CommUNITY reception planned on March 24

Honeywell Arts

In Education invites the public to a special celebration of the Honeywell CommUNITY Arts

Program on Friday, March 24 at 7 p.m. at the Manchester Junior High Auditorium.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for the free event, which will feature artwork displays and performances by CommUNITY Arts student participants. Guests will also be able to mingle with the teaching artists and enjoy Mexican antojitos (snacks).

CommUNITY

Arts is a multiweek collaboration between Honeywell Arts In Education and Manchester Community Schools.

The program began in early March as teaching artists Ana Velazquez, Emily Guerrero, and Brian Kruschwitz were in the English Language Learner and Spanish 4 classrooms each week, inspiring students to give voice to their individual stories through visual art, storytelling, and music.

The reception celebration is a culmination of the program and will give junior high and high school students a chance to showcase their

Registration to begin for Wabash Farmers Market

weeks of work through performance and their original Mexican folk art creations known as alebrijes.

English Language Learners in grades K – 6 will also be featured performers during this evening, sharing the tissue paper flowers they created as they sing the song, “Flowers” in multiple languages.

Returning for its 16th season in Downtown Wabash, the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market will open registration to new and returning vendors on Wednesday, March 22. Vendors with goods and products that fit the handmade, homemade and homegrown categories are welcome.

The Downtown Wabash Farmers Market is a Downtown Wabash, Inc. event.

Vendor spots for 35 full-season vendors are open, leaving registration open on a first come, first serve basis. Downtown Wabash Farmers Market vendor registration comes in three tiers including full season at $200 per vendor, two half seasons at $115 per vendor (May 13 to July 22; July 22Sept. 30) and single drop-ins at $25 per vendor. Nonprofit rates are available.

Vendors at the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market often include small businesses and local farms, bakers and artisans. In addition, food vendors, live music and kid-friendly offerings will be available at this season’s market.

To register as a vendor, visit DowntownWabash.org/downtown-wabash-farmers-market or contact Carly Hawkins via carly@downtownwabash.org or 260.563.0975.

For vendors interested in learning more about the 2023 Downtown Wabash Farmers Market season, a 2023 Season Vendor Callout Meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 12 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at the Downtown Wabash, Inc. office (189 S. Miami St., Suite 1). The Vendor Callout Meeting will be open-house style with Market Coordinator Carly Hawkins on-site to speak about the season and answer vendor questions. For more information, visit DowntownWabash.org/2023farmers-market-callout-meeting. For more information about the Downtown Wabash Farmers Market, visit DowntownWabash.org or follow along on social media.