Bismarck Urban Harvest

July 29th Schedule

Join us this Thursday for Urban Harvest!

Children’s Hour: Suzuki School of Music
Noon Hour: Mike Swenson
2pm: Open Mic Hour
3pm: Urban Idol
5pm: Hula Hoops with Carissa Barth for Wellness Hour
6pm: Black Cat Rumble
7pm: The Levee

July 22nd

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2nd Market – July 15th

Thanks to everyone who came out to our second market of the season. Here’s an overview of the fun!
Sara Hilden, from New Discovery Montessori, led Children’s Hour with a lot of different Montessori inspired activities.

Thanks Ms. Sara!!

We also have books to give away and hula hoops and jump ropes to play with while at the market. Feel free to take a book or two!

Our lunch hour performance was Sarah McMahon and Laura Knudsen. Beautiful girls singing beautiful tunes.

How nice would it be to have a beautiful green space in downtown Bismarck? Thought we’d give it a try!

Urban Idol is back with Host Kris Kitko! Thanks to all our participants!

Becky Schnabel gave a fantastic lecture on composting for this week’s Wellness Hour. Thank you, Becky!

The day was capped off with performances by The John Krueger Quartet and The Vexed.

July 15, 2010

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Join us on July 15 for a day of fun!

Children’s Hour: Montesorri inspired activites and a used-book giveaway

Noon: Sarah McMahon and Laura Knudsen

2 pm: Open Mic Hour

3 pm: Urban Idol competition – come show off your talent – stop at the UH booth to sign up.

6 pm: John Krueger Quartet

7 pm: The Vexed

July 8, 2010

Thank you all for joining us on our first market of the 2010 season! It was filled with excitement, music, and wonderful entertainment. The weather was perfect, too!

Numerous student and daycare groups joined us for Gateway to Science Children’s hour. The children were so well behaved and we look forward to their return for future children’s hour. In future weeks, we will be having lego building, used book give aways, music with Luke Graner, and Montesorri inspired activities. Please visit our entertainment page to view a complete schedule.

Thanks to the Wanek family for supplying us with fun activities for the kids including hula hoops, bubbles, and jump ropes. We also always have sidewalk chalk to inspire the young artisan.

Lunch options usually include The Walrus Restaurant, Dakota Deli, Indian Tacos, Steep me a Cup, and Camly Cuisine. This week, we happily hosted Ben Suchy on the noon stage.

 Sleepy Hollow will open their production of Annie later in July. Their performance at Urban Harvest is an added benefit to our afternoon lineup.  

A huge thank you to Blind Mice and The Midnight Noise Orchestra for starting off the 2010 Season of Urban Harvest!

Our First Market of the Season — JULY 8th!

Join us Thursday, July 8th on the corner of 4th and Broadway in Bismarck!!

Entertainment for the day:
10 am Children’s Hour with Gateway to Science
Noon with Ben Suchy
1 pm Sleepy Hollow Performance
2 pm Open Mic Hour
3 pm URBAN IDOL!
5 pm Wellness Hour with a Tennis Pro and Prairie Rose State Games!
6 pm Blind Mice
7:30 pm The Midnight Noise Orchestra

Volunteer Duties

In the comments box (at the bottom of the page), please leave the following information if you are interested in volunteering to help with Urban Harvest:

Name 

(please email contact information to director@bismarckurbanharvest.org)

Dates and shift available (am or pm)

Duties (see list below)

2010 Urban Harvest Dates (Thursdays):

July 8^th                                                   July 15^th                                               July 22^rd                                               July 29^th

August 5^th                            August 12^th

Morning duties (8:30 am – will take about an hour depending on the duty you sign up for)

•1.       Electricity:

• Retrieve electricity carts from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Run power cords from stage to carts
• Tape down extension cords in walk ways

•2.       Prepare Community Corner Table

• Retrieve table and two chairs from Downtowner’s Office (on location)
• Set up table and chairs at Market
• Attach signage to table and indicate community organization that will attending (provided by director)

•3.       On site advertisements and garbage cans

• Retrieve sandwich boards from Downtowner’s Office (on location)
• Position sandwich boards on North end of 4^th Street and East end of Broadway
• Staple entertainment schedule (provided by director) onto sandwich boards
• Retrieve garbage cans, line with trash bags and place around market area

•4.       Urban Harvest Banner and Stage Banner

• Retrieve Urban Harvest Banner and stage banner from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Retrieve banner hardware
• Hang banners behind stage area

•5.       Seating

• Move picnic tables into the right of way (on location)
• Retrieve bistro sets from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Set up bistro sets around market area

•6.       Urban Harvest Booth

• Retrieve UH booth items from Downtowner’s office (on location)
• Help UH board member set up booth items such as canopy, table, chairs, canopy weights, and merchandise materials

Evening duties (8:00 pm – will take about an hour depending on the duty you sign up for)

•1.       Electricity:

• Remove power cords from stage to carts
• Remove tape and extension cords from walkways
• Return electricity carts/extension cords to Downtowner’s office (on location)

•2.       Community Corner Table

• Take down Community Corner table and chairs at Market
• Remove signage from table
• Return table, two chairs, and CC sign to Downtowner’s Office (on location)

•3.       On site advertisements and garbage cans

• Remove sandwich boards from North end of 4^th Street and East end of Broadway
• Remove entertainment schedule from sandwich boards
• Return sandwich board to Downtowner’s Office (on location)
• Retrieve garbage cans and deliver garbage to designated location (on site)

•4.       Urban Harvest Banner and Stage Banner

• Remove Urban Harvest Banner and stage banner from hardware
• Tear down banner hardware
• Return banners and hardware to Downtowner’s Office

•5.       Seating

• Move picnic tables out of public right of way (on location)
• Remove bistro sets from market area
• Return bistro sets to Downtowner’s Office

•6.       Urban Harvest Booth

• Help UH board member tear down booth items such as canopy, table, chairs, canopy weights, and merchandise
• Return UH booth items to Downtowner’s office (on location)

Noon/Evening Performances Booked!

Here are the 2010 Urban Harvest noon and evening performances!

July 8th    Noon: Ben Suchy
Evening Opener: Blind Mice
                 Headliner: Midnight Noise Orchestra
July 15th   Noon: Sarah McMahon & Laura Knudson
Evening Opener: John Krueger Quartet
                  Headliner: The Vexed
July 22nd  Noon: John Wayland Harr 
Evening Opener: This Tastes Like Change
                  Headliner: Midwest Remedy
July 29th  Noon: Mike Swenson 
Evening Opener: Black Cat Rumble
                  Headliner: The Levee
Aug 5th      Noon: Grady Jackson
Evening Opener: The McMahon Bros.
                  Headliner: Human Capital
Aug 12th   Noon: Kris Kitko
Evening Opener: Trifekta
                  Headliner: The Dedbeats

Call for Vendors

Urban Harvest 2010

Join us Thursdays     July 8th – August 12th

10 am to 8 pm

We have great plans for this year and look forward to seeing you there!

Join us for the following activities:
10 am – Children’s Hour

Noon – Music and lunch

1 pm – Various Entertainment

2 pm – Open Mic Hour

3pm – URBAN IDOL

5pm – Wellness Hour

6pm - end of evening - Two Bands!