Stephanie Palagi
By Stephanie Palagi
Enjoy a local lunch and dinner this week at one of our locally owned restaurants to celebrate ISU graduation. Fine dining at The Bridge. Italian, pizza, salads and more at Villano’s Italian, PV’s Uncorked on Main or Portneuf Valley Brewing. Sandwiches and soup at Great Harvest, EFresh, The Red Poppy, or the First National.
Hand-rolled sushi or a bento box at Sumisu. Fresh salads at the Pocatello-Co-op, A Healthier Place To Eat or Food For Thought Take Out. Japanese rice bowls at Yoshida. Chinese at Chopstick Café. Mexican at El Herradero. Indian cuisine at A Taste of Himalayas. Thai at Thai Paradise. Greek at The Grecian Key.
The community is invited to come downtown on Friday for the May First Friday Art Walk. This month we have a special art attraction. Local kids will begin creating sidewalk chalk art at 2:30 pm throughout Old Town. Drawing will continue until 5 pm when Art Walk begins.
As you stroll through our shops, galleries and restaurants you will have the opportunity to see examples of work from up and coming talent in our community. The entire guide for Art Walk including locations that will be featuring sidewalk chalk art will be available at oldtownpocatello.com on Thursday morning. Mark your calendars and be sure to come to this month’s First Friday Art Walk, this Friday from 5-8 pm.
The Portneuf Valley Farmers Market will open on Saturday at 9 am. The Market is located at the Old Town Pavilion, 420 N. Main and will be open every Saturday from 9am to 1pm through the end of October. And on Wednesdays from 5-8 pm in conjunction with Revive @ 5 beginning on May 24.
Also taking place at the Old Town Pavilion on Friday and Saturday, a Home Décor and Rummage Sale! From 10 am to 5 pm on Friday and from 9 am to 1 pm on Saturday browse through lots of home décor items and more at this sale taking place inside.
Looking for something you haven’t heard before? Stop by Portneuf Valley Brewing on Friday and welcome singer songwriter John Martin. Then pump up the volume on Saturday with Terran Engle’s high octane rock band The Landimals. Both shows go from 9 pm-1:30 pm with no cover.
Congratulations to ISU students this week! Whether you’re graduating or just made it through finals, come down and grab a pizza and brew to celebrate. PVB will be open on Sundays again starting Mother’s Day, May 14. Bring your mother down for lunch or dinner and PVB will buy her a beer!
Upcoming Events!
Portneuf Valley Bike to Work will host the annual Bike Parade on May 19 at the Old Town Pavilion. Activities begin at 5 pm with the parade at 6:15 pm. Decorate your bikes and bring the kids to enjoy dinner while celebrating Bike to Work Month.
The Revive @ 5 Summer Concerts will begin on Wednesday, May 24, and continue every Wednesday through August. From 5-8 pm enjoy live music, great food and family fun at the Old Town Pavilion. This summer’s schedule is available at oldtownpocatello.com.
Stephanie Palagi is the executive director of Old Town Pocatello, Inc. The Old Town Pocatello office can be reached at 208-232-7545 or by visiting oldtownpocatello.com.
