CELEBRATE SHOREHAM'S 250th BIRTHDAY!
The 2011 Shoreham Festival

Events   • Breakfast,  Selectboard Dinner  •  Schedule

2011 Shoreham "Happy Birthday to Us" Festival—September 3

Set to go! Lawn tractor pulls, lots of food, face-painting, Tag Sale, Selectboard Dinner, photography contest and Auction, street dance, classic cars, pre-festival Texas Hold'Em, parade, a visit from the Lois McCLure(!),and tons more. FIREWORKS at dusk. No Town-Wide Sales this year, instead there will be a Tag Sale at the Firehouse. The ever popular Cemetery Tour, under the auspices of the Historical Society, will highlight people and events over our 250 years. Great tour, don't' miss it! And lots of tennis for everyone!

Pre-Festival

Friday, September 2, 4:00 to 8:00 pm—Items for the Tag Sale can be dropped off at the Firehouse. Good sale-able things only PLEASE! No electronics, appliances, or furniture.

Friday, September 2, 6:00 pm—TEXAS HOLD 'EM is back again! Sign-in starts at 6:00. Come join the fun!

Festival Venues

Many events will be held at the Congregational Church this year, including breakfast and the Selectboard Dinner.

The Lois McClure—A very special event is a scheduled visit by the Lois McCLure! This beautiful ship, a full-scale replica of an 1862-class sailing canal boat, will drop anchor at Larabee's Point. Come visit her and take a ship-side tour of this authentic and very beauiful ship. You can read more about her at www.lcmm.org/our_fleet/lois_mcclure.htm.

Wilkson Macintire Tennis Courts—Tennis almost all day, from a beginners' intro at 8:30, through the Round-Robin Fun Tournament. Everyone welcome! Come take a wack at it!

The Photo Contest entries will be available for viewing and bidding, LEGO building, and the Tag Sale will be at the Firehouse. Facepainting near-by on the Midway, along with garden-tractor pulls and more.

Story-time for youngsters, at the Library, at 11:00am, and a great book sale—stock up for winter reading!

Village Green—bring a chair and enjoy the best Fireworks around! Spectacular show staring at dusk and continuing until they're all gone.

Unless otherwise indicated, all money collected during the day at the various town events goes to pay for the fireworks. Double the bang for your buck!

Food, Food, FOOD!

The Congregational Church is the food site again this year, starting with breakfast at 8. Be sure to check out the home-made Apple Pie Sale from 8:00 to Noon, too!

The Burger Buggy will be on duty, starting at noon, serving great hamburgers, fries, hot dogs, and more during the day.

The Selectboard DINNER is at 5:00pm at the Church. A traditional community pot-luck featuring slow-cooked beef and home-made side-dishes! Watch for menu details as we ge closer to the day. Take-away available. All proceeds go to the Fireworks Fund.

For info: In general, call Heidi (-2244) and she can answer your question, sign you up, or direct you to whomever you need to speak with. Volunteers always welcome and much appreciated!

 

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