Pekin Main Street News
"Downtown District"
Friday Night Family Fest
September 10th, 2010
5:00 - 10:00pm
Downtown Pekin - Courthouse Square
Lip Sync Registration Open!
Click
here for application
Pekin Main Street Super Cruise
Friday July 30th - Phat Jax Bike Rally Night
Award Winners:
Saturday July 31st
- Downtown Cruise presented by Fort's Toyota
Award Winners:
Best Paint
- Sabrina Ullem, '61 Impala
Farthest Drive - Doug Davis, '37 Ford from Panora, Iowa
Best Custom - Scott Smith, '66 Chevy II Nova
Best Original - Dale Gerber, 55' Nomad
Mayor's Choice - Tony Ley, '37 Ford
Main Street Downtown Market to Open!
Farmer's Market & Artisans presented by Pekin
Hospital
Weekly Thursday's 3:30 - 6:00pm
June 24 - September 23
New location - City Parking lot at 3rd & Margaret
(behind Fast Dragon Restaurant)
Fresh produce, baked goods, breads, local meats, farm fresh eggs, organic produce,
plants & flowers, artisans and much more
Buy Local, Shop Local, Enjoy Local!
Thursday August 5th - Live Bluegrass with George and members of the Creek Road
Ramblers 4:30 - 6:00pm
Thursday August 12th - Live Bluegrass with the Chicago Tillers 4:30 - 6:00pm
Market Vendor Application, click
here!
Market Location Map, click
here
Market Information,
click here!
Main Street Design "Hanging
Baskets" Downtown
Join Pekin Main Street Design committee's beautification
efforts to place vibrant hanging flower baskets on the streetlights downtown.
The baskets can be sponsored by community members and businesses for a 3 year
partnership, cost is $75.00. Sponsorship form, click
here
Main Street Membership Discount Card
Thank you Main Street partners for your support and involvement
with Pekin Main Street, a non-profit organization set out to revitalize Pekin's
downtown/riverfront district through promotion, design, economic restructuring
& organization. We are excited to launch our new business discount card
for our membership partners which allows Pekin Main Street to promote local
area businesses and our members to receive perk discounts! Once the Pekin Main
Street office receives your membership dues a membership discount card will
be mailed to you. The card is active from April 1, 2010 - March 31, 2011.
Member Discount Card - Business Listing
Amanda's Closet - 517 Court Street
B'Ribboned - 3515 Cattail Cove
CJ's Cafe - 404 Court Street
Culver's - 3504 Court Street
Deverman Advertising & Photography by Deverman - 531 Court
Street
Firehouse Pizza - 3560 Court Street
Parkside Auto Sales -1800 Court Street
Pekin Trophy House - 403 South 8th Street
Roxy's Lanes - 114 North 3rd Street
Salon Renaissance - 515 Court Street
Tazewell County Museum - 2950 Court Street
Wing Printing - 409 Elizabeth Street
Yesterday's Bar & Grill - 363 Court Street
Check back often for additional businesses
and updated discounts.
Pekin Main Street's 2009 Award Winners - Annual Appreciation
Sponsors of the Year:
Herget Bank & Pekin Community Bank
Thank you to Herget Bank & Pekin Community Bank for supporting Pekin Main
Street since our designation as a Illinois Main Street Community in 1999. You
have supported Pekin Main Street financially, endless volunteers hours, several
board & committee members throughout the years and much more. Thank you
for your continued support and dedication as we move forward with our goal of
downtown revitalization.
Volunteer of the Year:
Main Street Cook Crew
Thank you to our cook crew who over the last several years have
not only cooked up several thousand Pork Chop Sandwiches but help in any capacity
to make sure our events run smoothly. We would like to honor Mark Matthews,
Ron Matthews, Michael Matthews, Marty Lambe, Mark Whiting, Brett Antonini, Chris
Deverman, Larry Hyatt for your dedication, time & hard work in cooking up
a great pork chop sandwich and much more!
We had over 278 Main Street volunteers during 2009 - thank you to all as we
couldn't make it happen with out you!
Mustache Bash a night of entertainment, fun & laughter!
It was a true "Salute to the Stache" night of fun.
Thanks to all of you who were able to attend!
Remember the fun you had or see what you missed at Mustache Bash Photos
on Flickr.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/42596819@N08/sets/72157623481526184/
