The Michigan City Mainstreet Association presents the First Friday Art Walk in the Uptown Arts District on Friday, September 6, 2013 from 5pm to 8pm. The Art Walk features several businesses hosting an array of artists and entertainment for free enjoyment for visitors.
The Washington Park Zoological Society, celebrating Member’s Appreciation Night, will be hosting works of art by their in-house artisans: the animals. Darling, a women’s boutique located at 418 Franklin, will be hosting mural artist Deb Henderson. Walnut Ink Gallery, 607 Franklin, will be hosting craftsman Jon Claeys and his handmade guitars along with area musicians on tap for live demonstrations of the artwork. Trinity Episcopal Church will host blues band The Oblates of Blues from Notre Dame.
The Uptown Arts District spans from 11th Street and Franklin to Lake Michigan and many other businesses within that district participate in the event. For a full listing of all of the art being featured by local businesses, visit www.uptownartsdistrict.org.
The Michigan City Mainstreet Association (MCMA) is a nonprofit, membership organization dedicated to creating a vibrant and economically viable atmosphere for the historic downtown, Uptown Arts District in Michigan City, Indiana, as an exciting place to live, work, play, and invest.