Courthouse square plays host to Music in the Park
Main Street McMinnville, in association with the McMinnville/Warren County Chamber of Commerce, is proud to announce the premier presentation of Music in the Park to be held downtown Friday, April 25 beginning at 6 p.m. with live music at the gazebo on the square.
Chamber president Lea Chrisawn says many of the downtown merchants and eateries will also participate, staying open late so those attending can browse and enjoy a meal.
“The Collection Cafe will be serving dinner and the Hot Doggery will be open,” Chrisawn said, “and we just want to create an atmosphere of people coming downtown and participating, sitting around enjoying the company and music.
“Starting in June, July and August there will be farmers at the farmers’ market and during this time our downtown merchants will be opening, maybe not every Friday night, but there are quite a few that are planning on staying open.”
Chrisawn said the music will be a mixed bag with something to please everyone at some point.
All performances will be volunteer and free to the public, providing musical groups with local exposure and a good way to market their recordings and services during their appearances.
Chrisawn says the atmosphere will be informal.
“They can bring their lawn chairs or bring a blanket and sit on the ground. They can picnic or whatever, and just plan to have a good time downtown.”
Main Street’s Amy Jo Stanford said the event is the result of brainstorming by the Promotions Committee.
“They decided that they wanted to bring people back downtown and one of the suggestions that we received from other communities was to try to have a music event downtown in the evening where people can come and just enjoy the music and enjoy downtown,” Stanford said.
“And we thought it would be a good way to showcase local talent as well as bringing people downtown.”
For more information, contact Lea Chrisawn at the Chamber at 473-6611.