Visit the GreenMarket this summer
The Alliance for the Art’s GreenMarket, open Saturday mornings from 8 a.m. to noon, continues to attract visitors with locally grown produce, live musical performances, cooking demonstrations and community oriented events.
Customers can sample and shop a wide variety of products including local and organic produce, honey, free-range eggs, tropical fruit and fruit trees, fish, flowers, gourmet breads, chocolates, teas and coffees, olives, cheeses, herbsand much more.
Live weekly cooking demonstrations, with chefs Reiner Drygala and Heath Higginbotham of Bistro 41, feature recipes created with locally grown GreenMarket ingredients.
Guests also enjoy classic Broadway and Hollywood tunes by The Zany Ladies, a senior duo that proves fun and talent have no age.
GreenMarket July special events include Lee County voter registration booths, a July 24 Blood Drive organized by Florida Blood Centers and children’s activities with the Florida Historical Society’s Story Lady, Fredricka Howe.
New and exciting vendors join the GreenMarket on a weekly basis. Latest additions include clay art by Debbie McPhail, semi-precious stones and custom jewelry by Ann & John Cassidy, potted vegetable plants, herbs and tropical fruit by farmer Arthur Levine and customized lifestyle plans by Team BeachBody, Randy and Patti Hunt.
Come enjoy shade under old mango trees and the Alliance beautiful campus at the weekly GreenMarket. Visit the Alliance galleries and gift shop, open on Saturdays from 9 a.m. to noon.
The Lee County Alliance of the Arts proudly supports the artists and arts organizations in our area as the state designated Local Arts Agency for Lee County. The Alliance for the Arts galleries, located at 10091 McGregor Boulevard just south of Colonial Boulevard, are open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday and the scheduled times on Saturdays. Visit www.artinlee.org for more details of all the excitement our community has to offer.