Valentine’s Day is the perfect time of year to check out everything the Hilltop Campus Village has to offer, and many of our businesses are offering special deals in honor of this special time of year. Check out our Cupid Comes to the Hilltop page for specials, promotions and deals for February. Check back often, because more will be added right up until Valentine’s Day!
What: This year our annual festival celebrates the 1980’s, and includes an ’80s car show, live music, food vendors, and a free outdoor showing of Back to the Future.
Where: Hilltop Plaza, at the corner of 15th and Harrison
When: Saturday, September 16th. Car show starts at 2pm, Live music starts at 3pm, and the movie will be shown around 7:45pm.
Live Music:
3pm to 4pm – Dwayne Hodges
4pm to 4:30 – Angela Meyer
4:30 to 5:15 – Been There Done That
5:15 to 6pm – VanderVeer
6pm to 7:30 – The Myers Brothers
Food Vendors:
Greatest Grains will be there, supporting the Hilltop as always.
Zeke’s Island Cafe will have a booth, in addition to both of their tropical locations being open nearby!
Los Primos Mexican Grill is bringing out their Taco Truck!
Nikki will be making her award-winning pizza across the street at East Side Bakery Davenport.
New this year, and perfect for watching our outdoor movie, LeClaire Kettle Corn Co. is joining our festival!
Also new this year, Patty Terrell will be cooking and selling catfish and chicken wings.
And as always, the Hilltop Campus Village will be selling soft drinks and beer (21 and over only) from our own tent.
Join us in the Hilltop Plaza on September 16th for the Hilltop Campus Village 80’s RetroFest!
Come out the Saturday after Thanksgiving and support all the great small businesses that make up the Hilltop Campus Village neighborhood.
Check out this huge list of specials and deals from Hilltop businesses!
Presentations show progress, provide vision for the future
The annual meeting of the Hilltop Campus Village Corporation will be held on Thursday, May 19, at 6pm in the Fellowes Room of the Vickie Anne Palmer Hall, located at 115 West 7 th Street on the campus of Palmer College of Chiropractic. All persons interested in its redevelopment, restoration and revitalization are welcome.
The meeting will feature two presentations of large scale redevelopments going forward in the southern part of the Hilltop Campus Village, the resurfacing work commencing this month on Brady Street, and the unveiling of plans of Palmer College of Chiropractic for the physical enhancement of its campus from 6 th Street to Palmer Drive, along Brady and Main Streets.
In addition the Hilltop Campus Village Board of Directors will recognize the businesses that have opened in the Hilltop area over the past 12 months, introduce a new staff person, and hold the election for a slate of board members to three-year terms.
Vice-President of the Board and Organization Work Group chair, Kelly Young of Bluffstone L.L.C. has helped organize the annual meeting. “A lot of great things have happened over the last year, and more will be continuing to happen.” she said. Board of Directors President Robert Lee added that “these changes are essentially giving new shape and vitality to the Hilltop Campus Village district initiative. In addition to recognizing those changes and the awards that we as an organization have received, we want to look forward to what the future holds, and how volunteers can help shape it.”
Light refreshments and snacks will be available. There is no charge for the event. A raffle and art work give-away will be held immediately following the meeting. RSVP requested to
hcvscott@gmail.com
