
Downtown Valentine’s Day Guide!
View our Downtown Valentine’s Day Guide for delicious special menus, shopping and pampering services!
Be sure to check back as more specials will be added as details become available.

Downtowners Welcome New Board
At the 2019 Downtowners Annual Meeting, three new board members were elected and two outgoing board members were thanked. Jeff Japel and Brooke Walter both served on the board of directors, Jeff as director then treasurer and Brooke as director named Volunteer of the Year.
New board members elected to the board as directors include: Taylor Daniel of Daniel Companies, Anne Cleary owner of White Lace Bridal/Black Tie Optional, and Josh Ulmer of BNC National Bank. Dave Ehlis, President of American Bancor was also elected to the executive team as treasurer. Please take the time to thank these members for serving the Downtowners Association and volunteering their time and talents.
2019 Executive Committee
President: Steph Smith- Fleck’s Furniture & Appliance
Vice President: Troy Tieszen- Known in 60 Media
Secretary: Amber Bernhardt- Missouri Valley YMCA
Treasurer: Dave Ehlis- American Bancor
2019 Directors
J. Morgan Legreid: Co-Schedule
Cole Johnson: JLG Architects
Bobi Jo O’Dell: Magi-Touch
Anne Cleary: White Lace Bridal/Black Tie Optional
Taylor Daniel: Daniel Companies
Josh Ulmer: BNC National Bank

Downtown Events Jan 31 Printed Future: A 3D-Printed Love Story Threefold Jan 31 Kitchen Towel Stencil Workshop Stella’s Feb 1 Couples Ax Shaving Boudoir Session Exposure Boutique & Studio Feb 1 ND Human Rights Arts Festival Artist Talk B DAC Feb 2 Youth Basketball Skills Challenge World War Memorial Building Feb 2 B&W Relief Printing w/ Erica A. Johnson BAGA |
Feb 6 1 Million Cups Dakota Stage Ltd. Feb 6 30-30-30 Makeover Event Desirae’s Makeup & Beauty Lounge Feb 7 Jane Iredale Exclusive Event Glance Spa & Salon Feb 8 Fight the Frost Bismarck Event Center Feb 8 1964 The Tribute Belle Mehus Auditorium Feb 9 Masks in the Moonlight Sixteen03 Main Events Feb 9 Art& Heart Event in Bismarck Radisson Hotel Bismarck |

Impact Foundation’s Giving Hearts Day
Impact Foundation’s Giving Hearts Day is a one day fundraising event for non-profit organizations throughout the region. Several members in the Downtown Association will be participating in Giving Hearts Day including:
- Abused Adult Resource Center,
- Bismarck Art & Galleries Association
- Bismarck Cancer Center Foundation
- Bismarck State College Foundation
- Heartview Foundation
- Humanities North Dakota
- Northern Plains Dance
- Youthworks
- Missouri Valley Family YMCA
- MSA United
Giving Hearts Day was started in 2008 by Dakota Medical Foundation and Impact Foundation as the region’s first one-day virtual fundraising event.

Street Fair Applications Now Online!
New to the 46th Annual Downtowners Street Fair in 2019 vendors can now apply and complete your full application online!
Dates for this year’s event are September 13-14, 2019.