This is the time of the year that e-mails and phone calls come in from vendors asking how to sign up with BWNA for Fremont Fest, which takes place the first Saturday of August. The problem is, BWNA is not in charge of Fremont Fest, the Beaumont Business Association is. (For you vendors out there who are interested in reserving a spot at Fremont Fest, make your request at vendor@businessonfremont.com) Likewise, the 42nd Avenue Street Fair, held on the last Sunday of August, is also not a BWNA-run event. (Contact the N.E. 42nd Avenue Business Association at website www.42ndba.com to participate in this festival.) That said, BWNA works closely with both business associations, collaborating and supporting each other’s activities and events. This reciprocal relationship between BWNA and our neighborhood business communities provides the main theme for the upcoming general meeting that will take place on the evening of Monday, June 10th, beginning at 7:00 pm at Bethany Lutheran Church. Representatives from both business communities will be invited to update residents on the current business environment, business association activities, and collaboration with BWNA on summer events. A question and answer session will follow the presentations.
Also on the meeting agenda will be a neighborhood crime report from a local officer and details about Wilshire Park’s July 13th Movie in the Park event (co-sponsored with the Alameda Neighborhood Association), featuring live music, food vendors, free popcorn, and “ParaNorman” as the evening’s movie. Additionally, organization will begin for the August 6th National Night Out Picnic in Wilshire Park, along with updates on issues of interest, such as construction of the Beaumont Village Apartments, the Wilshire Park Mural Preservation Project, the Stairwell Cleanup Initiative, and traffic calming efforts.
General meetings are held on even-numbered months, except for August, when the National Night Picnic substitutes for the general meeting. This means that the June general meeting is the last one until October— in effect, the last summer opportunity for residents to voice suggestions and concerns at an all-neighborhood community forum. As always, snacks and refreshments will be available for noshing.