‘Gratitude’ Is The Theme of Nov. 14 Meet Me on Main in Carmel

From the City of Carmel:

November 9, 2020

Only two Meet Me on Main events remain until the close of 2020. As the holiday season and a new year approaches, the Arts & Design District wants to show how grateful we are for the Carmel community, from our small businesses to our local residents, guests and fellow city departments for the support of our District.

Meet Me on Main returns Saturday, November 14 from 5 - 9 p.m. in the Carmel Arts & Design District, featuring live music, opportunities to win $100 gift cards, children’s crafts and much more.
You can also follow along virtually on the Carmel Arts & Design District’s Facebook where this month’s interviews will feature Juniper on Main, Bask on Main and Luxury Cakes from 5 - 5:45 p.m.

Meet Me On Main Features

Monthly drawing: Three $100 gift cards, redeemable at businesses in the District, will be given away. Stop into any participating gallery or business to fill out an entry form. Only one form per person can be filled out at each location, but the more businesses visited, the better the chance of winning. There is no purchase necessary to participate.

Make and Take craft: The Art Lab invites visitors to create a gratitude tree! Create an unforgettable craft with items from nature and messages of gratitude. There is no cost for this craft and no registration is required. The make and take “to-go” art project will be available from 5 - 8:30 p.m. or until supplies last in the Sophia Square breezeway located by Vitality Bowls on Main Street.

Musical entertainment: Music will be provided throughout the District featuring Kasey King, Dianna Davis and Jeff Reed performing live from 5 - 9 p.m.

Special Gallery Exhibits

All Things Carmel

(110 W. Main Street, #104)
Local artist Carol Skinner will be on hand to demonstrate her art. All Things Carmel has acquired all of her historical sketches which are on sale now at the store. Also featured: Carmel Clay Historical Society will be promoting this year’s virtual Holiday Home Tour.

Carmel Art on Main Gallery

(111 W. Main Street, #140)
The front gallery features artist Jerry Points and Fine Art Photographer, Marie Reamer. Points' paintings have been recognized with honors from the Hoosier Salon, Indiana Heritage, and Indiana Artists exhibitions. Recently, his painting, “Rainbow Woods,” was purchased for inclusion in the Greater Lafayette Museum's permanent collection. Reamer has been exhibiting and selling her photographs in the Arts & Design District and other areas of Indiana for more than 12 years. This exhibit, titled “Paris Revisited in Black White,” revisits photographs from several trips to her favorite city, Paris, and presents them in 256 shades of gray.

CCA Gallery

(111 W. Main Street, #135)
Two artists will be featured, Kenneth Keifer and Lily Pai. Since before his days as a high school yearbook photographer, Keifer has loved photography. His award-winning work has been featured in USA Today, CNN Travel, Pure Michigan, Visit Indiana travel guides, multiple websites, television shows and commercials, and in churches in all fifty states and around the world. Pai is a chartered architect with an international portfolio who believes in creating elegant lifestyles through simplicity, comfort and individuality. Her jewelry design, which she has been pursuing since 2006, effortlessly blends the versatility of metals with unique ideas to create distinct and timeless works of art.

Evan Lurie Gallery

(30 W Main St #1939)
New exhibit opens featuring works by native Hoosier sculpture artist, Ray Gross, who showcases his larger than life tubes of paint sculptures. With more than 40 artists already represented, Lurie is continually networking within the international art community and seeking out dynamic up-and-coming talent that embodies the highest degree of excellence to bring to the gallery.

Indiana Artisan

(22 N. Range Line Road)
Modern-day photographer JD Nolan uses yesterday’s technology to create stunning, large format, black-and-white images: a box camera and a wet darkroom. Meet him and learn more about his photography style and what inspires him. There will also be a sampling station in the store that evening featuring Abbott’s Candies, the oldest candy company in Indiana, offering soft, buttery caramels to all.

Also Featured

Pad Thai

(110 W. Main Street)
Pad Thai November’s special includes Tom Yum Fried Rice and a sweet deal that includes $10 off of $50 or more.

A map of the gallery locations and more information about Meet Me on Main activities

Public parking is available in the
Carmel Lions Club lot (141 E. Main St.),
Sophia Square parking garage (entrance off of 1st Ave NW),
Indiana Design Center parking garage (200 S. Range Line Rd.)
or on-street.
Arts & Design District Parking Map.

The Carmel Arts & Design District is the Midwest’s premier arts and design destination. Home to more than 200 businesses, including art galleries, restaurants, antique dealers, design showrooms, boutiques and creative service providers, the Carmel Arts & Design District promises to stimulate the senses. The Indiana Design Center is housed in the Carmel Arts & Design District. In addition, hundreds have taken advantage of the wide variety of housing opportunities and call the Carmel Arts & Design District home.

This press release was produced by the City of Carmel. The views expressed are the author's own.