Regarding the survey questionnaire,
Does anyone else here agree that the Cummer, MOCA, and MOSH alone do an almost adequate job of catering to the families with children and that the monthly first Friday ArtWalk can and perhaps even should be programmed to serve primarily if not strictly adults mingling and mixing (with or without bicycles...preferably with)!?
With the proximity of the King Street district, CORK, and the RAM site relative to the Downtown central business district, who here feels it would be worthwhile to expand the monthly event to include Bold City, Intuition, King south to Pele's, Park&Post to and thru Five Points, Memorial and Riverside Parks, activate the RAM site (the lighting is on all night every night-might as well make use of it), utilizing all of the north bank Riverwalk, run the water taxi to the Landing so folks can also enjoy adult libations flowing and stroll up Laura St. to Hemming and MOCA?
Would this be too big a stretch?
I say no.
What about mimicking the successes of the MJ pubcrawls and sugessting DVI sponsor a pair of shuttles circulating to and from JU, UNF, EWC, the Fidelity garage, the Hemming Skyway station, San Marco Square?
The more venues included can allow for more of what a diverse crowd is open to when seeking the unexpected art forms.
I am not suggesting wholly banning the children altogether, but perhaps rather keep the children with their parents drawn to designated areas like the RAM site, Memorial Park, Riverside Park with the duckpond, soon-to-be-expanded Balis Park, while setting the stage for a very large scale mature, not-too-serious, organic and progressive, mostly kid-free event.
I would truly appreciate any and all thoughts so we can blow the doors off the previous
(and at times impressive) 9 years of success!
I look forward to the added lighting in the Springfield Klutho and Confederate parks and getting all of our Downtown hospitals and their lobbies in on the action!
We have learned much since the beginning and we must advertise advertise advertise.
Pick up a paintbrush!
great stress relief!
My nutritionist recommended it.
I am now off my blood pressure maintenance meds!
@ Charles Hunter I think it was you who mentioned the old vibe in the Haydon Burns basement...
this can return.
I believe.
I just wish the Artwalk were HUGE! (and weekly)