Final 'Midsummer Nights in Midway' is Aug. 19

The last of the "Midsummer Nights in Midway" for this year will start at 5 p.m. next Friday, Aug. 19, with an old-time jam session on Main Street. There will be square dancing from 7 to 8 p.m., and the old-time string band Paw Paw Pickers will entertain from 7 to 10 p.m.

Food vendors on the street will be 2 Ladies and a Kettle: Gourmet Kettle Corn, Trifecta BBQ, St. Matthew AME Church (fried fish, hot dogs, cake pops, candy), Mezzo Italian Cafe and Provisions (pizza by the slice), Summer Starts Here Farm (desserts), Bruster's Real Ice Cream and Second Christian Church (desserts). Beverages will be offered by Mezzo, West Sixth Brewing and the event's main sponsor, Midway Renaissance. Several stores will have extra shopping hours.

A children's activity area will include a misting tent and bubble pools, and the library will operate a kids' craft area. There will also be a balloon artist, classic cars and a cornhole game. For more information go here.