Douglas Design District Podcast

Event Highlight : Small Business Saturday #SBSICT #ShopSmallICT – 11/24-12/15

Visitwichita.com

o  Who: Local shoppers supporting local businesses

o  What: Spreading local cheer loudly for all to hear during the holiday season by collecting stickers from local businesses on a #SBSICT passport book.

o  Where: Small businesses along Douglas from Delano, Downtown, Old Town & the Douglas Design District

o    When: Small Business Saturday, November 24 through Saturday, December 15th

o  Goal: Drive traffic into local shops this holiday season

o  How it works: Local businesses in the heart of our city wishing to participate are asked to donate an item (merchandise or gift card) for gift baskets used to encourage the shop small movement. #SBSICT #ShopSmallICT passports will be available for shoppers to collect stickers when making a purchase at area local businesses. Upon visiting 10 different businesses and obtaining stickers for their passports, shoppers use their passport as an entry into a drawing for merchandise collected from the small businesses that make Wichita great. Multiple entries are allowed for shoppers that frequent the participating local shops between Small Business Saturday, November 24th and Saturday, December 15th. The drawing for gift baskets will be held on Monday, December 17th.

2nd St. Gallery & Studio – Sharon Engle

https://2ndstreetgallery.com/

o  1646 E. 2nd St., Wichita, KS 67214 (2nd & Hydraulic)

o  Sharon’s background began in about 2001 with decorative arts using acrylic paints. As experience grew in painting and through art classes, she began using her own photographs as source material. You can usually find her in some art class….Past and present instructors include Naomi Ullum, CDA (Hutchinson, KS), Sharon Leiker, Brian Hinkle, Mary Binford Miller, and Melinda Weis. She is a member of Kansas Academy of Oil Painters, Mark Arts, and Wichita Art Museum. She is also a member of Kansas Art Guild and editor of its monthly publication “Brushstrokes”.  

Hopping Gnome – Stacey Ward-Lattin

https://www.hoppinggnome.com/

o  1710 E. Douglas, Wichita, KS 67214

o  Hopping Gnome Brewing Company's mission is simple. To brew a variety of craft beers with high quality ingredients to make the finest hand crafted ales. Our passion is to promote the Buy Local movement in our community. By visiting our taproom or sharing a growler with family and friends, you are now part of the Wichita Craft Beer Revolution!

Jimmy’s Egg – Starlyn Tayrien

https://www.jimmysegg.com/

o  106 S. Hydraulic, Wichita, KS 67211

o  We started cracking eggs over 35-years ago. Our entire menu is served seven days a week from 6:00am – 2:00pm so you can have lunch for breakfast, breakfast for lunch or lunch for, well, you get the picture.   We also offer catering. That means your next event could feature our enticing lineup of award-winning breakfast and lunch options, as well as custom orders sure to please any appetite. Also, a Jimmy’s Egg catered event pretty much guarantees 100% attendance. And the occasional meeting crashers.

o  Shop Small Saturday – November 24th!

o  More at DDDWichita.com

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Event Highlight: 2nd Saturday Artisan Market Blowout!

Saturday, October 13th from 10am - 4pm @ 150 N. Cleveland. Food trucks, Local Art, Music by Jordan Dee Minnis, Fly By Night, Crisis Casanova, Lonesome Stranger, Calamity Cubes.

http://www.theworkroomict.com/

https://www.facebook.com/theworkroomICT

Community Highlight: College Hill Neighborhood Association

The College Hill Neighborhood Association is a group of active neighbors and volunteers working together to preserve the architectural heritage of College Hill and provide a safe and lively neighborhood for new generations of families and children to live.

http://collegehillneighborhood.com/

https://www.facebook.com/chnawichita/

Member Highlight: Love Of Character

Love of Character is a local, as well as online shop where you can shop paper goods, party supplies, gifts and more! We also have space for you to host fun events such as birthday parties, showers and get-togethers. If you are in the area please stop by, we would love to see you! If you are out of town, head over to the website and find some fun items to add character to your everyday life!

http://loveofcharacter.com

https://www.facebook.com/loveofcharacter/

Douglas Design District

http://dddwichita.com

https://www.facebook.com/DouglasDesignDistrict/

Member Mixer & Social Media Training

October 15, 2018 at Love of Character located at 3200 E. Douglas Ave. in Wichita, KS.

DepICT Media will be showing us Facebook event musts in order to be shared and featured on the DDD page and website, as well as other great tips on using hashtags, and how to get the most out of your business posts.

A great benefit for DDD members, but if you aren't a member you are welcome to attend in order to get more info. Please RSVP in the Facebook event at https://www.facebook.com/events/233135127561439/

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Douglas Design District: http://dddwichita.com

Avenue Art Days: http://avenueartdays.com

Uptown Landing: https://weigandomega.com/find-a-property/uptown-landing/

Skin Essentials: https://www.skinessentialswichita.com/

Watermark Books: https://www.watermarkbooks.com/

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DDD Podcast – Avenue Art Days Launch Party Episode -- totally dedicated to all things Avenue Art Days.

This year, Avenue Art Days is September 21-23, with Sunday the 23rd coinciding with Open Streets ICT from 12pm – 4pm along 4 miles of Douglas Avenue totally closed to traffic and open to pedestrians, cyclists, vendors and more. Artists will paint Friday – Sunday with Sunday being the mural reveal day.

The Avenue Art Days Launch Party is scheduled for Tuesday, August 28th from 5:30p – 8:30pm under the I-135 underpass at Douglas Ave. Before we dive into the meat for today, let me give you a couple of important links:

Important links:

AvenueArtDays.com – where you can also sign up to volunteer.

Facebook.com/DouglasDesignDistrict

DDDWichita.com

OpenStreetsICT.com/

Avenue Art Days Launch Party

When: Tuesday, August 28th from 5:30pm to 8:30pm

Where: Under the Douglas & I-135 underpass

What’s happening?

·     Live music

·     Mural & Artist Reveal

·     Live Mural Sponsor Auction

·     Food

·     Raffles

·     Meet & Greet

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DDDWichita.com/podcast

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8/25 & 8/26 is Women's Equality Day Wichita: http://bit.ly/equalitydayICT

8/26 - Iron Jawed Angels Screening @ the WSU Rhatigan Student Center 4-7pm.

• Film synopsis: http://iron-jawed-angels.com/

Businesses will participate in the support of Dress for Success Wichita. The mission of Dress for Success is to empower women to achieve economic independence by providing a network of support, professional attire and the development tools to help women thrive in work and in life.

More info: https://wichita.dressforsuccess.org/

Women’s Equality Day commemorates the passage of the 19th Amendment, granting the right to vote to women. We're celebrating in Wichita by visiting all of the wonderful female-owned businesses in our community. 

Participating businesses will be having sales and holding special events while supporting Dress for Success Wichita!

Here's a list of participating businesses.

• Aerial.
• Aspen Boutique
• The Anchor
• Bohemia Healing Spa
• Bungalow 26
• Hopping Gnome Brewing Company
• The Kitchen
• Love of Character
• Lucinda's
• The Monarch
• MOXIE sass & class boutique
• Piatto Neapolitan Pizzeria
• Resister ICT
• Skin Essentials
• Sweet Cheeks, LLC
• TISSU Sewing Studio
• Watermark Books & Cafe
• The Workroom

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