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Excursion Train from Wichita to Avenue C and Main.
April 16 - April 22
Week of the Young Child. Visit
Smart Start for a calendar of events.
Third Thursday - April 21
Taste It and Third Thursday Downtown - live music, crafts, shopping!
Friends In Action Benefit Art Auction, Greeting Card Sale, and Artists' Reception at Gallery 7, 18 S. Main.
Welcome YP Summit attendees to Downtown!
May 5
TECH Brewmaster's Dinner.
May 6
Main Street Hops for TECH.
May 7
Annual Outdoor Fair & Cinco de Mayo.
May 21
Farmers Market Opens! (and Wednesdays from 11-3:30 beginning June 15th)
June 4
Antique Appraisal Fair at Memorial Hall
More info at www.downtownhutchinson.com
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ALL ABOARD!
Hop on the Excursion Train
boarding Downtown to Parts Unknown!
Join us for an excursion train ride on Saturday, April 16th and/or Sunday, April 17th. Plan to arrive at 10:30 a.m. to board the train from the South side of the tracks at Avenue C and Main. You can park your vehicle in the lot on the West side of Main, south of the railroad tracks at Avenue C and Main. The trip will take you on a journey and will return you to Avenue C and Main in approximately one hour.
Tickets are on sale now at Anchor Inn, Armstrong's Antiques, Carl's Bar, People's Bank at 11th and Main, and Smith's Market for $10.00 a person. A child held in an adult's lap is free. Tickets are limited so buy yours today!
Checks should be made payable to Heart of the Heartlands.
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Taste It Downtown dates in 2011 are:
April 21 * July 14 * September 15
We would like to extend a big thanks to Peoples Bank and Trust, Alexander's Jewelry and Apron Strings for sponsoring the April Taste It event. Tickets for the April 21st Taste It Downtown will go on sale April 1st at Alexander's Jewelry and Apron Strings.
The line-up for a taste of Taste It Downtown is:
- DannyBoy's Smoke House
- Jillian's Italian Grill
- Cool Beans
- Allie's Deli & Coffee Shoppe
- The W
- The Downtown Sampler
- The Anchor Inn
- Norvells Bakery
We encourage our Taste It customers to start anywhere on this list and then circle back to their car. It helps the flow of traffic if some start in the middle. Please use public parking lots and side streets when you can to help our restaurants provide parking spaces to their other dining customers. Bon Appetite!
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Give us a call or send an e-mail if you have a special event, store anniversary, or changes in your business. We'll be glad to include this information in our newsletter.
If you have a change in address, e-mail, phone, or website, please let us know so we can keep our records up-to-date and so you won't miss out on events happening in downtown.
The Downtown Hutchinson Revitalization Partnership appreciates your comments and ideas.
For information about Downtown Hutchinson or how to support downtown by becoming a member/friend, visit the Downtown Hutchinson
website or call 620.694.2677
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If you are receiving our newsletter electronically, we appreciate it! If you are receiving it by mail and have an e-mail address that we could send it to instead of mailing it, please let us know. We appreciate any help in keeping our postage costs lower.
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Connecting With Our History . . .
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Recent news that a long time retail service operation plans to close at the end of April should be a cause for all of us as community stakeholders to reflect on just what type of retail and service future we want for Hutchinson. Do we want to pass on a vibrant and historic "Heart of Our Community" or settle for a drive to another city for our needs? Take time to read the Hutchinson News editorial: http://www.hutchnews.com/Editorialblogs/midwest-edit and then vote with your shopping and service dollars. I am sure the folks at Midwest Feed would welcome a visit, just click on the "Shop" button on this website and look for Midwest Feed under "Downtown Speciality Retailers" for their location.
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THIRD THURSDAY NOW ON FACEBOOK
Jennifer Randall has a Facebook page for Third Thursday. Check out the site at http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=59297025682
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From Director Jim Seitnater
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Springtime in Downtown Hutchinson!
As you will see in this newsletter, there are a lot of fun activities and events ahead of us this Spring.
In April, the excursion train will visit Downtown Hutchinson and will offer an old fashioned train ride.
Third Thursday is full of community events, musicians, artists and the return of Downtown's popular"Taste It Event" with tickets on sale this Friday, April 1st at Alexander's Jewelry and Apron Strings.
The Main Street Hops for TECH tickets are also on sale by calling the TECH office at (620) 663-1596 or ordering online at www.techinc.org.
Saturday, May 7th Downtown will host the annual Outdoor Art Fair at a new location. The Art Fair will present local and regional artists at Memorial Hall and the new George Pyle Park from 9 a.m. till 4 p.m. The Cinco de Mayo Celebration will also take place on May 7th with great family fun in Avenue A Park and on Main Street between Avenue A & B. Several new activities, including the Cow Creek Duck Regatta, will highlight this year's Cinco de Mayo Celebration.
Saturday, June 4th will be the next Antique Appraisal Fair at Memorial Hall. We expect tremendous growth of this event after the great success of our first event and the many out of town participants we had. We are still working on final details and will have more to report very soon! We are working on a coupon book that we can give to visitors throughout the summer so stayed tuned on how you can get your business involved.
A lot of dedicated people are working hard to make Downtown a better place. If you are interested in helping or need more information about Downtown Hutchinson activities, events or volunteer opportunities, please call our office at 694-2677 or e-mail jims@hutchgov.com.
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DESIGN COMMITTEE NEWS - Chair Lovella Kelley
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The Committee has been working with Hutchinson Recreation Commission's Superintendent of Aquatics and Wellness Ted Nelson on designating a "safe mile" walk beginning in Avenue A Park. The path would be approximately 1/4 mile long and would not cross Main or other streets. Signage will be provided along the way to notify users of the distance traveled. We will keep you posted on when the "safe mile" path is marked and ready for walkers.
The Committee is working on the Annual Art Walk and will continue working on public art ideas in the Downtown area in 2011. If you have any ideas, we'd like to hear from you!
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ECONOMIC RESTRUCTURING COMMITTEE NEWS - Chair Victoria Crow
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The Committee has been in discussions with business owners on Main Street between 3rd and 4th Avenues to talk about improvements in what has come to be known as the "Santa Fe District."
We hope you have had a chance to drive by or shop around 3rd and Main and have seen what what a change some paint has made to the building on the corner!
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ORGANIZATION COMMITTEE NEWS - Chair Ron Kelley
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The new Downtown Hutchinson website has launched. Check it out at www.downtownhutch.com.
The Commitee has been working on 2011 work plans. These plans provide details of projects, the volunteers responsible to achieve the goals, timelines, and the budget. Work plans are also submitted to the Kansas Main Street director as part of our compliance as a Kansas Main Street City.
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PROMOTION COMMITTEE NEWS - Chair Nan Hawver
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No report.
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Market Position Statement for Downtown
Downtown Hutchinson, the Heart of our Community, is a regional center of commerce and government. You will discover convenient living spaces, exciting public spaces, art, historic buildings, antiques, professional services, and unique stores operated by entrepreneurs who care about Downtown Hutchinson and great customer service.
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DHRP Committees
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Design Committee - Chair Lovella Kelley -The Committee meets the 2nd Thursday of the month, 8:00 a.m. at Sarah's Catholic Bookstore.
Economic Restructuring Committee - Chair Victoria Crow - The Committee meets the 1st Wednesday of the month, 8:00 a.m. at the Downtown Sampler.
Organization Committee - Chair Ron Kelley - The Committee meets the 2nd Monday of the month, 1:30 p.m. at Cool Beans.
Promotion Committee - Chair Nan Hawver - The Committee meets the 1st Tuesday of the month, 5:30 p.m. at Armstrong's Loft, 121 S. Main.
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