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by | June 17, 2012 · 7:26 pm

Big Summerfest Ticket Giveaway At South Milwaukee Downtown Market

I’m happy to report the South Milwaukee Downtown Market is off to a great start in 2012.

With the outstanding weather the last couple of weeks, we’ve begun to really hit our stride, as more than 60 vendors selling produce, organics, arts, crafts, baked goods, dinner options, sweet treats and more gather from 3 to 7 p.m. at 11th and Milwaukee Avenues.

This week will be our biggest week yet.

That’s because Lake 94.5 FM is doing a two-hour live remote from 3 to 5 p.m., and during those hours the station is giving away a four-pack of Summerfest tickets every five minutes. You must be present to win.

Learn more at www.smarket.org. Summerfest runs June 27-July 1 and July 3-8.

Tell your family and friends, and we’ll see you there!

 

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by | May 23, 2012 · 11:21 pm

Reminder: South Milwaukee Downtown Market Opens Thursday … With Melinda Myers!

Just a quick reminder to join us on Thursday, May 24, for the opening of the new South Milwaukee Downtown Market summer season.

Hours are 3 to 7 p.m., and we’re located at 11th and Milwaukee Avenues. More than 60 vendors are expected for our opener, and a special guest: gardening expert and author Melinda Myers.

Melinda has demonstrations planned for 3:30 (container gardening), 4:30 (herb gardening) and 5:30 (container gardening), and she’ll be taking questions and greeting fans throughout the afternoon.

Learn more on our website … and we’ll see you at the market!

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by | May 11, 2012 · 10:16 pm

Mark Your Calendars! South Milwaukee Farmers’ Market Returns May 24 — With Special Guest Melinda Myers

Nationally recognized gardening expert and author Melinda Myers will help the South Milwaukee Downtown Market take root this summer, as she appears at the market’s outdoor season debut on Thursday, May 24.

The market is located on and around 11th Avenue, south of Milwaukee Avenue, in the heart of South Milwaukee’s city center. Hours are 3 to 7 p.m. each Thursday through October 11 – a 21-week run.

More than 60 regular vendors are expected throughout the year selling produce, organics, arts, crafts, baked goods, prepared foods and other specialty items. Weekly live music and other special events are also planned as the market enters its fourth year.

Myers’ appearance kicks off the season, as she does gardening demonstrations, holds a question-and-answer session and meets her fans. Myers, who has more than 30 years of horticulture experience, has written more than 20 gardening books and hosts nationally syndicated “Melinda’s Gardening Moment” segments that air on nearly 100 television and radio stations across the U.S. and Canada.

Learn more in this press release, and check out more details on the market on our website: www.smmarket.org.

See you May 24!

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by | April 20, 2012 · 10:58 pm

Reminder: South Milwaukee Spring Market Saturday At Caterpillar Museum

Just a reminder to join us at the South Milwaukee Spring Market on Saturday at Caterpillar’s Global Mining Heritage Museum.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

More than 45 vendors are expected, and we’ll have live music. The Caterpillar museum will also be open during the market, and, if you haven’t yet seen this South Milwaukee attraction, that’s reason enough to stop by.

Learn more in my previous post, and we’ll see you there!

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by | April 7, 2012 · 5:34 pm

Mark Your Calendars: South Milwaukee Spring Market Planned For April 21

Ready for summer?

Season four of the South Milwaukee Downtown Market begins with an indoor Spring Market on Saturday, April 21, at Caterpillar’s Heritage Building and Global Mining Heritage Museum.

Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

The event will feature more than 40 regular market vendors – and some new faces – selling arts, crafts, organics, baked goods, prepared foods and other specialty items. Live music from South Milwaukee’s Ron Plevak and local students is also planned.

The recently remodeled and expanded museum, located inside the Heritage Building, 1970 10th Ave., will also be open during the market, giving customers a chance to experience this one-of-a-kind South Milwaukee attraction.

Check out the press release here, and tell your family and friends!

(By the way, the summer market season starts May 24, and we’re still looking for vendors. Learn more on our website.)

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by | November 8, 2011 · 10:08 am

What’s New With The Farmers’ Market? A Lot … Including Two Indoor Christmas Markets

The South Milwaukee Downtown Market remains a labor of love for me — a chance to take an active role in revitalizing our downtown while at the same time delivering a fun and unique community event.

And our momentum continues.

Following a successful third summer season, we’re holding a pair of indoor Christmas Markets at Caterpillar on back-to-back Saturdays in December.

The markets are planned for Dec. 3 and 10 inside Caterpillar’s Heritage Building and museum, 1970 10th Ave. Hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. both days.

The events will feature more than 40 regular market vendors – and some new faces – selling arts, crafts, organics, baked goods and other prepared food. Live Christmas music from local acts that played the summer markets is also planned.

The newly remodeled and expanded History Museum, located inside the Caterpillar Heritage Building, will also be open during both markets, giving customers a chance to experience this one-of-a-kind South Milwaukee attraction.

We’re also starting the summer 2012 season a bit earlier, the Downtown Market Committee decided at its meeting on Monday.

Markets will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. every Thursday from May 24 to Oct. 11 on and around 11th Avenue south of Milwaukee Avenue. This is the earliest the market has opened since its inception in 2009, and the 21-week season is its longest to date.

Learn more about the market at our website: www.smdowntownmarket.org.

And I’ll keep you posted as the Christmas Markets and summer season draw nearer.

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by | September 14, 2011 · 10:34 pm

Still Going Strong: South Milwaukee Farmers’ Market Health Fair Is Thursday

The South Milwaukee Downtown Market is partnering with South Shore Family Chiropractic to host the “10 Steps to Wellness” Health Fair on Thursday, September 15, at the market.

The free event is scheduled for 3 to 7 p.m. – the regular hours of the market – and will feature a variety of local health care providers providing wellness information, demonstrations and other services.

These vendors will be in addition to the dozens of produce, organics, baked goods, prepared food, arts and crafts and other vendors who call the market at 11th and Milwaukee Avenue in South Milwaukee home every week.

Learn more in this press release, and I hope to see you there!

(And mark your calendars now for our Oct. 15 Fall Family Festival at the market. This free event includes pumpkin decorating, apple bobbing, trick or treating and even a tamale eating contest. Stay tuned for details.)

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