BAZAAR is the name of the latest entertainment venue coming to downtown.  It will be upscale with a strong Moroccan theme and will include a tapas bar and nightclub for live music and dancing.  Bazaar will be located upstairs above the Downtown Deli at 209 West Fourth Street between Cherry and Trade.  Plans call for an outdoor balcony on the back side of the building and seating for 250 patrons.  A midsummer opening is anticipated.

THE B STRING is another new shop in the Arts District at 560 North Trade Street.  Owned and operated by Mike and Tammy Bennett, B String is a speciality guitar shop selling vintage guitars such as Gibson, Fender and Martin.  Lessons, repairs, buying, selling and trading of stringed instruments are all part of the business.  The shop is open Tuesday – Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.  On Gallery Hop nights and for Summer on Trade on Saturdays this summer, B String will have extended hours.  Call 734-1800.

CHRYSALIS GALLERY AND STUDIO is the newest artists' space in the Arts District at 524 N. Liberty St (above the DADA Community Center).  Chrysalis focuses on the art of utilizing recycled materials and transforming them into art!  "We will transform recyclables into fabulous, functional, and fashionable art ranging from jewelry to accent lamps."  Chrysalis will also be conducting summer camps for young women, ages 10-15.  For more information, call 970-7020 or visit their website.

PIP PRINTING & DOCUMENT SERVICES is under new ownership.  The business, which has been located at 235 Town Run Lane for 26 years, has been purchased by Christian Lannie and will continue servicing its clients with full-service printing, copying and digital network capabilities.  PIP also offers scanning, mailing, large-format and bindery services as well as online ordering and customized easyDOCS catalogs.  Call 773-1111.

THE SALVATION ARMY is celebrating its 100^th anniversary by creating an awareness campaign called “Keep the Kettles Open.”  The organization is looking for 100 businesses to host one of the Salvation Army kettles, such as those traditionally utilized around the holidays, for two weeks this summer beginning June 25.  Young people at the Boys and Girls Club will paint the kettles creatively, and they will be placed inside the businesses.  It is not for the purpose of collecting money, but simply to serve as a metaphor for the message that the Salvation Army helps those in need all year long. To host a kettle call the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership at 354-1500 or e-mail Justin@dwsp.org

THE BUILDING HOUSING THE KOPPER KITCHEN on Fifth Street has been sold to an out-of-state developer.  The restaurant will remain open, along with two other businesses in the building. There is still 1,400 s.f. for lease.

OUT OF OUR MINDS ANIMATION STUDIOS has established a commercial division, Out of Our Minds Visual Communications.  It will provide design, animation and video services to corporate, advertising agencies and other clients. Keith Hobgood, illustration director, will head operations for the division based at 405 N. Cherry Street, Suite 200.  The space was previously used by the company’s illustration team during production of the feature animation film, The Magistical which will be finished this year.

THE N. C. NANOMEDICINE INSTITUTE, a project that could generate as many as 6,000 high-paying jobs over the next 10 years, is seeking funding from the N. C. General Assembly.  A coordinated effort has been launched by the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce and 11 others chambers in the Triad to secure $15 million for the institute which would be located in the Piedmont Triad Research Park.  NC NanoMed would work with existing companies that have products in need of testing and approval through the Food and Drug Administration before they can get to market.

EXPRESS GRAPHICS, a sign and display company located at 533 N. Spring Street, has opened a division to provide design, printing and installation of vehicle graphics.  The new division, myvanwrap.com, can produce single graphics or complete vehicle wraps for cars, box trucks, vans and entire fleets.  The 20-year-old company services businesses in a multi-state area.  Call 765-9335.

PHASE ONE OF THE STROLLWAY EXTENSION on the west side of Trade Street between Fifth and Sixth streets is almost complete.  Brick pavers have been reinstalled in front of Traders Row, decorative light poles have been refurbished, and special areas for engraved bricks that were sold by DADA have been created.  New street trees will be planted at the appropriate time.  Phase Two will call for similar work from Fourth Street to Seventh.

 CONGRATULATIONS TO HORN & STRONACH MARKETING, ADVERTISING AND PR for receiving five national awards for health care advertising.  It is the 17^th consecutive year that Horn & Stronach has received awards in the competition sponsored by the Health Care Marketing Report.  A record 4,300 entries were received this year, making it the largest healthcare advertising competition in the nation. 

THE CRIME PREVENTION UNIT of the Winston-Salem Police Department is available to present a variety of programs to businesses and employees such as personal safety, workplace violence, fraud – just to name a few.  To schedule an officer to come to your business or to arrange a program to fit your needs, call 773-7835.

TO RECEIVE THE MONTHLY DOWNTOWN SUMMARY prepared by the Bike Patrol

e-mail admin@dwsp.org  The Public Safety Network meets on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. in the offices of the Downtown Winston-Salem Partnership.  Downtown business and security representatives are encouraged to attend.  

CONVENTIONS DOWNTOWN IN JUNE

4-6        Baltimore Corvette Club                          20                     Historic Brookstown Inn

5-7        Nail-Ray Family Reunion                        50                     Twin City Quarter

6-8        NC Assoc. of CVBs                               140                   Twin City Quarter

10-12    Assoc. Executives of N. C.                     180                   Twin City Quarter-Marriott

13-15    NC American Public Works Assn.           225                   Twin City Quarter

15-16    NC Assoc. of Gifted & Talented               20                     Twin City Quarter-Marriott

19-20    NC Adolescent Parenting Program          100                    Hawthorne Inn

20-23    NC Society of Accountants                      50                    Embassy Suites

20-23    American Society of Primatologists         550                   Twin City Quarter-Marriott

DOWNTOWN WINSTON-SALEM PARTNERSHIP MEETINGS IN JUNE

June 1               Parking Committee                    8:30 am            DWSP Office

June 6               DWSP Foundation                     9:30 am            DWSP Office

June 6               DWSP Executive Committee      10:30 am           DWSP Office

June 8               Infrastructure Committee             8 am                DWSP Office

June 13             Public Safety Network                 8:30 am           DWSP Office

June 15             Development Committee             8:30 am            City Hall 3^rd Floor

June 18             DWSP Board of Directors           3:30 pm            RJR Plaza

June 20             Real Estate Roundtable              8 am                DWSP Office