It's First Friday on Cinco de Mayo!

May 5  beginning at 5 pm It's First Friday!  Time to enjoy a delightful evening of shopping and dining in Bellevue on Fairfield Avenue.  Since it's also Cinco de Mayo, enjoy the extra fun that's in store for you below including two Grand Openings! 305     Witt's End Candy Emporium We are featuring Hot Tamales and Mexican Hats along with a special beverage to quench your thirst for first Cinco de Mayo.   307     The Cozy Cottage Party with us! Sample Vino Slush, Savory Seasonings and more! Buy one get one free Heartland Dip Mixes. 312     Splendid Things We're giving away a hat valued up to $24 every half hour!  Come in early for best selection. You must try our special Italian Margarita. 321     IDC Design + Decor Please see the story below about our grand re-opening. 336     Le Sorelle Our Loyalty Card Members save 10% tonight. The Derby is this Saturday - be sure to check out our hats! 341    Bella on the Avenue Celebrate Cinco de mayo with us! Enjoy a margarita, get your picture taken with our "props" and enjoy "cinco%" off your total purchase.  401    Frame and Hang Studio Gallery Please see the story below on our opening with Cedric Michael Cox. 411    The Pretzel Place We're featuring a margherita pizza pretzel! 413     RESN8 Gallery & Studio Please see the story below on our grand opening. EAT - SHOP - ENJOY Art IN VUE Frame + Hang Studio Gallery's Artist of the Month - Cedric Michael Cox  Cedric Michael Cox is best known for his paintings and drawings, which fall between surrealism and representational abstraction. His work expresses themes ranging from mythical literature to the relationships between the physical body, musical allegories, and natural and man-made landscapes. As a student at the University of Cincinnati's College of Design, Architecture Art and Planning, Cox was awarded a fellowship to study at the Glasgow School of Art in Scotland. After receiving his BFA in Painting in 1999, he began to exhibit locally and regionally. Cox has had solo exhibits at the Contemporary Arts Center, the Carnegie Visual and Performing Arts Center, PAC Gallery, and Weston Gallery in the Aronoff Center for the Arts.  In support of his efforts in the visual arts and art education communities, the City of Cincinnati awarded Cox the Individual Artist Grant in 2009.  He received a Congressional Award in 2010. His art has been featured in magazines, on television, and in the college textbook Drawing: Space, Form and Expression.  In addition to his work being in corporate collections, Cox executed two large-scale public murals for the city of Cincinnati. His recent exhibits include the Museum of Science and Industry Chicago, the Phoenix Gallery, Chicago, Sacramento's Evolve the Gallery, the Harlem Fine Art exhibition, the Williamsburg Arts and Historical Center Brooklyn, NY, the National Arts League, Douglaston, NY and The Robeson Gallery at Pennsylvania State University. In 2013 Cox returned to Chicago for the Black Creativity exhibition at the Museum of Science and Industry and in July of 2013 Cox had his first solo exhibition in New York at Five Myles Gallery in Brooklyn.  In 2014, he returned to New York, exhibiting his work at the Skylight Gallery, Arcilesi/Homberg Fine Art and later that year he had a retrospective of his work at Northern Kentucky University followed by an exhibition at Thomas More College in 2015.  Also in 2015 Cox was  awarded the Yeck Artist in Residency at the Dayton Art Institute.  Cox currently has a solo exhibition at the Taft Museum of Art and continues to live and work in Cincinnati.      Celebrate IN VUE IDC Design + Decor invite you to celebrate with them in their new home located at 321 Fairfield Avenue on May 5th beginning at 5 pm. They will have live music and Cinco de Mayo themed food and drinks. Be sure to enter their drawing for free design consultation and explore their showroom filled with unique items to purchase to help you express your personal style. Welcome IN VUE We're delighted to welcome RESN8 Gallery and Studio located at 413 Fairfield Avenue to the IN VUE family! It's a family affair - the artwork of the owner, Patricia Lynch, and her sons Brandon and Donnie Maupin and other local and regional artists are featured in the gallery. Patricia Lynch and her sons, Brandon and Donnie Maupin scoured the Tri-State looking for the perfect location when they discovered Bellevue. Their new gallery will feature their artwork along with other local and regional artists. The goal is to feature a new show every First Friday that will include traditional portraiture, family and pets, contemporary and abstract art. Look for classes to be offered for all levels from beginners to advanced.   Bellevue Blossoms Saturday, May 13 - 11 am to 4 pm Prepare for Mothers Day at our garden inspired event with additional vendors joining your favorite shops and restaurants on The Avenue! MAY IS National Preservation Month It's time to celebrate! Everyone has places that are important to them. Places they care about. Places that matter. That's how we feel about our Fairfield Avenue historic shopping district. This Place Matters is a national campaign that encourages people to celebrate the places that are meaningful to them and to their communities, and Preservation Month is the perfect time to share it with the world. National Bike Month National Bike Month was established in 1956 to showcase the many benefits of bicycling - and encourage more folks to giving biking a try. Did you know you can ride Red Bike to the heart of our historic shopping district? CALL TO ARTISTS Are you an artist or craftsperson? If so, we want to hear from you! Art in the Park will be held Saturday, September 9 from 10am to 5pm. Click here for our application! Like Art in the Park on Facebook! Like us on Facebook! #BInVue

IN VUE, 616 Poplar Street, Bellevue, KY 41073