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Continued from page 1 walking around â€" but many stores aren‘t open. "We‘re just encouraging them, and we hope they can see the benefit of staying open," Brooks said. Visitors to uptown Waterâ€" loo tomorrow evening, and on Aug. 9 and 16, will be entertained by live musiâ€" cians playing at the corner of King Street and Willis Way, and in front of Long and McQuade. New plan tries to get people in the core "It‘s not in the least bit overpowering, it‘s meant to be very subtle," Brooks said. Brennan Kraft, the BlA‘s executive assistant, hit the streets for the first Thursday Night Uptown last week, and the musicians told her they were getting a lot of positive feedback from passersby. "It sounded so nice," Kraft said. "You‘re walking down the street, and all of a sudden you can‘t see it yet but you hear a saxophone in the air." Thursday Nights Uptown is a pilot program for the BIA, and Brooks is hoping the businesses will carry it through the Christmas seaâ€" When they first approached the businesses with this idea, 20 or so showed an interest. Some are already open late on Thursdays and plan 0 provide discounts or incentives. For instance, the Rude Native has said it will offer special prices on imported beers that night. Luci Harmon, the owner of Luci‘s Mudhouse, supâ€" ports the Thursday Nights Uptown idea because she‘s noticed a shift over the last 10 years towards more peoâ€" ple milling around the Worship WibUs Check out our website under coming events â€" calendar for a detailed schedule of services Church of the Holy Saviour Welcome! Upbeat Family Worship & Sunday School 10:00 a.m 48 Hawkesville Road Nursery care provided _ The Venerable Peter T. Townshend Sundayâ€"8am, 9:1Sam (Sunday School) & L lam Wednesday â€" 10am Holy Eucharist Nursery care provided at 9:15am â€" Wheelchair Accessible (CALVARY UNITED ®~ . â€"â€"â€" St. Jacobs â€"â€"â€" Wheelchair accessible Tel: 743â€"8772 | www.holyâ€"saviour.on.ca 33 Allen Street East, Waterloo Tel: 519â€"664â€"2311 (Anglican) A jazz trio, including Piotr $zpunar on the drums, performs at the corner of King Street and Willis Way last Thursday evening compliments of the UpTown Business improvement Area. uptown in the evening minds front and centre as a place to come and enjoy themâ€" selves and do some unique things they maybe can‘t do in other parts of Waterloo," Harmon said. "(Thursday Nights Uptown is) something to promote it as a place to come for entertainment ... and having it in people‘s "I think it‘s a great way for people to get out and explore the uptown core." _ Her shop, at 22 Regina St. N., is always open on Thursâ€" day evenings, and visitors are welcome to come in and paint their own ceramics. Hearing assisted For Whole Lotâ€"A Gelata, Thursdays are always busy, and that day marks the start of the weekend for them. Bronwyn Addico of Words Worth Books said her store is busy as long as the nearby gelato shop is open. ments and perform irs t aptist hurch www.stlouisparish.ca * Questions about the Catholic faith? 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