August First Friday offers music, fun for everyone

[Main Street Milton]

Downtown Milton's August First Friday offers music, fun for everyone

MILTON – Along with its regular mix of arts, crafts, classic cars,
dining, and shopping, downtown Milton’s August First Friday will
provide visitors opportunities to enjoy a museum open house as well as
two complimentary concerts hosted by a local church and two local
businesses. The First Friday celebration will be held from 5 to 8 p.m.
Friday, Aug. 6, on North Willing Street in downtown Milton.

This month’s free concerts offer something for everyone with a mixture
of Southern Rock, Blues, Country, as well as Christian music at
separate locations.

Held between 5 and 8 p.m., the evening’s first concert will feature a
local band, Slow Burn, which will perform in front of Camelot Junction
at 5243 North Willing St. The group performs a mix of Southern Rock,
Blues, and Country. This concert is sponsored by Tracy’s Liberty Café
and Camelot Junction.

From 7 to 8 p.m., a guest choir from Deliverance Tabernacle Christian
Center of Milton will perform at the First Presbyterian Church of
Milton in its historic sanctuary at 5203 Elmira St. This concert is
held as a part of the church’s First Friday feat and is located one
block west of Willing Street.

The Santa Rosa Historical Society will host an open house to display
its temporary museum space on Willing Street. The museum closed after
suffering fire damage in 2009. The museum plans to open with exhibits
in October. Plans for renovations and addition of Imogene Theater will
be display.

In addition to arts, crafts, shopping, and strolling throughout
downtown, local restaurants host a variety of live music on Friday
nights. The Blackwater Bistro, The Mainstreet Café, Tracy’s Liberty
Café, and the Old Post Office Piano Bar offer a diverse choice of
music and weekly dinner specials. While downtown, visitors can also
enjoy shopping at various businesses, as well as visiting the Santa
Rosa Veterans Memorial and the Downtown Riverwalk Park.

Downtown Milton’s First Friday celebration is hosted by the nonprofit
revitalization group Main Street Milton with support from the City of
Milton. All activities are free and open to the public. Children’s
activities are provided at no charge. Donations are appreciated to
help fund the event.

For more information on Main Street Milton and its various activities,
call 626-6246 or visit www.MainStreetMilton.org.

About Main Street Milton: Serving as the official revitalization
organization for downtown Milton, Fla., Main Street Milton is a non-
profit organization funded through public and private funds. Main
Street Milton has been awarded on a state level for various successes.
The Main Street “four point approach” is a comprehensive strategy
tailored to meet local needs and opportunities in four areas combined
to address all of the commercial district’s needs. Those areas include
Design, Economic Restructuring, Promotion, and Organization. The
“Main Street Approach” is a proven revitalization technique, which has
fostered the revitalization of hundreds of downtowns of all sizes.
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