In the recent meeting, we discussed the possiblity of having live music and activities 6-8 times per summer. I wanted to share with you a successful case study on Winston Salems Art Warehouse District. If you have not experienced it, you should. It creates a great vision of "what if". They block the streets off the first friday of the month and have music and other entertainment. On their website http://www.dadaws.org/ they write:
Every month shops studios and galleries open their doors with new artwork and exhibits for First Friday Gallery Hops. These events are free and open to the public featuring extended shop hours from 7pm until 10pm throughout the year. The Gallery Hops attract hundreds of people to the many galleries, studios and shops that make up the Art District. The streets come alive with a festive atmosphere of visual art, music, entertainment and food to create a one-of-a-kind event in our community.
PS. An idea is to pick up the "Art in the Park" that was held at Triangle Park and merge those activities with live music, food, etc. Art in the Park was a huge success for 5 years (I believe that is what Grey said) It discontinued because the organizer no longer had time. It was well accepted and I'm sure missed by a lot of folks.
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