Farmers Market, Downtown Symposium, Utah Arts Festival, Video Contest, Pizza Party @The Downtown Alliance (SLC: July 16)

The Downtown Alliance will host the first annual Downtown Symposium on July 16th, 2013. The theme of this symposium will be love your downtown, expanding upon our successful my own downtown campaign. This afternoon event will explore our personal and professional connections with our downtown through a series of conversations with local and national speakers.

Downtown Conversations
1. "Who are we" with Molly Mazzolini (Infinite Scale)
2. "Where are we going?" with Molly Robinson (Salt Lake City Planning Division) and Peter Kageyama (For the Love of Cities).
Peter Kageyama is an internationally recognized expert on community development and grassroots engagement.
3. "Get out in your Downtown" with Kirk Huffaker, Utah Heritage Foundation.
Marriott City Center, 220 S State St, SLC, UT 84111
11:30 AM - 6:00 PM
$50 per person
Find more info here: http://www.downtownslc.org/community/downtown-symposium

Fathers Day Pirate Pizza Party Friday, June 14th 6pm Ahoy, Maties! Discovery Gateway will be havin a pirate party for yer dad! There will be pizza, games, and a treasure hunt with a real swashbucklin' scallywag o' th' sea! *Dads are FREE! Preregistration required on site or online at www.discoverygateway.org

Utah Arts Festival June 20-23 Art, music, food, dance, 5k run & much, much more make this four day festival one of Salt Lake's signature events. Check out all that is happening and join the fun. Art Fans Unite! We'll be co-hosting a live twitter chat on Tuesday, June 18 at 2 PM. Join the conversation at #CityChat. Visit uaf.org for more info.

I am Downtown Video Contest Deadline June 17 We invite professional and amateur videographers alike to compete and tell their downtown story for a $5000 cash prize. Check out this video from last years winner - they put their video together in one weekend and won - you can too! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C4fyEhuC-hY The point is simple: contestants are asked to define/interpret/explain the phrase "I Am Downtown" in a short film. The only guidelines are to be creative and unique in telling an unexpected story centered in the downtown area. What's the catch? You only have up to 100 seconds. Visit facebook.com/downtownslc for more info.

Downtown Farmers Market is Open! Saturday mornings 8 AM - 2 PM Fill up your bag with snap peas, green beans, mixed greens, lettuce, arugula, herbs, onions, garlic scapes, radishes, greenhouse vegetables, new potatoes, rhubarb, scallions, and strawberries. Don't forget local prepared foods, such as cheeses, hummus, baked good and more, as well as art and crafts. Visit slcfarmersmarket.org for more info.