Category: Engage People

New Mexico MainStreet 2022 Virtual Winter Conference

February 16, 2022

2022 Conference graphic

Power Up Your District, Promote Entrepreneurship… Business Development Projects that Pop! The schedule is packed with panelists and speakers to stimulate conversations about projects that support businesses and entrepreneurs in your MainStreet and Arts & Cultural Districts. The Zoom login information will be emailed to registrants the week of the…

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Choose MainStreet This Holiday Season

November 12, 2021

Choose MainStreet

MainStreet districts celebrate the holidays by supporting local businesses! New Mexico MainStreet’s annual holiday campaign urges communities, businesses, residents, and visitors to shop local first. Check your local MainStreet businesses before shopping elsewhere – you’ll find treasures and make a big difference in the community! New Mexico’s MainStreet and Arts…

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National Hispanic, Latinx and Chicana/o American Heritage Month 2021

September 23, 2021

Hispanic month

New Mexico MainStreet is proud to celebrate National Hispanic, Latinx and Chicana/o American Heritage Month Sept. 15-Oct. 15, 2021! We honor the significant contributions Hispanic, Latinx and Chicana/o communities have made to New Mexico’s arts & culture, businesses, economic vitality and more. NMMS staff, revitalization specialists and district executive directors…

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Choose MainStreet Shop Local Campaign

November 24, 2020

local economy

New Mexico MainStreet’s Choose MainStreet social media campaign kicked off in September 2020. The goal of this campaign was to encourage New Mexicans to shop and eat (or order take-out) at their local MainStreet businesses. With the upcoming holiday shopping season and the COVID-19 economic recovery under way, it’s a…

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Choose MainStreet Social Media Graphics from Leighton Moon

April 9, 2020

Social messages

Big thanks to Leighton Moon for designing these social media graphics that promote shopping and eating locally during the COVID-19 health crisis. Instructions: Save each file to the same folder on your computer. When you’re on Facebook (or Instagram or whatever other social media platform you might be using), pick…

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Holiday Events in New Mexico’s MainStreet Districts

November 27, 2019

Holiday photo collage

Below is a list of holiday events in New Mexico’s MainStreet and Arts & Cultural districts. By shopping, eating, and playing in your local district, you positively impact the local economy and community. Thank you for supporting local businesses this holiday season and all year! Alamogordo MainStreet: Olde Fashioned Christmas…

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Raton Great Blocks Placemaking Installations and Great Blocks on Main Street

August 22, 2019

As part of the educational content for New Mexico MainStreets Summer Leadership Network Meeting in 2018, Raton MainStreet and the City of Raton worked with NMMS technical assistance to develop designs for multiple placemaking installations, including a 3D “floating” crosswalk, wayfinding footprints, painted games, and portable benches/planters made out of…

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Dolores Huerta Gateway Park, South Valley MainStreet

August 21, 2019

The Dolores Huerta Gateway Park serves as an important gathering space for community members as well as a key placemaking site for the La Familia Growers Market, the La Familia Growers Market Harvest Festival, and the I Love the South Valley Because Art Exhibit and future Art Crawl. The community…

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