The 4th Event in the Main Street Summer Series!
Jul 27th, 2010 |
Main Street Summer Series
Feb 8th, 2010 |
April 22 | Thursday
Experience art in the evening. Take a stroll downtown and join our participating merchants for an evening of original art, live music, carriage rides and refreshments. Starts at 5 p.m. at various downtown merchant locations.
May 22 | Saturday
BBQ championship on the banks of the Yazoo River, Delta artisan showcase on Howard Street, Y’all Magazine’s Sweet Tea Challenge, Downtown Farmers’ Market Iron Chef Competition. Events begin at 10 a.m. Music at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. Click here for registration information.
June 12 | Saturday
A variety of vehicles will fill the streets downtown—custom cars, street rods, muscle cars, classic motorcycles, cars and trucks. Enjoy the show, dine in surrounding restaurants and enjoy great shopping in historic downtown. Starts at 9 a.m. Click here for registration information.
August 6 | Friday AND September 18 | Saturday
Two outdoor concerts in the heart of downtown, featuring a variety of musical genres and performers. In conjunction with Bikes, Blues & Bayous (August) and 300 Oaks Road Race (September). Concerts begin at 6 p.m.
Supporting Sponsors:
Delta Distributing Co. | Greenwood Convention & Visitors Bureau | Mississippi Development Authority, Tourism Division | Beard + Riser Architects | Greenwood Leflore Hospital | Milwaukee Electric Tool Corporation | The Greenwood Commonwealth | Trustmark Bank | WABG | WYMX
Business & Individual Sponsors:
Phillips & White Orthodontics | Regions Bank | Staplcotn | Norris Bookbinding Co. | Johnson-McAdams Firm Edward Jones | Greenwood Family Dental | Pillow Academy | The Alluvian Hotel | Lawrence Printing Co. | The Fresh Laundry | Entergy Mississippi | China Blossom
Downtown Bicycle Rack Project
Jan 5th, 2010 |
Main Street Greenwood strives to create an atmosphere within the historic commercial district that both stimulates new growth and enhances the current commercial and residential population. Our organization has helped to bring decorative trash receptacles, handi-capped curb cuts and new iron benches to the District over the past 14 years. To encourage more pedestrian and cyclist traffic in our Downtown, we are leading the way for the installation of bicycle racks. Our goal is to raise funds to purchase 12-15 racks initially. As a sponsor of a bike rack, your name or organization or business name will be placed on a plaque affixed to the base of the rack. The cost of each one is only $200! This could be advertising for you for many years to come! Thank you for your support of this project and for your support of Main Street Greenwood!
Send an email to mainstreetgreenwood@gmail.com to request a sponsorship form.
Thanks to the first 7 sponsors!
Beard + Riser Architects
Cottonlandia Museum
Golden Age, Inc.
Edward Jones Investments
Jones Signs, LLC
The Alluvian Hotel
Luke Schissel
Congratulations to our Decorating and Lighting Contest Winners!
Dec 21st, 2009 |
L to R: Lise Foy holds the plaque for Crystal Garrett of the Sweet Pea, Beth Williams-The Alluvian, Jean Blunden-Staplcotn, Brittney Cox-The Mississippi Gift Co.
Congratulations to: The Alluvian - Best Decorating & Lighting 11 Employees or More
The Mississippi Gift Company - Best Decorating & Lighting 10 Employees or Less
Staplcotn - Most Creative Display 11 Employees or More
The Sweet Pea - Most Creative Display 10 Employees or Less
Join us Downtown for some special Holiday Shopping on December 3 and 17 from 5:00-8:00 PM!
Nov 18th, 2009 |
Shopping Guide
Nov 11th, 2009 |
Greenwood has everything you need for everyone your list this Holiday Season! Shop Greenwood First!
DeWitt’s Enterprises gets a facelift!
Nov 4th, 2009 |
Before
After
This project was funded through Main Street’s Incentive Grant Program which provides financial assistance for exterior appearance improvement projects on buildings located in the Carrollton/Johnson Revitalization District. The standard for design is based on the Secretary of the Interior’s Standards for Rehabilitation of Historic Buildings. The intent of the grant program is to encourage appropriate revitalization to as many private properties in the District as possible. Projects for structures located on Johnson Street or Carrollton Avenue between Fulton Street and Lamar Street are eligible to apply for grant funding. Funding for the project was made possilbe in part by the Foundation for the Mid-South.
More than 30 go for a walk
Nov 2nd, 2009 |
By Taylor Kuykendall
Staff Writer for the Greenwood Commonwealth
More than 30 people marched down Main Street Saturday as part of a campaign to promote downtown walking.
Let’s Go Walkin’ Down Main Street is a statewide event, in its second year, that encourages citizens to walk around the Main Street district in their town.
Lise Foy, executive director of Main Street Greenwood Inc., said the event promotes a walkable downtown area as well as healthier habits for the people of Greenwood.
“It’s an opportunity to enjoy the wonderful historic architecture of Greenwood,” Foy said. “People can also window shop or just enjoy the walk.”
The route started at 9 a.m. at City Hall and followed Main Street to Front Street, where walkers flowed onto Howard and then East Johnson before circling back around to City Hall.
Beth Williams, president of Main Street Greenwood Inc., said that Main Street Greenwood is a wonderful program and inspiring people to walk around town is a great way to connect with others.
“It’s for the whole family,” Williams said. “It’s a nice kid-friendly event that encourages us all to be healthier.”
Attendance, at 33, was significantly lower than last year’s walk with about 80 participants. Foy said she believes the weather may have factored into people’s decision to stay at home.
“It’s been so rainy,” Foy said. “A lot of people probably weren’t too confident about the weather.”
The walk was sponsored by the Mississippi Main Street Association and Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Mississippi. Across the state, about 62 Main Street organizations participated in the event within their own towns.
T-Shirts were also given away at the end of the walk, though the event was non-competitive.