On Friday, March 8 visitors can stroll through downtown St. Joseph and enjoy March Mannequins, sponsored by The Boulevard Inn & Bistro and the Southwestern Michigan Tourist Council. Windows will display community volunteers as they pose perfectly still, like mannequins. Watch storefronts of participating businesses come alive from 7:00p-8:30p. This year’s theme features Musicians/Bands.
Attendees can vote for their favorite windows at stjoetoday.com/vote. Voting will be open from 7:00p on Friday, March 8 to 11:59p on Sunday, March 10. The top three winners chosen by a panel of judges and the People’s Choice Winner will be announced on the St. Joe Today Facebook page on Monday, March 11.
Participating locations include: Caffe Tosi feat. Twin City Players, Chocolate Cafe – St. Joe feat. Lake Michigan College Baseball Team + Rocky, Edgewater Gifts feat. Little Red Fern, Fully Alive Chiropractic (located at Waterfront House of Framing & Fashion), G&M Variety feat. Citadel Dance, Gallery on the Alley feat. Blossomtime Festival, Glik’s, Grins of St. Joseph, HarborTown Interiors, Jimmy John’s, Kilwins feat. Girl Scout Troop 56011, Lazy Ballerina Winery, Lee & Birch, Oh My Darlings feat. Miss St. Joe Court, Olive Cart feat. Michigan Department of Health & Human Services (MDHHS), Perennial Accents feat. United Federal Credit Union, State Street Stuff, Statements Style Lounge, Sweet Haven feat. Fusion Center for Dance, The Jardine Group, The Lilac Loft, The Market (St. Joe Community Taproom, The Cheese Lady, Dad’s Farm & Cafe, St. Joe Wine Shoppe, The Culinary Cottage, The Tea Annex, Wild Ginger Flowers & Gifts, Infusco Coffee), The Toy Company feat. Children’s Music Workshop, Third Coast Surf Shop feat. Holt Bosse, Waterfront House of Framing & Fashion and White Pine Winery feat. Southwest Michigan Symphony Orchestra.
For additional weekend fun, head to the Union+Social Event Venue on Saturday, March 9 for St. Joe Today’s annual, indoor Spring Artisan Fair. Held from 11:00a-4:00p, attendees will enjoy this indoor market featuring local artisans. Free and open to the public. For a list of participating vendors visit stjoetoday.com/artisanfair.
Catch these upcoming St. Joe Today events:
March Mannequins: March 8 (7:00p-8:30p)
Spring Artisan Fair: March 9 (11:00a-4:00p)
Antiques on the Bluff: First Sunday of the Month, May-October (10:00a-5:00p)
St. Joe Farmers Market: Saturdays, May 25-October 12 (9:00a-2:00p)
Lake Bluff Artisan Fair: June 1, July 20, August 17, August 31 (10:00a-5:00p)
