Astoria Downtown Historic District Association Presents
Art Walk and Cash Mob this Saturday
Come
downtown on the Second Saturday of every month for the Second Saturday
Art Walk and celebrate the Arts in Astoria! This Saturday’s Art Walk,
on October 13, will be preceded by a Cash Mob.
Cash Mob
The
Astoria Downtown Historic District Association (ADHDA) has just
announced that this month’s Cash Mob will be on Saturday, October 13,
from 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. The Mob will gather at the Liberty Theater
at 4:45 p.m. then at 5:00 p.m. at the gathering point the Cash Mob
destination will be disclosed and the group will walk to it for a quick
shopping spree. And if you can’t get there right at 5:00 p.m., don’t
worry! A sign will be left at the Liberty and a post will be made to the
Astoria Downtown Facebook page announcing the cash mob destination in
case you miss the group. Come and support your downtown!
This is
one of the monthly cash mobs organized by ADHDA. A cash mob is a group
of people who assemble at a local business and buy items from that
business. The purpose is to support the local businesses and the overall
community. Cash Mob destinations will continue to be chosen by drawing a
business card from the cards collected at the monthly ADHDA general
meetings. Monthly meetings occur on the first Friday of the month at
8:30 a.m. at Baked Alaska. Come to the next meeting on Friday, November 2
with a business card for a chance to be mobbed next!
For
additional information regarding cash mobs and their benefits, please
follow this link to a National Trust for Historic Preservation article:
http://www.preservationnation.org/main-street/main-street-news/story-of-the-week/2012/120705cashmobs/from-flash-mobs-to-cash-mobs.html
Art Walk
Downtown
businesses keep their doors open late, provide refreshments and
entertainment, and exhibit original works of art or craft. Second
Saturday Art Walk venues are located throughout downtown. The mission
of the Art Walk is to promote the downtown core through the support and
development of the arts and crafts in Astoria. If you are a downtown
business or local artist and wish to participate in the Second Saturday
Art Walk event please contact the Art & Culture Committee by
emailing us at artwalk@astoriadowntown.com.
Contact: Rebecca Frick, Downtown Manager, 503-791-7940, manager@astoriadowntown.com
Release prepared by Regina Willkie, ADHDA Promotion Committee Member
