downtown businesses are locally owned and often owner operated. People love it, and keep coming back, and that generates more growth.”
with your choice of food, drink, music, shopping — plus ready places to sit and take five, should your dogs be barking.
So mark your calendar, ‘cause there’s a Friday night headed your way soon.
Following the success of Art Walk, Music Walk was established in 2010 and has proven to be another huge hit for the River District Alliance. Patsy French, Chairman of the Committee for Music Walk, explains that the third Friday of every month is filled with the sounds of “almost 40 musicians, and my goal is more — more musicians, more genres, and more younger children involved, too. I want music everywhere!” The fact is, there’s already a lot of music to enjoy — amped electric guitarists, a tight band covering classic rock and doing it well, two young girls on violin, a 50s-era
Now in its eighth season, Art Walk was the first walk created by the River District Alliance. Claudia Goode, Curator for Arts for ACT and RDA member, believes it was the “catalyst that launched the rebirth of downtown.” Art Walk consists of 13 studios to visit by foot or free trolley (6 PM–10 PM) and attracts an estimated 3,000 fans each month. Goode explains that what makes this Walk so popular is that “you have the unique opportunity to meet the actual artists whose work hangs on the walls. It’s the only time really you can talk with them in one night.”
rockabilly band, a dude with an accordion plus a lot more. Note to fans: with a couple exceptions,
She’s right; the galleries are packed and abuzz with conversations on vision, process and method, with artists eager to discuss their featured works on display. As you walk the streets and tour gallery after gallery, you’ll also encounter artists creating new pieces before your eyes, performance artists, plus original art for sale along the sidewalks. With all this walking, be sure to visit Patio De Leon, a charming, brick-lined historic walkway replete
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