What’s Happening on Main Street – March 2019
Recurring Events
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Open Late Friday Restaurant Week – Mount Vernon (February 24 – March 2)
Foodies, food junkies, culinary connoisseurs and everyone else who basically loves food: Main Street Mount Vernon is pleased to announce the first-ever Downtown Mount Vernon Restaurant Week, February 24-March 2, 2019. Participating restaurants will offer a featured item each day to give individuals a taste of why Mount Vernon’s growing restaurant scene has had such growth. -
Restaurant & Retail Week – Wooster (February 25 – March 2)
Main Street Wooster presents Restaurant & Retail Week showcasing their downtown specialty businesses & many delicious restaurants! Participating restaurants & boutiques will offer specials for the entire week.
March 1
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First Friday: March for Art – Delaware
Artwork from local students will be displayed around the downtown.
The Ross Art Museum will host a reception on First Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. for student artists and their families. Enjoy cookies and punch and get a chance to win art supplies in a raffle drawing! -
First Friday: Reading Rainbow – Marietta
March’s First Friday is Reading Rainbow to celebrate Read Across America Day and Dr. Seuss’s Birthday on March 2nd! Members of the Marietta Moose Lodge will be set up at the Armory with fun activities for children and giving away coloring books and other supplies! -
First Friday: Lucky You – Medina
Grab your friends and head to historic Medina for an evening of socializing, dining, shopping, dancing, laughing, and merriment. -
First Friday: EcoFest – Middletown
Downtown Middletown is getting a head start on Earth Day with the first annual Ecofest, a First Friday event created to educate our community about how to be sustainable, live healthier and preserve our environment for future generations.
Don’t worry- it’s not all textbooks and lectures! EcoFest’s sponsor, West Central Wine, is going to make saving the environment fun with plenty of family friendly activities, workshops, free Ecofest goodies and more! Stay tuned for more details as the event gets closer! -
First Friday: St. Paddy’s Beer Crawl – Tipp City
Let’s kick off March together with Downtown Tipp City‘s 3rd annual St. Patrick’s Day themed Beer Crawl around Downtown Tipp City!
Bring your friends and come decked-out wearing your green! Stroll around sampling beers in shops, restaurants, and other establishments downtown. -
First Friday: Mardi Gras on Main Street – Wadsworth
First Friday with a “New Orleans” twist! Enjoy a purple, green, and gold evening with jazz, masks, and creole/cajun food!
March 2
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2nd Annual Kent Mardi Crawl – Kent
Main Street Kent and Abita Brewing Company present the second annual Kent Mardi Crawl in downtown Kent! The event starts at Venice Cafe, where attendees will check in anytime between 5PM to 8PM to pick up their crawl “passes,” Mardi Gras themed giveaways, and enter a raffle for great prizes. Meet up with friends and have fun pictures taken in costume, then head out on the town, collecting Mardi Gras beads, masks, and other festive items along the way!
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Medina City Schools Student Art Show – Medina
Mark your calendars for the upcoming Medina City Schools Student Art Show: A Celebration of Youth Art Month. Works of art from MCS students will be on display around the historic district for the month of March. -
Girl Scout Cookie Cookie Walk & Wine Pairing – Middletown
Who doesn’t LOVE Girl Scout Cookies?! Come join us in historic downtown Middletown for a family-friendly Cookie Walk complete with wine pairing for our 21+ friends! After checking in at the beautiful Windamere, you will walk to different shops, eateries and establishments to get 8 different Girl Scout cookies. As an added bonus, there will be a “Cookie Monster Scavenger Hunt”. Find the hidden “cookies” in Downtown businesses and redeem your passport for a FREE box of Girl Scout Cookies to take home! We can’t promise you will burn more calories than you consume, but it will be a fun-filled night for cookie lovers of all ages.
March 4
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Story Mob – Marietta
This month’s Story Mob is a special one! Meet at the Peoples Bank Theatre at 5:30 p.m. and get ready for an amazing behind-the-scenes tour, a special giveaway, and even a ticket of admission!
March 5
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Fat Tuesday Donut & Beer Walk – Middletown
Who doesn’t LOVE Donuts and Beer?! Come get “FAT” with us this Fat Tuesday! Channel your inner Homer Simpson, wear some stretchy pants and join Downtown Middletown for their FAT TUESDAY DONUT & BEER WALK! Walk to different shops, eateries and establishments to get 8 different donuts, lovingly prepared from our famous Middletown locations of the Butler County Donut Trail! Each “Donut Stop” will have a specially selected beer pairing available for purchase.
March 7
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Ladies Night Out – Medina
Round up your girlfriends and head to Medina for Ladies Night Out! Stop at the Visitors Bureau at 5pm and pick up a swag bag (limited to the first 200 guests) and event guide map (unlimited supply), then walk the district and fill your bag with goodies, treats, swag, and more from participating shops.
March 20
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Vermilion in Bloom Ladies Night – Vermilion
Remember all those beautiful flowers this past summer? You helped pay for them by attending our VIB Ladies Nights series, Ladies and Gents Night, and the Gardeners Fair! Mark your calendars, text your friends, reach out to someone new in the community and join us at PaperMoon Vineyards for a fun evening of socializing. Delicious food and wine await!
March 30
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Downtown Tiffin Chocolate Walk – Tiffin
Enjoy a sweet stroll through Downtown Tiffin! Tickets are $15 for the walk or $35 for the VIP Brunch at The Empire & your walk ticket. Purchase your ticket by March 15 and receive a free Chocolate Walk t-shirt, printed by SSG Ink.
What’s Happening on Main Street – March 2018
March 1
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Celebrate Portsmouth Dinner & Auction – Portsmouth
Celebrate Portsmouth at the Southern Ohio Medical Center Friends Center. We’re excited for an evening of friends and neighbors, celebrating downtown success over drinks and an update from Main Street staff and board. Dinner will be served at 7, and will feature a smoked brisket meal from the Scioto Ribber. Music will be performed live by Mr. Andy Russell. Throughout the evening, guests are invited to browse the silent auction and bid on items.
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SIEDC Annual Meeting – Tiffin
Join us for the Annual Meeting of the Seneca Industrial and Economic Development Corp. You will have the opportunity to network with more than 300 attendees, hear the exciting results from 2017, and listen to plans for this coming year as we look to “Focus on the Future.”
March 2
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First Friday: March for ART – Delaware
Main Street Delaware‘s March First Friday event includes 31 local galleries exhibiting artwork from Delaware City Schools. The official ‘Gallery Opening’ will be held in participating locations on First Friday in March and the exhibit will remain up in the downtown for your perusal through the end of the month. Come downtown to see what the young artists in our community have been creating!
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First Friday: Nonprofit Night – Marietta
March’s First Friday is Nonprofit Night. Local nonprofits will either be paired with downtown businesses or setup space on the Armory lawn to showcase their mission, recruit volunteers, and highlight their impact in Marietta.
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Music for the Cause – Marietta
Music for the Cause is a quarterly event hosted by The Adelphia Music Hall to support local musicians and local nonprofits at the same time. This live show highlights the best musicians our area has to offer AND thanks to these local musicians, they’ve donated their time to support the mission of a local organization working hard to strengthen our community.
March 2018’s Music for the Cause featured nonprofit is Marietta Main Street, a local organization dedicated solely to the revitalization of downtown Marietta. From downtown beautification to historic preservation, economic development, public art, marketing & promotions, and events, Main Street covers it all! -
First Friday: Girl Scout Cookie Walk & Wine Pairing – Middletown
Who doesn’t LOVE Girl Scout Cookies?! Come join us in historic downtown Middletown for a family-friendly Cookie Walk! After checking in at the beautiful Windamere, you will walk to different shops, eateries and establishments to get 8 different Girl Scout cookies. As an added bonus, there will be a “Cookie Scavenger Hunt”. Find the hidden cookies in Downtown businesses and redeem your passport back at the Windamere before you leave for a free box of Girl Scout Cookies (flavors vary) to take home! We can’t promise you will burn more calories than you consume, but it will be a fun-filled night for cookie lovers of all ages.
For our 21 and older friends, each “Cookie Stop” will have a specially selected wine pairing available for purchase (not included in ticket price, sold separately at each location). Girl Scout cookie in one hand……paired wine in another…….does it get any better?!
PS: We hear that Cookie Monster will be Downtown for a special guest appearance and looking for cookies himself…..be sure to snag your tickets before they’re gone! -
St. Paddy’s Beer Crawl – Tipp City
Let’s all kick off March with our 2nd annual St. Patrick’s Day Themed Beer Crawl around Downtown Tipp City! Come out wearing your green and crawl around sampling beers in shops, restaurants, and other establishments around town. Everything will be in walking distance.
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First Friday: Downtown Mini Golf – Wadsworth
All ages are invited to come downtown and enjoy free putt-putt golf inside of downtown Wadsworth businesses and organizations! Putt at least 18 holes (in any order) and drop your completed scorecard in the “Scorecard Box” at the FirstMerit Bank Building to be entered in a drawing to win prizes!
March 3
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Girls’ Night Out: It’s Your Lucky Night – Lebanon
It’s time to come to downtown Lebanon to shop, dine, and have fun! Special VIP Bag Includes: Coupons, Items, VIP Punch Card, Extra chances to WIN $100 Lebanon Bucks, Special drawing for VIP BASKET. Limit of 100 VIP Shopper Bags available, so get yours today.
March 5
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Story Mob – Marietta
Story Mobs are brand new to the 2018 Cash Mob event lineup. Each Story Mob focuses on telling the stories of 3 different businesses downtown. Participants aren’t expected to shop, unless they want to! Instead, Story Mobbers will hear backstories about each participating business directly from the business owner. Mobbers will enjoy refreshments, live demos, sneak peeks, behind-the-scenes tours, and more thanks to each of our *surprise* participating locations!
March 8
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Knowing Your Home: Making a Sound Investment Workshop – Lakewood
Join LakewoodAlive for the kick-off workshop of the 2018 Knowing Your Home season. We will be hosting a panel discussion focused on the process of larger home improvement projects.
Our homes are 80 plus years old, well built, and just plain amazing structures. Sometimes the layout, design or asthetics just don’t fit with the needs of the house and family. Larger projects can be daunting and often times people don’t know where to start or they get stuck. Have no fear, this discussion will help shed light and perspective on larger home improvement projects, giving you the strength and encouragement to move forward.
March 9
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Downtown Portsmouth Lucky Clover Contest – Portsmouth
Main Street Portsmouth is proud to present the first ever Lucky Clover Contest! Shop downtown the week leading into the Seven Nations Celtic Club St. Patrick’s Day Parade and Celebration, between March 9 and March 17, for a chance to win $250 in gift cards to downtown restaurants.
Pick up a lucky clover card while shopping and get it stamped at three downtown businesses, after a purchase of $5 or more, to enter the raffle.
March 10
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2018 Medina Beer Fest – Medina
Join us for the most fun suds fest of the year! The Medina Beer Fest returns to Weymouth County Club for an evening of music, raffles, great food, a few surprises, and beer! Lots of beer! All paid guests receive a commemorative mini pilsner glass. Make sure to bring along some cash to buy tickets for the grand prize raffle–a cooler full of over 60 bottles of craft beer!
Tickets will be available that evening at the door (check or cash preferred), or by calling Main Street Medina at 330-722-6186. -
Second Saturday: Make & Take – Mount Vernon
Join Downtown Main Street Mount Vernon for the March Second Saturday! Many of our downtown merchants have talented artists that are willing to teach you their craft as well as having many amazing gifts for sale – for yourself or someone you love! All classes are less than a half hour and cost $5 – please RSVP to make sure supplies are available for you!
March 15
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Knowing Your Home: All About Fireplaces Workshop – Lakewood
This workshop, new to the KYH lineup, will focus on everything that you need to know about your fireplace. Our presenter will review how to ensure that your fireplace is working in a safe manner and will also highlight all of the parts of a fireplace and how they work. We will then cover how to maintain your fireplace, how often and how maintenance is performed for both gas and wood burning fireplaces. We will talk about converting or upgrading your fireplace. Finally, we will also highlight options that are available to homes that currently do not have a fireplace system and cover the steps and costs of what is it takes to install them.
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1st Quarter Happy Hour – Mount Vernon
Downtown Mount Vernon is growing, and we’d like to meet other talented enthusiasts at our networking happy hour! Join us for a casual meet and greet networking event to get to know our members and learn what sets downtown Mount Vernon apart. Stay for a little, or stay for awhile; cash bar and appetizers are available.
March 17
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St. Patrick’s Day Pub Crawl – Millersburg
The perfect way to celebrate the big green day in historic downtown Millersburg with the perks of drink specials at your favorite Burg Pubs!
March 24
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Easter Eggstravaganza – Wadsworth
Children ages 10 and under can collect free plastic Easter eggs filled with candy at participating businesses in downtown Wadsworth March 24 during the Easter Egg Hunt Eggstravaganza. Mark your calendars and stay tuned for more information!
March 30
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Chocolate Walk – Troy
Explore Troy’s downtown shops while enjoying chocolate bites and dessert samples.
Ohio's Best Historic Bars to Celebrate St. Patrick's Day
image via Happy Dog at Euclid Tavern
1. The Euclid Tavern – Cleveland
Referred to locals as “the Euc”, the Euclid Tavern has operated in University Circle since 1909. It’s long had a reputation of being a hangout for college students and blue collar workers.
In the 80s and 90s, the bar hosted some of the famous names of the era including Green Day, Helmet, and Ween. It was also a filming location in the Michael J. Fox movie, “Light of Day”.
After several changes in ownership, the Euclid Tavern is now home to Happy Dog, but still retains the vibe and classic neon sign.
image via ClutchMov
2. Harmar Tavern – Marietta
Located in the historic Harmar Village on the westside of Marietta, the Harmar Tavern has been operating since 1900. It is a casual neighborhood bar and home to the “Soon to be Famous Fried Bologna Sandwich” and reportedly, a few ghosts.
The Harmar Tavern is a favorite among college students and locals alike, and has an amazing patio too.
image via The Backstretch
3. The Backstretch – Delaware
A great place for a bite to eat and a beer, The Backstretch has called downtown Delaware home since 1982. The bar is the latest to operate out of this historic space. The space housed other famous spots, including Buttsy’s Bar and Grill and Holly’s Place.
A favorite among locals, we recommend you stop in on your next visit to Delaware.
image via OTR Matters
4. Arnold’s Bar & Grill – Cincinnati
Since Simon Arnold opened up in 1861, Arnold’s Bar & Grill has been a legendary haunt in downtown Cincinnati. The tavern survived prohibition by opening a kitchen and has remained popular for both food and drink, as well as live music, ever since.
image via Kent Wired
5. Ray’s Place – Kent
Ray’s Place has been a fixture of downtown Kent since 1937. Fans of sports bars should make a pilgrimage to Ray’s. It is considered to be one of the first, if not the first sports bar in the US. There is even a book detailing the history of this Kent landmark.
Ray’s Place is also the namesake of the Ray’s Place Entrepreneurship Scholarship at Kent State University, promoting entrepreneurship and business innovation.
image via Elevator Brewing
6. Elevator Brewery & Draught Haus- Columbus
Located in the historic Columbia Building in downtown Columbus, the Elevator Brewery and Draught Haus is one of the most visually striking bars in the city. The bar started off as the Bott Brother’s Billiards 1897, operating until prohibition. It later became the famous The Clock Restaurant, before opening as Elevator in 2000.
Unlike the other bars on this list, this one has an interesting award that very few in the US can boast. The back-bar won a blue ribbon for craftsmanship at the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893!
Elevator’s beer is brewed just a few blocks away on North Fourth Street and you can visit their 13th Floor Taproom on site.
Heritage Ohio holds a historic conservation easement on the Columbia Building.
Image via Ye Olde Trail Tavern
7. Ye Olde Trail Tavern – Yellow Springs
The Ye Olde Trail Tavern is Ohio’s oldest tavern and second oldest restaurant behind the Golden Lamb in Lebanon. Opened in 1827 to serve travelers moving between Columbus and Cincinnati, the tavern is a must-stop historic destination in downtown Yellow Springs.
Like the Harman Tavern, this location is home to a few friendly spirits too.
image via Cleveland.com
8. Ontario Street Cafe – Cleveland
The Ontario Street Cafe, in the historic Gateway District in downtown Cleveland, is like stepping back in time. Not much has changed in the historic bar, which should be part of the appeal to any history loving bar-goer. Beyond the historic appeal, the Ontario is renowned for fantastic corned beef sandwiches and reasonably priced drinks. Cheers!
image via Courthouse Inn & Restaurant
9. Courthouse Inn & Restaurant – Lisbon
I don’t think I have ever told someone to visit a place to check out a bathroom, but you have to see the bathroom! The Courthouse Inn & Restaurant in downtown Lisbon is a sight to see. Housed in the historic Hamilton Building, the Courthouse Inn serves up amazing vegetarian fare that even a carnivore can love, and great cocktails, too. They also have an amazing patio, so make sure to pay them a visit on St. Patrick’s Day and again in warmer weather.
Back to the bathrooms. It, like most of the place, is very artistically designed. Quite possibly the most luxurious bathroom in all of Ohio. Trust us, just go see it.
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