Monticello Main Street, Inc. is a nonprofit organization founded in 1996 by concerned local volunteers dedicated to historic preservation and to strengthening our community's economic growth. The main area of concentration is in the downtown business district and the extended fringe area of Monticello's downtown.
Monticello Main Street also plans several events throughout the year to highlight our unique downtown. While this year's events have been curtailed due to COVID-19, in a typical year we would host Chocolate Fantasy, Whites of Spring, Monticellobration, and Reds of Christmas. In 2020, we hosted several "Music on Main" events to provide music for our community and the dining areas within the newly created parklets. We also host a "Fall into Local" event on October 3rd as well as a modified Reds of Christmas. Each year we also host the Monticello Farmers' Market on Thursday afternoon's May-October!
This year we digitally promoted willing businesses in celebration of what normally would have been the Chocolate Fantasy. Whites of Spring is on hold due to issues obtaining a liquor license from the State of Illinois, but we hope to run the event with slight modifications once Illinois enters into the Bridge to Phase 5! Currently, our promotions committee is in the planning phases for 2021 and we hope to offer multiple events in our downtown!!
Spread some Holiday Cheer to your local businesses...shop local!
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On this Giving Tuesday, we humbly ask that you consider giving a donation to Monticello Main Street.
Monticello Main Street is dedicated to the economic vitality and preservation of our downtown district.
https://monticellomainstreet.org/donate
We do this through our events, the offering of design services to building owners, our work on thoughtful improvements to the downtown area in conjunction with the City of Monticello, and our effort to educate and empower our local business owners.
Many of your favorite events are operated by Monticello Main Street. This year that included Chocolate Fantasy, Whites of Spring, Monticello Farmers' Market, the Music on Main series, and most recently Reds of Christmas!
In addition, we worked with the City of Monticello to improve our parklets (eating areas on the streets), along with helping to operate and enhance the Monticello Business Bootcamp and Building Improvement Grant programs, and we also offered design services to several businesses throughout the year!
We are only able to do all these things with the help of partners and we hope you will consider working with us to continue the work of maintaining and enhancing our historic downtown's relevance for years to come!
https://monticellomainstreet.org/partnership
HUGE thanks to all of you that came out to enjoy Reds of Christmas this year!! We loved meeting all of you at First State Bank, our sponsor, when you came to check in and grab your maps and the glasses Bespoke Gift Company helped us with!!
We owe a major dept of gratitude to the volunteers that helped to make this event go: Tobey and Antonio Martinez, Linda Bergstrom, Steve Mitze, Lynn Charpentier Crawford, and Tim Stock!
HUGE thanks to all of you that came out to enjoy the Reds of Christmas this year!! We loved meeting all of you at : Aneeda Biscotti, Bespoke Gift Co., Boka Shoppe, Brown Bag, Canvas & Corks, CIBM Bank, First State Bank, Friend$, Green Acres Real Estate, Grace & Mae, Hartfield Book Co., Hedgerow Pottery, KDK by Design, Keller Williams - Angie Elson, Lilly's Flooring, Maxwell's Discount, Monticello Area Arts Council, Monticello Mercantile, Out of the Blue, PAQ, Piatt County Animal Shelter, The Red House Air BnB, Studio 114, There's No Place Like Home, These Four Walls, Willow Branch Barkery & Grooming, Yoga off the Square, Ziemer Art Gallery, Bement State Bank, Animal Hospital of Monticello!!
On this Small Business Saturday, let's not forget that it matters who you buy from and support. Go support small businesses you love today!!
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