Each week, we offer activities that enhance the market experience. There are activities specifically for kids, as well as just for adults - they all are educational, "green-related" and a lot of fun. Weekly events are listed below, and are subject to change...like any good cook, we also throw things in at the last minute to make it all taste even better!

June 1

• Kaiser Permanente's Performing Puppets present, "What's in That Lunch Bag, Anyway?" Larger-than-life puppets make learning about nutrition fun for all ages of kids
• Hawk Talk - meet wild bird expert Monteen McCord and her owls and hawks. This is a facinating and rare chance to get close to these wild, feathered creatures. Visit her website http://www.hawktalk.org
• Live music - enjoy the sounds of soul/Motown with Patrick Stacey from Rock Star Farms! THE SOUND SYSTEM IS SOLAR POWERED....how cool is THAT?! Come enjoy good music, great local goodies, and learn more about solar power and how it can work in your home.

June 8

• Norcross Neighbors Annual Ice Cream Social - enjoy free ice cream (while it lasts!)
• Live music from 4pm - 7:30pm with market diva, Conni Lewis
• Face painting for kids
• Kids Corner Crafts - take recycled stuff and make cool things

June 15

• The Science Academy - a mobile science lab experience for kids. Free, although they ask that the "sale of the grasshopper project is $2) How cool does THIS sound?!
• Live music - Craig Gleason is back - hooray!
• Chef Scott Elmore, from Historic Norcross' lunch spot and caterer, The Bleu House, will be on hand to show you how to make GOOD THINGS TO EAT using fresh product from today's market! He will also be on hand to answer culinary questions and offer tips for great summer dining
• Face painting for kids

June 22

• Free kids' craft project: Come make neat stepping stones for your mom and dad's garden! Art in the garden is always an incentive for things to grow (or so we're told)
• Live music with Laura Lockie.....original blues & jazz sound
• Chef Scott Elmore, from Historic Norcross' lunch spot and caterer, The Bleu House, will be on hand to show you how to make GOOD THINGS TO EAT using fresh product from today's market! He will also be on hand to answer culinary questions and offer tips for great summer dining
• Face painting for kids

June 29

• Bee Keeper David Arnal shows everyone how AWESOME bees are, plus offers a taste of a real honey comb
• face painting
• Market Music Diva Conni Laine is back!
• Whole Foods cooking demo - Delishus Dish-us made from today's market goodies

July 6th

• The SLIDE BY SLIDE TROMBONES ARE HERE! Huge hit last season and back by popular demand....their music is good for a soul. Do your shopping then pull up a chair on the grass and ENJOY!
• Face Painting

July 13th

• Market storytelling with Lori's Stories, a special, super fun and interactive activity brought to us by Lori Michaels
• face painting for kids (okay, mom, you can have a butterfly painted on your cheek, too! LOL)

July 20

• Live music with market idol, Craig Gleason
• face painting
• Super cool crafts project for kids - come make SUNCATCHERS!

July 27

• Kaiser Permanente bigger-than-life puppet show with "What's in That Lunch Bag, Anyway?"
• face painter for kids & adults who don't mind letting loose now and then
• Live music with Hiro Sasayama who just knows how to make a soul easy with his sound 
• Whole Foods cooking demo - Delishus Dish-us made from today's market goodies

August 3

• Market storytelling for the kids with Lori Michaels
• face painting for whoever is game!
• Come make a visor! Protect your kids from an overdose of sun - let them create a visor they can wear and enjoy!

August 10

• Live music with Hiro Sasayama who just knows how to make a soul easy with his sound
• face painting for the kids & their grandmothers (just seeing if you're paying attention..but then again, why not!)

August 17

• Live music - Eric Cain makes shopping EXTRA FUN with his bluegrass tunes
• face painting
• Whole Foods cooking demo - Delishus Dish-us made from today's market goodies

August 24

• Laurie Lockie jazz & soul perform live
• face painting
• Chef Scott Elmore will work his magic (and share his cooking secrets!) using today's fresh produce

August 31

• Market storytelling with Lori's Stories, a special, super fun and interactive activity brought to us by Lori Michaels
• face painting for kids (okay, mom, you can have a butterfly painted on your cheek, too! LOL)

September 7

• Craig Gleason is back - HOORAY!
• Face painting

Want to know what's next? Stay tuned and check in often, and make sure you're on our facebook or email list! Updates will be posted there each week (simply go to www.aplacetoimagine.com and clickon the facebook icon on home page, or sign up for email under "Events") If you have ideas for an event, and/or want to host one at the market, please email whistlestopfarmersmarket@gmail.com Healthy creativity welcome!