Don't forget to participate in the MAMA LIA Art Walk on Madison Avenue from 6pm - 10pm, Friday, October 5th.

What is an Art Walk?

An art walk is an event enjoyed in many communities around the country. It is a designated day and time that galleries and art studios, shops and restaurants, all join forces to create a extraordinary time for visitors to go from place to place feasting both their eyes and their taste buds as they stroll through town enjoying the best of what is offered by its artists. Local restaurants may offer Art Walk specials. Street corners and shops feature entertainment treats such as musicians and singers, jugglers and poets. It is also a splendid occasion to purchase interesting pieces of art at very affordable prices.The Art Walk process is simple - proceed at your own pace, wander into galleries and businesses that capture your fancy, stroll around a delightful area punctuated by , historic architecture, restaurants, quaint businesses and more.

How do I do the Art Walk?

Come to Madison Avenue and pick up a Art Walk Guide, available at all participating shops and restaurants. The guide has a map locating all the featured art exhibits. And off you go! Begin anywhere, go in any order you like, visit as many as you like. All exhibits and entertainment are free of charge. Signage at the entrance to each exhibit will indicate audience age appropriateness. For event details, see the Lakewood is Art website.

As part of the Main Street Lakewood beautification effort, we are delighted to report that the building housing the Party Station and Cerny Shoes will soon be sporting new awnings! Also, with our encouragement, the owners of the INA Building are now turning on building lights to illuminate the sidewalk on Detroit in the evening.

Detroit Avenue striping per the streetscape design plan will be complete within the next 2 weeks. We expect that a consistent traffic pattern throughout the city (parallel parking on both sides, one lane of traffic in each direction and a center turn lane) will smooth traffic flow and create a more pedestrian friendly environment in our commercial districts. We ask for the patience and understand of LakewoodAlive members as residents and vistors adjust to our new way of moving through the city.

"Let's Promote Lakewood Together" is the name of the event to be held on Tuesday, October 9, from noon-2 p.m. at Rockport Square.

All residents are invited to see the finished new floor plan and excavations for Rockport's next new phase.

Lakewood businesses and nonprofit organizations are welcome to bring coupons or special customer incentives that could be used in Roclport's New Homeowner Move-In Packet.
Meet at the firehouse at 1422 Hopkins.

For more information call Cathy at 226-5919

Rockport Square