Village Square Hosts 2nd Annual Arts, Eats & Beats Art Walk Weekend March 29-30 Benefiting Three Square Food Bank

Published on Tue, Mar 25, 2014 (4:31 p.m.)

Submitted by Village Square and Three Square Food Bank

Village Square will be the place to be this weekend, March 29-30, 11 a.m.-5 p.m. as the open-air shopping center together with co-host Color Me Mine present Arts, Eats & Beats – Art Walk benefiting 100 percent Three Square Food Bank, helping fight hunger in Southern Nevada.

Arts:
The Art Walk 2014 will also be an opportunity to stroll through and take in the art on display by more than 15 talented artists such as featured artist Nikki J. Sands. Also during the weekend, City of the World/Artztogo is inviting artists of all ages to participate in chalk art of any theme. Adults, high school, middle school and elementary artists are welcome. Judging will take place Sunday, March 30 at 3:30 p.m. Those interested in participating in the chalk art are asked to contact Roz Knight to sign up at 702-523-5306. An open area to draw will be accessible to the public for a small fee.

Eats:
The cuisine will be provided by the following Village Square restaurants and eateries: 808 Tapas, Chicago Brewing Company, Viva Mercado’s Mexican Bar & Grill, Cold Stone Creamery, Rocket Fizz, The Lion’s Tail Tavern, Rubio’s, Avery’s Coffee and Tropical Smoothie. Eats passports may be purchased for $25 and entitle the bearer to enjoy pre-set food, drinks and treats provided by participating businesses. Passports may be pre-purchased at govillagesquare.com for a $5 discount. All proceeds benefit Three Square Food Bank to help fight hunger in Southern Nevada.

Beats:
The Art Walk will also feature live music featuring acoustic guitarist and singer Betsy Holm and the soulful sounds of melodic guitarist Anthony James Baker.

About Village Square
Village Square is a 250,000 sq. ft. open-air retail, dining and professional office center located at 9400 W. Sahara Ave. and Ft. Apache Rd. in Las Vegas, Nevada. Village Square has undergone an exciting renovation that has included realigning the parking lot, new contemporary façades, updated paint, lights, renovated landscaping, new signage including digital signs and outdoor seating throughout. Village Square also hosts several events each year for residents to enjoy. Several new businesses have joined the diverse Village Square community including Keller Williams, The Lion’s Tail Tavern, Madame et Monsieur Reshape, Nevada Community Management, Spectacle, Sylvan Learning Center, Settebello, Blow-n-Go Hairbar, Orange Theory Fitness, Avery’s Coffee, Viva Mercado’s Bar & Grill, Pisces Reef Fish Emporium, Full Circle Couture, Sumits Yoga, NVpcfix, NEPC, LLC; 808 Tapas, Global Injury Funding, Security National Mortgage Co., Maka Beauty, Bachi Burger, Rocket Fizz, Remax, and the European Massage Therapy School. Additional established Village Square favorites include Cold Stone Creamery, Alligator Soup, 18-screen Regal Cinemas, Color Me Mine, Tropical Smoothie Cafe, Archi’s Thai Cafe, All Nevada Insurance, Denovo Clinic, Euphoria Institute of Beauty Arts and Sciences, and Kinderland Indoor Play and Café. Village Square is owned by an affiliate of Westport Capital Partners LLC, and is managed by Sentinel Development. Follow Village Square on Facebook.com/GoVillageSquare and on Twitter.com/GoVillageSquare or visit http://govillagesquare.com.

About Three Square Food Bank
Established in 2007 to provide hunger relief, Three Square Food Bank offers wholesome, nutritious food to non-profit and faith-based organizations, schools and feeding sites that serve a wide range of Southern Nevadans. A national model project inspired by founder Eric Hilton with a grant provided by the Conrad N. Hilton Foundation, Three Square is a community collaborative partnership with businesses, non-profit agencies, food distributors, higher education institutions, the Clark County School District, governmental entities, the media and thousands of volunteers to efficiently and effectively serve hope to those in our community struggling with hunger. Three Square currently provides more than 30 million pounds of food and grocery product – the equivalent of more than 25 million meals – per year to more than 600 Program Partners. Three Square is a member of the Feeding America network of food banks. For additional information visit www.threesquare.org. For the latest news and events on Three Square, visit www.facebook.com/ThreeSquareFoodBank and follow them on Instagram (@threesquarelv) as well as Twitter (@threesquarelv).