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Motor Mayhem

Cars and motorcycles rumbled into downtown Jamestown Friday for the third annual Motor Mayhem.

Family and friends walked up and down Third Street and intersecting side streets in downtown Jamestown. Live music at Winter Garden Plaza, sponsored by the Jamestown Wine Cellar, and Lafayette Street, sponsored by Shawbucks, entertained the masses, with some people dancing along to the beat.

Originally two separate events – Thunder in the Streets and Downtown Cruise-In – Motor Mayhem came into being after they merged. While Motor Mayhem has only been ongoing for three years, Downtown Cruise-In lasted for five years and Thunder in the Streets carried on for 10 years.

“I’ve been coming here since the beginning. I like to see what is going on in the community,” said Cynthia Fuller, Jamestown resident.

While cars and motorcycles were the main attraction of the show, a lot of attendees said they enjoyed seeing and catching up to old friends.

“I’ve been coming ever since I bought this car,” said Debbie Heitman, who was showcasing her 2011 Chevy Camaro SS convertible on Third Street. “I like seeing other cars and people. I enjoy coming here with my sister.”

“I like seeing what kind of cars are here and running into friends,” said Jim Warner. “People like to fix up cars and make them into their image and put their own personality into them. Hopefully people like what they see. There are a lot of cars, some of them similar, but they are done in different ways.”

The biggest change this year involved the food vendors. Prior to this year, a lot of food trailers came into town some were local while others were not.

“They were taking some business away from our downtown restaurants,” said Edwin Rodriguez Jr., marketing events associate at the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation. “The mission here at the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and the mission of the events that we do is to promote downtown and to promote the greater Jamestown area. So, we decided to focus more on local food.”

Nine of downtown’s most popular restaurants opened their doors and served food outside during the event including: Jones Valhalla, Shawbucks Pressroom, Studio-D Catering (operating outside the Jamestown Renaissance Center), Fresco’s Pizza, Harvest Time Cafe, Brick City Market and Deli, Havana Cuban Cafe, Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, and Lori’s Kountry Kafe.

The Jamestown Renaissance Corporation put on Motor Mayhem. JRC is a public-private partnership founded in 2006 to support the development and implementation of revitalization strategies in downtown Jamestown through planning, research, project management and stakeholder coordination. Since then, its scope has widened to include neighborhood revitalization and the positioning of the Jamestown area as a laboratory for small city revitalization efforts. For more information on the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation, visit jamestownrenaissance.org.

Motor Mayhem

In its third year running, Motor Mayhem will take over Jamestown streets Friday.

Originally two separate events – Thunder in the Streets and Downtown Cruise-In – Motor Mayhem came into being after they merged. While Motor Mayhem has only been ongoing for three years, Downtown Cruise-In lasted for five years while Thunder in the Streets carried on for 10 years.

“It was combined because it was a lot of the same crowd coming to it,” said Edwin Rodriguez Jr., marketing events associate at the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation. “I think for the sake of saving time and money, and also because of competing with other major events in the area on weekends, it was decided it would be best to combine them.”

Motor Mayhem will be from 5-11 p.m. along Third Street and intersecting side streets in downtown Jamestown. Vehicle registration begins at 4 p.m. in the Jamestown High School parking lot followed by vehicle lineup beginning at the corner of Third and Spring streets. Motorcycles will enter Third Street at the corner of Third and Washington streets. There is a $5 suggested parking donation that goes toward future events.

The biggest change this year is the food vendors. Prior to this year, a lot of food trailers came into town – some were local while others were not.

“They were taking some business away from our downtown restaurants,” said Rodriguez. “The mission here at the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and the mission of the events that we do is to promote downtown and to promote the greater Jamestown area. So, we decided to focus more on local food.”

Nine of downtown’s most popular restaurants are opening their doors and serving food outside during the event including: Jones Valhalla, Shawbucks Pressroom, Studio-D Catering (operating outside the Jamestown Renaissance Center), Fresco’s Pizza, Harvest Time Cafe, Brick City Market and Deli, Havana Cuban Cafe, Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, and Lori’s Kountry Kafe. All of these restaurants are found along the event route and will feature a limited event menu.

Live music and outdoor beer vending will be held in two locations between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Smackdab, playing from 5-7:15 p.m., and Blood Money, playing from 7:45-10 p.m., are performing on the stage at Winter Garden Plaza, sponsored by the Jamestown Wine Cellar. Two for Flinching, playing from 5-7:15 p.m., and We Speak Canadian, playing from 7:45-10 p.m., are performing at the stage on Lafayette Street, sponsored by Shawbucks. Kids Zone activities, operated by Eventz by Scott, will be located on Third Street between Washington and Cherry streets.

The following streets will be closed from 3 to approximately 11 p.m. for the event to operate on Friday:

Third Street, from Prendergast to Jefferson streets.

Second Street, from Jefferson to Washington streets.

Lafayette, Pine, Main, and Cherry streets, from Second to Fourth streets.

Mechanics Alley and Potters Alley, from Second to Fourth streets.

For more information on Motor Mayhem, or to download information about being a vendor at the event, visit jamestownrenaissance.org or call 664-2477.

Motor Mayhem

In its third year running, Motor Mayhem will take over Jamestown streets Friday.

Originally two separate events – Thunder in the Streets and Downtown Cruise-In – Motor Mayhem came into being after they merged. While Motor Mayhem has only been ongoing for three years, Downtown Cruise-In lasted for five years while Thunder in the Streets carried on for 10 years.

“It was combined because it was a lot of the same crowd coming to it,” said Edwin Rodriguez Jr., marketing events associate at the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation. “I think for the sake of saving time and money, and also because of competing with other major events in the area on weekends, it was decided it would be best to combine them.”

Motor Mayhem will be from 5-11 p.m. along Third Street and intersecting side streets in downtown Jamestown. Vehicle registration begins at 4 p.m. in the Jamestown High School parking lot followed by vehicle lineup beginning at the corner of Third and Spring streets. Motorcycles will enter Third Street at the corner of Third and Washington streets. There is a $5 suggested parking donation that goes toward future events.

The biggest change this year is the food vendors. Prior to this year, a lot of food trailers came into town – some were local while others were not.

“They were taking some business away from our downtown restaurants,” said Rodriguez. “The mission here at the Jamestown Renaissance Corporation and the mission of the events that we do is to promote downtown and to promote the greater Jamestown area. So, we decided to focus more on local food.”

Nine of downtown’s most popular restaurants are opening their doors and serving food outside during the event including: Jones Valhalla, Shawbucks Pressroom, Studio-D Catering (operating outside the Jamestown Renaissance Center), Fresco’s Pizza, Harvest Time Cafe, Brick City Market and Deli, Havana Cuban Cafe, Jamestown Savings Bank Arena, and Lori’s Kountry Kafe. All of these restaurants are found along the event route and will feature a limited event menu.

Live music and outdoor beer vending will be held in two locations between 5 p.m. and 10 p.m. Smackdab, playing from 5-7:15 p.m., and Blood Money, playing from 7:45-10 p.m., are performing on the stage at Winter Garden Plaza, sponsored by the Jamestown Wine Cellar. Two for Flinching, playing from 5-7:15 p.m., and We Speak Canadian, playing from 7:45-10 p.m., are performing at the stage on Lafayette Street, sponsored by Shawbucks. Kids Zone activities, operated by Eventz by Scott, will be located on Third Street between Washington and Cherry streets.

The following streets will be closed from 3 to approximately 11 p.m. for the event to operate on Friday:

Third Street, from Prendergast to Jefferson streets.

Second Street, from Jefferson to Washington streets.

Lafayette, Pine, Main, and Cherry streets, from Second to Fourth streets.

Mechanics Alley and Potters Alley, from Second to Fourth streets.

For more information on Motor Mayhem, or to download information about being a vendor at the event, visit jamestownrenaissance.org or call 664-2477.

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