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Revolution Mill Hosts Pumpkin Pop-UP on October 10, 2024

Revolution Mill invites the community to a Pumpkin Pop-UP at the Docks on Thursday, October 10th from 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM. This fun-filled afternoon event will provide an opportunity for the Revolution Mill, and larger community, to come together to celebrate Fall, enjoy seasonal activities, and explore the vibrant and historic mill campus. The Pumpkin Pop-Up at The Docks event is free and open to the public. From 4:00-6:00 pm, the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce will join the event with their new networking adventure series “On the Go @ Revolution Mill.”

 

Event Highlights:

  • Pop-UP Pumpkin Patch: Shop for your perfect pumpkin and local seasonal goods to embrace the fall season.

  • Free Photo Booth: Capture memorable moments with your team members, family and friends at this interactive by Joy Squad Photo Experience NC.

  • Fun Games: Giant Jenga, connect four, hoola hoops and more!

  • Fall Treats for Purchase: Indulge in delicious seasonal goodies.

  • Patio Area Furniture Reveal: Revolution Mill will unveil its latest investment in the campus—a newly designed public patio space and furnishings that will be open for all to enjoy. The Docks space is part of the ongoing development of the 45-acre campus, which is anticipated to become a social district in the spring of 2025.

  • Reconsidered Goods Fall Crafts: Get creative with fall-themed crafts provided by local re-use, non-profit Reconsidered Goods.

  • Scavenger Hunt (4:00-5:00 PM): Learn about the fascinating history of Revolution Mill through a thirty-minute self-guided scavenger hunt, hosted from 4:00 PM – 5:00 PM. Participants will have the chance to win fun prizes with a completed card.

  • Greensboro Chamber of Commerce On The Go @ Revolution Mill (4:00-6:00PM): Meet Chamber members at the Revolution Mill at this new networking series hosted by the Greensboro Chamber of Commerce. Exhibitors will share information about their businesses and services.

Special Oktoberfest Celebration:

Extend the festivities with Grapes & Grain Tavern and Kau Restaurant offering an Oktoberfest celebration from 4:00 PM – 10:00 PM. Enjoy German-inspired meals, beverages, and lively entertainment. Tickets available through https://grapesandgrainstavern.com/.

Important to know:

  • All ages are welcome: Join residents, commercial tenants, and the Revolution Mill community for a few hours of fun, learning, and connection at one of Greensboro’s most dynamic landmarks.

  • Parking: Enter the campus via Textile Drive off Yanceyville Street. Use “2005 Revolution Mill Drive” for GPS locator.

  • Event Location: This event will be held at “The Docks”, located between the 2005 and 1250 Revolution Mill buildings.


Media Contact:
Lee Mortensen, Self-Help Real Estate Leasing & Marketing Manager
919-956-4455   
Lee.Mortensen@self-help.org

 

Greensboro Farmers Market Temporarily Moving To Revolution Mill

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If the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market on Yanceyville Street is part of your Saturday routine, that routine is going to need some adjustment for the first month of the new year.

The Greensboro Farmers Curb Market at 501 Yanceyville St., across the street from the World War Memorial Stadium, is moving for the month of January 2020 to Revolution Mill at 1601 Yanceyville St.

The building at 501 Yanceyville, which has housed the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market since 1963, will have the interior painted and extensive ceiling work done, which is supposed to be finished by the beginning of February when the Farmers Market is scheduled to return to its home.

The work on the ceiling will highlight the curved barrel ceiling by removing layers of paint to reveal the wood lathing, and the massive interior steel beans will painted to bring focus to the expansive ceiling.

The Farmers Market management expects the majority of the vendors to make the move to Revolution Mill. It’s a good time for the move since the winter months are considerably slower at the Farmers Market, but the market at its temporary location will continue to offer fresh seasonal produce, eggs, dairy, seafood, meats, baked goods, crafts and more.

Greensboro Farmers Curb Market Executive Director Lee Mortensen said, “We’re building on the synergy with Revolution Mill created when we partnered in October for A&T Homecoming and we’re looking forward to returning to a refreshed Market building in February.”

During the past four years the Greensboro Farmers Curb Market has had nearly $200,000 in building and grounds improvement including the establishment of a chef demonstration kitchen and cafe, a community education and meeting room, interior and exterior performance states and an audio and video system.

If you find that your car takes you to 501 Yanceyville Street on Saturday mornings out of habit, the temporary location at Revolution Mill at 1601 Yanceyville is only a mile north.

See it on Rhino Times >

Revolution Mill event not a typical comic-con

“Comics Life is not a comics convention,” stressed Tristin Miller, who organized the March 31 event at Greensboro’s Revolution Mill with Acme Comics’ Jermaine Exum.

Greensboro artist and event organizer Miller is a longtime fan who thinks comic book conventions are great, but she and Exum wanted to do something a bit different with Comics Life, which she described as “more like a TEDx-style event centered around comics” in a recent phone conversation. “It’s about skill-sharing, networking, having real conversations. It’s an opportunity to connect on a deeper level and have a real talk about the industry.”

She said that doing the Greensboro Zine Fest, as well as seeing a variety of comics artists use the zine format to share information, had been a big inspiration and that the format was inspired by the Hand-to-Hand Market she’s been doing for the past eight years.

“So, the booths and the costumes and the boxes of comics for sale and the artist meet-and-greets, all the stuff you usually see at a comics convention, will only be one part of Comics Life. The meat of it will be the workshops, the panel discussions, and the presentations.”

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Preservation Celebration Recap

- Food provided by Pepper Moon
- Beer provided by Natty Greene's and Mother Earth Brewing
- Live music by the Jim Mayberry Band 
- Our architect, Eddie Belk, gave remarks and spoke about Revolution
- More than 200 people attended and toured through the project

Here at Revolution Mill we're not shy about our passion for preservation. Ask one of our Self-Help developers and they might tell you it's their dream to have people who appreciate the historic beauty of our campus wandering the halls every day… so when we got the opportunity to bring a whole conference of preservation lovers to campus we leapt at the chance.

Last week we had the chance to host the Preservation Celebration as a part of Preservation NC’s 3-day Annual Conference. As North Carolina’s only private non-profit statewide historic preservation organization, Preservation NC works to protect and promote buildings, landscapes and sites that are important to the diverse heritage of our state.

Preservation Celebration was one of the first events held on the Revolution Docks and in our WAMRev gallery. After the main event, we hosted the Young Professionals After Party in the 1160 event space -- a fun, casual get-together for the young and young at heart!

Flip through images of the event below – and be sure to follow us on Facebook to stay up to date with all of the upcoming campus events.