FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 30, 2000 CONTACT: Lisa Lacher, (515) 271-3119 DRAKE NEIGHBORHOOD FARMERS MARKET OPENS JUNE 7 The Drake Neighborhood Farmers Market begins its fourth season with opening day on Wednesday, June 7, in the parking lot of First Christian Church at 25th Street and University Avenue. The market will run from 4 to 7 p.m. each Wednesday through Oct. 4. Vendors at the market offer a variety of home-grown, home-baked and home-made items for sale. Vendors signed up so far include: Kathy Cleghorn with produce, crafts, baked goods and plants; Heart of the Prairie with prepared and bakery goods; Sam’s and Vanh’s, egg rolls, pop, sno-cones; Michelle Phillips and Stephanie Petersen, produce, plants and flowers; Pappy’s Popcorn; Yellow Rose Holiday Creations, crafts; Ho-Ho-Ho, crafts; B n B Woodcrafts; Andrew Lietzow, plants (hostas); K&M Gardens, produce, plants and flowers; and Neighborhood Housing Services of Des Moines. Plans are under way to provide weekly entertainment throughout the season. The band Tropical Steel is scheduled to perform from 4 to 6 p.m. on June 7. Other acts slated to appear are Billy Joe’s Karaoke Show; Miss Kitty’s Free Country Dance Lessons, with the Mid-City Dance Co.; Hunter’s Blues Connection; the Capitol City Buskers; the Norwalk Drill Team; country singers Melissa Lynn and Stephanie Carter; The Principal Ladies Singers and The Principal Guys Who Harmonize; Girl Scouts jump rope team; the Maori Performers; Trace Elements; Guitar Guys; and The Lap Dogs Band. The market is a qualified participant in the Farmers Market Nutrition Program, which provides fresh produce to nutritionally at-risk women and infants who qualify for the WIC program. Managed entirely by volunteers, the Drake Neighborhood Farmers Market is a joint project of the Drake Neighborhood Association, First Christian Church and Drake University. Drake University's nearby parking lots are open to the public during market hours. Vendors or others who would like more information about the Drake Neighborhood Farmers Market should call First Christian Church at (515) 255-2181.