EVENTS - Scarborough's 350th Celebration

SCARBOROUGH 350TH CELEBRATION WEEKEND

Thursday, July 10, 2008*

• 6:30pm Special 350th Chamber of Commerce Concert Series Performance Featuring the Don Campbell Band - Memorial Park

Friday, July 11, 2008

• 4:15pm Scarborough 350th Anniversary Celebration Pace at Scarborough Downs. Feature race is Race 9.
• 5-8pm Lobster Bake at Memorial Park
• 6-8pm Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides at Scarborough Downs
• 6pm Traditional Summerfest 5K Kids Road Race
• 6:30pm Traditional Summerfest 5K Adult Road Race
• 6:30-10pm Scarborough High School All Class Reunion
• 7-10pm Street Dance
• 8-11pm Movies in the Park - Maine Classic -Carousel

Saturday and Sunday ALL DAY EVENTS:
350TH Memorabilia Stores and Information at Memorial Park and Sports Complex

Food, fun and more at the Sports Complex featuring Non-profit organizations and Scarborough businesses

PowWow and Indian Village; Memorial Park

Civil War Encampment; Memorial Park

Saturday, July 12, 2008

• 7am Guided Bird Walk, Scarborough Marsh, Audubon Center
• 10am 350th Celebration Parade; Route One and Memorial Park
• 12pm Civil War Encampment
• 12pm Maine Public Safety Pipe & Drum Corps - Sports Complex
• 12pm USPS Postal Stamp Cancellation - Memorial Park
• 12-6pm Owascoag PowWow; Indian Village; Kenneth Little Hawk, Native American storyteller & flute player; Hawk Henries, Native American flute player, demonstrating flute making; Medicine Bear Drum, Host Drum Red Hawk Medicine Drum, Guest Drum.
• 12-6pm Rock Climbing Walls - Sports Complex:
• 12-6pm Rat Race Obstacle Course:
• 12-6pm Historic Displays: Letter Press; "Old Library"; Scarborough Fish and Game; Maine Audubon; Friends of Scarborough Marsh; Scarborough Historical Society; Scarborough Land Conservation Trust; Stained Glass; Soapmaking; Rug Hooking; Spinning and Weaving; Silhouette Cutting
• 12-6pm Demonstrations within exhibit area:
  • 1-1:30pm Butter Churching - Gabi Lovi
  • 2-2:30pm Storytelling - Scarborough Library Staff
  • 3-3:30pm Decoy Carving - Scarborough Fish & Game
  • 4-4:30pm Marsh Wildlife - Maine Audubon
  • 5-5:30 Clam Shucking - Tim Downs
• 12-6pm Indian Village; Brian Theriault, Snowshoe-making; Erick "Otter" Bacon, Passamaquoddy basketweaver and root club carver; Doris Neptune, split ash basketweaver demonstrations
• 12-9pm Facepainting - Sports Complex
• 12:15pm Parade Awards Presentation - Gazebo
• 12:15-4pm Interesting Vehicles Exhibit - High School parking lot
• 12:30-1pm Cloggers - Oak Hill Tent
• 12:45-1:45pm Wavelength - Gazebo
• 12:45-2pm Back Bay Four- Barbershop Quartet - strolling entertainment
• 1-4pm Strolling Balloon Twisting - Party Palooga
• 2-3pm Dave Rowe Trio - Entertainment Tent
• 2:45-3:45pm Mac McHale and the Old Time Radio gang - Oak Hill Tent
• 3:15-4:15pm Castlebay - Gazebo
• 4:30-5:30pm Centennial Brass Band - Entertainment Tent
• 5-6pm Student Band Showcase - Oak Hill Tent
• 6-8pm Tethered Hot Air Balloon Rides (see map)
• 6:30pm 350th Celebration Weekend Race at Beech Ridge Motor Speedway
• 7-9pm Headliner: Rustic Overtones - Oak Hill Stage
• 9:15pm FIREWORKS

Sunday, July 13, 2008

• 7am Guided Nature Walk, Scarborough Marsh, Audubon Center
• 8am Sprint Triathlon presented by Tri-Maine. Swim at Scarborough Beach; Bike on Rte 77; run Eastern Trail ending in Memorial Park
• 8am-1pm Farmers market - Local farmers and artisans
• 8:30am ecumenical Service in Memorial Park organized by Scarborough Clergy Association (Black Point congregational, St. Maximiliam Kilbe, Eight Corners Baptist, Coastal Community, and others)
• 9am Pancake breakfast - Memorial Park
• 10-6pm Owascoag PowWow - Indian Village
• 11am-1pm King Memphis - Gazebo
• 11am-4pm Family Paint Out, Fiddlehead Center for the Arts - Memorial Park
• 11:30am-2:30pm Strolling Magic by Abracadabra Productions
• 1-2pm Children's Cultural dance and Musical performance - entertainment Tent; Indian classical dance known as Bharathanatyam presented by Eastern Cultural Heritage Organization; Indian classical violin; Western Suzuki violin.
• 1-2pm Italian Heritage Band - Oak Hill Tent
• 2-3pm Headliner: Bob Marley - Oak Hill Stage
• 3-4pm Dragonfire Martial Arts - Oak Hill Tent
• 4-5:30pm Boneheads - Oak Hill Stage

Monday, July 14, 2008

• 9am Official Ceremony recognizing the actual date of Incorporation at Memorial Park
  • Presentation of the 2008 Time Capsule from Scarborough Middle School to the Town
  • Comments by Town Manager and Town Officials
  • Recognition of Sponsors and Partners and members of the 350th Committee
  • Portland Symphony Orchestra Quarter.
• 10am-2pm USPS Stamp Cancellation, Scarborough Post Office
• 12pm Aerial "Art in the Sand" - Pine Point Beach
• 7pm Winslow Homer presentation - Scarborough Library

 

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Judi Clancy Event Planner	Annalee Rosenblatt Chairman 350th Committee
E-Mail: jclancy498@aol.com Celll Phone: 20-838-2859	E-Mail: AZR5209@aol.com

TRIATHLON

The Scarborough Sprint Triathlon will be organized by Tri-Maine. Their web site address is http://www.tri-maine.com.

Scarborough Triathlon information and registration form can be found at
http://www.tri-maine.com/Scarborough.html

The map of the biek course can be fount at
http://www.tri-maine.com/Scarborough%20Tri%20Bike%20Course.pdf

 

 

Judi Clancy Event Planner	Annalee Rosenblatt Chairman 350th Committee
E-Mail: jclancy498@aol.com Cell Phone: 207-838-2859	E-Mail: AZR5209@aol.com

 

Entertainment

The 350th Celebration will have entertainment and demonstrations throughout the weekend.

HEADLINERS

Rustic Overtones are a rock/jazz/funk band from Maine active from 1993-2002 that recently reunited. They were the first group to perform live on XM Satellite Radio, and their new album "Light At The End" has become the fastest-selling local disc ever in the state of Maine.

Members: Dave Gutter, Spencer Albee, Tony McNaboe, Jon Roods, Dave Noyes, Jason War, Ryan Zoidis

Bob Marley, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Marley_(comedian)
Marley's comedic bent is mostly about life in Maine with an exaggerated Maine accent. Bob Marley's first television appearance was on Comedy Central. he also appeared as Detective Greenly in the movie Boondock Saints. he was also the voice of the lobster in the movie Finding Nemo.

He is regularly hosted on Sirius Satellite Radio channel 103 and appears every week on Coast 93.1-WMGX in Portland, Maine, where his segment is called "The World According to Bob."

 

Wavelength - Pop and Rock Music
Alex Gingrich, Paul French, garth Adams, Kathleen Campbell and Paul Dionne
www.wavelengthband.com

Dave Rowe Trio - Fiddle Folk Music
Dave Rowe, Edward Howe and Kevin O'Reilly
www.daverowetrio.com

Castlebay - Songs of Old New England and Maine Coast
Julia Lane and Fred Gosbee
www.castlebay.net

Mac McHale and the Old Time Radio Gang - Traditional Country Music
Herman McGee, Mac McHale, Sally Roc and John Roc
www.radiogang.com/Old_Time_Radio_Gang.htm

Centennial Brass Band
Antique Musical Instruments showcasing familiar tunes
Director, Jon Hall

King Memphis - Rockabilly Music
Matthew Robbins, Kris Day
www.kingmemphis.com

Italian Heritage Band is a local community band sponsored by the Italian Heritage Center of Portland. The band has been active since 1988. Today the band has about 45 players, ranging in age from high school students to retirees, and from all walks of life.

The Boneheads play a unique blend of roots music includes folk, rock, blues, country, Cajun and soul. They are based in southern Maine and feature Portland's premiere session players and former members of many of Maine's finest acts.

Johnna Dionne
Entertainment Chair
Email: wavelengthband@yahoo.com

 

 

Judi Clancy Event Planner	Annalee Rosenblatt Chairman 350th Committee
E-Mail: jclancy498@aol.com Voice Mail Box: 207-838-2859	E-Mail: AZR5209@aol.com

 

CELEBRATION VILLAGE

Celecbration Village - Saturday and Sunday - July 12 and 13 - Noon to 6PM

Pow Wow and Indian Village:

• Kenneth Little Hawk, an internationally renowned Native American Storyteller & Flute player. www.kennethlittlehawk.com
  
  
• Hawk Henries, internationally known Native American flute player, demonstrating flute making from Rockland, Maine. www.hawkhenries.com
  
  
• Host Drum, Medicine Bear Drum
  
  
• 2nd Drum, The "Burnurwubskek Singers" are very well known six man Penobscot Indian drum group from Old-Town that perfrom tradional Wabanaki music and songs.
  
  
• Guest Drum, Red Hawk Medicine Drum, an all women drum group.
  
  
• George 'Spotted Horse' Leduc, George is a well-known traditional storyteller, performer, dancer, flute player, motivational speaker and recording artist. http://georgeleduc.com
  
  
• Brian Theriault, Snowshoe Making Demostration in the Indian Village. www.ilovesnowshoes.com
  
  
• Eric "Otter" Bacon, A Passamaquoddy ash and sweetgrass basketweaver and root club carver will demonstrate both.
  
  Civil War Encampment
  
  Saturday Only-
  Historical Scarborough Exhibits and Demonstartions:
  

  	Exhibits:
  		Letter Press and Ongoing Demonstrations "Old Library" Scarborough Fish and Game Maine Audubon/Friends of Scarborough Marsh Scarborough Land Trust Stained Glass Soapmaking Post Office - Special 350th Celebration Stamp Cancellation
  	Demonstartions:
  		Clam Shucking - Tim Downs Decoy Carving Butter Churning - Gabi Lovi Spinning and weaving Rug Hooking

 

Judi Clancy Event Planner	Annalee Rosenblatt Chairman 350th Committee
E-Mail: jclancy498@aol.com Voice Mail Box: 207-838-2859	E-Mail: AZR5209@aol.com