Main Market food co-op to hold event at Fox

Whether you’re committed to supporting the local-food movement or you’re just thrilled that there will finally be a place to buy groceries in downtown Spokane, you might want to know how you can support the Main Market food co-op that’s opening soon at 44 W. Main.

Buying a membership is a logical first step.

A second is to attend an event happening next week at the Fox.

Local Artists for a Local Food Co-op should prove to be a fun and affordable way to get behind the market. Tickets are only $25 (if you buy them by tomorrow) or $35 (at the door). And for that price, you’ll be fed by the Glover Mansion and entertained by local talent, including authors Jess Walter and Cheryl-Anne Millsap and musicians Brad Greene, AMB and Kaylee Cole and her band.

In the interest of full disclosure, I’m on a comittee that helped collect donated gifts for the event. But that just raises another reason to attend: prizes! Gift packages will be raffled off, and those gifts include products from The Farm Chicks , Revival Lighting , Finders Keepers , Mountain Dome Winery , Spokane Yoga Shala , Twist Yoga Studio , Spokane Civic Theatre and more. I don’t know all the details on this one yet, but I hear there’s a pretty fancy bicycle up for grabs, too.

See you there?