FIRST FRIDAY -- Downtown Globe September 1 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM

 Food Trucks, Vendors, Live Music -- plus an Ice Cream Eating Contest for Kids

September 1 from 4:00 - 8:00 PM * Live Music by Paloma Sounds at the food truck court in the Old Dominion Parking Lot * DJ Meeks at the bandstand at Broad & Oak Streets Oak Street is blocked off near the Cobre Valley Art Center for a marketplace featuring dozens of vendors and exhibitors – ranging from Coco Tiki Bread to Blue Rock Mining, Growing Wild, Turquoise Cakery – WoodWerks by Bill Cook, and S&M Boutique – and with DJ Meeks providing the beats.

The Oak Street Marketplace is a short walk from the food truck roundup over in the Old Dominion parking lot, where the list of likely loncheras includes Taqueria Familia, Apache Burger, Cowboy Kettle Corn, Anita Frybread, Twisted Sidewalk and Gila Hogs BBQ. There’s live music at the food truck roundup, too, with La Paloma Sounds playing live music from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m.

                            9/11 Memorial Stair Climb A new event debuts today at 6pm: the 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb is a way to honor and remember the FDNY firefighters, police, and EMS who selflessly gave their lives so that others might live on 9-11-2001. Each participant pays tribute to an FDNY firefighter, police officer, or EMS by climbing/walking the equivalent of the 110 stories of the World Trade Center. Participants will walk the 1.3-mile course utilizing sections of The Stairizona Trail starting near the Center for the Arts located at Broad Street and Oak Street in Downtown Globe during the “First Friday Event.” Walk with us to remember the sacrifice of New York firefighters, help ensure that 343 firefighters, 60 police officers, and 10 EMS are honored. Globe Fire Department will be accepting donations, and all proceeds will be donated to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. These 9/11 Memorial Stair Climbs help the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation create and maintain programs that support fire service survivors. Sponsored and arranged by the City of Globe, th monthly First Friday downtown includes community partners, downtown business owners, musicians, vendors and artists. Do you own a business, are you a vendor, or food truck operator enthused to participate with this FREE monthly event? Text Melissa Steele at 928.200.0836 or email

econdev@globeaz.gov

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