Sara Sundquist and Anna Blasco from Healthy Shasta, join Viva Downtown on the Downtown Discussion podcast to discuss Bike Month and Downtown Community Walking maps.

The month of May is Bike Month, learn how to participate in local biking events during the month: Information Here at Love to Ride Shasta County: https://www.lovetoride.net/shasta

Healthy Shasta has partnered with Viva Downtown, the City of Redding, Visit Redding, the Redding Cultural District, Shasta Historical Society, and local artist Tyler Brown Cifu Shuster to design four community walking maps in Downtown.

The four maps feature: A mural walk, historic structure walk, Calaboose Creek walk, and trails that connect to Downtown. This program is made possible by the California Upstate Creative Corp grant. Check out the maps here: https://www.vivadowntownredding.org/maps/historical

Healthy Shasta partners with the community to promote healthy eating and physically active lifestyles through environmental, policy, and organizational change. https://healthyshasta.org/

The Downtown Discussion podcast highlights the people who enhance Downtown Redding through social, cultural, and economic development.

Adam Yount, the business owner of AREA 151, joins Viva Downtown on the Downtown Discussion Podcast. Area 151, a full immersion virtual reality gaming experience based business. Learn about the Adam's process for developing Area 151, through renovations of a former office space, to how VR is transforming the way people experience immersion gaming and team building. Yount is a lifelong resident of Redding and has been proud to see the momentum and development of Downtown Redding.

Area 151 develops their games internally and creates team based games fun for the whole family, friends and business groups.

Learn more about AREA 151 here: https://www.area151vr.com/
AREA 151
1518 Market Street
Redding, CA 96001
530-395-9746
virtualbattlearena@area151vr.com

Hours: Closed Monday and Tuesday, but we are open Wednesday- Sunday 10am-7pm. closed on four Major holidays (Christmas, Thanksgiving, Easter, Labor day)

Sharon Brisolara, of Inquiry that Matters, joins Blake Fisher on the Downtown Discussion Podcast to discuss Women's History Month and International Women's Day.

In coordination with Women's History Month, Viva Downtown and Sharon Brisolara will host presentations and open mic poetry programs that highlight and celebrate Women leadership and contributions. This programming is part of the Upstate California Creative Corp grant.

Participate and attend the programs at the IOOF HALL 1445 Market Street: UPSTAIRS Ballroom located in the California Street Alley.

Women's History Month Programming:

• Women in Faith Leadership: Wednesday March 13th, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Women Leaders on Navigating Negativity and Working for Positive Solutions: Tuesday, March 19th, 6 to 8 p.m.
• Society of Women Engineers: Thursday, March 21st, 6 to 7:30 p.m.

Open Mic Poetry: March 20, 2024: