TIPP CITY — Main Street downtown will be free of traffic but full of antiques, art and, organizers hope, people during the sixth Antique and Artisan Show Saturday, June 27.

About 70 antique dealers and local artists with everything from pottery to weaving, concrete work to paintings, photography and jewelry are lined up for Saturday’s show.

Antique dealers will offer antiques and collectibles, not flea market items, said Ruth Safreed, event organizer and former owner of Midwest Memories antiques and collectibles mall downtown.

Organizers don’t think the economy will keep people away. Despite the recession, people are buying antiques, said Terri Bessler, who purchased Midwest Memories business from Safreed earlier this year.

Different methods of getting the word out about the 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. show are being used this year including e-mails and more Web listings, Safreed said…

Each Saturday from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., the market will provide shoppers a place to purchase products from local vendors — fruits and vegetables, baked goods and freshly prepared food items, garden plants and fresh cut flowers, handmade products and more.

The market is located in the heart of downtown Tipp City on Third at Main Street.

Anyone interested in becoming a vendor or volunteering at the market should contact Matt Owen of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce at 937 667-8300. For more information about the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market, visit the Web at www.tippecanoefarmersmarket.com.

To add to the festivities, the Tippecanoe Farmer’s Market will also be participating throughout the day with fresh flowers, fruits and vegetables, and the nearby Tippecanoe Museum will be open all day, with docents to help you enjoy your visit. For “eats,” look into the Pancake Breakfast from 8-11 sponsored by the Tipp United Methodist Church, the Spaghetti Dinner from 4-6 sponsored by the Miami Democratic Women’s Club and food booths sponsored by local organizations through out the day. The local restaurants will also be open their regular hours with full menus.

For more information, please see www.visittippcity.org or call Ruth Safreed at 657-3365.

The Market, located in the heart of downtown Tipp City on Third at Main Street, is a great place to see your neighbors, grab a bite to eat and enjoy a beautiful Saturday morning. Plus, there will be a variety of special events happening throughout the market season.
Also back by popular demand, the 2009 Market will be extended to the end of October. The Market will be open on Saturdays, June 13th through October 24th, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor or volunteering at the Market, please contact Matt Owen of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce at 667-8300. Or, for more information about the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market, check out our website: www.tippecanoefarmersmarket.com.

The Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market is presented by Cincinnati Bell, with support from Spring Hill Nursery, the Willowtree Inn and Monroe Federal Savings & Loan Association. The Market is a project of the Downtown Tipp City Partnership, a National Trust for Historic Preservation organization.

The Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market will kick off its 3rd season on June 13, 2009! Each Saturday, the Market provides hundreds of eager shoppers with a dynamic place to purchase the best products from local vendors – fresh and delicious fruits and vegetables, delectable baked goods and freshly prepared food items, beautiful garden plants and fresh cut flowers, amazing handmade products and more!

The Market, located in the heart of downtown Tipp City on Third at Main Street, is a great place to see your neighbors, grab a bite to eat and enjoy a beautiful Saturday morning. Plus, there will be a variety of special events happening throughout the market season. Last year’s salsa tasting was a big hit and will be back again this season!

Also back by popular demand, the 2009 Market will be extended to the end of October. The Market will be open on Saturdays, June 13th through October 24th, from 9:00 AM to 12:30 PM.

If you are interested in becoming a vendor or volunteering at the Market, please contact Matt Owen of the Tipp City Chamber of Commerce at 667-8300. Or, for more information about the Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market, check out our website: www.tippecanoefarmersmarket.com. The Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market is presented by the Downtown Tipp City Partnership.

The Downtown Tipp City Partnership is a non-profit corporation and a National Trust for Historic Preservation Organization with the mission to enhance, preserve and promote downtown Tipp City. For more information, call 937.667.8300 or visit www.tippecanoefarmersmarket.com.

TIPP CITY, OH – The Downtown Tipp City Partnership will hold its first monthly public meeting of the New Year on January 20th at 9am at the Tipp Monroe Community Services Building in Tipp City. The public is invited and encouraged to attend these informative meetings and share their opinions about what is going on in Tipp City.

The Partnership will be discussing upcoming projects such as the 2009 Tippecanoe Farmers’ Market and plans to become a Main Street USA organization. Representatives from City Government, Community Services, City Council, Tipp Chamber, the Library and interested business owners and residents will be in attendance and eager to hear your ideas. Monthly meetings of the Partnership are open to the public – in fact, residents and business owners are encouraged to attend the meetings, hear a little bit about what’s going on in the downtown and Tipp City, and make suggestions for improvements or new initiatives.

At the December Meeting, the Partnership planned for the New Year, wrapped up discussions on the Windows on Tippecanoe art project and discussed the Winters Yuletide Gathering event that took place in November. We also discussed the Partnership’s 501c3 status, an upcoming strategic planning session, and the completion of the northern bike path connection, which opened Tipp City up to Troy bike traffic.

The Partnership is a non-profit corporation and a National Trust for Historic Preservation Organization with the mission to enhance, preserve and promote downtown Tipp City. For more information, call 937.667.8300 or visit www.dtcp.org.

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> The Friends of the Library set up a table and gave away:
– 38 gallons of hot cider
– 18 gallons of hot chocolate
– 500 cookies,
– 800 homemade marshmallows
– 16 batches of chili

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The Farmers’ Market Committee made the announcement at this past week’s market after taking a survey with the vendors and customers over the past several weeks. Melissa Maclauchlan, the Market Manager, said the community really wanted the market to continue. “We had an overwhelming response from the community asking us to extend the Market.” She said, “We are very excited that it will continue though the end of October.”

The extended dates: September 20^th, October 4^th, 11^th, 18^th and 25^th. The Farmers’ Market will not be open Mum Festival weekend (September 27^th)

“Extending the Market will give vendors an opportunity to provide some harvest season products,” said Matt Owen, Executive Director of the Partnership. “Come out and enjoy the great local produce, fresh breads, flowers and homemade products.”

The Partnership is a non-profit corporation and a National Trust for Historic Preservation Organization with the mission to enhance, preserve and promote downtown Tipp City. For more information, call 937.667.8300 or visit www.tippecanoefarmersmarket.com or www.visittippcity.org.

We have 65 spaces filled on Main from 1st to 3rd and on Second Street from the corner north to Federal Antiques. More than half are Antique booths. The rest will be filled with a variety of art ( wood art, metal art, watercolors, photography, woven materials, thread art, pottery,home made jewelry and paper items, etc).

The Farmer’s Market will have 3rd street closed from 9-1.

The Classic Car show will take up Main Street from 3rd to the train tracks.

Don’t forget the Pancake breakfast at the Methodist Church 8-11 and the Spaghetti Dinner prepared by Dee Gillis in the Community room from 4-7. The VFW and the Methodist Church ladies will have grilled items and the IOOF will have cotton candy.

The closed street signs will go up after 8 PM on Friday. The participants will start arriving around 6AM Sat morning.

The detoured traffic will go from Main to 1st to Broadway to 6th and back to Main. We have talked to everyone with parking lots and most are opening their lots to the public; we will put out signs.