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Big Hollow Offers
Community Room =
Big Hollow Food Co-op - more than just your friendly, lo=
cal,
co-operative grocer.
Big Hollow is offering use of their community room - free! - for community meetings or other uses (three weeks
notice preferred, please). The room is 130 square, and can be s=
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up in many different configurations. Stop by anytime to check it out:=
119 S. 1st Street
For more information, call Andy Barkan,
Marketing & Outreach Coordinator, at 745-3586 or just stop by the
Co-op to talk with him. Andy works 9-3 Monday - Friday.
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Copper Kettle
Cooking Classes
Thursday Bountiful Feast Mini Classes. We will show you=
how
stretch your grocery dollars and focus on a few of the week worth of
recipes that we will give you. Each week is unique and based up=
on
local bargains. We are the answer to "What's for dinner!"&n=
bsp;
Please call to let us know you are coming so we can plan accordingly.=
The
class is held every Thursday at 5:30 to 6:15pm. Cos=
t is
$7.50 a class.
Roasted Pepper
Class-Friday Aug. 15th (6 to 8:00pm) Now that you have
wonderful peppers, what can you do with them? This class will
introduce you to great ways to use those peppers. What to add t=
hem
to, what to make with them, the awesome flavor combinations, etc.
Conveniently placed during the Farmer's Market. $38.00
French Pastry Chef
Jocelyn is back in Laramie for this class Chef
Jocelyn Bouzenard of Paris France; will be
visiting Laramie in August. Trained in=
Paris France
at LeCordon Bleu culinary sc=
hool,
Josh brings his love of pastries to &nb=
sp; Laramie. Do=
n't miss
this once a year chance to see Josh!
His resume is awe
inspiring and his food is divine! Come learn from a
master. He teaches at a culinary school in
Paris.
Saturday morning, August 16th 9:30am to 11:30am. $40.00
Registration is
requested. We plan and buy food according to the
registration totals. Therefore, if you find you are unable to
attend, please call 48 hours prior to the class for a refund of your
registration.
The
Copper Kettle
209 S. 2nd Street
Laramie, Wyoming
82070
307-742-1800
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Big Hoss
August is Awesome!=
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It's hard to believe but we are in the last month of
summer. By the end of this month school will be back in session=
and
soon the Aspen leaves will begin to
change color. Be sure to take advantage of the last days of warm
weather because as most of you in Wyoming
know, the snow will soon follow. Don't forget our BACK TO SCHOOL
SALE AUGUST 25th - SEPTEMBER 6th SAVE
20% to 40% OFF on select summer gear. Have a gr=
eat
end to your summer!
Big=
Hoss
Mountain Spor=
ts LLC
202 South 2nd. St.
Laramie, Wyoming =
;82070
email: info@bighosswyo.com
phone: 307.742.9125
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Dear Kim <=
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Thank you for
subscribing to the monthly Laramie Main Street Program
e-newsletter.
We love to get
feedback -- please call or email (742-2212 or mainstreet@laramiewy.org<=
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let us know how we're doing and what you'd like to see Main Street =
work
towards for Downtown Laramie. And as always, if you have
any ideas for the September e-newsletter, please let us know.<=
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Downtown Archite=
cture
August 27th
Do you own or rent a Downtown building? Are you
interested in learning about its history, style, and
construction?
Laramie
Main Street has invited Be=
tsy Bradly, a historic preservation specialist wi=
th the
State Historic Preservation Office, to Laramie on August 27th.&nb=
sp; If
you would like to schedule a time that day for her to visit your
building and talk with you about the architecture, please cont=
act
Laramie Main Street at 742-2212 or mainstre=
et@laramiewy.org.
Betsy will also be
leading a tour and discussion of Downtown Laramie architecture that
morning during the Downtown Laramie Business Association's regular
meeting. If you are a DLBA member, don't miss this meeting!
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Sculpture Downtown
There's an alligator Downtown! John Kearney's
"Alligator" sculpture has been installed on the lawn of t=
he Carnegie Building (aka the City Hall
Annex building) at 4th and Grand.
The exhibition of this piece, and others throughout the
community (walk up Grand two blocks to see "Open Book" in
front of the Library), is coordinated with the temporary exhibition=
of
sculpture on the UW campus during the Art Museum's renovation.
The exhibition runs from August, 2008 through July, 2009 (most piec=
es
have already been installed).
A walking tour brochure -- illustrating the sculpture
locations -- will be developed by the Museum this fall. To l=
earn
more about the artists, their work, and the exhibition itself, read=
the
Museum's blog. <=
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This project is being
funded in part by a Wyoming Art's Council Community Arts Partners
Grant, of which Ma=
in
Street is a partner.=
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Historic Walking Tour Brochure
Main
Street has developed a =
free walking
tour brochure showcasing Downtown Laramie's history and
architecture.
The brochure is on the presses now -- next week, copies
can be picked up at the Albany County Tourism Board (2nd and Custer=
) or
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If you are a business owner who would like multiple co=
pies
to give away to your customers, contact Laramie Main Street at mainstre=
et@laramiewy.org
or 742-2212 and we'll get copies to you.
Funded in part by gr=
ants
from the Albany County Tourism Board and the State Historic
Preservation Office, Main
Street's "Historic Downtown
Laramie" walking tour is part of a series of seven guide books
included in a project supervised b=
y the
Albany County Historic Preservation Board. Be sure to stop by the
Albany County Tourism Board for copies of the guides printed so far=
and
to learn more about this exciting project.
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Historic Downtown Laramie
Postcards
Now you can send
postcards with images of historic Downtown Laramie.
Laramie Main Street =
has
produced postcards with four historic images of Downtown
Laramie -- get all four at the Main Street booth at the
Farmer's Market. They are on sale for $1 each or $3=
for
all four.
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ant to
sell them in your retail store? Contact us for more information.
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UW Weeks of Welcome and Pep Rally Downtown Laramie: =
Augut 29th
This year, UW's annual Vendor Fair -- where new studen=
ts are
introduced to what Lar=
amie
businesses have to offer -- will be held Downtown. A Pep Rally=
in
support of UW Athletes will be part of the festivities, too. <=
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The fair will be located on 2nd Street in Downtown
Laramie during the weekly Farmer's Market.
The committee overseeing the annual Vendor Fair thought this w=
ould
be a great way to introduce UW students to the Laramie community -- we ag=
ree!
The Weeks of Welcome 2008 Committee is working
in partnership with the Downtown Laramie Business Associa=
tion
to make this a success. Information on how to register =
so
that your business can have a table at the fair will be
forthcoming. In the meantime, if you have questions please
contact Adrienne Zeller (766-3161 or azeller@uwyo.edu=
) or
Misty Hester (721-8398 or antiquefever@antiquefever.com) or Jill Johnson
(766-5193 or ji=
llj@uwyo.edu).
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WY =
Main
Street Training will be held in Laramie! =
Octobr 14th-16th
Great news! The Wyoming
Main Street program will hold a statew=
ide Main
Street 101/201 training =
in Laramie on
October 14-16th -- approximately 50 people from around the sta=
te
are expected to attend.
This 2.5-day Main
Street conference will include
introductory and intermediate training sessions on preservation-bas=
ed
downtown revitalization. Please save the date, and visit the Wyoming Main Street we=
bsite for
more inforation as the date gets closer=
.
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Farmer's Market 2008
Message from the Managers
"The Farmers Ma=
rket
of Laramie is off to a good start and we
appreciate the support from folks downtown!
A=
t this
time of the season, the sweet corn, peaches, and watermelon are
especially good and plentiful. We hope to see you this week w=
ith
your totes!
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nd
make sure to bring the whole family -- this year,
we have something new for kids (inner kids are welcome, too):
sidewalk chalk is available next to the DLBA booth for drawing on t=
he
street.
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e are
still learning the ropes, and we'd love to hear your ideas and
suggestions. And please help us by reminding your
customers of the street closure on the 100 and 200 blocks of Grand =
at
1:30 pm every Friday."
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illa
(307.703.0412 or willamerry@yahoo.com ) and Jennifer (215.219.4322 =
or
Jennifer_horvath@hotmail.com)
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Design Assistance Grant
Deadline Coming Up!
Laramie
Main Street offers a grant for
technical assistance related to facade improvements -- if you own o=
r rent
a building downtown, and want to design a new sign or hire a architect to advise on facade renoation, we offer up to $1000 of match=
ing
funding.
But the grant must be used by the end of September,
2008. So if you've ever considered applying, now is the time!=
Visit the resources section of o=
ur website
and click on "Financial Assistance" for more informat=
ion,
then contact us (742-2212 or mainstre=
et@laramiewy.org)
for help with your application.
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Fox Theater Update
The City is
hiring demolition contractors to develop a plan to demolish the
Fox Theater.
As
you probably know, developing this demolition plan is the first
step that must be taken to remove the building; the environmental
contamination at the site complicates the demolition process and necesitates developing this plan in orde=
r to
take the building down as safely and quickly as possible.
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he
study that created the current momentum on the Fox, after decades of
neglect, was managed by Laramie
Main Street with funding from the USDA
through the Wyomin=
g Main
Street program. The study
recommended abating and deconstructing the Fox Theater as soon as
feasibly possible: the City is now working to implement these
recommendations.
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lthough Laramie Main Street
was dissappointed to find that this bui=
lding
cannot be salvaged, we are glad that the study resulted in a c=
lear
recommendation and that action is being taken. We w=
ill
soon undertake a redevelopment study of the site -- once we know wh=
en
and how the demolition will take place -- to ensure
that something positive is created in this location.
Funding for this redevelopment study will be provided by the Wyoming
Main Street Program.
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Help Support
Main Street!
If you like what we're doing to help make Downtown Lar=
amie
as vibrant as it can be, please consider donating.
We're in the middle of our annual fundraising campaign
and, this year, we've set an ambitious goal of raising $100,000.&nb=
sp;
So far, we've raised a little
over $60,000, which leaves almost $40,000 to go.
This ambitious goal includes almost $30,000 as seed mo=
ney
for projects (in the past, we have raised
about $65,000/year, but had to undertake seper=
ate
fundraising campaigns for each project we undertook). By sett=
ing
a more ambitious fundraising goal, we are trying to become a strong=
er
and more flexible organization; we will be able to react more quick=
ly
to unforseen opportunities, and to spen=
d less
time fundraising overall.
To learn more or donate online, visit our website. Or contact
Executive Director Cara Griffin (742-2212 or mainstre=
et@laramiewy.org)
or Board Member Margaret Brown (745-6363 or
margare=
tbrown@bresnan.net).
You can also stop by the Main
Street booth at the Farmer's Market ea=
ch
Friday to learn more about what we do.
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Upstairs Downtown Tour =
(Date TBA)
Have you ever wonder=
ed
what goes on in Downtown Laramie's second floors?
Laramie Main Street's
Organization Committee is organizing a tour of upper stories throug=
hout
the Downtown -- we will announce a date soon, and will then sell
tickets at our booth at the Farmer's Market soon. Come as=
k us
about it during the Farmer's Market!
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Community Plaza Update
Look out for public
meetings this fall to refine a Conceptual Plan for a Downtown Co=
mmunity
Plaza, plan=
ned
for 1st Street
and Grand Avenue.
Laramie Main Street =
is
fundraising, managing and advocating for this public plaza. We
are working closely with the city and private =
dontors
to build this landscaped public space.
A=
Conceptual
Plan has been developed by David Rei=
f,
and legal agreements allowing the plaza to be built have been
negotiated.
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next steps are to refine the plan with public input, develop
engineering drawings, and finish raising money for it's construction (construction is planned for
2009). Landscape architecture firm Russell + Mills Studios, o=
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will develop the design and engineering drawings. =
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