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Inspiring great Connecticut downtowns, Main Street by Main Street |
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Placemaking II: Creative Solutions for Invigorating Downtown
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April 25, 2014
8:30 am - Networking Breakfast
9:00 am to 3:00 pm - Workshop (lunch included)
The Lyceum Center, 227 Lawrence Street, Hartford CT 06106
$75 for CT Main Street Members; $95 for all others
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Communities right here in Connecticut, as well as across the country, are thinking outside the box - they are creating new places on Main Street by utilizing new tools and strategies in Placemaking.
Come learn how successful Placemaking programs are developed and managed in our own state. Learn about an entirely new place created out of industrial ruins in Buffalo, NY. And bring lessons learned back to your town! |
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Guest Speakers & Presenters
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Food Truck Wednesdays, Larkin Square |
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Whimsey Amongst the Warehouses! |
Leslie Zemsky, Director of Fun
The Larkin Development Group has been renovating a series of Warehouse Buildings, which were once home to the Larkin Soap Company in Buffalo. Renovations over the past decade include more than 800,000 square feet of office space, over a half mile of new streetscape, and a public gathering space for events called Larkin Square.
This presentation will share the before and after of the rebuilding of the Larkin District (Larkinville), located a mile east of downtown Buffalo. Leslie Zemsky will share how they have activated the space, which typically draws up to 2,000 people in the warm weather months. The whole Buffalo region is experiencing a resurgence - attendees will learn how the work in Larkinville connects with what is happening in the region. |
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Creative Placemaking in Bridgeport
Michael Moore, Executive Director
Tara Vincenta, ASLA
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The Bridgeport DSSD has adopted Creative Placemaking as a strategy for revitalizing downtown Bridgeport and positioning downtown as a local, regional destination for cultural and economic activities. DSSD initiated this strategy in 2013 by overseeing the beautification and activation of historic McLevy Green.
In partnership with the City of Bridgeport, State of CT DECD, and the Cultural Alliance of Fairfield County, the DSSD is implementing multiple Placemaking Pilot Projects, including an Art Trail, Annual Arts Fest, City Canvass program, B Squared (Downtown Bridgeport 2nd Thursdays), CreateHereNow Storefronts and the Downtown Chess Program. |
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Interactive Placemaking Lunch
We're bringing a Food Truck to the Workshop!
We'll break out of the box and invite you to join us for lunch at The Whey Station, a mobile food truck based in Middletown, that will provide workshop attendees with probably the most delicious grilled cheese you've ever had!
Johnson & Wales trained chefs, Jillian & Josh, are a husband and wife team with a combined 21 years experience in restaurant and specialty foods, with a focus on gourmet cheese.
Lunch will include a gourmet grilled cheese sandwich with 1 filling and/or a sauce
- Fillings (choose 1): tomato, jalapeno, roasted red peppers, sauteed onions, ham, bacon, prosciutto, andouille
- Sauce (choose 1): basil pesto, creamy roasted garlic, creamy chipotle, whole grain mustard
- Choice of tomato soup or chips
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Placemaking Activity with Norwalk 2.0
Maribeth Becker, Chief Dot Connector
Jackie Lightfield, Chief Problem Solver
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Norwalk 2.0 has been making places in downtown Norwalk for the past couple of years - and bringing people back to Main Street (or Wall Street!). They will put their creativity on display by "making a place" at The Lyceum! Our interactive lunch will be followed by a placemaking activity and brief presentation by the energetic and creative ladies from Norwalk 2.0. Maribeth and Jackie live by the lighter, quicker, cheaper approach to creating great places for all ages.
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CreateHereNow
Margaret Bodell, Chief Visionary Officer
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Margaret Bodell is helping communities think about their first floor commercial spaces in entirely new ways. She hopes to bring old storefronts back to life - and to bring life back to the streets of downtowns and Main Street throughout Connecticut. Her message is that downtowns will never be what they used to be, and we need to start thinking creatively about new possibilities.
Margaret will share stories from lessons she has learned working in Connecticut and in Memphis, Tennessee where she established herself as one of the artist pioneers of the storefront movement. |
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Downtown Revitalization Institute
Series Sponsors | |
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CT Free Shakespeare
The Three Musketeers
2011 Bridgeport Arts Fest
McLevy Green |
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