Summer 2007 Newsletter

On The Town

Info for the Main Street Morgantown Community   

Welcome to ON THE TOWN, Main Street Morgantown ’s bi-weekly bulletin distributed every other Friday.  You can receive your copy by e-mail, regular mail or FAX.  Call or e-mail Barb ara Watkins at 292-0168 or barb@downtownmorgantown.com with suggestions or news for upcoming editions. Deadline for the Friday, May 16, 2008 edition is Thursday, May 15, 2008.

1. Continue removal of existing tree’s, sidewalk, curbs and lights on the west side of High Street.
2. Start installation of concrete curb on west side of High St .
3. Start installation of electrical conduit on west side of High Street.
4. Start sidewalk vault work on west side of High Street.

Note: The above is a tentative schedule strictly to be used as a guide of construction activity and may change per day without notice.

Keith Porter, Project Manager

Tony Baiano Construction

4842 Streets Run Road, Pittsburgh , PA 15236

Telephone: 412-881-5411 Fax: 412-881-0256

email: Keith@tonybaianoconstruction.com

 From the MSM office:  There will be a community input meeting every (2) weeks for downtown business/property owners/and other interested people to discuss the streetscape project with The City of Morgantown (owner of the project), the contractor and the Design Engineering firm.  The first Meeting will be on May 14, 2008 at 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. – Additional meeting dates are listed below and will only be half hour meetings and start at 9:30 a.m.

May 28, 2008

June 11, 2008

June 25, 2008

July 9, 2008

July 23, 2008

August 6, 2008

Plans are to have the meetings at 201 High Street – 1st Floor ( Donley Building beside of Huntington Bank).

Hours of Construction are Monday – Thursday 7:30 a.m. 5:30 p.m.

Warner Theatre

May 16-22:  Limited engagement of the 80's classic:  Back to the Future.  One week only!

May 17th:  Our monthly screening of The Rocky Horror Picture Show ONLY at midnight.  This recurring event happens the third Saturday of EVERY month.

Zombie Walk 2008:  We are looking for anyone who would be interested in helping to plan, donate to, or help organize another Zombie Walk this October.  Last year's event was a surprise hit and was done with very little planning or effort but we would like to greatly expand this years event.  If you are interested, please call the Warner business line at 291-3777 or email us at zombiewalk08@morgantownzombiewalk.com

Warner Theatre Ad Exchange Program:  Having trouble stretching your advertising dollars?  Want to get your message out to thousands of people a month?  Let us help... and best of all, its FREE!  Call us for details at 291-3777 or email us at AdExchange@thewarnertheatre.com

Monongalia Arts Center 107 High Street

May 10, 8:00 p.m. Wayne Roward

Event:  Sew What

Location:  MAC 107 High Street

Time: 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m.

Date:  The last Wednesday of every month

For more information about these events, please call 304-292-3325 or go to their website at www.monarts.bizland.com

Morgantown Writers Group

The Morgantown Writers will celebrate their 15^th Anniversary in 2008 by hosting a literary arts program featuring Morgantown Writers Workshops on Saturday, June 21^st at the Monongalia Arts Center (MAC). The program is scheduled to coincide wit the Morgantown ’s Art on the River Festival, June 21& 22, which features jazz, bluegrass, rock music, a wine tasting tent and many riverfront art displays. Registration is $25.00 in advance for the full day of literary events. Members of Virginia Writers, Inc. will receive a $5.00 discount off full-day registration. Half-day registration is $15.00 and High School students may register for only $5.00. Contact Patricia Patteson for additional information email: Patricia.Patteson@mail.wvu.edu

United Way of Monongalia and Preston Counties

Present the Greatest Garage Sale on Earth Saturday, August 2, 2008 8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. Deadline to reserve a space is May 1, 2008. Please contact Saundra Britton 304-292-8832.

Morgantown Farmers' Market Saturday, May 10^th, 8:30 a.m. - 12:00 Noon

For updates on what being offered check out their website, www.morgantownfarmers.org

West Virginia Public Theatre

Live in concert Bobby Vinton, Friday, May 16, 2008 7:30 p.m. for more information www.wvpublictheatre.com

June 24 – 29 Dreamgirls

July 1 – 6 Forever Plaid

July 8 – 13 West Side Story

July 15 – 20 A Streetcar named Desire

July 22 – 27 Urban Cowboy

July 29 – August 3 The Producers

For more information on any of these events contact www.wvpublictheatre.com

Today's Economy and Becoming a Destination

Jon Schaller Destination BootCamp

This email is for business owners who have to make money with their businesses.  If your business is just a hobby, and you don't have to live off the money you make from your business, you can skip this message now.

In an economy like this one, the typical response of most business owners is to cut back on their marketing, wait for the economy to change, and try to wait out their sales downturn. Unfortunately, this is exactly the WRONG strategy.  Being passive and waiting for things to get better will not work in today's economy.  If your business profits and sales weren't what you wanted them to be last year, just "staying the course" won't get you through this one. The truth is:  Doing more of what you've done, won't get it done in this economy.  You cannot work any harder, and most of you are already working smarter.  Isn't it time to try something different? Last week, a trade publication asked me to start writing a business column for them.  The editor told me: "30 of our top businesses have closed this year." This is really unfortunate because none of my clients who are BootCamp Graduates have closed their businesses in 2008, and most are either holding their own or writing sales increases! Turning your business into a consumer Destination has never been more important than it is today.   With that being said, I wanted to let you know that our registration deadline for our May 20-22 Destination Business BootCamp® is this Thursday, May 8th.  I invite you to come to Longmont, Colorado and spend 20 hours (2½ days) learning a strategy to grow your business that has taken me 22 years to develop. For more information visit,  www.JonSchallert.com & www.DestinationBootCamp.com and train your businesses without them leaving their business: www.DestinationUniversity.com : The first online training library for independent business owners. Phone:  (303) 774-6522 Email:  Info@JonSchallert.com

Main Street Morgantown
Main Street West Virginia  will be offering FREE “Destination University Online Training Programs, created by Jon Schallert.  Main Street Morgantown will be offering this to their members in the near future.  Please watch “On The Town” for more details. A great way to enhance your business and not have to leave your business or go out of town!

Mark Your Calendars

Main Street Morgantown will be hosting their Annual Meeting & Volunteer Recognition on Wednesday, May 21, 2008 at 8:15 a.m. it will be a Continental Breakfast at the Historic Clarion hotel Morgan Ballroom. Please RSVP by May 19^th, 304-292-0168 or barb@downtownmorgantown.com