Taste of Hope Goes Main Street
“Oh, the Places We Will Go”
Beckie Moore, Executive Director of Hope Downtown Network shared, “The dual-meaning
theme was selected due to the fact that Hope Downtown Network is now an Associate Level
member of Main Street Arkansas, and the event has relocated from 2 nd Street to Main Street.
Throughout the event, we will share the places “we will go” thanks to our community who
strongly believes in downtown revitalization and historic preservation.”
Taste of Hope will celebrate 12 plus locally owned restaurants and eateries. Each one will be
set up on Main Street and will be serving a specialty menu item that they offer daily or weekly.
The participating restaurants and eateries enjoy decorating in the theme of the event. In
addition to enjoying delicious food tastings, attendees have the opportunity to help select the
winners of our annual restaurant/eatery awards. Hope Downtown Network has confirmed the
following restaurants & eateries will be present at the event. It is possible that additional
restaurants will be participating.
Tailgaters Burger Company
The Melon Patch
Hebrews 11 & 1
La Mangonada Neveria & Snacks
BigMacs BBQ
Brew N’ Bite
RJ’s
El Habanero
Hope Donuts
Powell’s Grocery
Sheba’s
Botanera La Loma
Event tickets may be purchased at Elm Street Marketplace and Vintage Girls Boutique & More
in downtown Hope. The QR code (attached) provides an online purchase of tickets.
Adults: $25
Children/Youth 10-15: $10
Under 10 – FREE
Although HDN encourages purchasing tickets beforehand (helps provide a head count to those
who are preparing food) event tickets will also be sold at the entry points to the event on
October 4.
Exciting activities and “extras” are included in the ticket price. Join the fun and enjoy face
painting, chalk art & bubble fun, BINGO with downtown retail gift cards as prizes, a LIVE and
silent auction, paint-by-number mural, Fund-a-Project vote, specialty Seuss-drinks and Seuss-
cakes, photo ops, and unique handouts. Local & Lovin’ It t-shirts will be sold at the event for
$20 each. To close out the event, a movie will be shown in the downtown pocket park. This
year’s movie will be The Lorax. HDN encourages everyone to bring chairs and join us in the
park for the showing of the movie.
A unique feature for this year’s event is the Taste of Hope Silent Auction with a Twist. Early
bidding on silent auction items will take place from Monday, September 29 through October 3
at the following banks: Farmers Bank & Trust, Diamond Bank, and The First National Bank of
Tom Bean. The final bids will take place during the event on October 4.
Hope Downtown Network thanks the following organizations that volunteered to provide
additional fun at this year’s event. First United Methodist Church, President William Jefferson
Clinton Birthplace Home National Historic Site, Hempstead County Extension Services, Hope
Civitan Club, First Baptist Church, and Hempstead County Historical Society.
Extra-special thanks to Taste of Hope Sponsors for supporting downtown revitalization.
Design Sponsors
Hope Tourism Commission
Tyson Foods
Organization Sponsor
Brentwood Industries
Economic Vitality Sponsors
Steve & Celia Montgomery
Promotion Sponsors
Fulton Grass
Cadence Bank
Dolly Henley, State Representative
John & Kim Hollis
The First National Bank of Tom Bean
Edward Jones, Joshua Jones, Financial Advisor
Mike & Debbie Malek
Music Sponsors
Diamond Bank
Steve & Mittie Harris
Farmers Bank & Trust
Jerry & Twyla Pruden
Hope Rotary Club
Farmers Insurance, Rodney Orr
Drs. George & Debbie Garrett
Funder America by Genesis Products
University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana
Southwest Arkansas Title Company
Kiwanis Club of Hope
Friends of Hope Downtown Network Sponsors
Toby & Caroll Neff
Hope Civitan Club
Beckie Moore
In-kind Sponsors
Vibey Vents, Kamber Henson
Honeycutt Printing
Hope Downtown Network (HDN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. HDN is a program under
Main Street Arkansas. The purpose of HDN and all Main Street programs is two-fold, downtown
business revitalization and historic preservation.
