RICHMOND —
Local businesses, churches and organizations will be coming to Eastern Kentucky University’s campus Thursday for the Richmond Chamber of Commerce’s annual CityFest.
“It’s the only time that Madison County businesses are allowed on EKU’s campus to promote their business,” said Mendi Goble, chamber president.
The event will be hosted from 5:30 to 8 p.m. in the Powell Plaza in the center of EKU’s campus, but the event is open to the public as well as students.
“There’s so many new freshmen in the area and it’s basically required for them to come,” Goble said. “The businesses explain what they do and a lot of churches are there to let the students know about the different denominations.”
A wide variety of businesses will be represented ranging from restaurants to hair salons. All restaurants featured will be giving away free food to guests, she said.
More free merchandise will be provided by University Book & Supply, which is this year’s CityFest sponsor.
“I think this is a great opportunity to showcase businesses in Madison County and Richmond,” Goble said. “A lot of these students are not from here and don’t know anything about our local businesses.”
EKU student organizations also are welcome to set up informational booths.
Another upcoming event hosted by the Richmond Chamber of Commerce is Eggs-N-Issues scheduled for 8 a.m. Wednesday at Arlington Country Club.
The guest speaker for the event will be Madison County Schools Superintendent Tommy Floyd.
“We always like to get an update from the superintendent to find out what’s going on in the school system,” she said. “The (Richmond) mayor does ‘The State of The City’ earlier in the year.”
December’s Eggs-N-Issues event will feature EKU President Doug Whitlock, who recently announced his retirement at the end of this academic year.
The event, which features a breakfast meal, is geared to meet more people’s schedules, Goble said.
“You have different businesses with different hours, and luncheons don’t always work for everyone,” she said. “We thought we would use Eggs-N-Issues to pull in an early crowd. That’s something we feel is very important.”
Tickets to the event are $10 for Chamber members and $13 for potential Chamber members. Registration can be done online at www.richmondchamber.com or by calling 623-1720.
The chamber’s annual banquet will be Dec. 6 at the EKU Center for the Arts with the theme Think Richmond for the Holidays. The details for this year’s banquet are not complete at this time.
Visit the chamber’s website to learn more about the community organization.
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