Shop Late till eight, downtown the Original Shopping Center

The Nacogdoches Main Street program is looking forward to this week’s First Friday Night event, which returns to the “Oldest Town in Texas” on June 6, 2008. First Friday Nights started last September, and after recently being revamped is sure to provide a relaxing and exciting evening out on the town for shoppers. The First Friday Night of each month, downtown merchants and storeowners stay open late until eight. We encourage everyone to come downtown and bring the family this First Friday night. “We are thrilled to be continuing First Friday Nights,” said Main Street Manager Sarah O’Brien. “It is an opportunity for people of all ages to come enjoy our lovely brick streets and quaint shops in the evening, while also getting the chance to eat dinner or catch a movie.”

We have several new and exciting things going on in June. The Nacogdoches Convention & Visitors Bureau will be open late, offering shoppers a place to pick up a list of participating stores and a place to make a rest stop. Merchants are also going to start offering in store specials, discounts and demonstrations to help entice shoppers to come downtown. This month Nacogdoches Main Street is pleased to announce that Shelley’s Café and Bakery located at 112 N. Church Street will be serving dinner. You can call Shelley’s at 936-564-4100 to make a reservation. Also the Cole Art Center at the Old Opera House at 329 E. Main Street has several events happening. They will have a closing for their short exhibition entitled COOL and COLLECTED at 6 p.m. New to First Friday’s the Art Center will host special viewings of short films every month. This week they will be showing a short film at 7:30 p.m. entitled “Sketches of Frank Gehry” by Sydney Pollack. For more information on any of the Cole Art Center’s events call 936-468-1131.

If you or anyone you know has any questions concerning First Friday Nights feel free to contact Sarah O’Brien at 926-559-2573 or send her an email at obriens@ci.nacogdoches.tx.us.