Main Street Wadsworth Participates in Small Business Saturday November 25
(Wadsworth, Ohio, November 25, 2017) Downtown Wadsworth took part in the annual American Express “shop small” Small Business Saturday event on November 25.
This annual event encourages community members to “get up, get out, and shop small” at local small businesses.
Main Street Wadsworth Executive Director Adrianne Krauss launched a Facebook campaign to bring awareness to the event, which highlights the impact small business can have on a community. Krauss said, “there are 23,000 people living in Wadsworth. Imagine what would happen to our economy if just half of the community spent $100 on local businesses downtown. Over $1.1 million dollars would flood the Wadsworth economy.”
A contest on the Main Street Wadsworth Facebook page garnered over 50 responses from community members who shared where they like to shop downtown, and what they buy. The answers ranged from cream sticks at Ann’s Pastry Shop, to guitar picks at Wadsworth Music.
“There is a trend moving toward support of small businesses,” Krauss said. “Communities are beginning to understand the effect they can have when they choose to support local, small businesses, which employ their family, friends, and neighbors, and that each dollar spent there is reinvested into the community. If we are truly concerned about the state of our economy, spending money at big boxes and allowing our money to go overseas will not solve our problem.”
Six small businesses have opened in Downtown Wadsworth in the past six months: CS Watchworks, Lee R. Potts, Attorney at Law, Kathryn’s Craft Closet, No. 1 Chinese Restaurant, Prelude Financial, and ToastHeads Micro Bakery.
For more information about Small Business Saturday, visit https://www.americanexpress.com/us/small-business/shop-small/.
Art Gallery Show in Downtown Wadsworth Through December
(Wadsworth, Ohio, November 10, 2017) The Watercolor Art and Framing Studio at 110 High Street in Downtown Wadsworth is showcasing work by three local Wadsworth artists now through December.
Award-winning artists David Cordas, long-admired for his interpretive landscape watercolors, and Kimberly Moore, for her richly textured, atmospheric pastels, are sharing their space with noted designer David Brewster, who builds whimsical mixed media assemblies.
The downtown storefront studio is bursting with diverse, vibrant, interesting, and well-crafted works of creative expression that should delight and reward any visitor.
The artwork of owner David Cordas and resident artist Kimberly Moore is always on display in the gallery, and the pieces by David Brewster will be shown until late December.
For more information, please call David Cordas at The Watercolor Art and Framing Studio: (330) 335-7110.
Main Street Wadsworth Receives Ohio Senate Proclamation for Wadsworth Candlelight Walk
(Wadsworth, Ohio, November 21, 2017) Main Street Wadsworth has been recognized by the Ohio Senate for its annual Candlelight Walk event, which was held on November 17, 2017.
Senate President Larry Obhof provided the special proclamation to Main Street Wadsworth “[o]n behalf of the Senate of the 132nd General Assembly of Ohio” for its influence on “economic development for local businesses, along with creating a festive spirit of community during the holiday season.”
The Candlelight Walk is a long-standing tradition in the City of Wadsworth. It is an occasion that brings the community together for a parade, horse and carriage rides, activities for all ages, photos with Santa, and other seasonal festivities.
This year, highlights of the evening included a ribbon cutting for a new children’s wing at the Wadsworth Public Library downtown, the lighting of the downtown tree, the reading of an illustrated children’s story written and narrated by Franklin Elementary School Principal Roger Havens, an outdoor “Kris Kringle Market,” Snowflake Theater performances at Crossroads Community Church, miniature train rides, Johnson House Museum tours, music and activities held at Grace Lutheran Church, and holiday specials offered by downtown businesses.
An estimated 3,000 people visited the downtown between 6:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m., filling the streets with energy and excitement, welcoming the holiday season in a historic downtown with beautifully lighted trees and buildings.
“We are so grateful to all of our supporters for creating a memorable evening for Wadsworth’s residents,” said Adrianne Krauss, Executive Director of Main Street Wadsworth. “We are all working hard to create a vibrant downtown, and we couldn’t do it without the support of our wonderful City, volunteers, businesses, and organizations that have come together with a common goal of making downtown Wadsworth ‘the place to be.’”
Main Street Wadsworth wishes to thank the many organizations, sponsors, and local businesses that helped to put on the Candlelight Walk, including Mayor Robin Laubaugh, The City of Wadsworth Administration, Parks, Police, and Street Departments, the Blue Tip Committee, Medina County Convention & Visitors Bureau, Thurber’s Jewelers, The Village of St. Edward, Kohl’s, Plastipak Packaging, Inc. and AI Root Company (for luminaries and candles), the Main Street Wadsworth Promotion Committee, and Main Street Wadsworth’s fantastic volunteers.
Please visit www.mainstreetwadsworth.org or www.facebook.com/mainstreetwadsworth for more information about Main Street Wadsworth. If you have any questions, you can contact Main Street Wadsworth at 330-331-4414 or adrianne@mainstreetwadsworth.org.
The mission of Main Street Wadsworth is to develop and maintain a collaborative Main Street identity that will continually advance the quality of the community’s social, cultural, and commercial environment.
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