First Friday Coffee & Conversation w/ Special Guest Officer Kameron Keener

First Friday Coffee and Conversation (FFCC) is this Friday morning at at 8am at 36th Street Bakery & Cafe. Our guest is Police Officer Kameron Keener.

Designed to be a small informal discussion group to give downtown business and property owners and interested citizens the chance to express their opinions, make suggestions and ask questions about downtown and the community in general. The series will encourage social interaction among citizens and build community.

The idea for the Coffee and Conversation series is rooted in the community planning concept of “Third Places” popularized by Ray Oldenburg in his Book--The Great Good Place. The “first place’ is the home and the people one lives with. The ‘second place’ is the work place where everyone spends most of their time. Third places are meeting places such as cafes or coffee houses the ‘anchors’ of community life that facilitate and foster creative interaction and are welcoming and comfortable.

A community's well-being is dependent on the quality of relationships among the citizens of that community. Infrastructure, roads, water, sewer, electricity and housing provides the shell within which people live. It is within this shell that people do the things together that allow them to sustain livelihoods. These include but are not limited to education, health care, business, recreation, and spiritual celebration. People working together with shared understandings and expectations are what provide a place of strong community.

Come take part in this new local experience. Each month a business or community leader will be invited to participate in the conversation. DDA's guest Friday is Police Officer Kameron Keener . There are no formal presentations or programs. The topics for discussion will be focused on whatever interests those that attend. The event is BYOC--That's Buy Your Own Coffee.

Lincolnton Is Getting Energized For Art Crawl Downtown Lincolnton 2011

With less than two weeks before the second annual Art Crawl Downtown Lincolnton, the Arts Council of Lincoln County, Downtown Development Association of Lincolnton, Lincolnton-Lincoln County Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Cultural Center, and Lincoln County Historical Association are preparing posters and maps to distribute throughout Lincoln County. Sponsored by First Federal Savings Bank, the Art Crawl will light up the streets of downtown Lincolnton on March 18, 2011, from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. This year will feature nearly 40 participating businesses and more than 85 artists that include potters, photographers, wood turners, poets, musicians, bead artists, folk artists, soap makers, sculptors, and so many more.

Look for Art Crawl posters at participating merchants’ buildings in downtown, and starting March 11, 2011, organizers will have Art Crawl maps available at locations around Downtown Lincolnton, Denver, and throughout Lincoln County.

For more information please see our website at www.artslincolnnc.org.

DDA Welcomes George Wood to FFCC

First Friday Coffee and Conversation (FFCC) is in the Morning at at 8am at 36th Street Bakery & Cafe. Our guest is County Manager George Wood.

Designed to be a small informal discussion group to give downtown business and property owners and interested citizens the chance to express their opinions, make suggestions and ask questions about downtown and the community in general. The series will encourage social interaction among citizens and build community.

The idea for the Coffee and Conversation series is rooted in the community planning concept of “Third Places” popularized by Ray Oldenburg in his Book--The Great Good Place. The “first place’ is the home and the people one lives with. The ‘second place’ is the work place where everyone spends most of their time. Third places are meeting places such as cafes or coffee houses the ‘anchors’ of community life that facilitate and foster creative interaction and are welcoming and comfortable.

A community's well-being is dependent on the quality of relationships among the citizens of that community. Infrastructure, roads, water, sewer, electricity and housing provides the shell within which people live. It is within this shell that people do the things together that allow them to sustain livelihoods. These include but are not limited to education, health care, business, recreation, and spiritual celebration. People working together with shared understandings and expectations are what provide a place of strong community.

Come take part in this new local experience. Each month a business or community leader will be invited to participate in the conversation. DDA's guest Friday is County Manager George Wood. There are no formal presentations or programs. The topics for discussion will be focused on whatever interests those that attend. The event is BYOC--That's Buy Your Own Coffee.