“They played exactly what we needed in terms of well-known hits for all age groups,” Mains said. Mains also gave props to Spork Fight, the night’s musical entertainment, for their performance, going right up until 12:30 a.m. “The community came together, had that moment, which I just love,” Mains said. Mains said he didn’t have any expectations about crowd size, but that overall, turnout was “a little small” at some points because of the chilly air, but noted that “everyone came out when it counted.” This is also growing awareness of the bars, letting younger people know, letting people from out of town know there’s a scene down here and there are things going on.” “It’s a great night for them, and that’s what it’s all about. “I think people were really kind of hugging the bars, but that’s not a bad thing,” Mains said.

Mains said he was pleased with the traffic at the local restaurants and bars during the event. However, everyone in attendance came outside to watch the ball drop at midnight, some taking pictures with the ball after everything was all over. Weather was cooperative for the outdoor event, albeit a tiny bit chilly and windy, which pushed many partygoers inside to many of the restaurants for most of the event. The New Year’s Eve celebration featured a number of attractions, including multiple bars and restaurants offering food and drink specials, live music from the rock band Spork Fight, party games held on Portage Avenue by Daly Dope such as beer pong, cornhole and disc golf, and a photo booth at the Riviera Theatre. Last week we had that huge blizzard, but things cleared up really quick and people were able to come out,” DDA Executive Director Cameron Mains said. I think that the weather helped, not being snow on the ground. The third Midnight on Main event, put on by the Three Rivers Downtown Development Authority, attracted dozens of attendees downtown for music, games and drinks, all culminating in a ball drop at midnight, assisted by the Three Rivers Fire Department. THREE RIVERS - Local residents and visitors to downtown Three Rivers rang in 2023 Saturday night with a festive celebration right on Main Street.

Rock band Spork Fight performs during Saturday’s Midnight on Main festivities in downtown Three Rivers. COMMERCIAL-NEWS | ROBERT TOMLINSONĮllie Etter of Marcellus participates in a game of cornhole during Saturday’s Midnight on Main New Year’s Eve event.

Dozens of people gather on Main Street in downtown Three Rivers to watch the ceremonial ball drop during Saturday’s Midnight on Main event.

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