-Information courtesy the H-V Downtown Development Commission
The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission and the Vance County Arts Council will sponsor a Drive-Thru Christmas Parade in downtown Henderson on Saturday, December 5, 2020. The parade begins at 5 p.m. and ends at 7 p.m.
Cars will drive through from Raleigh Road along Garnett St. to Rose Avenue to view the parade.
The lineup will be in the left lane of Garnett St. beginning at the House of Toyz to Rose Avenue near Sunrise Biscuit.
Parade forms for interested participants will be available beginning November 1 at www.hendersonncdowntown.org, at the Henderson-Vance County Chamber of Commerce office or by calling (252) 767-4579.
The Henderson Vance Downtown Development Commission and the Henderson Police Department will sponsor a “Downtown Drive-Thru Trunk-or-Treat” event on Thursday, October 29, 2020, from 4:30 – 6:30 p.m.
With the coronavirus changing the way many people celebrate Halloween this year, this event will allow the community to trick-or-treat safely from their vehicles.
Directions:
From the Henderson Fire Station on Young Street, make a left turn on Court Street, continue across Montgomery Street (treats in the police parking lot), go through the Sally Port (more treats), make a right on Breckenridge Street (even more treats) and, finally, exit on Breckenridge.
If you would like to participate in the distribution of candy this year, please call Alice Clark Sallins at (252) 767-4579 for a parking space. You may begin set up at 3:30 p.m. Please try to order pre-packaged candy. If not, package treats 10 days in advance for distribution.
Garnett Street will soon see more billboard vinyl advertising over some of the vacant storefronts thanks to a grant from the Vance County Community Foundation.
The Henderson-Vance Downtown Development Commission will use a grant of $1,880 from the foundation to design and install colorful vinyl billboard-type signage that will promote downtown events, specifically the McGregor Hall season and the annual classic car show, which continues to expand each year.
“Community response has been very positive for the ads we placed on the front of the former Abagayle’s Book Store in the Fall,” admits Kaine Riggan, Downtown Development Director. “It brings life to a dead space while sending the message that downtown is open for business.”
Downtown Development Director Kaine Riggan, Vance County Community Foundation President Fagan Goodwin, and Henderson Mayor Eddie Ellington in front of the signage improvements completed at the former Abagayle’s Books
Riggan adds that storefront signage for vacant spaces was one of the key recommendations sited in the 2017 “Greenberg Report”, a grant-funded revitalization study of Henderson’s Central Business District by the Charlotte-based city planning consultant Hillary Greenberg.
The first project will be on the windows of 113 N. Garnett Street, owned by the Embassy Cultural Center Foundation and used for set and prop storage. That design will feature the look of a theatre and promote the upcoming shows at McGregor Hall. The second will redress the front of the two garages at 425 S. Garnett Street to look like a classic car showroom promoting the dates for the next Show, Shine, Shag & Dine event, produced by the county’s tourism department.
Fagan Goodwin, board president for the Vance County Community Foundation shares that she is delighted to see the momentum that downtown is experiencing and proud that the foundation can be supportive of that. “These grants are important to our community and our quality of life,” she said.
Signage will be printed and installed by downtown’s Kerr Lake Signs and Banners on Chestnut Street and is scheduled for installation in February.
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