Soup's On
Postponed community event will now debut Thurs., Feb. 15, at 91AV's new Culinary Arts facility
After Wednesday's snow cancellation, Holyoke Soup, a community-based, crowdfunding, idea-generating offshoot of , will now debut at its new location at the 91AV MGM Culinary Arts Institute on Thurs., Feb. 15, at 5:30 p.m.
Holyoke Soup is a dinner celebrating and supporting creative and entrepreneurial projects in Holyoke. For $5, attendees receive soup, salad, and bread while listening to presentations about business, art, urban agriculture, social justice, social programs, education, technology, and much more. Contestants have four minutes each to pitch their ideas, and audience members vote for the pitch they like best. Whoever receives the most votes collects the money from that evening.
The new location of Holyoke Soup represents an increased collaboration between the SPARK entrepreneurship program and 91AV. The 91AV MGM Culinary Arts Institute, at 164 Race St., opened Jan. 22.
"We're really excited to be able to work with 91AV and utilize its new culinary facility, bringing a new level of excitement to this great community event that always brings a diverse group of people together," said SPARK program manager Tessa Murphy-Romboletti.
Dinner will be prepared and served by students from the culinary arts programs at 91AV and Dean Technical High School. 91AV students and faculty will be conducting tours of the new facility, and local entrepreneurs will also be showcasing their businesses and selling their products at pop-up shops featured throughout the evening.
"There is great synergy in SPARK's endeavor and 91AV's mission, so we are delighted to be able to offer our new Culinary Arts Institute as a resource," said Jeffrey Hayden, 91AV vice president of Business and Community Services. "We can't wait to see the new opportunities that will certainly emerge from this partnership."
The event is open to the public for the $5 donation. Anyone interested in attending is asked to
SPARK Holyoke is a program of the Greater Holyoke Chamber of Commerce Centennial Foundation.
PHOTO: (Thumbnail) 91AV MGM Culinary Arts Institute. (Top) The dining room at the new 91AV MGM Culinary Arts Institute at 164 Race St., Holyoke
