First let me say thank you to everyone who participated in Christmas in July and our Lofty Spaces, Yummy Places tour. Ill have additional information out to you soon on the winners of the Christmas in July. Over 250 people visited our Lofty Spaces, and we were pleased to introduce so many to our wonderful downtown. A very heartfelt thank you to all who participated! The Downtown Marion Market takes places as usual every Friday from 4 - 7 p.m. on the sidewalks of West Center Street between Main & Prospect Streets. Were in full fruit & vegetable season, so lots of varieties to choose from. We also have a variety of arts, jewelry, soap, scent tarts, baked goods and more ... plus, Pop City Coffee with their iced coffee and tea ... but get there early because they tend to sell out fairly quickly! August is Breastfeeding Awareness Month so Friday night, August 8, will be the first annual Breastfeeding Awareness Walk. Registration begins in Founders Park at 4:00, and they will walk the 1 mile loop of Downtown Marions Shoe the Loop. {The Shoe the Loop was just officially dedicated a couple of weeks ago during our Christmas in July ... thanks to Pioneering Healthy Communities and the Marion Community Foundation for helping this dream become a reality!} Friday, August 8, is also the Back 2 School event in Busby Park from 5 - 8 p.m. Billed as Food, Fun & School Supplies, this event features performances from a number of local musicians in an effort to garner school supplies for those kids who cant afford to purchase their own. Check out Downtown Marions Facebook page for a complete list of sponsors and musicians who will be performing ... and then join them in the park for a fun & entertaining evening. Saturday, August 9, is the Gary Squires Memorial Car Show. Registration is from noon to 3:00 with the car show following. North Main Street will be closed from the tracks downtown north to Klerx Street (Dairy Queen). Come Downtown and check out all of these cool cars. Proceeds to towards helping Safety City. And here I would like to thank ODOT and the City of Marion for pushing back the roadwork on Main Street so as not to interfere with the car show. We truly appreciate this cooperation and were going to LOVE the new roadwork when its finished! Thank you for this investment in Downtown Marion! The author of the book, The Boy Who Came Back From Heaven, Kevin Malarkey, will be at Hope Crossing in Charleston Place signing books from 2 - 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon. That book was on the New York Times best seller list for over a year. Hes coming to talk about his second book, A Beautiful Defeat. Its open to the public and light refreshments will be served. The CPAAA will continue with their garage sale in the parking lot of the Elk building on South State Street. The proceeds help fund this volunteer group throughout the year ... and they volunteer at many large and small events helping with traffic control and more. The Rainbow Singers will present a reunion concert at the Marion Palace Theatre Saturday night, August 9, 7:00 p.m. ... cost is $5. For 30 years, members of the Rainbow Singers have shared their faith and spread the word of God through song and dance. To celebrate, members and alumni will gather for a 30th reunion concert Saturday. More than 150 of the more than 450 youths who have been a part of the organization in its 30 years will present a concert of their favorite songs through the three decades Also at the Palace, children, ages 8-17 years, may audition for the Palace Theatre’s fall musical Disney’s Peter Pan, Jr. on Sunday, August 10. Auditions are from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. on the Marion Palace Theatre stage. Check out marionpalace.org for complete details. The Marion County Historical Society will be presenting two prairie tours, the first of the Claridon Prairie located five miles east of Marion, and the other of the Trella Romine Prairie Preserve near Green Camp will be conducted this year. The Claridon Tour is this Sunday August 10 and the Trella Romine Preserve tour will be held on Sunday August 17, each starting at 1:00 p.m.and continuing until approximately 3 p.m. You can get additional information at marionhistory. Wow! So much going on. Like our Face book page to keep up with all the latest on who has sales & new merchandise in Downtown Marion, as well as the news & events. Remember, where you eat, shop and play truly does matter, please do it locally!
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 03:46:23 +0000
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