Community Members Working to Ensure New Festival Doesn't Have Negative Impact
A meeting was held at Councilwoman Cindy Bass' office Friday.
Councilwoman Cindy Bass met with art expo organizer Mercer Redcross last week to try and hash out a plan that would keep a new festival he's organizing from disrupting the neighborhood. Bass met with Redcross, as well as with representatives from some of the major Mt. Airy organizations—like Mt. Airy USA, West Mt. Airy Neighbors and East Mt. Airy Neighbors—on Friday. Bass spokesman Joseph Corrigan said Monday the meeting was held so that Redcross' new festival, the "Artsy Grove Festival," can be held with in an area behind the Sedgwick Theater without affecting businesses and other neighbors nearby. The festival is scheduled for June 15-17. "They tried to develop some new plans for the event so there's minimal disruption," Corrigan said. …
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Shirley
1:58 pm on Wednesday, May 9, 2012
That 3-day art expo was atrocious. Not the crafts or the art/jewelry, but the ppl staying in the tents overnight. They had no respect for the ppl residing along that stretch. The City Noise Ordinance says no unruly noise btw 11p and 7a, which, unfortunately, they did not adhere to. Thank God it is being moved to a parking area off G'town Ave. However, that area can be accessed from the Ave thru a… more ›