Grand 375th Family Day at Glen Park
(Avoid that travel traffic and stay home for a Great American Community Get-Together)
September 1, 2013 - Noon to 6 PM
The Grand Celebration Weekend will conclude with a day-long family gathering at Portsmouth's Glen Park.
A fun gathering for the whole family. Just like we used to do long ago.
Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy the whole day.
More events are still in planning. Here are just a few of the things already planned.
TO DOWNLOAD A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - CLICK HERE
HIGH NOON - OPENING CEREMONIES
Music:
Four Bridges ( 1:30 to 3 PM and 3:45:6 PM)
A Bluegrass/Americana band based in New England. They perform traditional bluegrass, original tunes and mix in some tasty covers. They have been performing together since 2005. Four Bridges is:
Jeremy Place-mandolin, guitar, vocals.
Benjamin Marshall-banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals & bass. - from Portsmouth
Greg Ferriera-mandolin, guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals. - from Portsmouth
Russ Hermansen-bass, guitar.
(Click Here for more info)
Jacob Haller (singer/songwriter) with Joe Auger (3 to 3:45 PM)
http://music.jwgh.org/
Square Dancing: (12 noon - 1:30)
Town Howlers
Cabral's Gourmet Chicken Dinner (1-3 PM)
Includes: 1/2 Chicken, Baked Potato, Roll & Butter, Cole Slaw, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Corn and Drink
Tickets $12.50. (Click here for info on how to get tickets) Ticket Sales Cut-off Wednesday Aug 28 at Noon)
Marvelous Marv - Juggling 2:30 - 4 PM (Click Here for more info)
Food Vendors (Noon - 6 PM)
Del's, and More.
Demonstrations:
Remote Control Helicopter Demonstrations
Pilots from local clubs will be flying their aircraft throughout the day and you can expect to see both acrobatic and scale models. Club members will be available to answer questions about radio control helicopters, and how to get started in this exciting hobby. (CLICK HERE FOR More Local Club Info ) (CLICK HERE for information about the American Modelers Association)
Karate - AmeriKick
State Police K9
Portsmouth Fire Department
Newport Artillery - making molten cannon balls & cannon firing
Games & Entertainment:
Game Tickets will be sold on the park grounds on Family Day
Various kid games: Noon - 6pm
Dunk Tank: Noon - 6pm ( BRING SWIM SUIT & TOWEL)
Bouncy House: Noon - 6pm
Marvelous Marv Juggling: 2:30pm - 4pm
Face painting
Contests:
Pie Easting
Egg Toss
Guess How Many In the Jar (entry tickets to be sold)
Pony Rides: Ponies To Go
Raffle: (lots of chances to win great prizes)
A Thousand Dollars of Prizes Donated So Far.
Tickets: $1 each or 6/$5.00
Companies that have donated raffle items so far:
Mount Hope Farm - 1 Night Stay - Value $120
Island Carpet - Gift Cert - 2/$50
AmeriKick - TBA
Five Guys - Gift certificate - 2/$10 each ($20 total)
IHOP - Gift certificate - $20
Boss Man Burger - Gift certificate - $20
Sam's Bait & Tackle - Gift Certificate - $25
Becky's BBQ - Gift Certificate - $25
Shaws - Gift certificate - $30
Papa Gino's - Gift Certificate - 4/$8 each ($32 total)
AutoZone - Bucket of Cleaning Items - $35 Value
Big Dawg's - Gift Certificate - 2/$20 each - ($40 total)
Napa - CharGer - $50
Stop & Shop - Gift certificate - $ 50
Eastern Mountain Sports - Gift certificate - 2/$100 each - $200 total
Willy's barber Shop - Gift Certificate (2 haircuts ) - $20 Value
401 Motoring - Gift Certificate - $25
Portsmouth Ace Hardware - Gift Certificate - $25
Bills Sales - Gift Certificate - $25
501 Café - Gift Certificate, for 2 full breakfasts - Value $25
15 Point Road Restaurant - Gift Certificate - $25
Karen's Hair Design - Gift Certificate - $40
Invidia Salon - Gift Basket - $80
Scampi's Restaurant - Gift Certificate - 4 at $25 each - $100 total
Vendors Welcome
A Great Place for Vendors
Craft & vendor booth space is available: $50 for 10'x10'
VENDORS - Please fill out and submit the Vendor Application (MS WORD File)
The Grand Celebration Weekend will conclude with a day-long family gathering at Portsmouth's Glen Park.
A fun gathering for the whole family. Just like we used to do long ago.
Bring a lawn chair or a blanket and enjoy the whole day.
More events are still in planning. Here are just a few of the things already planned.
TO DOWNLOAD A SCHEDULE OF EVENTS - CLICK HERE
HIGH NOON - OPENING CEREMONIES
Music:
Four Bridges ( 1:30 to 3 PM and 3:45:6 PM)
A Bluegrass/Americana band based in New England. They perform traditional bluegrass, original tunes and mix in some tasty covers. They have been performing together since 2005. Four Bridges is:
Jeremy Place-mandolin, guitar, vocals.
Benjamin Marshall-banjo, guitar, mandolin, fiddle, vocals & bass. - from Portsmouth
Greg Ferriera-mandolin, guitar, banjo, harmonica, vocals. - from Portsmouth
Russ Hermansen-bass, guitar.
(Click Here for more info)
Jacob Haller (singer/songwriter) with Joe Auger (3 to 3:45 PM)
http://music.jwgh.org/
Square Dancing: (12 noon - 1:30)
Town Howlers
Cabral's Gourmet Chicken Dinner (1-3 PM)
Includes: 1/2 Chicken, Baked Potato, Roll & Butter, Cole Slaw, Cranberry Sauce, Sweet Corn and Drink
Tickets $12.50. (Click here for info on how to get tickets) Ticket Sales Cut-off Wednesday Aug 28 at Noon)
Marvelous Marv - Juggling 2:30 - 4 PM (Click Here for more info)
Food Vendors (Noon - 6 PM)
Del's, and More.
Demonstrations:
Remote Control Helicopter Demonstrations
Pilots from local clubs will be flying their aircraft throughout the day and you can expect to see both acrobatic and scale models. Club members will be available to answer questions about radio control helicopters, and how to get started in this exciting hobby. (CLICK HERE FOR More Local Club Info ) (CLICK HERE for information about the American Modelers Association)
Karate - AmeriKick
State Police K9
Portsmouth Fire Department
Newport Artillery - making molten cannon balls & cannon firing
Games & Entertainment:
Game Tickets will be sold on the park grounds on Family Day
Various kid games: Noon - 6pm
Dunk Tank: Noon - 6pm ( BRING SWIM SUIT & TOWEL)
Bouncy House: Noon - 6pm
Marvelous Marv Juggling: 2:30pm - 4pm
Face painting
Contests:
Pie Easting
Egg Toss
Guess How Many In the Jar (entry tickets to be sold)
Pony Rides: Ponies To Go
Raffle: (lots of chances to win great prizes)
A Thousand Dollars of Prizes Donated So Far.
Tickets: $1 each or 6/$5.00
Companies that have donated raffle items so far:
Mount Hope Farm - 1 Night Stay - Value $120
Island Carpet - Gift Cert - 2/$50
AmeriKick - TBA
Five Guys - Gift certificate - 2/$10 each ($20 total)
IHOP - Gift certificate - $20
Boss Man Burger - Gift certificate - $20
Sam's Bait & Tackle - Gift Certificate - $25
Becky's BBQ - Gift Certificate - $25
Shaws - Gift certificate - $30
Papa Gino's - Gift Certificate - 4/$8 each ($32 total)
AutoZone - Bucket of Cleaning Items - $35 Value
Big Dawg's - Gift Certificate - 2/$20 each - ($40 total)
Napa - CharGer - $50
Stop & Shop - Gift certificate - $ 50
Eastern Mountain Sports - Gift certificate - 2/$100 each - $200 total
Willy's barber Shop - Gift Certificate (2 haircuts ) - $20 Value
401 Motoring - Gift Certificate - $25
Portsmouth Ace Hardware - Gift Certificate - $25
Bills Sales - Gift Certificate - $25
501 Café - Gift Certificate, for 2 full breakfasts - Value $25
15 Point Road Restaurant - Gift Certificate - $25
Karen's Hair Design - Gift Certificate - $40
Invidia Salon - Gift Basket - $80
Scampi's Restaurant - Gift Certificate - 4 at $25 each - $100 total
Vendors Welcome
A Great Place for Vendors
Craft & vendor booth space is available: $50 for 10'x10'
VENDORS - Please fill out and submit the Vendor Application (MS WORD File)