RTP-area local music and culture

[dmccall <dmccalldds AT gmail.com>]

Interesting. So not even a primo location within a walk of $25,000 of
North Carolina wealthiest 20 year olds and millions spent on FREE
buses can save downtown businesses from competition in the suburbs.
Now we are paying musicians to perform free shows to beg people to
shop downtown...and this in one of the most transit-friendly
populations in the United States. Looks like a perfect time to spend
over a billion dollars on a rail transit system (that will serve half
of a percent of the population)


On Jul 27, 4:34=A0pm, "Glenn / Local 506" <local... AT gmail.com> wrote:
> This is something I've been able to add my two cents to as a member of
> the Downtown Partnership board...check it out...http://www.site.franklins=
treetcomesalive.com/
>
> glenn
>
> The Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership and The Mayor=92s Office have
> initiated a special 6-week pilot program called, Franklin Street Comes
> Alive! to bring local musicians and performers to Franklin Street to
> play in designated outdoor areas.
>
> Musicians will be performing on Friday and Saturday nights from 7:00
> to 10:00 pm beginning at the end of July 2009.
>
> Our goal for Franklin Street Comes Alive! is to support downtown
> business by marketing downtown as a thriving cultural destination. =A0We
> also hope to nurture and expand Chapel Hill's cultural assets by
> supporting local musicians.
>
> Musicians are welcome to apply to Franklin Street Comes Alive! =A0Earn
> some money and promote upcoming shows while playing for a broad
> audience on the street. =A0The program will pay each act $50 in addition
> to tips earned. =A0Fill out the simple application to be considered to
> play.
>
> http://www.site.franklinstreetcomesalive.com/