Business View Civil Municipal - July 2023

152 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 4, ISSUE 7 to look rather dreary, was recently re-done in bright colors––including, of course, green,” he said, “with the additions of pictures of musicians and musical art and a new marble counter, with facilities for coffee and soda for performers.” And there’s the Festival of the Arts, held every May, as McBay informed. The Bottle Rocket Bash is held every July 4. The Lee Street Jamboree is held in historic downtown Greenville every September. Plus, there are the Cotton Patch Bicycle Race and the annual Hunt County Fair. And there are parades for Veterans Day and Christmas. As well, downtown merchants have popular “shop and sip” events that appeal both economically and oenologically. A place in the sun for the city with a heart There’s a total solar eclipse coming just after noon on April 8 of next year, as McBay revealed, and it will cross the United States from Texas to Maine. According to American Paper Optics, Texas is a prime spot for viewing the eclipse. To