Main Street Arkansas Update - December 19, 2011

MSA Awards & Quarterly Training – January 11, 2012 – Little Rock (in conjunction with the Municipal League meeting)

Main Street Arkansas Calendar - December 19 - 23, 2011

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MONDAY

TUESDAY

WEDNESDAY Susan – Rogers

THURSDAY

FRIDAY Office Closed

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IN THIS ISSUE:

Downtown El Dorado Honored

Thousands Attend Holiday Parade in Downtown Hardy

Something’s Cooking in West Memphis

Clinton School Recruiting Field Service Partners

Shoppers Too Lazy to Park Far Away, Turn to Tech

Festival/Event PR Opportunity

Downtown El Dorado Honored

http://www.eldoradonews.com/news/localnews/2011/12/09/a-distinguished-honor-26.php

Thousands Attend Holiday Parade in Downtown Hardy

http://myspringriver.com/2011/12/14/thousands-attend-hardy-parade/

Something’s Cooking in West Memphis

http://westmemphis.com/somethings-cooking-in-west-memphis

Clinton School Recruiting Field Service Partners

http://clintonschoolblog.com/cblog/?p=4766

Shoppers Too Lazy to Park Far Away, Turn to Tech, Tricks

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970204026804577098451316357124.html?mod=wsj_share_tweet

Festival & Event PR Opportunity

Since 1985, the Southeast Tourism Society has published the Top 20 Events publication. Through a nomination process, the society chooses the Top 20 events going on in the Southeast for each month of the year, and publishes this list of winners quarterly. This publication is sent to over 300 newspapers, magazines, radio stations, TV stations, and others, as well as 125 AAA publications. The combined circulation runs into the millions. Current Top 20 Events are listed online.

Festivals and events in Arkansas may be submitted for the Top 20 Events publication, if they meet the following requirements set forth by the Southeast Tourism Society:

• 1,000 in attendance
• 3^rd year in existence
• Payment of $20 nomination fee per event

Top 20 Events strongly encourages you to strengthen your nomination by providing supporting material such as:

• Photos
• Posters
• Brochures
• Press Releases
• News Clippings
• Volunteer Programs