By NICK GOSNELL
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A street event Saturday night in Hutchinson is a way to go old-school and create memories on Main Street.
"I kind of remember as a kid that we would go and see King Midas and closing down the streets and having a good time out there and having everybody around," said Jason McCool an organizer of the event outside Salt City Brewing Company in Hutchinson. "Originally, we wanted to do it earlier, but the downtown merchants kind of wanted us to stay out of the street while they were open."
The event will be from 6 p.m. to 11:30 p.m. on Main Street, with DJ Proof for the first portion of the evening and Lost Wax from Kansas City the featured band for the second part of the night. The goal is to recognize and help out Salt City Brewing's Steven Peterman, and give him an event to highlight the renovations he's made to the business.
"Steven likes to contribute," McCool said. "The people at Salt City Brewing Company have always done everything they can for our community. As he began building that thing down there, I worked at a brewery going through college called Free State in Lawrence and so, I obviously supported and loved the addition to downtown. We've done this event for Steven again, not by Steven. There's probably 100 people in Hutchinson that have contributed in some way."
The City also is contributing, in that the City Council is allowing the street to be closed and there will be four Hutchinson police officers that will be around to monitor the situation and be sure everyone is able to have a good time safely.