GREENSBORO, N.C. (WGHP) -- Greensboro residents enjoyed live music and dancing on Elm Street on Friday. Johnny-O blues band member Bob Powell says they have one objective: Get people excited for First Friday in downtown Greensboro "This is the first time we've done a First Friday. We play oft en up the street at Little Brother Brewing. We're real excited to play outside. It's nice weather. It's going to be a good time," Powell said. From art galleries and exposure for small vendors, it's an event that attracts people from all over the Piedmont Triad. While it's the first First Friday event of the year, it's also the first time parts of South Elm Street have been closed to vehicle traffic from Friday afternoon until Sunday at 8 a.m. According to Downtown Greensboro Inc., the act is part of an initiative to create safety for pedestrians and street-level programing. Allen McDavid, the co-owner of Terra Blue located right off Elm Street, thinks this'll hurt foot traffic for businesses like his own. "The problem with the closing of the streets is that it eliminates a good deal of parking, which we don't have much of down here. That's the biggest thing. The other thing is that people here tend to hang out in the streets," McDavid said. "As far as the number of people down here tonight, there's more people down here on a typical Friday." Kelly Vanryan, the manager of Vintage to Vogue Boutique, is waiting it out before they judge the decision to close parts of the street. "I think it's going to be interesting. It's the first time I've seen it be done. I'm excited to see how it navigates and to see how it brings families and friends together," Vanryan said. Sections of South Elm Street closed off the vehicle traffic include Lewis Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Drive and McGee Street to Washington Street. ...read more read less