Pikeville Creative Community Open Meeting Part 2

218 2nd Street,Pikeville KY 41501

28 January, 2021

Description

Local community members are invited to reimagine downtown Pikeville and creatively work together on projects of their choice. The upcoming meeting on January 28th is a chance for more community members to get involved. Up to 100 participants may attend. All social distancing requirements will be enforced. Participants must wear a mask. Each participant will be invited to sign up for one or more of the ten topics the group discussed at the last meeting. Then participants will break into small groups for each topic to plan short-term and long-term projects to revitalize downtown. It will begin with a discussion about the top 10 topics identified at the December 3rd meeting, followed by small group planning sessions about each topic until 10:30am. Participants who wish to stay are invited to network and plan projects until 11:30am. Coffee and donuts will be served. The initial report can be downloaded from Vision Granted’s blog at: https://visiongrantedcom.wordpress.com/2020/12/30/sharing-creative-ideas-to-revitalize-rural-downtowns-from-pikeville-ky/ In no particular order, the top 10 topics identified include: 1. The Arts Economy 2. Vacant Properties 3. Public Transportation 4. Supporting Local Businesses 5. Healing, Wellness & Community Resilience 6. Supporting Local Musicians & the Music Scene 7. Coordinating Regional Tourism & Marketing 8. Creating Downtown Activities & Unique Experiences 9. Parking 10. Local History Those who can't attend in person are invited to share their ideas by emailing [email protected] You do NOT need to bring your ticket to attend. The eventbrite registration is used to help us know how many people to prepare for and make sure we are not going over the reduce max of 100 people allowed due to social distancing requirements. Thank you.