Arts and Culture Theme, Day Sponsor Mercy Medical Center

Contact: Jill Wilkins 319.398.0449 jill@downtowncr.org [cid:image002.jpg@01CC5CCD.09173A30]

Cedar Rapids Downtown Farmers' Market August 20 Arts and Culture Theme, Day Sponsor Mercy Medical Center

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE__________________________________

Cedar Rapids, IA-August 17, 2011-The Cedar Rapids Downtown District welcomes patrons to another Downtown Farmers' Market Saturday August 20, from 7:30AM-Noon. Presenting sponsor for August 20 is Mercy Medical Center.

The Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance will be hosting the market theme “Arts and Culture Day”, featuring performances by ACExperiment, City Circle Acting Company, Nolte Academy of Dance, MetroMix Chorus, MOvMNT Dance Company, Old Creamery Theatre, Orchestra Iowa and many others. Information on ICCA's 150 arts and cultural organizations will be available along with staff and volunteers in Greene Square Park.

100.7 The Fox will host main stage entertainment including the Beaker Brother and performances related to the Arts and Culture theme. On street entertainment will include Mark Brown, Magician Jackson Green, Junk Funk, John Heim and a cooking demonstration hosted by Red's Public House.

A record 219 market vendors will be placed along 3rd and 4th Avenues, 2nd and 3rd Street SE as well as Greene Square Park in downtown Cedar Rapids. Patrons will have access to free parking in 4th Avenue and GTC parkades and non-hooded meter space on open streets. Handicap accessible parking will be available in the Guaranty Bank parking lot (entrance along 2nd Avenue).

Corporate Sponsors for the market season include Alliant Energy, Cedar Rapids Bank & Trust, Cedar Rapids Public Library Foundation, Great Clips, Wickwire Chiropractic and Wellness Center, 7G Distributing, Cedar Rapids and Linn County Solid Waste Agency, University of Iowa Community Credit Union, Eastern Iowa Airport, Health Center of Cedar Rapids, ImOn Communications, River Cedar Properties, Mercy Medical Center, Qwest, Quaker Oats and Van Meter Industrial. Media Sponsors include KHAK, KCRG-TV9, 100.7 the Fox, 600WMT, Hoopla, MVP Visual Media Solutions, The Gazette, Mediacom, the Corridor Business Journal and Z102.9.

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