{"id":41275,"date":"2014-06-04T08:00:45","date_gmt":"2014-06-04T12:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=41275"},"modified":"2020-12-16T19:40:01","modified_gmt":"2020-12-17T00:40:01","slug":"mr-mad-ant-ron-howard-attend-lunch-square-kickoff","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2014\/06\/04\/mr-mad-ant-ron-howard-attend-lunch-square-kickoff\/","title":{"rendered":"Mr. Mad Ant Ron Howard to attend Lunch on the Square Kickoff"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/05\/2013LOTS-199x200.jpg\" alt=\"2013 Lunch On The Square logo\" width=\"199\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-37419\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from the Downtown Improvement District:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Mr. Mad Ant Ron Howard to attend Lunch on the Square Kickoff<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(June 3, 2014) &#8211; The Downtown Improvement District kicks off its popular Lunch on the Square event series at One Summit Square on Thursday, June 5th with the music of Shade &amp; Shannon beginning at 12:00pm.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Mad Ant Ron Howard will be signing autographs and promoting Game Day Sports Camp, a summer sports camp serving kids in grades K-8.<\/p>\n<p>Grab lunch to-go at one of the many great Downtown restaurants and come celebrate summer with your Downtown Improvement District!<\/p>\n<p><strong>New Time This Year<\/strong>:<br \/>\nSame great event with a great new time.  Beginning June 5th Lunch on the Square will be programmed from 12:00pm &#8211; 1:30pm<\/p>\n<p>For more information on Lunch on the Square and other great Downtown happenings, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/downtownfortwayne.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.DowntownFortWayne.com<\/a>.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2007-trf\/24844.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The Mad Ants at Headwaters Park East and the Three Rivers Festival.  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