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Upcoming MBBA Events
4th Annual
Artist Market
Saturdays in June
9am to 3pm
Next Monthly
Membership Meeting
Thursday, June 10
7:30 am
Red Cross Building
1045 Outer Park Drive
Business After Hours
June 21, 5-7pm
Show-Me's Restaurant
3101 S MacArthur
Complimentary
Appetizers & Cash Bar
Big Block Bash
July 21
South Side Christian Church
2600 S MacArthur
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Here's the scoop!
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Join us for the 4th Annual Artists Market
Saturdays in June from 9am to 3pm!
The 4th Annual Artists Market will be held Saturdays in June from 9am to 3pm at Town & Country Shopping Center, 2403 S MacArthur Boulevard.
A wide variety of artists will exhibit their work, including oil and acrylic painting, fabric art, glasswork, jewelry, wooden toys, bowls, and flutes, hula hoops, purses and scarves, and photography.
2010 Additions to the Market include:
- Food vendors with variety of grilled food, lemon shakeups, candy and treats from Pease's Candy, and Kettle Korn
- Entertainment with Tom Irwin on the first and third Saturdays and Pete Sander on the second and fourth Saturdays; sound system provided by Premier Audio-Visual
- Face painting every Saturday
- Animal Protective League pet adoptions every Saturday.
2010 is the first year we are reviewing applications from artists. A variety of different artists will display each week, so be sure to visit us each Saturday in June! Check out the list of artists with photographs on our website - we'll be updating it frequently throughout May and June.
More information about the Market is on our website...
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Volunteers Needed
for Artists Market
Would you like to help the MBBA to raise awareness of the MacArthur area and help local artists? It's easy and fun to volunteer for the Artists Market. We ask for a 3-hour commitment, and an experienced coordinator is available at all times during the day. All volunteers will receive a free MBBA tee shirt!
Three shifts are available:
- Opening - from 7 to 10am - assist the day's coordinator to help artists find their locations, answer questions, and set up the MBBA tent, table and chairs, count shoppers.
- Mid-Day - from 10am to 1pm - count and greet shoppers at the MBBA tent and talk to artists.
- Closing - from 1 to 4 pm - count and greet shoppers at the MBBA tent, talk to artists, assist the day's coordinator to get artists packed up and make sure the area is clean.
To sign up to help with this fun urban market, email info@shoponmacarthur.com with your name, email, phone and the shift and date you'd like to volunteer.
Still Room for More for Artists!
We're still taking applications for artists and craftspeople to exhibit and sell their work at the Market. Please download an application from our website and submit with photos.
More information, including an Artist Application and Frequently Asked Questions, is on our website...
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Guest Speaker: Kim Hoffman, Blessed Sacrament Parish Expansion Project
Our guest speaker on May 13 discussed the largest construction project currently under way on the north end of MacArthur. The $5.3 million project will add an elevator, a gymnasium, a new preschool wing, a new office wing, a library and additional parking. The project is scheduled to be ready for use by the start of the 2011 school year.
Work has already started on the parking areas, and as soon as school ends next week, work on the buildings will begin. The work supports the Blessed Sacrament core values of education, service to the community, commitment to the neighborhood, community building and keeping their network strong.
The school currently has 448 students and has been gaining 10-12 new students per year. Students come from all over the area, not just from the MacArthur Boulevard neighborhoods.
Additional Blessed Sacrament events will be the June 5 Garage Sale and the June 16 Garden Party. In place of the usual carnival, the Garden Party will have a big-screen movie in addition to games, food and entertainment.
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MacArthur Boulevard Redevelopment Plan Update
County Board Member Jen Dillman discussed the Redevelopment Plan. Lakota Group will have a second public input meeting late in June. They will review the results of the previous public workshop, which was attended by around 80 people. The project is on track to complete in September. More information is available on the Lakota website at http://thelakotagroup.com/macarthur/.
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Local Government Update -
Alderman Debbie Cimarossa
- Springfield Alderman Debbie Cimarossa said there will be a City Proclamation of a special day to honor Glenn Yanow on Tuesday, May 18 at 5:30pm.
- Debbie mentioned the break-ins occurring in surrounding neighborhoods, and said police are performing undercover operations and are near to apprehending suspects. Debbie encouraged us to be aware and report any suspicious activity.
- Carol Kneedler mentioned that our guest speakers for June will be our Neighborhood Police Officers and possibly Deputy Chief Doug Williamson.
- Debbie will provide names of neighborhood leaders to Julie Dirksen for possible people to help with our neighborhood committee initiatives.
- Debbie mentioned the Springfield noise ordinance that is currently under consideration as "a quality of life issue".
- Someone asked who represents the new extension area, and Debbie said the new extension falls in Ward 7, which she currently represents.
- The controversy over renaming the previous MacArthur street south of Wabash continues, with emergency responders taking time to rename the street with a name not already in use within Springfield.
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MBBA News
MBBA member Julie Dirksen will be receiving a "Women of Influence" award on Tuesday, May 18. Women of Influence honors local women for their contributions to the Springfield area community. Selected by their peers through submitted nominations, all have made important contributions to the community at large. Julie's contributions include organizing the volunteer training program at the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum, coordinating hundreds of volunteers at Memorial Medical Center, volunteering for the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial and being the first chair for Memorial Medical Foundation's Festival of Trees. Congratulations and a big thanks to Julie for all her volunteer accomplishments!
The MBBA
will present Baskin Robin's owner and MBBA member Glenn Yanow with a framed version of the State Journal-Register article featuring Glenn and his "franchisee of the year" award. The inscription on the back reads, "Congratulations to Glenn! You make MBBA proud. May 12, 2010." Glenn was awarded the "Franchisee of the Year" for the entire country at the National Convention In New Orleans.
The MBBA will sponsor periodic cleanup days on MacArthur Boulevard. We will work with the City of Springfield's Adopt-a-Street program. Four cleanup days are needed per year. Julie Dirksen requested volunteers and assistance from business and property owners.
Show Me's will host an MBBA Business After Hours to celebrate the opening of the MacArthur Extension on June 21 from 5-7pm. There will be complimentary appetizers and a cash bar.
Coffee Sponsorships Available
Please consider providing refreshments for our monthly meeting - sponsors provide coffee and treats for 20-30 people.
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Welcome New MBBA Business Members!
Springfield Publishers
Advantage Realty
Check out more great businesses and supporters at our
Member Directory page!
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Area Events
South Side Christian Church will host their 3rd Annual Big Block Bash to help promote and celebrate life in the MacArthur neighborhood on July 18, 2010. Sponsorships are available in various tax-deductable amounts for the main stage, for the bounce house and for smaller games. Please contact Daniel Shelton, Worship Minister at SSCC at 217-525-0304 or Daniel@SouthSideChristian.com for more information; sponsorship deadline is June 28. Download the Sponsorship Flyer...
Springfield Park District will offer Music in the Park May 23 at Washington Park.
Cindy Groeninger of Balancing Touch mentioned the Healthy Springfield Expo that will be held at the State Fairgrounds on Saturday, October 10, 2010. The event will be free to the public and is sponsored by area hospitals, the Central Illinois Massage Therapists and the local Reiki community. Sponsorship opportunities are available.
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