Uptown District Events

[GRGridGirl]

Just another busy weekend in Uptown!

Saturday, June 18, 2005

1. Eastown's Bizarre Bazaar, 9am to 7pm: Don't miss this fantastic event! 100 vendors selling items ranging from jewelry to greyhounds, from fine art to buttons, from t-shirts, to sculpture, to pottery to doggy treats!

Come support local artists, local musicians and local businesses!

This amazing event will take place at the corner of Lake Drive and Wealthy. All booth proceeds go to the Eastown Community Association (ECA). Donations for the ECA and its efforts will also be accepted at the ECA booth. Please see below for the musical line-up.

Band List

10am- Wip

11am- Chance Jones

12pm - Boy Say No

1pm - Skiandudh

2pm- Kristy Hanson

3pm - Fields of Industry

4pm - Please and Thankyou

4:30pm - Quadraphonic

5:05pm - Frenchie Pearlis Organization

6pm - Moved by Synchronicity

2. Tour the Hillmount Condo's from 10am-4pm: The Hillmount is one block west of the Uptown District on Cherry Street and College. This is part of the Downtown Parade of Living Tour. www.hillmountgr.com. Website is up.

3. Farmer's Market on East Fulton from 8am-3pm: This is the place to be on Saturday mornings. Walk, bus, or ride your bike there. If you drive, park on a side street, to avoid the market parkers who sit and wait for a spot.

There are more events next week.

Thursday, June 23 from 6-8:30pm: 920 Cherry Block Party. Celebrate the redevelopment of this 4 acre lot that will build 33 townhomes, restore the DA Blodgett Home for Children, and build a new 6000 sq. ft. retail building. See the site design and photo spread of the original DA Blodgett Home for Children, which will be restored to its original facade. Sponsored by Local First, www.localfirst.com.

Reservation agreements for the townhomes are available at Bazzani Associates, 616-774-2002, www.bazzani.com. The project will be in two-three phases. First phase includes: demolition of the 1950 additions to the 1908 DA Blodgett Home for Children building, this summer; 15 new townhomes along Hollister, ready Spring 2006; and the new 6000 sq. ft. retail building on Cherry Street, ready this fall.

Saturday, June 25 from 10am-5pm: East Hills Jazz Fest and Artist Market. Cherry Street will be closed from Diamond to Warren for this fun event. Support your local artists and stores, while listening to great music. Check out the new banners in the area. If you haven

[daniel nudnik]

if you made a blog and posted this stuff often, I would read it.

[joeDowntown]

Thanks for the post GridGirl. It is always great to see what's happening in the city. Uptown has is definitely on the verge of something big for the city.

Joe

[GRGridGirl]

This Saturday, June 16th is the first of many Uptown Trolley Days!

Trolleys with neighborhood tour guides will be running from 9:00am to 2:00pm through the Uptown area with two stops in each business district (Eastown, East Fulton, East Hills & Wealthy Street) and the Fulton Street Farmers Market. The open air trolley can handle up to 30 riders at a time and it's free to ride. This is a great opportunity to learn about Uptown's history, from neighborhoods to business districts.

Here is the Uptown Trolley Day Map Route:

Oh, and Saturday is the Eastown Bizarre Bazzar from 9am - 5pm:

"This one day marketplace is a celebration of quality craftsmanship and artisan-made goods...especially quirky, unpredictable, and fresh fare! Over 60 booths will feature high quality arts and crafts as well as fresh produce, flowers, and food. Acoustic musical groups will perform throughout the day offering eclectic sounds of jazz, folk, children

[radicaljoy]

This Saturday, June 16th is the first of many Uptown Trolley Days!

Trolleys with neighborhood tour guides will be running from 9:00am to 2:00pm through the Uptown area

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~Triple G

[suydam]

Just another busy weekend in Uptown!

Saturday, June 18, 2005

1. Eastown's Bizarre Bazaar, 9am to 7pm: Don't miss this fantastic event! 100 vendors selling items ranging from jewelry to greyhounds, from fine art to buttons, from t-shirts, to sculpture, to pottery to doggy treats!

Come support local artists, local musicians and local businesses!

This amazing event will take place at the corner of Lake Drive and Wealthy. All booth proceeds go to the Eastown Community Association (ECA). Donations for the ECA and its efforts will also be accepted at the ECA booth. Please see below for the musical line-up.

Band List

10am- Wip

11am- Chance Jones

12pm - Boy Say No

1pm - Skiandudh

2pm- Kristy Hanson

3pm - Fields of Industry

4pm - Please and Thankyou

4:30pm - Quadraphonic

5:05pm - Frenchie Pearlis Organization

6pm - Moved by Synchronicity