"Greensboro,
NC, July 10, 2015 – On Thursday,
July 16 from 5:30 p.m. to 9:00, The City Market will hold the third of six
open-air, urban markets this year to be held through October. July’s market
will have the theme of Transit.
Features and activities:
· Elsewhere will host
pop up sports games
· CVA will build racecars
with the kids
· Cycle Works will
display motorcycles.
· A PART bus. May
involve a game with prizes.
· Open Streets will
provide information on Bicycle and Pedestrian Safety.
· GTCC will show info
about their new aviation programs at their campus built in part with grants
from the National Aviation Consortium.
· The Transit
Alliance of the Piedmont and the Greensboro Transit Authority with information
about public transit programs are available and what public transit is needed.
· Recycled Bike Art
is will sell beautiful pieces made from bike parts.
In its third season, The City Market brings
local music, artisans and food trucks to downtown Greensboro, with monthly
themes representing distinctive aspects of the area. The City Market spotlights
about 65 local vendors presenting what they’ve handmade, grown, or locally-sourced
in the Triad. New this year at City Market, is a featured restaurant of the
month, which presents a special dish that includes ingredients from local
farmers. On July 16, the The Worx restaurant is featured as they change concept
and become The Worx at South End.
Welcoming to families and pets, The
City Market is free, with live music, interactive entertainment, and with
activities for kids, held at the Railyard on Barnhardt Street, off South Elm Street. “The City
Market is about building and celebrating community,” said Nick Loflin, owner of
Running with Horses Events, which established and presents the monthly event. The
City Market uses curators to ensure all goods are of local origin and special
in some way. “It doesn’t get any more local than this,” Loflin said.
The City Market can also as a testing
ground for new businesses. “Building first-hand relationships with the
community is key for local entrepreneurs. We’ve seen transitional businesses that have participated in
past City Markets, like Vida Pour Tea and Kirkwood Clay,
become actual brick and mortar
businesses. They’ve told us that the connections made and the feedback
received at this event are invaluable,” added Loflin.
A portion of the event proceeds go to
the Interactive Resource Center (IRC), a local non-profit assisting the
homeless. Upcoming City Market dates, themes and headline music acts include: August
20 “Skool,” September 17 “Folk,”and October 15 “Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh
My.”
About
The City Market is organized by Running
with Horses LLC with support from Triad Local First and other local sponsors.
In the past two seasons it has hosted some 40,000 patrons, 500 vendors and
raised close to $4,000 for local non-profits. More than 100 volunteers lend a
hand to make The City Market a success. If interested on volunteering, vending
or learning more about The City Market:
Twitter@GSOCityMarket
Facebook /GSOCityMarket
Tel. 336-510-9390"
- A Press Release
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