Enjoy best of art, shopping & music this Saturday at Meet Me on Main in Carmel

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Come to the Carmel Arts & Design District from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 for Allied Solutions’ Meet Me on Main. Make your way to Main Street and Range Line Road for an evening of art, shopping, music, and more.

Meet Me on Main is the City of Carmel’s monthly “Second Saturday” event to highlight local galleries, restaurants and design-related businesses in the District. Art galleries and businesses will feature special events specially planned to enhance the art and design-related features of the District.

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Midtown Block Party is the City of Carmel’s summer kickoff event.

Head to Midtown Plaza from 2 to 6 p.m. for this free summer-themed event featuring activities for all ages including a photo booth, a movie showing of Super Pets on the big screen, face painting, caricatures, balloon art, cornhole, and a live DJ.

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Visit the art galleries and businesses to enjoy their special offers, as well as special activities in the Arts & Design District:

Live music

  • Joseph Filipow: Anthony’s Plaza (201 W. Main St.)
  • Mina Keohane: Indiana Artisan (22 N. Range Line Rd.)
  • Adam Shuntich: Chocolate Café (43 W. Main St.)

Play Bingo for prizes

Pick up your BINGO card at the CCA Gallery (111 W. Main St., Suite 135). Visit participating galleries and businesses and play for your chance to win a $250 gift basket. BINGO card includes rules for play.

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Special Gallery Exhibits

  • Art on Main, 111 W. Main St. “Here comes the sun, and I say it’s all right” with paintings by Kim Greene of Carmel and Beth Forst of Noblesville.
  • Carmel Arts Council Children’s Art Gallery, 40 W. Main St. Art in the garden.
  • CCA Gallery, 111 W. Main St., Suite 135. Make and take Tamari balls.
  • Circle Real Estate, 30 W. Main St. Create Mother’s Day jewelry.
  • Indiana Artisan, 22 N. Range Line Road. Penmaker William Bradford will demonstrate his creative process.
  • Magdalena Gallery of Arts, 27 E. Main St., #100. Art show by Ryan Lane and Greg Huebner.
  • The Art Studio of Carmel, 30 N. Range Line Road. Create Hamsa hands.

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Special offers

  • All Things Carmel is sampling local and Indiana wines with cookies; also enter a drawing for a special Mother’s Day gift basket. (110 W. Main St., Suite 104)
  • Bober Tea Mochi Dough is offering a free Japanese style mochi donut with the purchase of a boba tea or coffee drink. (110 W. Main St., Suite 106)
  • Kernels Gourmet Popcorn is offering $1 off medium bags of popcorn. (254 Veterans Way, Suite G)

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A map of the gallery locations and more information about Meet Me on Main activities can be found at CarmelArtsAndDesign.com.

Public parking is available in the Carmel Lions Club lot (141 E. Main St.), Sophia Square parking garage (entrance off of 1st Ave. NW), Indiana Design Center parking garage (200 S. Range Line Road) or on-street. Click here to download the Arts & Design District parking map.

About the Carmel Arts & Design District
The Carmel Arts & Design District is the Midwest’s premier arts and design destination. Home to more than 200 businesses, including art galleries, restaurants, antique dealers, design showrooms, boutiques and creative service providers, the Carmel Arts & Design District promises to stimulate the senses. The Indiana Design Center is housed in the Carmel Arts & Design District. In addition, hundreds have taken advantage of the wide variety of housing opportunities and call the Carmel Arts & Design District home.