Main Street Arkansas Update - September 10, 2007

September 10-15

Monday - Susan, PhotoShop Training

Tuesday - Mark, Russellville

Wednesday - Susan, Mark & Nancy – Batesville

Thursday - Caroline, Texarkana; Greg & Cary – “Neighborhoods in Bloom” Federal Reserve Bank Seminar ; Susan, Russellville

Friday –

MSA now has a myspace account. It’s www.myspace.com/mainstreetarkansas All of the programs in the Department of Arkansas Heritage are creating myspace pages because our web provider advised us that one of our partners doubled their website hits when they created a myspace page. Our page is still a little bare bones, but we’re working on it. If you have an account, send us a friend request before we hunt you down and send you one. AHPP has an account as well, it’s URL is www.myspace.com/arhistoricpreservation

Main Street Dumas has hired Jann Farmer as their new Executive Director. Please welcome Jann when you see her.

The University of Arkansas Announces the Hiring of a Professor in Culinary Tourism

http://arkansasagnews.uark.edu/1887.htm

Good Heber Springs Press:

http://www.thesuntimes.com/articles/2007/08/30/news/news06.txt

Main Street Helena Matches DTR Grant with A&P Money

http://www.helena-arkansas.com/articles/2007/09/06/news/news2.txt

Upcoming Main Street Events:
October 5-7 Argenta Street Beat, El Dorado MusicFest & Helena’s Arkansas Blues & Heritage Festival

Argenta May Get a Green Grocer

http://www.nlrtimes.com/articles/2007/09/07/news/nws01.txt

links of interest from the article

www.localharvest.org

http://www.rivermerc.com/

American Bus Association Names El Dorado’s “Showdown At Sunset” One Of North America’s 100 Best Events For 200

http://www.buses.org/top_100_events/