MORGANTOWN – The Morgantown Market Place Grand Opening will be held Saturday, September 22, 2012 at 8 a.m. at the corner of Spruce and Fayette Streets.
The event is open to the public, and celebrates the completion and opening of the new Market Place Pavilion.
Parking for this event will be available in the metered lot across Spruce Street from the Morgantown Public Library, as well as in the Spruce Street Parking Garage (behind the Public Safety Building Complex.)
A schedule of events is attached below.
Please contact City Manager Terrence Moore, ICMA-CM, if you have questions related to this release.
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Morgantown Market Place Grand Opening
Schedule of Events
September 22, 2012
8:00AM – Dedication
Morgantown Mayor, Jim Manilla
Main Street Morgantown Board President, George Papandreas
WV State Director of Rural Development, Bobby Lewis
West Virginia State Delegates Marshall, Fleischauer, Barill, and Padson for State Grant Announcements
Morgantown Farmers Market Growers Association Vice President Jeanne Williams
8:30AM – Ribbon Cutting and Opening Bell
Dedication speakers as well as Monti, the WVU Healthcare Mascot
8:30AM-10:30AM – The Short Brothers
9:00-10:00AM – Richwood Grill Cooking Demonstration
Brought to you by Marion Ohlinger
9:30-10:30AM – “Green Morning” Workshop
“Slow Food” for Health, Quality, Savings, and the Environment
Presented by the Morgantown Municipal Green Team
Denise Palmer of WVU Heart Institute
Cassie Peters of Downstream Strategies
Lesa Gay of WV Farmers Market Association and South Morgantown
Community Farmers Market
Marion Ohlinger of Richwood Grill
Lauren Brennan of West Virginia Community Development Hub
10:30-12:30PM – One Bullet Barney
10:30AM-1:00PM – Vendor Demonstrations
Mother Earth Farm – Potting an Autumnal Planter
The Sheepherders Kitchen – Wool Spinning
Becilla Honey – Honey extraction w/ observation hive
North Elementary School – Planting Earth in Boxes
Perseverance Farm – Harvesting Wild Tree Nuts