The sounds of Hendrix and The Zombies filled Mill Street, along with hippies adorned in tie-dyes and sandals for the first Mill St. Market of the summer this past Friday, June 13. Produced through a partnership between the Leamington Arts Centre, the Municipality of Leamington, the Uptown Leamington BIA and The Bank Theatre, the markets take place every second Friday over the summer months and will take on a new feel this year with each market having a theme.
LAC Director Chad Riley said, “We’ve had the markets for a number of years now and are always looking to keep it fresh and exciting. A list of 30 themes for the market were put together and we narrowed it down to four in collaboration with our partners.”
The first theme utilized at the June 13 market was titled “Hippie Vibes”. The music, street food and handcrafted products all had a late ’60s feel and there was clearly an effort by attendees to embrace the theme with the way they dressed for the market.
“The Mill St. Market has become a signature summer event in Leamington that brings people together to celebrate talent, creativity and the hospitality our community has to offer,” said Leamington Mayor Hilda MacDonald. “With four exciting themed nights, there’s something for everyone to enjoy.”
Santa Claus and a little bit of Christmas comes to town for the next Mill St. Market that takes place on Friday, July 11 with a “Jingle in July” theme.
Music from 60 years ago was revived at the market by Denis Bastarache and Friends beside the LAC and Crack the Whip at Shotten Park. Pictured is Crack the Whip creating a hippie groove for the crowd.
SUN photo by Paul Forman
Leamington councillor Bill Dunn, his wife Kathy and friend Nelson Pereira, right, made a stop at the Lions Club tent, where members Bruce Medcalf and Dennis Edmondson were busy cooking food and said that the club would donate all of their profits to the Leamington Arts Centre.
SUN photo by Paul Forman
