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Main Street promotion committee outlines spring events, needs volunteers for Shop & Stroll and Third Thursday
Summary
Promotion committee reported stronger turnout at First Friday and outlined upcoming events — Shop & Stroll (April 12), Third Thursday (April 17) with live music, a planned street closure on Maumee for a later event, and volunteer needs for tents and scavenger hunts.
The Main Street promotion committee told the board April 9 that downtown event participation is growing and asked for volunteers and coordination as spring events ramp up.
The committee reported the most recent First Friday had a better turnout than January and February and said "the momentum's picking up," encouraging more business participation. Upcoming events highlighted include Shop & Stroll on Saturday, April 12, a scavenger hunt tied to that event, and Third Thursday on April 17 focusing on live music across downtown businesses.
Committee members discussed logistics for a later Third Thursday/May street closure and said they were still finalizing which portion of Maumee Street would be closed to accommodate stages and sound. On banners and promotions, the board noted the hometown hero banner program will use the downtown website for applications and that "a $150 a banner" will be installed for four weeks around Memorial Day and four weeks around Veterans Day.
Volunteers were requested to staff a downtown tent, help run scavenger hunts and assist with on-the-ground coordination. The committee said it would provide tutorials so volunteers can help participants using the scavenger-hunt app. Printed event schedules have been emailed and a limited number of physical copies will be distributed to businesses.
The board asked to coordinate event sound, stage quotes and city resources to achieve economies of scale for downtown events.
