The Eastern Market Welcome Center, located at 1445 Adelaide at Market St., has reopened after a refurbishment sponsored by the
Eastern Market Corporation. Kimberly Hill, EMC's director of outreach and community relations, says the improvements included "painting, lighting and cleaning." She says the purpose of the welcome center is to provide a "vibrant, colorful gathering space" in a "central location" for guests of the market.
The welcome center, open Saturdays from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., sells Eastern Market merchandise such as book markers, coffee mugs, aprons and postcards as well as gardening guides. It also serves as an information center, providing maps, directions and restaurant menus. Another of its uses is for the meeting site for
Preservation Wayne tours, which are held every Saturday at 10 a.m.
Long term, Hill says, the welcome center will host events as well — "Like cooking demonstrations, food safety, those types of things." It is also a place where she hopes people will join the
Friends of Eastern Market. Members receive an exclusive canvas shopping bag in recognition of their support.
Hill also notes that construction on Shed 2 of the market will start on August 24 and that the last Saturday for vendors in that shed will be August 11.
Source: Kimberly Hill, Eastern Market Corporation
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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