Whatever Family Festival ~ Hallowell’s Riverfront Celebration

Saturday, June 28, 2008 from 12:00 to 8:00

Riverfront Boardwalk – 12:00 to 4:00

12 -1 Hallowell Celebrates its New Riverfront Boardwalk – at the Bandstand

Opening remarks by Mayor, Gerry Mahoney and Arthur Moore (total 20 minutes)

1 – 3 Open Microphone Music & Entertainment – at the Bandstand

3 – 4 Benefit Auction for the Friends of Vaughan Field – at the Bandstand

12 – 8 Outdoor Art Fair featuring artists from the Kennebec Valley Art Association

& City of Hallowell

12 – 4 Free Kayak & Canoe Tryouts – Farmingdale Kayak & Canoe

12 – 4 Bike & Ski Product Demonstrations – Kennebec Bike & Ski

12 – 4 “Green Scene ~ Appreciating Our Environment” – At the tent, good information and fun demonstrations that foster an appreciation for our environment.. Exhibitors include:

· Hallowell P.D. with ID Kits for Children & Gun Safety Locks

· National Weather Service

· Dept. of Marine Resources doing Fish Prints

· Maine Bicycle Coalition

· Maine Energy Education Program with wind turbines & mini solar panels for kids and kids at heart

· Maine Rivers

· Hallowell Conservation Commission

· Friends of Kennebec River Rail Trail

· East Greenway Alliance

· Goselin’s Hardware

· Maine Rivers Corridor Initiative

· "Hallowell Area Board of Trade ~ Hallowell Food Bank Collection" Bring a donation, get a Hannaford Reusable Shopping Bag

12 – 4 Refreshments offered by Eloi’s Deli

Downtown - 12:00 to 8:00

12 – 3 Make a Giant Clay Sturgeon Sculpture at Hallowell Clayworks

12 – 8 Creative Confections at the Harlow Gallery: A Bake Sale!

12 – 8 “Experiments in Tradition” at the Harlow Gallery featuring ceramics fired in a

in a traditional groundhog kiln & oil paintings by a contemporary Russian

Impressionist.

12 – 8 Paintings & Artists Books by Kate Buenher at Cerulean Fine Art Gallery

4 – 8 “A Taste of Hallowell” – Come and sample a “Buck a Bite” at Hallowell’s fine eateries. Merchants and galleries will also be open until 8:00.