Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TARGET ART HOP OFFERS FREE BUS RIDES
TO THREE ART FAIRS ON AUG. 4 & 5
MINNEAPOLIS/ST. PAUL — (July 27) — Art lovers can visit the Uptown Art Fair, Loring Park Art Festival and Powderhorn Art Fair in air-conditioned comfort without worrying about parking or traffic. Fairgoers can hop on free Target Art Hop buses on Saturday, Aug. 4, and Sunday, Aug. 5, at any of the three art fairs or at the Lake Street/Midtown light-rail station.
Service begins each day at 10 a.m. Buses leave from each fair and the Lake Street/Midtown light-rail station about every 20 minutes. Service operates until 6 p.m. Saturday and until 5 p.m. on Sunday. Target Art Hop hosts will greet riders at each stop.
The Target Art Hop is sponsored by Target Corporation and operated by Metro Transit.
Taking light-rail trains to Target Art Hop buses is an inexpensive and attractive option. There are 1,800 free parking spaces near rail stations.
Maps to each of the free parking lots near light-rail stations are posted at www.metrotransit.org.
For help planning a trip, customers can use the interactive trip planner at metrotransit.org. Route and schedule information also is available at 612-373-3333.
Metro Transit, a service of the Metropolitan Council, provided customers more than 73 million rides in 2006.
