Archive for March, 2009
Arts in the Heart Dedication Ceremony April 1st
Please join FPC Development and Construction to celebrate Arts in the Heart, where the arts and economic development come alive in Downtown Lee’s Summit.
What: Special Dedication Ceremony: “Kids at Heart”
sculpture by world-renowned artist Kwan Wu
When: Wednesday, April 1st at 1:45 p.m.
Where: Hartley Plaza; Corner of 3rd and Douglas Street in
Downtown Lee’s Summit
The dedication ceremony is open to the public, so invite your colleagues, friends, family and neighbors.
Still Accepting Applications for Downtown Days
The Downtown Days… Streets Alive! committee has extended the deadline for vendor applications! We are still accepting arts & craft, commercial, and food vendors. For more information or to apply to be a vendor, please visit our website www.LeesSummitDowntownDays.com or call (816) 246-6598.
The festival takes place June 5, 6, & 7, 2009, and consists of two stages of live entertainment, a carnival, a Car Show, the Go Fast Jet Pack Man, and much more!
Downtown Days is being presented by
Spring Open House This Weekend: March 20-22
Spring won’t wait, why should you? The Downtown Lee’s Summit shops have all that’s new! Come downtown this weekend to see all the new spring merchandise businesses have to offer. You’re certain to find something that will brighten your day! It’s also your last chance to get a FREE wildflower seed packet.
St. Pat’s Coloring Contest Winners
The Emerald Isle Parade committee came up with a really fun way to get kids more involved in the parade this year. They sent backpack flyers advertising the parade out to all of the elementary schools in Lee’s Summit – the kids then took the flyers home with them. The flyers included a drawing of a leprechaun and kids were asked to enter a coloring contest. All they had to do was color in the leprechaun and submit the flyer to the DLSMS office. Well for the first ever St. Pat’s coloring contest, we had a HUGE response! Well over 100 kids entered and they were all SO creative is was very difficult to pick the winners! But here are our 3 big winners for this year’s coloring contest:
1st Prize: Hayden
The judges loved how Hayden used glitter to make hers extra sparkly!
Congratulations, Hayden!
2nd Prize: Aaron
The judges loved the beautiful background Aaron created.
Congratulations, Aaron!
3rd Prize: Anamaria
The judges loved Anamaria’s striped leprechaun and happy ladybugs and butterflies.
Congratulations, Anamaria!
All three winners won gift certificates to Downtown Lee’s Summit shops. Thank you to all of the kids that submitted entries for the coloring contest! You’re all so talented! Be looking for the St. Pat’s coloring contest again next year!
Emerald Isle Parade Recap
Thank you to all that participated and attended the Fourth Annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Downtown Lee’s Summit! Every year the parade gets bigger and better! Luckily we had BEAUTIFUL weather and huge crowds this year.
Thank you to the Parade Planning Committee which once again did an amazing job of organizing the event:
- Chuck Denton, Doherty & Sullivan’s Irish Goods: Co-Chairman
- Mary Pechar, Green Beauty Salon & Day Spa: Co-Chairman
- Mary Guthrie, Giant Step
- Al Guthrie, Giant Step
- Faith Taylor, Downtown Resident
- Courtney Spain, Mudsmith Studios
- Lorra Bagley, First Community Bank
- Rob Binney, DLSMS Promotions Committee
- Connie Smith, Equity Bank
- Stacy Brandt, DLSMS Staff Member
Thank you to the Downtown Rotary Group and members of this year’s Leadership Lee’s Summit class for helping with crowd control and parade line-up. We appreciate your support!
A BIG thank you also goes out to this year’s judges : Gina Seibel, Mary Guthrie, Greg Foss, Brett Fossnight, and Jim. We had many great entries in the parade and our wonderful judges had a difficult time deciding the big winners. Below are the winners in each category:
St. Patrick’s Award – Best Irish Theme: Jack King
Shamrock Award – Best Business Entry: First Community Bank
Best Float Award: Kelley O’Kasper
Best Marching Unit Award: Boy & Girl Scouts of America
Best Musical Entry: Jerry’s Bait Shop
Best Vehicle Award: Terry Chapman & Lee’s Summit Historical Society
Unique Award: Helms Grandkids
Honorable Mention: Braata Featuring Von Smith
St. Pat’s Festivities Include Pub Crawl
The Fourth Annual Emerald Isle St. Patrick’s Day Parade is Saturday, March 14th. Get downtown early and shop at over 40 retail stores opening at 10 am. The parade starts at 1:00 pm.
After the parade stick around for a Pub Crawl starting at 3:00 pm. Jerry’s Bait Shop organized this year’s event and all 10 bars are participating. Just stop by any one of them and ask to participate – there is no charge to enter. You will be given a punch card. Be sure to take it with you, as each bar will have a special like $2 Miller Lite & Coors Light bottles. End at Jerry’s Bait Shop with all 10 punches on your card and you will be entered to win a gift basket.
Downtown Lee’s Summit is really gearing up for a fun, festive St. Patrick’s Day! Eat, Drink, and Be Irish!