do April downtown Harrisonburg, VA

What’s Happening Visit HDR’s online event calendar!

DowntownHarrisonburg.org Harrisonburg Farmer’s Market Spring Market Opening April 7th Saturdays | 8a - 1p Tuesday | 8a - 1p harrisonburgfarmersmarket.com Clementine Live music all month clementinecafe.com Larkin Arts April 4 | Art Market | 12-6p The market will be held outside during Macrock. Purchase local arts and crafts directly from the artist. larkinarts.com Massanutten Regional Library April 7-11 | Times Vary Book Sale New & Used books, CDs, DVDs, books on tape at bargain prices. mrlib.org Explore More Discovery Museum April 11 | Long Ago Day | 11a-1p Sign up for Explorer Camp! iexploremore.com Downtown / Blacks Run Clean Up Day April 11 harrisonburgva.gov/cleanstreamclean-up-day Court Square Theater April 23 | 7:30pm On the Road Collaborative Presents The Variety Show View full Schedule of events @ valleyarts.org Happy 23rd to Artful Dodger!

Congratulations on 23 great years and many more to come!

Rocktown Beer & Music Festival | April 25 | 2:30pm-8:00pm This April marks the 5th Anniversary of the Rocktown Beer & Music Festival. Get your tickets now and celebrate great beer, great bands, great people and a great town.

Visit www.rocktownfestival.com to find our more and purchase your tickets now before they sell out!

First Fridays Downtown| April 3, 5-8pm Stroll the streets of downtown the first Friday of every month and enjoy extended hours at many shops and businesses while viewing art and enjoying performances by local artists, musicians and more.  Darrin-McHone Gallery | 3D work by JMU Faculty  Larkin Arts presents Elliot Downs  The Golden Pony presents Pegasus, a Larkin Arts Satellite Gallery with artist Andrew Conner  Oasis Fine Art & Craft | “Art in your Home” Exhibits inspiring home décor using local art.  Spitzer Art Center | Katherine Burling and Andrea Collins Opening Reception.  Three Notch’d | Angela Carter Painting and Photography “Poetic” | Group Poetry Reading and Live music by Blake Cramer And many more participating locations. Visit www.valleyarts.org for a list of events.

MACRoCk | April 3-4 Music Conference with 50+ bands, label expo, & panels. Visit www.macrockva.org to see the full line up of bands in venues throughout downtown and buy your tickets.

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Congratulations to Wells Fargo for winning HDR’s first monthly Friends drawing! They will receive two tickets to the Rocktown Beer & Music Festival.

Thank you for your continued support toward downtown revitalization.

First Fridays Downtown After Hours | April 3, 8-10pm | Capital Ale House Don’t forget to join us upstairs at Capital Ale House! There is no agenda, just an opportunity for friends to get together.

www.downtownharrisonburg.org 212 S. Main St. | Harrisonburg, VA 22801 | 540.432.8922

Business Buzz April 20 | 6p Court Square Theater Four finalists will be chosen based on their business concept plans. And a “People Choice” Award will be selected by those in attendance that night. To learn more about the “What’s Cooking” Program visit www.valleysbdc.org.

Soft Opening Week April 14– 18th | 11:30a– 4p Lunch will be open to the public. This week only, your choice of pulled chicken, pulled pork, chopped brisket or smoked veggies & a side for $5.00.

Opening April 2015 New Gallery, Pegasus, will be open for First Fridays, and a full line up of shows will be featured during MACRoCk. Check it Out!

Urban Hair Company is now open in the Urban Exchange Building. Located on Mason Street. Call 434.2040 to make an appointment.

Friends of HDR March 2015 SILVER FRIENDS Martha Ross & Jerry Benson

Grand Opening | 12-4p Check out Black Sheep Coffee, The Yellow Button, Ice House Studios, and Hugo Kohl who are open for business. Pale Fire Brewing Company, and Pure Eats are coming soon. Follow HDR’s Facebook page for the upcoming details.

George Pace Sancar, LLC Union Station, LLC Wetsel Complex, LLC BRONZE FRIENDS Downtown Wine & Gourmet Downtown Denton Properties Friendly City Food Co-op Harrisonburg Tourism and Visitor Services

Instagram Photo Contest | #mountains2main Grab your camera and explore, capture the essence and post your photos. Winners will be chosen June 30th.

Ask Eddie

Indian American Café Kline’s Dairy Bar Mel & Karen Lee Martin, Beachy & Arehart, PLLC Meals 4 Home, LLC

Ask Eddie: What is the Downtown Heroes Award that HDR announced at the annual Celebration & Reception on February 23?

Each year, at our Celebration & Reception, HDR recognizes many of the key people and organizations that have completed outstanding projects or contributed significantly to downtown revitalization.

These awards include Design Excellence Awards, Volunteer of the Year Awards, and Partner Organization of the Year Awards.

This year, for the first time, two people who are unmatched in their dedication to and investment in downtown were recognized with the Downtown Heroes Award.

Barry Kelley serves on HDR’s Advisory Board and on the Plan Our Park Committee. Andrew Forward is a member of the HDR Board and is chair of our Economic Development Committee.

Game changing development projects they have partnered on include the City Exchange, Urban Exchange, and Ice House.

Richard Morin Roxanne Rhodes The Community Foundation PEWTER FRIENDS Stephen Hay Trisha & Jeremy Blosser Loretta Frantz Karen Gerard & Matthew Bingay Harrisonburg Rockingham DayCare Sandra Quigg & John McGehee Sam’s Cornhole Bags Shenandoah Valley Bach Festival

In addition to the above projects, Barry has purchased and restored The Livery, Bruce Street, Walton Hotel, Matchbox Realty, and Campbell Court. A future mixed-use renovation project will be the Hess Furniture Building.

Collectively, these projects represent tens of millions of dollars in private investment. The projects have provided opportunities for multiple new and existing businesses, created jobs and downtown housing, and preserved historic buildings with character and architectural charm.

Their commitment through volunteer time and financial resources to downtown revitalization has made an extremely significant and long-term impact. HDR offers a special thank you to Andrew and Barry for truly being “downtown heroes.”

Kay Adams Dr. Cathy Slusher & Don Flegel Audrey Smith Bill Wilson

THANK YOU! To join HDR, call 432.8921 or go to downtownharrisonburg.org.