Downtown Nacogdoches is looking forward to this week’s First Friday Cruise Night event, which returns to the “Oldest Town in Texas” this Friday, March 4, 2011. “First Friday Cruise Nights is a great opportunity to bring the family or your date downtown for something different to do” said Main Street Manager Sarah O’Brien, “Now is the perfect time to enjoy the beautiful weather on the red brick streets.”
Classic cars will line the Plaza Principal on Pilar Street from Pecan to Fredonia beginning at 6 p.m. and will cruise until 8 p.m. The Old Towne General Store will be cooking up delicious fare on the square for folks looking for a bite to eat including burgers, hot dogs and much more!
Dolli Geyerman, far left, and the rest of the Old Towne General crew will be cooking up delicious fare on the square this Friday night.
Also going on this Friday, as part of its monthly independent film series, the Stephen F. Austin State University School of Art and Friends of the Visual Arts will present a free, one-night screening of Seeds of Hunger at 7 p.m. Friday, March 4, at The Cole Art Center @ The Old Opera House, 329 E. Main St. The 52-minute documentary by Yves Billy and Richard Prost is a global investigation into the evolving nature of food production and the crisis it may portend. Admission is free. Please bring canned goods for a food drive. The film is sponsored in part by Kathie and Scott Robinson. For more information, please call (936) 468-1131.
Hotel Fredonia, 200 N. Fredonia will have live entertainment on the patio featuring the “Mix and Matches” Jazz combo as well as dinner and wine specials from .J McKinney’s.
Be sure to mark your calendar for next month’s First Friday Cruise Nights, Friday, April 1, 2011 in conjunction with the Nacogdoches Azalea Trail, the downtown merchants will be open featuring a variety of merchandise and Dan McMahon will play music on the Plaza Principal Stage. If you or anyone you know has any questions concerning First Friday Cruise Nights feel free to contact Sarah O’Brien at 926-559-2573 or send her an email at obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us.
