Havre de Grace vendors and businesses are hoping for good weather to celebrate first Friday this month after a torrential downpour, heavy winds and threatening thunder put a squash on last month's celebration.

July's First Friday will feature outdoor cafe seating, live music, bull riding and more as the party hits the streets in the downtown arts & entertainment district from 5 to 9 p.m.

According to Havre de Grace Main Street and Havre de Grace's tourism office, performers include:

• On the First Fridays Main Stage: Bay Grass (5 to 8 p.m.) and acoustic performer Jen Minor
• Mr. Pink and the Reservoir Dogs in the 100 block of Washington Street
• At the Coda on Franklin Street near Painted Lady, Just For Fun and Flicker Scents
• Chris Monaghan on St. John Street at Distinctive Decor
• Rob McManmon, who studies classical guitar and obo at the Eastmen School of Music, performs at Simply Grand on Franklin Street

Other entertainment includes Mr. Avail A Bull's Mechanical Bull Rides, snowballs and zumba on Washington Street, face painting at Rochambeau Plaza, the Corvette club on Franklin Street, carriage ride tours at La Banque De Fleuve and a roaming balloon artist from Nothin' Up My Sleeve Entertainment.

Check out some of the deals featured at local establishments, as highlighted by Havre de Grace Main Street:

La Banque de Fleuve

• National Geographic photographer Lester Picker gallery           
• Fairwind Farms Horse and Carriage Rides           
• Maui Wowi Smoothies           
• JoAnn S. Dawson, author of the acclaimed Lucky Foot Stable childrens' series 

Pizzazz!

• Spend $20 dollars or more and receive a Pizzazz! frequent buyer card

The Tattered Barn

• Ten percent off on most items in the store on July 6 

Pat's Pizza

• First Friday special: party cheese pizza (18 slices) & 2 liter soda for $17.99; jumbo lump Maryland crab cake dinner served with salad and fries for $17.99 

Bruster's Ice Cream

• Bruster's Ice Cream is sponsoring a Red Cross blood drive between 2 and 8 p.m. on July 17. Give a pint of blood and get a pint of ice cream. Give a quart, get a quart. Give a half gallon, get a transfusion.

Creative Sanctuary of Havre de Grace

• A drum circle, Zumba, dancing, and fire spitting. Stop inside and sign up for classes.

RiverView Gallery

• Official launch of photographer James Craig's book, The Moon has been Eaten: Images from a Year on Easter Island from 6 to 9 p.m. The show will continue from noon to 6 p.m. on July 7.

Tidewater Grille 

• First Friday special: happy hour and buffet from 3-7 p.m., and live entertainment starting at 8 p.m. with Havre de Grace's own Chris Walters. 

Wonder Toys

• Mark Boyle and the Boyler Makers in the "courtyard," weather permitting.

The Painted Lady

• First Friday special: Ten percent off a purchase.  

Simply Art & Gift Gallery

• First Friday special: 10 percent off artwork and gifts with a $30 purchase. New artwork, jewelry and other items on display 

Simplicity Antique Boutique & Christmas Wonderland

• First Friday special: 20 to 30 percent off furniture and antique collectables 

Elementary Design by Watson, Inc.

• First Friday special: 10 percent off on a limited Edition print of "Havre de Grace Wins the Woodward" by Bill Watson, signed and numbered by the artist, with certificate.  

Glyph Art + Design

• July's First Friday marks the official opening of Glyph Art + Design. The store will feature cards, stationery, gifts, invitations and announcements.
• The opening exhibition features a large scale Witness show from Sargent + Thamm, a duo of a woodcut artist and screen printer, on the gallery wall. Patrick Sargent will demonstrate his carving technique and Glyph Creative Director Don Starr will give a hands-on letterpress demonstration.

Salon Marielle

• First Friday special: snow cones to raise money for Havre de Grace's 2013 Independence Day Celebration will be sold on the deck 

Arts by the Bay Gallery

• Artists Craig Mizeras and Kimie Ranken who will be introducing their new collaboration of up-cycled "ghost nets" pulled from the shores of Washington. For First Friday, 20 percent of the artists' sales will benefit The Chesapeake Bay Foundation.

The Art Rooms

• First Friday special: receive a free art sampler set with any purchase of $10. Artist Orion Nelson will be on hand to create your own Dragon Portrait for $20. The store is open from 11:30 to 7 p.m.

MacGregor's

• First Friday Specials: $5 Watermelon Mojitos all day; Happy hour from noon to 7 p.m.; free gourmet buffet 4 to 7 p.m.; live music 9 p.m. to 1 a.m. No cover. 
• St. John Street Café Seating: Crab cake & pulled pork sandwich specials, outdoor front bar section with beer specials beginning at 4 p.m. 

TELL US: What are you looking forward to for July's First Friday celebration? Leave a comment.