Briefs: Art cafe welcomed to downtown Marion

Marion Star
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Sweada Mae Art Café holds grand opening

Members of the Marion Area Chamber Ambassadors joined owner Rachel McCall and others for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Sweada Mae Art Café.
Members of the Marion Area Chamber Ambassadors joined owner Rachel McCall and others for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Sweada Mae Art Café.

The Marion Area Chamber Ambassadors this week held a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony at The Sweada Mae Art Café, 287 W. Center St. in downtown Marion.

The Sweada Mae Art Café is a hands-on art studio that includes a variety of options for families and people of all ages regardless of artistic abilities. The staff provides all supplies along with step-by-step instruction. The café currently offers paint-your-own pottery, board and brush and canvas painting. They will be adding clay, glass fusing and stoneware in 2022.

The studio has been mobile since 2019. To-go kits are a featured item for those who prefer to create in the comfort of their own home or for get-togethers with friends and family. To-go kits include all the supplies to create at home.

The Sweada Mae Art Café classroom space is available for parties, classes, and events. It is outfitted for glow painting — putting a fun twist on traditional canvas painting. They are happy to accommodate groups such as preschoolers, scouts, homeschoolers, elderly facilities, corporate events and parties of all kinds.

The studio is named after owner Rachel McCall’s late grandmother who she enjoyed making art with as a kid and again when she took her grandmother to college for a clay hand-building class.

The Sweada Mae Art Café can be found online sweadamae.com, Instagram, and Facebook. For more information, call 740-251-6009 or email info@sweadamae.com.

City of Marion announces Thanksgiving holiday closures

All offices in Marion City Hall will be closed Thursday and Friday for the Thanksgiving holiday. As a result, offices in City Hall will be observing their weekly early closure day on Wednesday. Notable early closures include the Municipal Court and utility billing offices closing at 2 p.m.

The Sanitation and Streets Department will not collect trash, recycling, yard waste or leaves on Thursday. Services will resume on Friday with collections for both Thursday and Friday. Therefore, residents who normally have Thursday sanitation and recycling service are asked to have their collections at curbside by 7: a.m. on Friday. Leaf collection will also resume on Friday.

Marion Area Transit will be closed and have no bus service available on Thursdayor Friday. Bus service will resume normal hours of operation on Nov. 29.

The Marion Senior Center will be closed on Thursday and Friday. Senior Transportation will not be available on either day, with the exception of dialysis appointments.

Necessary services including fire, police and airport will operate as usual.

Upcoming meeting:

• Scioto Conservancy District Board, 4:30 p.m., Nov. 29, Ag Credit Conference Room, 1100 E. Center St., Marion

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