Press Release:
United Way of Central Indiana Fall Food Drive & Festivities

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
The Carmel Arts & Design District and United Way of Central Indiana partner hand-in-hand and invite you to “Fall” into the District on Saturday, October 27 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Enjoy the Arts & Design District in a fun and festive atmosphere complete with a hay wagon, live entertainment, sidewalk sales, fall food vendors, pumpkin decorating, trick-or-treating the merchants and more!

Entertainment Line-up:
10:45 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. - Actors Theatre Singers
11 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. - One-Piece Suit
12:15 p.m. to 2:15 p.m. - The Archtops
2:30 p.m. to 3:45 p.m. - Shane Rodimel
4:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. - Barometer Soup

In-store activities:
(*number in parentheses represents location on Arts & Design District map)

• Accent Details (# 30) - Cute Witch or Ghost Making; Fun Fortune Telling with $1 donation to the Arts Scholarship Fund
  
• Artichoke Designs (#21) – Enter at both store locations for a chance to win a $100 gift certificate!
• Arts & Design District Office (#38) – Make your own stuffed animals at the Stuff-N-Fluff Workshop! The first 30 kids in costume receive a bear FREE!
• Bella Chic Interiors (#106) –$1 off per canned good or art supply donated. Valid towards furniture purchase. *See store for details and limit
• Carmel Old Town Antique Mall (#50) – Prize drawing
  
• Ferrin's Fruit Winery/First Ave. Cookie Co. (#102/100) –Kettle corn, fresh pies, and free kids games (Ring Toss, Lucky Sucker, and Bean Bag Toss)!
• Joe's Butcher Shop (#32) – Warm Joseph Decuis Soup tasting from 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
  
• Keepsakes Fiber Art Studio (#97) – Make and take needle-felted pumpkins
• Mudbugs Cajun Cafe (#53) – Special of the Day: Fried Turkey Dinner with Dirty Rice and Maque Choux. While supplies last.
  
• Petals & Fine Gifts (#37) – Dip sampling
• State Farm Insurance (#55) - Free road atlas or pedometer with donation of canned good or art supply at State Farm
  

Children’s Activities from 1-4 p.m.

• Pumpkin decorating and trick-or-treating the merchants
  
• Make your own stuffed animal at the Stuff-N-Fluff® Workshop
  
• Full fantasy face painting by Sugar Buzz
  
• Fortune telling at Accent Details
  
• Make-and-take needle felted pumpkins at Keepsakes
  
• Kids games from the Carmel Clay Parks
  
• …and more!

From 1- 4 p.m., children are invited to come in costume and trick-or-treat in the Arts & Design District. Look for an orange pumpkin displayed in merchant storefront windows that indicates participating trick-or-treat locations.

Trick-or-Treating in the Arts & Design District –
Merchant Participants:
(*number in parentheses represents location on Arts & Design District map)

• Accent Details (#30)
  
• Amanda's City-Chic Consignment (#89)
• Artisan Masterpiece (#10)
• Arts & Design District Office (#38)
• Art & Soul Gallery (#14)
  
• Carmel Music Center (#52)
• Christian Science Reading Room (#23)
  
• CKDesigns Hair Salon (#22)
  
• Definitions for Her (#40)
• Evan Lurie Fine Art Gallery (#51)
• Ferrin's Fruit Winery/First Ave. Cookie Co. (#102/100)
  
• The Great Frame Up (#103)
  
• Keepsakes Fiber Art Studio (#97)
  
• Lucky Lou (#36)
• Main Street Barber Shop (#28)
  
• Mary & Martha's Exceedingly Chic Boutique (#34)
  
• Mudbugs Cajun Café (#53)
  
• Museum of Miniature Houses (#94)
• Old Town on the Monon Loft Apartments (#35)
  
• Petals & Fine Gifts (#37)
  
• SkinSense (#27)

• Addendum Gallery (#33) – 111 West Main St., Suite #115
• Amanda's City Chic Consignment (#89) - 210 East Main St.
  
• Artisan Masterpiece (#10) – 19 East Main St.
• Artichoke Designs (#21) - 10 S. Rangeline and 240 West Main St.
• Arts & Design District Office (#38) - 111 West Main St., Suite 140
  
• Bella Chic Interiors (#106) – 111 First Ave. S.W.
  
• Carmel Music Center (#52) – 22 West Main St.
  
• Christian Science Reading Room (#23) - 21 West Main St.
  
• CKDesigns Hair Salon (#22) – 5 West Main St.
  
• Definitions for Her (#40) – 111 West Main St., Suite 150
  
• Evan Lurie Fine Art Gallery (#51) - 30 West Main St.
• Ferrin’s Fruit Winery / First Ave. Cookie Co. (#102/100) – 89 1st Ave. S.W.
  
• Keepsakes Fiber Art Studio (#97) – 30 S. Rangeline Rd
  
• Lucky Lou (#36)– 111 West Main St., Suite # 130
  
• Mary & Martha's Exceedingly Chic Boutique (#34) - 111 West Main St., Suite 120
• Mudbugs Cajun Café (#53) – 20 West Main St.
  
• Museum of Miniature Houses (#94) – 111 East Main St.
  
• Old Town on the Monon Loft Apartments (#35) - 111 West Main St., Suite 125
• Petals & Fine Gifts (#37)– 111 West Main St., Suite #135
  
• SkinSense (#27) – 39 West Main St.
• State Farm Insurance (#55) - 14 West Main St.
• The Great Frame Up (#103) – 21 1st Ave. S.W.
  
• WebTech One – 751 N. Rangeline Rd.
  

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