Greetings from Findlay Market
Contribution by: Cheryl Eagleson, Findlay Market Marketing Director
Expanded Shopping Hours for Findlay
Market
Findlay Market merchants have expanded hours of operation to offer more convenient and flexible shopping hours during the work week, especially for downtown and uptown shoppers. Tuesdays have been added to weekday shopping days and the hours are from 9:00am to 6:00pm. Both merchants and shoppers have wanted Sunday hours to begin earlier so the Market will open at 10:00am on Sunday and close at 4:00pm.
New hours of operation begin on May 10,
2009.
New Merchant Stand - Areti's Gyros
We are delighted to announce that Areti's
Gyro's has opened a ready to eat authentic Greek food stand in the
east wing of the Market house. George and Areti Papasterigiou
are experienced restaurant owners and now offer their Greek delicacies
to our shoppers.
If you are looking for someplace fun and interesting to have lunch or breakfast, try the Market. We offer:
- 10 delicious and diverse ready to eat and carry-out choices;
- Free Parking in our 4 lots;
- Internet Café - bring your laptop and eat lunch in the café;
- Fast, friendly service from our merchants;
- Support local businesses in OTR neighborhood;
- Findlay Market merchants can cater your lunch or breakfast meetings.
Upcoming events at the Market
Art & Poetry Fair
Sunday, April 26 10:00am - 4:00pm
April is poetry month and we will celebrate it by hosting an Art & Poetry Fair at the Market.
Rookwood Pottery will exhibit and sell Rookwood plaques and art tiles, as well as providing information about their new home, just north of the Market, on Race Street.
Artists will include Visionaries and Voices Artists, photographer Kyle Wilkerson, and sketch artist Shannon Guest. Pleine Aire artists will be on hand, painting the sights of the day. Funke Fired Pottery will host wheel demonstrations as well as exhibiting their wares for sale. Other vendors include Forgotten Vessels, Hats as Art; Stoenly Unique Jewels, wire and sculpted metal jewelry; Wilde design, Concept jewelry and narratives that invoke the energy of the semi precious stones; and 1893 House, Chocolate as Art. The Edgecliff Press author, Pam Durham, book signing will also take place at the venue.
Poetry events will include a Street Poetry Open Mic Competition, emceed by Abiyah. There will be two categories, young adult - featuring SCPA students, ages 13-18 and adult ages 18 and older. The winning street poet in each category will receive a cash prize of $50.00. Poets should report to the venue by 10 A.M. to sign up. Readings begin at Noon. Judges for the poetry reading are Xavier professor and InkTank Board President Tyrone Williams; Dick Hague, Purcell Marian High School instructor and a member of the Southern Appalachian Writers Cooperative; and local poet Gerry Grubbs.
InkTank, Chatfield College, Edgecliff Press and the SCPA Creative Writing Department will all have information on their programs and books for sale.
Music will be provided by classic acoustic
rock duo Ed & Will.
Annual Garden Festival
Sunday, May 17, 2009
10:00am - 4:00pm
We celebrate spring gardens with a day
of informational exhibits, local greenhouse, bedding plant, flower and
herb growers - just to name a few of the fun activities in store.
Watch this article for more information.
See you at the Market!
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