Tour the West Side Market
Event Website
https://westsidemarket.org/
Location
West Side Market
Start Date
12-3-2025 10:30 AM
Description
Tour the West Side Market
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
10:30 am through mid-afternoon
Tour, lunch, book discussion and more!
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Friends of the Library will offer a guided tour of the West Side Market. This historic Cleveland market features over 70 vendors showcasing a diverse array of ethnic foods. You'll find premium meats, fresh seafood, vegetables, baked goods, dairy products, cheeses, and even fresh flowers.
Rosemary Mudry, the Executive Director of the Cleveland Public Market Corporation, the new non-profit managing the WSM, will kick off the event with a sneak preview of the exciting renovation plans, including new spaces like a courtyard and a teaching kitchen. Discover the vision for transforming the Arcades, Alleys, and Mezzanine, and look for the ceramic sculptures of food and animals adorning many of the columns in the stunning Market Hall.
Afterwards, enjoy lunch at the Westside Market Café and participate in an informal discussion of the book Food Inc 2: Inside the Quest for a Better Future for Food (edited by Karl Weber). Following lunch, treat yourself to a dessert at Mitchell’s Ice Cream, known for its handcrafted ice cream made from local dairy and fresh, seasonal ingredients.
The Friends of the Library will cover the tour fee, but attendees are responsible for parking, lunch, and dessert costs.
Space on the tour is limited. Please register by March 11 at https://forms.office.com/r/wytjkcjwtD
Visit the West Side Market's website at WestSideMarket.org/.
Parking and Directions can be found at https://westsidemarket.org/location/parkinganddirections/
Contact Barbara Loomis at b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu for more information.
Tour the West Side Market
West Side Market
Tour the West Side Market
Wednesday, March 12, 2025
10:30 am through mid-afternoon
Tour, lunch, book discussion and more!
On Wednesday, March 12, 2025, the Friends of the Library will offer a guided tour of the West Side Market. This historic Cleveland market features over 70 vendors showcasing a diverse array of ethnic foods. You'll find premium meats, fresh seafood, vegetables, baked goods, dairy products, cheeses, and even fresh flowers.
Rosemary Mudry, the Executive Director of the Cleveland Public Market Corporation, the new non-profit managing the WSM, will kick off the event with a sneak preview of the exciting renovation plans, including new spaces like a courtyard and a teaching kitchen. Discover the vision for transforming the Arcades, Alleys, and Mezzanine, and look for the ceramic sculptures of food and animals adorning many of the columns in the stunning Market Hall.
Afterwards, enjoy lunch at the Westside Market Café and participate in an informal discussion of the book Food Inc 2: Inside the Quest for a Better Future for Food (edited by Karl Weber). Following lunch, treat yourself to a dessert at Mitchell’s Ice Cream, known for its handcrafted ice cream made from local dairy and fresh, seasonal ingredients.
The Friends of the Library will cover the tour fee, but attendees are responsible for parking, lunch, and dessert costs.
Space on the tour is limited. Please register by March 11 at https://forms.office.com/r/wytjkcjwtD
Visit the West Side Market's website at WestSideMarket.org/.
Parking and Directions can be found at https://westsidemarket.org/location/parkinganddirections/
Contact Barbara Loomis at b.i.loomis@csuohio.edu for more information.
https://engagedscholarship.csuohio.edu/friends/20242025events/all/4
Comments
The market is home to over 70 vendors of great ethnic diversity. You can find not only fine meats and fresh vegetables, but also fresh seafood, baked goods, dairy and cheese products, and even fresh flowers. There are also booths that sell ready-to-eat foods, herbs, candy and nuts. Tourists from all over the world tour the market every year drawn by television programs produced by the Travel Channel and Food Network featuring segments on the West Side Market. Last year it is estimated that over a million people visited the market. Whether as a day-tour destination or a weekly shopping experience, the West Side Market continues to be an interesting and historical Cleveland tradition (from West Side Market https://westsidemarket.org/about/)