Join retailers in the Historic Richmond Depot District for great food, fun and festivities during the 2nd Annual Oktoberfest Celebration on September 24, 2011! There will be loads of FREE fun for the entire family!

There will be a huge street fair featuring local handmade arts, crafts & antiques. There will also be free live music at Little Sheba’s Restaurant and the 4th Floor Blues Club parking lot. ABeer Garden will feature New Boswell Brewing Company, Richmond’s first brewery in over 100 years! Model trains by the Richmond Railroader Society will be at Richmond Furniture

2nd annual OkTOBERFEST IN The DEPOTHistoric Depot District’s Oktoberfest Celebration

CONTACT US:

Center City Development Corp.Uptown Innovation Center814 East Main StreetRichmond, Indiana 47374

Phone: 765.962.8151E-mail: info@mycentercity.comWeb: www.mycentercity.com

calendarat a glance

Sept. 9, 2011Richmond Social Media Educational Breakfast

Sept. 10, 2011Gennett Walk of Fame & Music Festival

Sept. 14, 2011Tim Scales: Business Basics Seminar

Sept. 15, 2011Annual Community PicnicCCDC Network Night: 5-7pm

Sept. 17, 2011Farmer’s Market @ the Depot

Sept. 24, 20112nd Annual Oktoberfest

sept. 28, 2011Educational Seminar: “Creating Blogs for Business Development”

The Annual Community Picnic will be held this year on Thursday, September 15 from 11:00am to 1:30pm on East Main Street. Advanced ticket sales will be $3.00 and can be purchased at The Innovation Center, or you can pick up your tickets the day of the picnic for $4.00. Meals will consist of a hamburger or hotdog, a side item, chips, a cookie, and a drink with local celebrities manning the grill.

Thanks to our financial sponsors: Chase Bank, First Bank Richmond, IU East, Ivy Tech, Kicks 96, US Bank, and Wayne Bank; as well as all of our local food sponsors for their support and for helping make this community event possible.

annual picnicgood food, great people

Gallery. There will be a free Kids Train Bouncer at Richmond Furniture Gallery, free professional kids face painting at Richmond Furniture Gallery, a Poker Run, mural tours, amazing bed and trike races, ice cream, and much, much more!

Booth and Vendor space is still available. Call Event Coordinator Laura DeArmond at 765-966-3614 or 800-966-3614 or go to www.DepotOktoberfest.com for more information.

new businesses!WELCOMING the NEW

The Starr-Gennett Foundation and Richmond Parks and Recreation will host the Gennett Walk of Fame Music Fest: Mo’Blues on September 10, 2011 from 11:00am-10:00pm. There will be local musicians (including Randy Baker and The Groove Doctors). There will also be Battle of the Blues, a performance from the Starr-Gennett Youth Troupe, food vendors, artists, and a beer garden.

All of the daytime concerts and activities prior to 6:30pm are FREE to the public. Tickets for the Blues Battle Finale and Legacy Concert are $15 at the door, or $10 in advance or with a student ID. Children under 12 will be admitted for free. Tickets can be purchased at Starr-Gennett Foundation, Wayne County Foundation, the Tourism Bureau, Richmond Furniture Gallery, Lamplight at the Leland Inn, and online at: http://starrgennett.eventbrite.com.

walk of fame & music festivalCelebrating “mo’ blues”

educational breakfast

The next Richmond Social Media breakfast will be held at the Innovation Center on September 9th. Breakfast (provided by RadioTroy)will begin at 8:00am and the seminar will follow from 8:30-10:00am. Erik Deckers, Co-Author of Branding Yourself, will discuss “10 Ways to Build Your Personal Brand Through Social Media.”

“A brand is an emotional response to a name, an image, a logo, or even a face. Like, say, your face. Personal branding means you are creating the positive emotional response you want people to have when they hear your name, see you online, or meet you in person.” -Excerpt from http://richmondsocial.wordpress.com/.

the innovation center to host educational events

The Innovation Center hosts a monthly series of educational breakfast sessions focusing on current business topics and how they can advance your busniess.

Potential topics include seminars on LinkedIn, Facebook, Youtube, Twitter, Blogging, Insurance Policies, and much, much more.

Check us out on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Center-City-Development-Corporation/243490765675640.

country classics193 Ft. Wayne Ave. (in Richmond’s Depot District)Open 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Th-Sat with additional hours “by chance”

derCo internet broadcasting, llcUptown Innovation Center814 East Main Streethttp://www.radiotroy.com/Let’s talk! 765-966-8255 (TALK)Toll Free: 855-243-8255 (TALK)

erlene’s cafe831 East Main Street Open 11 a.m.-4:00 p.m. T-Sat765-488-0934

hometown deliInside the Lamplight Inn at the Leland 900 S. A St.Open 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. M-F765-935-4545

Karnak hookah cafeGrand Opening Fri, Sep 9817 East Main Street Open 11am-2am M-Th 11am-4am F&S 6pm-12am Sun765-962-2600

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