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'Sunset celebration' set during concert
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MONROE - Main Street Monroe has a special "sunset celebration" planned to coincide with the Concert on the Square event Aug. 12. In the style of festivities held daily as the sun goes down in Key West, Florida, the evening will include street performers sponsored by the John and Katie Baumann Inspiration Project, artisans and vendors.

Vendors, artisans, community groups, clubs and non-profits are invited to host booths on the inner ring of the south side of the downtown Square. Spaces are open to the following categories: Service clubs, community organizations, youth groups, non-profits, artisans, crafters, re-sellers and vendors. Groups are invited to promote their mission, fundraise, or recruit members and volunteers. Artisans and crafters may sell their wares and are encouraged to do demonstrations. Everyone is encouraged to offer games, prize drawings, make-and-take crafts for kids or to incorporate other activities to attract concert-goers to visit their booths.

Booth spaces will be assigned according to the order in which they are received. The rental is $15 for a 10-by-10 foot space. No electricity is available. Hours of operation are 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Set-up will be available beginning at 5 p.m. No vehicles will be allowed in the inner ring of the south side of the Square; participants should plan accordingly by bringing rolling carts if needed. The entire west side of the Square (concert and audience area) is also closed to vehicles. Parking will be available in other areas around the Square as well as the municipal lot north of Suisse Haus.

To reserve a booth, send a $15 check to Main Street Monroe, P.O. Box 544, Monroe, Wisconsin, 53566. Include your name and/or group name, a cell phone number that can be reached the day of the event, email and category, as listed above. Check and information also may be delivered to the Main Street office on the second level of Wisconsin Bank & Trust. Booth reservations are due by July 28.

Main Street Monroe's featured non-profits for the 2016 concert season have been invited to host booths at no cost. These organizations are Greenhaven Family Advocates, Monroe Clinic Hospice Foundation, Big Brothers-Big Sisters, Pleasant View Foundation, Green County EMS and Green County Historical Society Museum.

Contact Jordan Nordby at the Main Street Monroe office at 608-328-4023 or monroemainstreet@tds.net with questions.