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Main
Street Vicksburg News
February 2009
Main Street
’s Annual Meeting
The 25th
Annual Main Street Meeting will be held
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
at the B.B. Club,
721 Clay Street
. Social hour will begin at
5:30 p.m.
followed by the meeting at
6:00 p.m.
The guest speaker for this year’s meeting is Governor
Haley Barbour. Cost is $10 per plate. To R.S.V.P. please
contact the office at 601-634-4527 or e-mail kimh@vicksburg.org
by
Friday, February 6, 2009
.
Annual
Membership Dues:
We are
beginning our Annual Membership Drive for 2009. We hope we
can count on your support again this year. As you know,
most of the special events, bands, banners, decorations,
etc., and even some special marketing materials, and
advertising that is needed for promotional events, comes
from your membership dues.
The Downtown Dollar gift certificate program is
also paid for through the membership dues account.
We especially need everyone who participates with
this very popular promotion to pay membership dues.
The printing of the Downtown Dollars has become a
lot more expensive than it used to be since we have gone
to printing them on paper that can not be duplicated.
Another added benefit of being a member of your
Vicksburg Main Street Program is that only members of
Main Street
will be given the opportunity of linking to our
www.downtownvicksburg.org web site- which is a very
popular site that we will be updating as we receive
membership dues. We appreciate the generous support so
many of the businesses in the downtown central business
district have shown through the years, and hope we can
count on your continued support.
8th
Annual Mardi Gras Parade
Main Street
will be hosting
the 8th Annual Mardi Gras parade on February
21, 2009 at 4 p.m. This years Queen is Mrs. Alice Hebler
of Paper Plus and King is Mr. Billy Sheffield of
Sheffield
Rentals. If you are interested in entering a float please
come by the
Main Street
Office at
1415 Walnut St.
or contact the office at 601-634-4527. Applications can
also be found online at www.downtownvicksburg.org
The
Vicksburg Foundation for Historic Preservation will host the
7th Annual Mardi Gras Ball on
February 21, 2009
at
8 p.m.
The Ball will be held at the Southern Culture Heritage
Auditorium and will feature live music by Colonel. Tickets
are $30 per person. For more information please contact
Nancy Bell at 601-636-5010.
Mardi
Gras Window Display Contest
We are
asking merchants and residents on
Washington Street
to please decorate your windows and balconies for Mardi
Gras. We will be judging the displays on Friday, February
20. We really appreciate your participation in bringing the
Mardi Gras spirit to downtown
Vicksburg
.
New
Business
Main Street
would like to
welcome Cyndy Reed-Jamison and her talented team of A Wild
Hair Salon and Spa to our downtown area. A Wild Hair Salon
and Spa is located above Willingham’s and can be reached
at 601-636-4487.
Riverfest
2009
Start
gearing up for Riverfest 2009! This year’s Riverfest will
take place on April 17th and 18th.
This will be a weekend full of good food, bands, and arts
and crafts. Don’t miss out on Riverfest 2009 in Downtown
Vicksburg. For more information please visit www.riverfestms.com
Murals
You can
now buy all of the mural products at the
Biedenharn
Coca-Cola
Museum
at
1107 Washington Street
. You can
contact the Museum at 601-638-6514.
Code
Red Notification
City of
Vicksburg Emergency Management Urges City Residents
and Businesses to sign up for CodeRED and Weather Warning
Emergency Notification.
Four
Seasons of the Arts
Four
Seasons of the Arts will be presenting To Vicksburg with
Love, featuring Jane and Norman Joseph at the Southern
Cultural Heritage Museum Tuesday, February 10 at
noon
. Admission is $10 and includes lunch and entertainment. Art
and Soul of the South is donating a necklace, hand made by
Regina Galiani, to be auctioned at this event. Presented by
Pi Alpha Kappa Sorority. For more information and
reservations call 601-631-2997 or email info@southernculture.org
Farmer’s
Market
Mark
your calendar’s for the 2009 Farmer’s Market that will
begin on June 6.
Looking
Ahead
March 2
–
5:30-7:00 p.m.
– Digital Photography Basics Workshop at SCHC.
March 6
– 12:
05-12:35 p.m.
– The Church of the Holy Trinity Lenten
Fine Arts Series/Gumbo lunch presents Giovanni de
Chiaro.
March 7
– 10-2 – Take Charge of your Health 2009 –
Vicksburg
Auditorium – 601-636-8310
March
12 – 7:00 p.m.
- The
Brick Street
Barbershop Quartet
March 12
–
5:30-8:00 p.m.
– Hit the Bricks and Adjoining Streets – Downtown
Merchants Special Evening Shopping.
March 13
– 1205:-
12:35 p.m.
- The Church of the Holy Trinity Lenten Fine Arts
Series/Gumbo lunch – Conservatory of Fine Arts Faculty
Concert
March
13-April 4 – Tapestry a Living History of
Vicksburg
Historic Home
Tours
March 20, 2009
–
12:05-12:35
- The Church of the Holy Trinity Lenten Fine Arts
Series/Gumbo lunch – Classical Jazz Concert.
March 27
–
12:05-12:35
- The Church of the Holy Trinity Lenten Fine Arts
Series/Gumbo lunch – Warren Central madrigals Concert
March 31
–
5:30-7:30 p.m.
– Wreath/Centerpiece Workshop at SCHC
www.downtownvicksburg.org,
www.visitvicksburg.com,
www.riverfestms.com,
www.southernculture.org,
www.msrivertours.com,
www.vccmeet.com, www.vicksburgcvb.org,
www.loreleibooks.com
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