Historic Downtown Friday Night Activities

Join us on July3, 2009 for First Friday in Historic Downtown Bryan!

Explore historic Downtown, dine, dance, stroll, shop, and enjoy fine art and live music.

 

FIRST FRIDAY - Come Downtown Friday, July 3rd and enjoy First Friday – live music, art, shopping, and more! Our free movie at the Palace this month is "Casablanca".  At 6:30 p.m., prior to the movie, the Brazos Valley Troupe will perform patriotic favorites,  and a preview of  their new musical, "Your a Good Man, Charlie Brown". 

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  • The Frame Gallery: 216 N. Bryan Avenue. 5-10 PM.   822-0496 -original art by many local artists; featured artist John Pinkerton.  Live music from 6:30-9:30; art activity for all; cash wine bar, refreshments.
  • Corner of Time Antiques & Collectibles Mall 118 N. Bryan Avenue.  Antiques…and a soda fountain, too! 822-7400.
  • Brazos Glassworks: 202B W. 26th Street. Demos: Live demonstration:  "Mosaics"- 823-0325
  • Jim.n.i Our Favorite Things: 202A W. 26th Street.  New items – come visit!  New clothes and jewelry are in!  823-8000
  • Art979 & Village Café: 210 W. 26th Street. Debut of local artist Ricardo Solar.  ricardosolarart.com  595-8957
  • Farmers Market:  parking lot of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church.
  • The Attic Antiques: 118 S. Bryan Avenue. 822-7830. 
  • LaSalle Hotel: 120 S. Main Street.  822-2000 - Jewelry by Brazos Valley Artists Guild
  • Gloria Stephan Sale Park: 28th & Main Street. RAZZ Band is back! Dance and Relax! Sponsored by Jim Ross, State Farm Insurance.
  • Brazos Valley Decorative Center: 401 S. Main Street. 822-4071
  • Revolution Café & Bar: 211B South Main Street. 823-4044
  • Visitor Center: 213S. Main Street. B-CS Convention and Visitors Center, Downtown Bryan Association, and Keep Brazos Beautiful. 822-5639
  • EarthArt: 209 S. Main Street. Art, jewelry, clothing, and handicraft from the global community.  779-8208
  • Carnegie Library: 111 S. Main Street. Friends of the Library paperback book sale.  209-5630
  • Stafford Main Street: 106 S. Main Street. Live music venue and bar. 775-5359
  • Palace Theater: 105 S. Main Street. FREE movie – “Casablanca” at “dark-thirty” (around 8:30pm). Sponsored by Bryan Parks Department. Live, on-stage at 6:30 is Brazos Valley Troupe performing patriotic favorites and a preview of their new musical production of "Your a Good Man, Charlie Brown" 
  • Murphy's Law Irish Pub: 107 N. Main St. 
  • Heritage Menswear: 117 N. Main Street. 822-6575
  • The String & Horn Shop: 119 N. Main Street. 779-8548
  • St. Vincent DePaul Store: 300 N. Main Street. 823-4369
  • Burr’s Unfinished Furniture: 314 N. Main Street. Open until 8 pm. Art by Stacy Taylor and Linda Fike. 822-7052  
  • James’ Studio 59:318 N. Main Street. Music, cocktails. 823-8562

 

First Friday walking map available on the website: www.downtownbryan.com

Check out the following Downtown restaurants: Brauhaus German Restaurant, Caffe Capri, Casa Rodriguez, LaSalle Café, Los Norteños, Madden’s Casual Gourmet, Margie’s Bar & Grill, Mr. G’s Pizzeria, Murphy’s Law Irish Pub, Must Be Heaven, Papa Perez Mexican Cuisine, River Bridge Bar & Grill, San Jose Mexican Restaurant, Square One Bistro, Subway, and Village Café.

Thanks to this month’s sponsors: Madden’s Casual Gourmet, Caffe Capri, Heritage Menswear, jim.n.i Our Favorite Things, EarthArt, Burr’s Unfinished Furniture, The Frame Gallery, and Brazos Glassworks, and State Farm Jim Ross Agency.

 

Additional free, public parking is available in several lots around historic downtown:

  • 200 block of E. Wm. J. Parkway (diagonally across WJB from Brazos County courthouse)
  • 300 block of N. Main St. (diagonally across the intersection from Caffe Capri)
  • 200 block of W. 27th St. (behind Mr. G's Pizzeria and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church)
  • 200 block of S. Main St. and S. Bryan Ave. (south of the LaSalle Hotel & River Bridge Grill & Bar)
  • 200 block of W. William Joel Bryan Pkwy (Post Office parking lot across from Square One Bistro)
  • 200 block of S. Tabor St. (across the tracks from Revolution Cafi & Bar, behind the Children's Museum)

For more information contact Greta Watkins at The Frame Gallery, 822-0496, www.framegallerydowntown.com

"This program made possible in part through the City of Bryan and the Hotel Tax Revenue funded from the City of College Station through the Arts Council of Brazos Valley."