Downtown Joplin News and Calendar

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NEWS IN AND AROUND DOWNTOWN

New Businesses in Downtown Joplin

Club XO officially opened last month at the corner of 5th and Joplin. There is a great new patio on the backside of the building facing the alley!
Sophie Shoes is moving to 531 S Main Street in May. JHAP will move from their first floor location to the third floor of the Ramsey Building.
Keep your eyes open for The Grind's Grand Opening. It will be a coffee lounge on the back side of Joplin Avenue Coffee Company.
TableMesa is rebranding! Joplin TableMesa will switch to FORK AMERICAN KITCHEN+BAR, with the goal of bringing more local tastes the second week of May.

THIRD THURSDAY EVENT GUIDE

Pick your complete guide up in the Joplin Globe Enjoy every Friday prior to Third Thursday.

Third Thursday Call for Artists, Performers, Musicians and Businesses
Want to get involved in this year's Third Thursday? We'd love to have you. We've compiled a handbook that describes how to get involved. Download it at www.downtownjoplin.com under Third Thursday.

MONTHLY EVENTS CALENDAR

April 15 - May 11
Celebrating A Local Son and His Art -- 125th Birthday of Thomas Hart Benton
City Hall

The City of Joplin, Spiva Center for the Arts and the Joplin Convention and Visitors Bureau are happy to partner to bring to Joplin, a public exhibit of a collection of works by Neosho native Thomas Hart Benton. 2014 will mark the 125th year of Mr. Benton birth. Thomas Hart Benton is a world renowned Missouri painter and muralist, whose work was at the forefront of a period of American art known as the Regionalist art movement. The exhibit will open on April 15th, celebrating Mr. Bentonâ€™s 125th birthday and run through May 11th. In conjunction with the Benton exhibit will be a display of work submitted by regional 11th and 12th grade students. Both exhibits will be displayed on the 1st floor of the Joplin City Hall and can be viewed during normal hours, Monday thru Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Weekend viewing will be by appointment only by calling 417-625-4789.

April 16
Target Reading Program
5:30-6:30pm
Downtown YMCA
Dress up as a character from the book and get ready for a good time as we target early childhood literacy! Target Kids' Reading Nights are held at 5:30pm the 3rd Tuesday of the month at the South Branch and the 3rd Wednesday of the month at the Downtown YMCA. Call 417 781 9622 for more information!

April 17
Third Thursday
5:30-8:30pm

Celebrating Third Thursday's Seventh Season. Third Thursday was founded in 2008 and is Joplin's trademark cultural event. Come with friends and family to stroll through downtown, eat great food, listen to music, look at art and shop! To get involved, download the Third Thursday handbook at www.downtownjoplin.com.

April 17
Box Lunch & Learn
11:30am-12:45pm
The Hive Business Acceleration Center

Robin Wilson from Social Climber ProAre will help you learn how to use social media more effectively in your business. Lunch provided. RSVP by sending a text to 417-850-4916 with veggie, italian or ham.

April 18
Glowga
8pm
Treehouse Yoga, 108 Main Street

Glow paint. Glow sticks. Yoga. Dance. $20 Donation supports Art Feeds.

April 22
DJA Marketing Committee
Noon-1pm
This committee actively promotes Downtown Joplin Alliance as well as Downtown News via website, social media, billboards, print, TV and radio. For more information, contact trisha.patton@downtownjoplin.com.

April 24
DJA Events Committee Meeting
4-5pm
This committee brings traffic to Downtown through the management and promotion of events. For more information, contact trisha.patton@gmail.com

TBD
DJA Economic Development Committee
4-5pm
Blackthorn Pizza & Pub
This committee meets monthly to work on the following goals. Recruit and retain businesses in the urban core. Develop community among businesses. Develop projects that encourage more pedestrian traffic throughout the urban core. For more information, contact trisha.patton@gmail.com

April 24
Throwback Thursday Movie Night
6-8pm
Joplin Public Library
On the fourth Thursday of the month, weâ€™ll showcase a different movie from previous decades. This month's is a 1982 swashbuckling parody of a Gilbert and Sullivan play featuring high seas neer-do-wells.

May 1
FilmSpiva 48-Hour Film Competition
6pm
Previously known as the 48-Hour Film Competition, FilmSpiva enters a new phase with a new name, but the same rules apply. Groups of film makers are challenged to write, shoot, edit and deliver a film in 48 hours.Groups are to meet at Spiva Center for the Arts at 6pm on Thursday, May 1 at 6pm to receive a prompt with a location, prop, and line that must be used in the film along with stipulations about music use, copyright, etc. The finished films will be screened on a loop at Central Christian Center at 415 S. Main St. during the May 15 Third Thursday Art Walk in Downtown Joplin. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place will be voted on by the public. There is a $10 entry fee per group.

May 3
Yoga for Kids
2-3pm
Downtown Yoga, 4th and Virginia

Ages 7-12. Kids Yoga is where children learn yoga poses, apply those poses to games and activities and work on breath. By donation. All proceeds benefit Art Feeds.

May 9-10
Joplin Memorial Run

Friday, May 9
6pm Kids Race
7pm Walk of Silence

Saturday, May 10
6:30am Half Marathon
6:45am 5K Starts
10:30am Traffic control ends

For more information, visit www.joplinmemorialrun.com.

May 13
DJA Fundraising Committee
Noon-1pm
This committee actively monitors and raises funds for organization. To get involved, contact trisha.patton@downtownjoplin.com.

May 13
Joplin Homebrew Club
6-9pm
This club is for homebrewers in the Joplin area that want to have fun and learn more about brewing. Meetings are the second Tuesday of the month at Blackthorn.

May 14
Drinking Liberally
7-10pm
Drinking Liberally is a nationally known Drinking Club and Progressive Discussion group that is found in all 50 states and 6 nations. Our goal is to foster the free and open conversation of politics and society in a left-friendly environment.

May 20
DJA Design Committee
4pm
Cooper's 66
This committee develops and promotes projects that beautify, add functionality and add intrigue to the urban core. For more information, contact Trisha Patton at trisha.r.patton@downtownjoplin.com.

WEEKLY EVENTS CALENDAR

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