Move ‘Em to Main Block Party
September 10, 2009
Be a part of history as we usher in the new Main Street to the downtown Columbia landscape
COLUMBIA, SC – September 10, 2009 – Join Columbia’s hottest (famously hot, that is) folks as we Move ‘Em to Main. You’re all invited: young and seasoned professionals, creatives, transplants, boomerangs, natives, and anyone who loves our city!
Link to download flyer: http://drop.io/stm8kv2/asset/block-party-revised-copy-pdf
Link to MYPA website: http://www.midlandsypa.com/
Link to Nickelodeon Move the Nick Campaign: http://movethenick.org/
To help The Nickelodeon Theatre get closer to its fund raising goal, COR and the Midlands Young Professionals Alliance (MYPA) are organizing a community wide block party to promote The Nick and its new home and to help raise $10,000.
COR and MYPA are teaming up with The Nick and City Center Partnership to throw the block party on Thursday, September 17th from 7:05pm to 9:30pm.
Want a Main Street where you desire to live, work, and play? Then don’t miss this once in a lifetime event as we make an incredible mark on Columbia’s downtown scene.
Entertainment:
Local VJ Patrick Nugent and DJ Sindoolah, other homegrown local entertainers, tours of The Fox Theatre (before it closes for restoration), and MUCH MORE!
Food and Beverage:
Local vendors from new to Main Street favorites will be on site to showcase their menus
Project Partners:
COR
COR is dedicated to fostering a greater sense of civic and community involvement in the Midlands through social, political, and cultural education, communication, development and action. COR inspires and empowers a new generation of Columbians to make our city a better place.
The Midlands Young Professionals Alliance
The Midlands Young Professionals Alliance is a collaboration of diverse young professional organizations in the Midlands that generates an atmosphere of unity through social, recreational, and cultural activities which stimulates a foundation for relationship building and group interaction through the social and sporting culture of Columbia.
The Nickelodeon Theatre
The Nickelodeon Theatre has been in operation since 1979 and is run by the Columbia Film Society. “The Nick” is the only non-profit art house film theatre in South Carolina and is the home for 25,000 filmgoers each year.
City Center Partnership
City Center Partnership was formed to manage Columbia’s downtown BID in the 36-block area bounded by Gervais, Elmwood, Assembly and Marion streets. The organization provides public space management, economic development, marketing services, and public advocacy for downtown Columbia.
