South Broadway merchants are hosting a block party March 23 to celebrate the grand openings of
The Concoctory and
Cafe Crescendo.
The festivities kick off with a scavenger hunt from 3 to 6 p.m., starting at Cafe Crescendo at 2190 S. Delaware. Cafe Crescendo serves organic coffee and tea, sandwiches, soups and salads.
From 5 to 10 p.m., The Concoctory will host participants to retro arcade games, food trucks and live music in its 1,500-square-foot space at 1875 S. Broadway. Weather permitting, the event will feature a Tesla coil at sundown by Mad Scientist Gomez.
Other merchants participating in the party include
Treelotta, Dedication Tattoo,
Kolacny Music,
Azucar Bakery,
Regal Vintage,
Mystic Ink and
Flossy McGrew’s.
Started by Mar Williams, The Concoctory is a mix of electronics and crafts designed to take the mystery out of technology for people of all ages.
"I have this love of electronics and come from an art background and wanted to merge the two to show arts and crafters that electronics is not a big, scary thing to get into," Williams says. "I’m trying to show that electronics is cool, accessible and fun. Technology is part of our world, and people don’t know how to tinker with it."
In addition to its retail outlet, The Concoctory also hosts workshops to help people overcome their fear of technology. The first will be an Easter egg workshop, with a robot drawing on the Easter eggs.
"Even the robot is something you can take home and put together," Williams says.
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