Another great event in Oxford County -- June 19-21
Environment / ecosystem connection to creating awareness for turtles' habitat too
By Mark Schadenberg
An early rock band called The Turtles,
had a big hit with Happy Together – in Tillsonburg turtles are
matched together with family fun for three days at an annual
festival.
'Come Out Of Your Shell' is their
slogan.
The fifth annual Tillsonburg Turtlefest
is June 19-21 this year in the community at the south end of Oxford
County.
SATURDAY
Saturday is obviously the busy day for
families – turtle art, music, family fun, cupcakes shaped like
turtles, turtle story-telling time, and of course real turtles.
The Saturday fun starts with a Lions
Club pancake breakfast at 8 a.m. at the community centre. As a Lions
Club member (in Woodstock) and someone who enjoys maple syrup, I must
give a plug to the breakfast.
Turtlefest additional highlights
include many children's activities at Annandale House National
Historic Site museum on Tillson Avenue. Storytime will include author
Jan Everett's 'Never Give Up', which is based on the true story of a
boy assisting turtles to cross a busy road near Long Point, so the
tale is also about the environment and encroachment on the turtle's
habitat.
Sculptor Nick Blandin will also be
working on a large sand-castle-like art work of the Turtlefest logo
at the museum.
The Memorial Park and fairgrounds of
Tillsonburg will also be hosting many events, including a touring
reptile show, Dotsy The Clown, a magician, climbing wall, hot air balloon rides, and
a display of Mighty Machines (Heavy equipment display for children to
see close up). Admission is $5, but look at Facebook: Tillsonburg Turtlefest for more details or their website.
Musical entertainment includes
BorNaked, which is a Tillsonburg-area classic rock cover band,
reviving the music of ZZ Top, Led Zeppelin, BTO, Lynyrd Skynyrd, and
others. I wonder if they do any Turtles (See: Happy Together)?
BorNaked will own the stage at 7 p.m. Looking for more details on
this 5-member band, just type 'BorNaked' into Facebook. By the way,
and to clarify, I too was born naked and enjoy classic rock, but I
won't be performing.
At 10 p.m., there will be a family
movie under the stars at Memorial Park.
Lake Lisgar is another must-see
Turtlefest destination as boat races will be held from 10 a.m. -
Noon.
The Tillsonburg memorial arena at the
community centre will have its doors open from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. for
roller skating. If you don't own roller skates, they can be rented
for $3.
FRIDAY
The weekend kicks off with a variation of soccer (pun intended) as the Downtown Block Party (Broadway will be closed downtown) includes a Human Foosball tournament starting at 6 p.m. There is a $10 fee to participate in this wacky game where people create the foosball table, but proceeds will go to Helping Hand Food Bank, so it's also a great fundraiser.
The weekend kicks off with a variation of soccer (pun intended) as the Downtown Block Party (Broadway will be closed downtown) includes a Human Foosball tournament starting at 6 p.m. There is a $10 fee to participate in this wacky game where people create the foosball table, but proceeds will go to Helping Hand Food Bank, so it's also a great fundraiser.
A classic car show, a fire-eating
busker, many downtown merchant promotions, juggling and many more
attractions will be on Broadway.
Drew Leith and the Foundation will be
on stage around 8:30 on Friday and their jam will be the jam in the
sandwich which includes Larry Berrio at 9:30 and Chadley Chase at
7:30.
Berrio is a country rocker based in
Sudbury. Get It Right The First Time is his current single and
Tillsonburg country radio station 107.3 FM is presenting the show.
Berrio has been the opening act for Brooks & Dunn, Terri Clark,
Tim McGraw and others. Drew Leith, meanwhile, is billed as a Canadian
country-folk band.
It can be said, not all Turtlefest
events are free, so check the website.
WEEKEND
Turtlefest also includes a baking
contest (cupcakes shaped like turtles), souvenir t-shirt sales, an
acrobatic dog show, dance troupe performances by local schools, a
pre-teen dance, and Tillsonburg Glendale high school students
performing as Zack And The Moonshine Bandits.
There is an environmental angle to
recognizing the importance of turtles in our ecosystem, but overall
Tillsonburg Turtlefest is really just an excuse to have a great time
at a 3-day community festival.
Be sure to check out the website to see
more details on the various venues and times, because as they always
say at events like this 'times and features are subject to change'.
So, 'Come Out Of Your Shell' and visit
Tillsonburg – June 19-21
LINKS:
http://www.easy101.com/community-events/events.html
www.drewleith.com
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