, or follow the link up on the “Contact” page at www. mycentercity. com to sign up for our Center City Mailing list.

Please contact The Secret Ingredient at (765) 966-0990 for more information.

This is also a unique opportunity to remember and honor a special person in your life who has made a positive impact through nurturing, mentoring, or caring. With each $20 donation you will receive one butterfly for a person who has made a difference in your life. On Friday, September 7 at 11:00 am, the butterflies will be released at a ceremony honoring these

discount cards

The Secret Ingredient Butterfly Release 2011

be a part of the card! Center City Discount Cards will be made and distributed in December 2012 for use in the 2013 calendar year.

starr-gennett walk of fame 2012

These cards will work much like the “Bulldog Cards” or “Red Devil Cards” from schools. Central Business Districts can choose to participate in this card by providing a discount for the 2013 calendar year for card holders.

The Starr-Gennett Walk of Fame Music Festival 2012 will be held this year on Friday, September 7th and Saturday, September 8th.

If your business has not yet provided a discount and would still like to be on the discount card, please contact Kaitlin at kaitlinv@mycentercity.com with your business name, point of contact, promotion/ discount offered, and a digital file of your business’s logo.

design by j. Kaitlin Vaughn

september 2012

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Center City Development Corporation will pay for the design and production of the cards. The only cost to business owners is the discount offered. Proceeds from these cards will be used for combined Central Business District marketing, promotions, events, and materials.

at murray theater & whitewater gorge park

There will be a concert Friday evening after the VIP at Murray Theatre at 7:30pm by the Faux Frenchmen (a Gypsy Swing Quartet). Tickets will be sold to the public for $15. All concerts and daytime events on Saturday are FREE to the public (Donations Accepted) and will take place at Whitewater Gorge Park, 201 South 1st Street. Music & Arts Vendors will be open 12pm-6pm, the Food and Beer Garden will be open 12pm-6pm, there will be Free Kids Game & Activity booths from 12pm-4pm,

and blow up rides will be there until 4:00pm. FREE concerts include the Jonny Hazard Band with Randy Baker, Brian Keith Whalen, Direct Contact Latin Jazz with Pavel, and featured performer, Duke Tumatoe & The Power Trio! Call 765.962.2860 for more info.


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