Carson City downtown businesses to throw party Friday to celebrate opening of Carson Street
The businesses in downtown Carson City are coming together to throw a party to celebrate the completion of the construction in the downtown corridor.
“It just seems appropriate to celebrate the downtown street project,” said Mike Riggs, president of the Downtown Business Association. “What better way than to provide an opportunity for the businesses that have been struggling through the construction process? What better way to introduce it to the citizens of Carson City, and those outside of the city, to come check it out the day before the Nevada Day Parade? Being the voice of the downtown businesses, we are the right organization to put this on.”
The street’s open house will begin noon Oct. 28 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of the Capitol. Bands will be playing at Arlington Square, the Bike Smith and McFadden Plaza.
Muscle Powered, the organization dedicated to creating a walkable and bikeable city, will be hosting activities on the north end. Advocates to End Domestic Violence will have a beer garden in Arlington Square. Food for Thought will team up with the Brewery Arts Center to put on a family fun center inside the vacant brewery building.
“Fortunately, we’ve had several businesses pitch in to help put on the event,” Riggs. said. “None of this is taxpayer money.”
Participants can pick up a passport booklet from any participating business to be stamped by each one they enter. For every stamp they get, they will receive a raffle ticket. Businesses that are members of the Downtown Business Association are worth two stamps.
Booklets will be collected at the Downtown Business Association’s booth in Arlington Square, where the drawing will take place 5:30-6 p.m.
Prizes include a $1,000 diamond necklace from Carson Jewelry and Loan, five beach cruisers from Bike Smith, along with many others.
“This open house will help to showcase our local, small businesses,” Riggs said. “That, in turn, helps our economy.”
Riggs encouraged participants to stay downtown after the open house for either the Blinky Man ride 6:30 p.m. starting in McFadden Plaza or “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at 8 p.m. in the Brewery Arts Center.
He said the downtown project, which included the narrowing of Carson Street and widening of sidewalks, should help the overall atmosphere.
“Downtown Carson City has always been a gathering place for our locals to get together on a Friday night or Saturday,” he said. “This should expand that to make it a fun, easy-to-get-to place to shop, have a bite to eat or visit local pubs any time of the day or day of the week.”
For a complete schedule of for more information, go to downtowncarson.org.
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