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\nArts district to offer more events to encourage after-work traffic<\/p>\n
By Liz F. Kay, The Baltimore Sun<\/p>\n
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\n"Final Fridays" \u2014 a program of events to be held the last Friday of each month \u2014 will feature entertainment and will be funded with part of a $150,000 grant from the National Endowment for the Arts.<\/p>\n
"The goal is to get all the people who often pass through Station North on their way to have a reason to stop here after work on Friday," said Ben Stone, executive director of the district, which includes parts of the Charles North, Barclay and Greenmount West neighborhoods.<\/p>\n
Most of the shows at the area’s theaters and music venues start between 9 and 11 p.m., Stone said, explaining that Final Fridays’ goal was to keep people in the area until those shows began.<\/p>\n
"There’s a gap, and this is an attempt to fill that gap," said Stone, who added that the Final Fridays events would continue for a year.<\/p>\n
Also, the first 150 people who arrive at Final Fridays will receive a "Sta-Note" \u2014 a $2 gift certificate that more than 10 area businesses have agreed to accept during Final Fridays.<\/p>\n
Early birds will be able to redeem them for $2 off a book at Cyclops or $2 off coffee or food at the Station North Arts Cafe. They could also lower the cost of cover charges at Single Carrot Theater or the Baltimore Rock Opera Society.
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\nThe event will kick off on Oct. 28 with a free performance by the band David Wax Museum, as well as acts by local musicians.
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