Celebrate Bowdoinham September 10th & 11th!

Mailly Waterfront Park

* Free Parking * Free Admission * Fun for the whole family!
Friday evening and all day Saturday

FRIDAY:
8:00pm—Justin Crouse & Friends Gazebo at Waterfront

SATURDAY: (Rain date—Sunday September 12)
8:00 am — 5K Road Race, start at Bowdoinham Community School
10:00 am — PARADE beginning at the Fire Station

DOWNLOAD THE FULL SCHEDULE in WORD FORMAT  (or view it online at the bottom of this page)

* ALL DAY ACTIVITIES *

* Farmers Market * Arts and Crafts * Business Tent * Food Vendors  * Library Book Sale * Mechanical Bull * Coin Scramble * Diaper Derby * The Great KenDucky Derby * Children’s Art Activities * Pirate Parade * Silent Auction * Live Music * Skillet Toss * Lobster Crate Challenge *

NEW SIGHTS AND FREEBIES IN CELEBRATE BOWDOINHAM PARADE
Everybody Loves A Parade!

September is a time of transition—school starting, leaves changing, and the weather beginning to cool. What better cure-all than a parade?

This year, in addition to having the pleasure of watching the parade, you can also receive some wonderful freebies—to be redeemed later in the day—by simply being a spectator. Be on the parade route and a clown might hand you a token for a free t-shirt, free rides on the mechanical bull, credit at the Silent Auction or the Bowdoinham Library Book Sale, or a free ducky to be used in the KenDucky Derby.

All great parades need clowns, floats, bands, colorguards, horses and riders, and Kora Krazy Kops. You can see all this—and so much more—at 10:00am on September 11, 2010 along the parade route in Bowdoinham. The parade goes from the Fire Station (located on Route 136), south to Main Street (Route 125), down Main Street to the center of the village, turning north onto River Road for a short while, and then up Ridge Road to the conclusion of the parade at the Bowdoinham Community School on Cemetery Road. (Parade route map below.)

Every parade has a grand marshal—Celebrate Bowdoinham 2010 has many! The Town is honoring those who have served our country by making veterans the grand marshals. Come show your support for our veterans! If you are a veteran and wish to participate in the parade, call Ann Davis 319-7572.

Parade Route (Saturday morning):

Start: Bowdoinham Fire Department 57 Post Rd Bowdoinham, ME 04008-4482

1. Head southwest on ME-138 S/Post Rd toward ME-125 S/ME-138 S 0.2 mi
2. Turn left at ME-125 N 0.7 mi
3. Take the 3rd left onto ME-24 N/River Rd 0.1 mi
4. Turn left at Ridge Rd 0.2 mi
5. Take the 1st left onto Cemetery Rd Destination will be on the right 0.1 mi

End: Bowdoinham Community School Bowdoinham, Maine 04008

FULL SCHEDULE:

CELEBRATE BOWDOINHAM 2010
☻=children’s activities
♫=musical performances at the Gazebo

FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2010

6:30pm – Family Variety Show—Town Hall
♫ 8:00pm – Blues Night with Justin Crouse & Friends—Waterfront Gazebo

SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2010

8:00am – 5th ANNUAL 5K CHICKEN RUN & KIDS FUN RUN begins at the Bowdoinham Community School parking lot at 8am. Adults $15, 18 and under $10 for pre-registration by 09/09/10 or Adults $18, 18 and under $12 the day of the race. Registration form can be found at www.bowdoinham.com.

10:00am – PARADE Come view a one mile parade that features floats with local businesses and organizations, Kora Crazy Cops, fire trucks, bagpipes, Oakie the Oakhurst Acorn, tractors, antique cars, horses and riders, local bands, and more. Parade route begins at the Fire Station on Post Road to Main Street, down Main Street to Route 24 to Ridge Road, and returns to the Fire Station.

10:45am – GROUNDS OPEN at the conclusion of the parade—Mechanical Bull, Children’s Labyrinth, Art Zone, Bowdoinham’s Best, Farmer’s Market, Book Sale, Business & Non Profit Tent, Food Vendors, and Musical Performances begin.

10:45am – COASTAL CLOGGERS performs at the Waterfront Gazebo.

☻ 10:45am – 2:00pm – CHILDREN’S PIRATE DRESS UP – Community School Area, in the Non Profit Tent, opens at 10:45am to start dressing up kids as pirates for the 2:00pm parade. Bring your kids!

11:00am – SILENT AUCTION BEGINS – Bid on thousands of dollars worth of merchandise, services, and products from residents and area businesses. Proceeds to benefit the Matthew Parker Skateboarding Park, the Bowdoinham Home Heating Assistance Program, and Celebrate Bowdoinham.

♫ 11:45am – KULU-BA WEST AFRICAN DRUM TROUPE, featuring several Bowdoinham residents, performs at the Waterfront Gazebo.

☻ 12:00pm – DIAPER DERBY – registration at the Town Tent begins at 10:45am.

☻ 12:30pm – LOBSTER CRATE RACES BEGIN Make your way across floating lobster traps without falling into the river! PFDs provided.

♫ 12:45pm – ALL WAYS ONE BAND performs at the Waterfront Gazebo. Bountiful blend of folk, country, Celtic, and bluegrass music featuring Bowdoinham’s own Sewall Family.
1:30 – 2:30pm SKILLET TOSS – 3 age groups for men and women.

♫ 1:45pm – JAY CONWAY & KEVIN MIDGELY perform at the Waterfront Gazebo.

☻ 2:00pm – PIRATE PARADE winds its way through the grounds, ending at the…

☻ 2:15pm – COIN SCRAMBLE – Ages 4 to 10 (Chocolate Plus!)

2:30pm – SILENT AUCTION ENDS

♫ 2:30pm – WAX STATUES – Classic Rock band featuring students from the Music Center in Brunswick. Performance at the Waterfront Gazebo.

3:30pm – GREAT KENDUCKY DERBY along the Cathance River – 1st duck to cross the finish line wins $400; last duck wins $100!

♫ 4:30 – 6:00pm – THE BARN CATS – Founded by Earl Bigelow, this rock band, which features many talented local students, will play a selection of song from a variety of musical genres “that is popular to three generations.” Performance at the Waterfront Gazebo.

4:00 – 6:00pm – BEAN SUPPER at the Bowdoinham Fire Station. $7 for adults, $3.50 for children under 12. Proceeds benefit the Bowdoinham Fireman’s Association.

♫ 6:15 – 7:30pm MARGOT FROST & FRIENDS – Bowdoinham’s own “acoustic bluesy” singer/songwriter performs at the Waterfront Gazebo.

♫ 8:00 – 10:00pm COMFORTABLY NUMB – “Hard driving classic rock with a sprinkling of Pink Floyd” – performing at the Waterfront Gazebo.

SCHEDULED CHILDREN’S ART ACTIVITIES IN THE ART ZONE

☻ 11:00am – 11:45am – EcoArt: Transform Trash into Treasure
Projects made from recyclables help us strengthen our commitment to doing our part to save the Earth. Come have fun using your wonder and imagination!

☻ 12:00pm – 12:45pm – GlobalArt
Projects from different cultures around the world help us discover how we are all alike and how we are different. Come have fun exploring the world through art!

☻ 1:00pm – 1:45pm – Good Earth Art
Projects made with the natural qualities of the earth help us learn to observe, create and remain in touch with our changing world. Come have fun exploring, experimenting and creating!

☻ Friends of Merrymeeting Bay will also be holding activities beside the proposed Merrymeeting Art Center Shed!
ONGOING ACTIVITIES FOR CHILDREN AND FAMILIES IN THE ART ZONE

• Respite area for moms, dads, infants, toddlers. Get out of the sun—try out one of our rocking chairs!

• Wind tubes are a playful and inventive way to explore the effect that moving air has on objects. Come fly feathers, leaves, cardboard tubes, or make your own objects to fly!

• Who isn’t fascinated with bubbles? Come make super-gigantic bubbles with us!

• Town Planners in the making—help us build a town out of boxes and recyclables. Use your imagination and creativity!

• Did you ever hear of a banging wall? Come help build one and, when it’s done, try it out!

• Paint by number. Come help create a mural for the outside of the Art Shed.