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FRIDAYS IN PHOENIX
You've heard of First Fridays and Third Fridays. Make Roosevelt Row and downtown Phoenix your weekend destination. Catch light rail, now open until 2AM on weekends, and enjoy live music, great food, bars and events along Roosevelt Row every weekend!

Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale, Starting Saturday, Nov 14th/10AM-6PM (Every second Saturday of every month.)
Walk the walk and shop the shops every second Saturday of every month. Kicking off on the finale of Phoenix Green Week the clever boutiques, cafes, restaurants, galleries and artist studios that define Roosevelt Row are turning inside out for one day every month to bring you the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale. Start your downtown holiday shopping off right at the art-exclusive vendor street festival featuring First Friday's finest artisans and live music (on Garfield street between 4th and 6th street), pick up something unique and creative for someone special and grab a copy of the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale map with all our participating neighborhood locations.

The 2010 lineup:

Pre-Solstice Party, Friday, May 21, 5PM - Midnight
Please join our host committee for the Annual Roosevelt Row Pre-Solstice Party. Tickets for this special event are $50 each and include food from Athenian Express, Four Peaks beer, and fabulous Arizona wines. This year we will have an incredible selection of artwork AND one-of-a-kind experiences in a silent auction. This fundraiser helps build programs like Phoesitval on First Fridays, Roosevelt Grow Community Garden, Mural Match - a mural program matching artists and building owners, and community festivals. Tickets are limited and your donation is tax deductible. Join the party on the rooftop of the PTE Offices at 1017 N. Central Ave.

Save the Date: Pie Social, Saturday, November 13
Benefiting Phoenix Elementary Schools, sponsored by Chow Bella & Roosevelt Row.

Global Youth Service Day, Friday, APRIL 23, 9:30am-12:30pm
Global Youth Service Day is an annual campaign that celebrates and mobilizes the millions of children and youth who improve their communities each day of the year through service and service-learning. The YMCA, Home Base Youth Services, ASU's School of Sustainability, Youthbuild, Conspire, Roosevelt gRow Community Garden and Tumbleweed are teaming up with Roosevelt Row for a day of improvements in the Evans Churchill neighborhood. Join us! Meet at Conpsire (5th street and Garfield).

Spring Tree Planting, Saturday, APRIL 24, 7:30am
Join Roosevelt Row, Boy Scouts of America, FedEx, ASU's Golden Key Honor Society, and Blight Busters for a tree planting in celebration of Arbor Day. Meet on the vacant lot on the SW corner of 4th St and Garfield. Registration begins at 7:30 followed by a brief "Tree Planting 101." Great for youth and adults!

Phoenix Bike Action Group Fundraiser, Sunday, APRIL 25, 4:30-10pm
Relax on Sunday evening after the annual Great Bike Chase and join us at Conspire to enjoy the new neighborhood trees across the street, plenty of bikeness, conversation, great music, food and beer. On stage: DS Yancy, Everett Howell and the Wolves, Witch Feet, Coats & Villa, & more!; Cooking: Local celebrity chef Mario Etsitti; Bikes: track stand competitions & tall bike jousting, prizes, and a downtown ride
Sliding scale donation: $5-$20
@ Conspire, 5th St. & Garfield


Did you miss these annual Roosevelt Row events in 2009? Don't sweat it, come next year!

Green Streets Fall Festival, Friday, November 13, 2009, 6PM-10PM
The Green Streets Fall Festival celebrates sustainability, our local economy and green initiatives in the City of Phoenix. This free and public signature downtown festival features great live music and entertainment, performance, demonstrations, vendors offering original arts, crafts and locally grown produce, favorite local chefs, and a beer garden hosted by Four Peaks Brewing Company.

The event takes place along Fifth Street south of Roosevelt in the downtown Phoenix Arts District on Friday, November 13, 2009 from 6PM to 10PM. Fifth Street features a collection of historic Craftsman bungalows that have been preserved and converted to new uses including restaurants, live/work and gallery spaces and artist studios. The event might even include some of Roosevelt Row's signature pumpkin bowling!

Day for Downtown, Saturday, November 14, 2009, 8AM-Noon
Join residents, neighbors, friends and volunteers to plant trees in the Roosevelt Row neighborhoods. Trees are creating a more connected and shaded pedestrian oasis block-by-block and helping to reduce our carbon emissions. Day for Downtown, organized by HandsOn Greater Phoenix, concludes with a celebration luncheon for volunteers.

Shop and Share, Second Saturday, December 12, 2009, all day
Select businesses on the Row will donate 10% of their day's sales to Southwest Autism Research & Resource Center (SARRC). This partnership between Roosevelt Row Community Development Corporation and SARRC is a commitment to the success and prosperity of the downtown area. The Downtown Phoenix Public Market will also be open from 8 am-1 pm making the Roosevelt Row area a hotspot destination for shopping locally. Shop and Share coincides with the Row's newest monthly event, the Second Saturday Sidewalk Sale. During the Sidewalk Sale, people are encouraged to enjoy the dynamic, walkable arts district downtown and support their local businesses in order to boost Arizona's economy and pride. Grab your wallets and join us on December 12th to Shop and Share.