Music, games set at Minerva's Nights on North Market

MINERVA ‒ Music, games and vendors will be highlights in Minerva of Nights on North Market, which will run 5 to 9 p.m. Friday.

The Market Street Art Spot plans a reception from 5 to 9 p.m., featuring “Shadows & Light,” the mandalas of Kim Bader with live music by Sophia Bader. Light refreshments will be served.

West High Street, between North Market and Main streets, will be the site of a popup pocket park for the evening with live music from Kindred Roots from 6 to 9 p.m. Guests also will find a dunk tank, bounce houses, face painting, a carnival game, crafters, vendors and local organizations.

Festival attendees also can try their hand with a large chalk mandala that will be created on High Street.

Shops open downtown will include Vintage Home by IlluminArt and the Market Mercantile, until 8 p.m.; Witchy Ways, until 7 p.m.; and the Minerva Area Historical Society’s Haas Museum will be open 6-8 p.m.

Walker’s Café, Minerva Perk, The Clever Cookie & Creamery, and The Komfort Zone will be open late.

Food trucks will be on hand, along with the eateries in the village’s Designated Outdoor Refreshment Area, which will be in effect from 4 to 10 p.m.

For more information, contact Minerva Area Chamber of Commerce at 330-868-7979 or denise.freeland@minervachamber.org.

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