"The excitement in the Valley's restaurant community has been electric. Several eateries, including Rick's Press Room in Meridian, received the Triple D treatment." - Idaho Statesman

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CableONE Movie Night

Grab your family, friends and neighbors this summer and join Meridian Parks and Recreation for CableONE Movie Night in Meridian! Every Friday in June, July and August (some exceptions) we'll set up our huge inflatable movie screen in Meridian Settlers Park (Meridian Rd. & Ustick) and take in a family friendly movie. Here's the best part - IT'S FREE! So bring your lawn chairs, blankets and movie pals and enjoy a summer of fun with Meridian Parks and Recreation! All movies start at dusk.

Click here to view the CableONE Movie Night Schedule. Movie Schedule.

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Downtown Summer Concert Series

Concerts on Broadway, the Valley’s newest outdoor music series, is coming to Downtown Meridian this summer – giving people of all ages a perfect reason to spend an evening Downtown enjoying live music under twilight summer skies.

The monthly FREE summer concert series kicks off the evening of Saturday, June 20 at Meridian City Hall‘s open-air amphitheater.

The Meridian Arts Commission, Meridian Downtown Business Association and Meridian Symphony Orchestra collaborated on the series to provide Valley residents with a chance to sit back with friends and family and enjoy the sounds of popular bands from the Northwest.

• Kings of Swing: June 20, 2009 at 7:00 p.m.
• Rich Wetzel: July 18, 2009 at 6:30 p.m.
• Meridian Symphony Orchestra: August 15 at 6:30 p.m.

Several Downtown Meridian businesses will have pre-made dinner baskets ready for those who do not want to worry about packing up food for the show. Check with your favorite downtown eatery.

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Downtown Farmers Market:

McFadden Market Co-op kicked off its 2009 Farmers’ Market season over the weekend, and will continue throughout the summer with a mid-week evening market featuring arts, entertainment and local products such as specialty chocolate and breads, naturally farmed lamb, pork, beef, chicken, eggs and garden starts.

When: Tuesday nights from 5pm – 8pm starting in May
Where: Meridian City Hall Parking Lot
Click for more information.

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The Meridian Downtown Business Association represents merchants and other businesses in the core of Meridian. The MDBA sponsors free wireless Internet access to encourage you to visit the stores, restaurants and office in the downtown core.

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The Meridian Arts Commission just rotated the art display in the new City Hall's Initial Point Gallery. The gallery, located on the 3rd floor of City Hall, now features a series of 44 oil paintings by Idaho artist Gertrude Hudson. Each painting depicts a scene from one of Idaho's 44 counties. You'll recognize many beloved Idaho landmarks, but a few of the paintings might leave you scratching your head as to which county they depict. It's a great way to remind yourself of the scenic beauty to be found throughout our state. The gallery is free and open to the public during regular business hours - Monday through Friday, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm, excluding major holidays.

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We are continuing our efforts to gather contact information for Meridian's various homeowners associations and neighborhood groups. Having up-to-date contact information on hand will help us more effectively communicate timely news and information relevant to specific areas of the city. Please e-mail the contact information for your homeowners association's representative (president, secretary, newsletter editor, etc.) to my colleague Sherrie Ewing at: sewing@meridiancity.org

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