Maine`s Favorite Free Summer Festival

Sponsors:
Yarmouth Clam Festival
July 15-17, 2016 • 51st Anniversary
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Maine’s Favorite Free Summer Festival
The Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce invites you to
celebrate the 51st Anniversary of our Village Tradition.
Annually, hundreds of Yarmouth volunteers donate their
time to the Festival to help raise money for over 35 local
non-profit organizations, churches, and school groups. As
you enjoy the entertainment, shop at a craft booth, participate
in a competition, buy a T-shirt, or eat a clam, you are
helping our entire community. We sincerely thank you!
Persons under 21 years of age may not enter the restaurant
or casino unless licensed as employees. Gambling problem?
Call 2-1-1 for help.
Free Admission to the Festival
Featuring:
• Friday Night Parade
• Saturday Fireworks
• Free Music & Entertainment
• Juried Craft & Art Shows
• Kids’ Fun Run
• Adults’ Five Mile Road Race
• Clam Shucking Competitions
• Smokey’s Carnival
• Firefighters’ Muster
• Professional Bike Race
• Kids’ Fun Bike Ride
• Diaper Derby
• Kids’ Area
Coming to the Festival
Parking:
• Paid lots near the Festival center benefit local non-profit
groups. (Locations on detailed map inside.)
• Free lot at Garmin (Route 1) all weekend with shuttle
service to the Festival Center.
• Shuttle buses run 9am-11pm Friday & Saturday,
9am-6pm Sunday. No shuttle Friday 5-7pm.
• Festival Center stop is marked
with BUS STOP sign at the
corner of York and Main.
50 Fish • Atlantic Regional FCU • Bath Savings
Institution • Bay Square at Yarmouth • Bradish Young
Insurance/UIG • Brentwood Rehabilitation • Clayton’s •
Douglas Title Company • Estabrook’s Farm &
Greenhouses • Fairpoint Communications • Fischer
Family Orthodontics • Garmin • Gorham Savings Bank •
Islandport Press • Maine Optometry • Norway Savings
Bank • Patriot Insurance • PDK Pyro • VIP Dental •
VIP Dental Assistant Training of Maine • Yankee
Marina • Yarmouth Boat Yard • Yarmouth Community
Services • Yarmouth Dental • Yarmouth Hannaford •
Yarmouth Public Works • Yarmouth Schools •
Yarmouth Village Improvement Society
Artwork: Léa Peterson, “Wild Harvest”
Photos: Michael Leonard
Biking:
• Free Bike Corral located on
Cleaves Street near the Food
Circle at Memorial Green.
Hosted by
Yarmouth, Maine, Chamber of Commerce
Walking:
• Please use the Beth Condon
Pathway along Route 1.
Safety and Security
Lost and Found: Lost items and children should be
brought to the Information Booth at Memorial Green.
First Aid is located at the Log Cabin on Main Street
between Key Bank and the Route One overpass.
In the interest of public health and safety,
NO PETS ARE ALLOWED
at the Clam Festival.
Service animals are welcomed.
A Message from
the Chief of Police
The Yarmouth Police Department joins the Chamber of
Commerce in welcoming you to Clam Festival. We ask for
your support in keeping the weekend fun and safe for all.
Please respect the property and rights of others, observe
“no parking” signs, and comply with Maine law that
prohibits the drinking of alcoholic beverages in public.
Michael E. Morrill, Chief of Police
Road Closures
Main Street is closed to vehicles for several Festival
events including: Parade, Kids’ Fun Run, Pat’s Pizza
Five Mile Classic, Firefighters’ Muster, and Professional Bike Race. Refer to clamfestival.com for a
complete listing of Festival weekend road closures.
Everyday Events
& Activities
Craft Show Our juried Craft Show on the NYA Lawn
offers a selection of handmade crafts in every price
range created by more than 140 artisans. Friday &
Saturday 10am-9pm; Sunday 10am-5pm.
Information Booths are located on Main Street
beside Memorial Green and on the NYA Lawn. A bulletin
board at Memorial Green lists daily Festival events
and race results. Official Clam Festival T-shirts, hats,
posters, postcards, and other items are available.
Free Belgian Horse Drawn Wagon Rides along
Main Street. All aboard at Village Green Park. Friday
12-3pm; Saturday 10:30am-12pm & 4-7pm; Sunday
10:30am-12:30pm & 2-5pm. Sponsored by Summit
Natural Gas.
Gunther Brown
10 am-5 pm
Postcards from Yarmouth A digital
slide show of postcard images with
great messages at the Yarmouth
History Center. Admission is free!
11:30 am
Jeezum Crow This Portland, Maine,
band plays a mix of original songs
and covers of rock, Americana,
country, folk, and rockabilly music
at the NYA Tent.
Face Painting daily on the Library Lawn by the
Yarmouth High School Playmakers Drama Club.
12:00 pm Mountain Emergency Tight
harmonies and creative instrumentation
characteristics of bluegrass at the
Memorial Green Tent.
Jack Streeter Juggler, unicyclist, entertainer will
be roaming the grounds Saturday and Sunday for
impromptu performances.
12-3:00 pm Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
Sponsored by Summit Natural Gas.
Pink Elephant Sale Treasures for sale across from
the First Parish Church. Discover books, furniture,
household items, and unique collectibles.
Yarmouth Alumni Association is calling all Clippers!
Alumni, sail by the tent next to the Library driveway,
say hello to fellow alums, and register with the
Yarmouth Alumni Association if you have not done so.
First Parish Church Docent-led Tours of the
authentically restored 1868 church will be offered on
Friday and Saturday at 11am and 3pm; Sunday at 11am.
Free Entertainment is provided all weekend at
four locations: the Entertainment Tent at the North
Yarmouth Academy Stage, on the Memorial Green
Stage, on the Serendipity Stage on the First Parish
Church Lawn, and on the Kids’ Area Stage.
Carnival by Smokey’s Greater Shows, Inc. is next
to the Rowe School. Open Wednesday & Thursday
5-11pm; Friday & Saturday 10am-11pm; Sunday
11am-5pm. Pay-one-price $20 bracelets are valid
Wednesday & Thursday 6-10pm and Sunday 12-4pm.
Friday Campers special $20…call 846-3984 for
details. NO DOGS PERMITTED ON THE MIDWAY
except for service animals.
Art Show & Sale Under the Oaks on the Library
Lawn. View original works from the best artists in
Maine and from away. Browse the show under three
Maine State Champion Oak Trees, the largest known
living members of each species in Maine. Friday 10am5pm, Saturday 10am-7pm and Sunday 10am-5pm.
In the interest of public health and safety,
NO PETS ARE ALLOWED
at the Clam Festival.
Service animals are welcomed.
Wednesday, July 13
Yarmouth Summer Arts Series
Free performance at the Royal River Park
Wednesday, July 13th at 6:00 pm
(Rain date: July 14th at 6:00 pm)
Featuring: The Awesome
The ultimate 80’s party band!
Thursday, July 14
10 am-5 pm
Postcards from Yarmouth A digital
slide show of postcard images with
great messages at the Yarmouth
History Center. Admission is free!
Betty Blakeman Memorial Tennis Tournament
27th annual event held Friday-Sunday at Yarmouth High
School. Register at cancercommunitycenter.org.
Kids’ Area on the Library Lawn. Face painting, hula
hooping, magic shows, learn circus skills and more!
Sponsored by Firehouse Arts
Friday, July 15
1:00 pm Flukes Falmouth Library’s Ukulele
Society presents at the NYA Tent.
10:00 am
Celebrate the Official Opening
of the 51st Yarmouth Clam Festival on
Memorial Green. Assisted by Boy Scout
Troop #35 and the Royal River Chorus.
1:30 pm
Durango 95 Old blues by old dudes
at the Memorial Green Tent.
10:00 am
Carnival Opens at Bennett Field by
Rowe School. Rides and amusements
by Smokey’s Greater Shows, Inc.
2:30 pm Michael Trautman Variously
identified as a visual comic, performance
artist, new vaudevillian, physical
comedian, storyteller, magician, and
fool at the Kids’ Area Stage
2:30 pm Jeff Beam Colorfully psychedelic
soundscape stringing together
interesting-yet-cohesive chord changes
and challenging-but-catchy melodies
at the NYA Tent
10 am-3 pm Kids’ Fun Run Pre-Registration
and Race Package Pick-up on
Memorial Green.
Check our site clamfestival.com
for additions to the daily schedule.
3:00 pm
Not Dead Yet showcases an eclectic
fusion of retro-pop and rockabilly-funk
at the Memorial Green Tent.
Michael Trautman
4:00 pm Michael Trautman Variously
identified as a visual comic, performance
artist, new vaudevillian, physical
comedian, storyteller, magician, and
fool at the Kids’ Area Stage
4:30 pm
The McCarthys on Main Street in
front of Memorial Green. Original
country tunes. Pre-parade!
4:30 pm
American Ride The hottest modern
country band in southern Maine at the
NYA Tent.
6:00- 7:30 pm
Clam Festival Parade This year’s
theme “Come Celebrate our Good Nature”
Sponsored by: Bay Square at Yarmouth,
Casco Bay Ford , Stroudwater Lodge,
Yarmouth Boat Yard.
Check our site clamfestival.com
for additions to the daily schedule.
7:30 pm
Welterweight is a folk band, but not
really. It’s a rock band, but not really.
Not-quite-adult oriented music at the
Memorial Green Tent.
7:30 pm
Hollowbody Electric performs an
eclectic mix of original songs in a
sophisticated classic rock and indie/
alternative style at the NYA Tent.
9:00 pm
Jim Goss Singer/songwriter from
Maine with musical influences from
James Taylor, Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan,
Sting, Seal, and Rush at the Memorial
Green Tent.
Saturday, July 16
7-10:30 am
Flapjack breakfast, breakfast
sausages, breakfast pizza/
sandwiches and more served up
at the First Parish Church and at
Memorial Green.
7:15-
7:45 am
Clam Festival Kids’ Fun Run for
children 12 & under, starting and
ending on Main Street at Memorial
Green. Pre-registration required.
Registration closes at 7:10am.
Sponsored by Fleet Feet Maine Running,
Riverview Physical Therapy, and Michelle
Shems DMD, PA.
8-9:00 am
Pat’s Pizza Clam Festival Classic
35th annual five mile road race starting
and ending on Main Street at Memorial
Green. Sponsored by Pat’s Pizza.
10:00 am Michael Trautman Variously
identified as a visual comic, performance
artist, new vaudevillian, physical
comedian, storyteller, magician, and
fool at the Kids’ Area Stage
10 am-5 pm
Postcards from Yarmouth A digital
slide show of postcard images with
great messages at the Yarmouth
History Center. Admission is free!
10:30 am-
12:00 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
Sponsored by Summit Natural Gas.
11:00 am
Maine State Clam Shucking Contest
at the Memorial Green Tent. Professional
and amateur heats! Prizes for the
fastest shuckers! Register at 10:30am.
Sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets.
11:00 am
Celebrity Clam Shucking Contest
at the Memorial Green Tent. Featuring
local TV & radio personalities.
Sponsored by Hannaford Supermarkets.
11:00 am
Port City Jazz This dynamic septet
plays standards from the Great
American Songbook at the NYA Tent.
12:00 pm
Norman Magic Productions
combines original magic tricks with
a unique style of story telling, action,
and audience interaction at the Kids’
Area on the Library Lawn.
12:30 pm
Joint Chiefs Rocking the Portland,
Maine, music scene for over a decade,
with a sound all their own at the
NYA Tent.
1-3:30 pm
Firefighters’ Muster on Main Street
in front of Memorial Green. Highspirited competition among area fire
departments. Hosted by WGME.
Sponsored by Dunkin’ Donuts.
2:00 pm
Downeast Soul Coalition High
energy, groove-driven quintet serving
up its own fresh blend of Blues, R&B,
Soul and Funk at the NYA Tent.
3:00 pm
Moore & Moran Acoustic mix of
forgotten favorites, familiar originals,
and lesser known classics at the
Memorial Green Tent.
The Downeasters
9:30 pm
The Guv’nors Rock ’n’ Roll music
of the 1960’s British Invasion at the
NYA Tent. Sponsored by Douglas Title
Company.
9:30 pm
3:30 pm
The Downeasters Barbershop
Harmony Society at the NYA Tent.
4:00 pm
Norman Magic Productions
combines original magic tricks with
a unique style of story telling, action,
and audience interaction at the Kids’
Area on the Library Lawn.
4-7:00 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
Sponsored by Summit Natural Gas.
4:30 pm
Kevin Midgley Local Delta bluesman
plays slide guitar at the Memorial
Green Tent.
5:30 pm
Jimmy Junkins Band is sheer Roots
and Blues enjoyment with a sound that
speaks in world class tones at the NYA
Tent.
6:00 pm
Doug Cantwell Maine acoustic
singer-songwriter at the Memorial
Green Tent.
7:30 pm
Pan Fried Steel This steel-drum band
plays infectious island-inspired
Calypso music at the Memorial Green
Tent.
7:30 pm
Gunther Brown Classic Americana
and modern alt-country…a refreshing
blend of rootsy styles at the NYA Tent.
9:15-Fireworks! Best viewed from
9:45 pm
behind Smokey’s or at Memorial Green.
Sponsored by Smokey’s Greater Shows, Inc.
Fight at the Family Picnic
One of the few good things that came
out of a collective mid-life crisis
at the Memorial Green Tent.
In the interest of public health and safety,
NO PETS ARE ALLOWED
at the Clam Festival.
Service animals are welcomed.
10:30 am-
12:30 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park. Sponsored by Summit Natural Gas.
11:00 am Michael Trautman Variously
identified as a visual comic, performance
artist, new vaudevillian, physical
comedian, storyteller, magician, and
fool at the Kids’ Area Stage
11:00 am
Interfaith Service at the Old Meeting
House on Hillside Street with guest
speaker Rev. J. Barrie Shepard. Sponsored
by the Tri-community Interfaith Council.
Sunday, July 17
7-10:30 am
Flapjack breakfast, breakfast
sausages, breakfast pizza/
sandwiches and more served up
at the First Parish Church and at
Memorial Green.
9-11:30am 36th Annual Clam Festival Men’s
& Women’s Professional Bike Race
Races start and finish on Main Street
by Memorial Green. Sanctioned by
The United States Cycling Federation.
Sponsored by Norway Savings Bank.
Wicked Good
Band
12-1:00 pm
Diaper Derby at the Memorial Green
Tent. A fun race for crawlers and
toddlers hosted by Lee Goldberg from
WCSH. Registration is required and
begins at 10am. Sponsored by Atlantic
Regional Federal Credit Union and NYA.
12:00 pm
5th Annual Healthy Kids
Happy Kids Fun Bike Ride One mile
ride beginning at Village Green Park
Bring your bike and helmet. Registration
details online at online at Bikereg.com
Check our site clamfestival.com
for additions to the daily schedule.
12:30 pm
The Wicked Good Band Maine
music and humor at the NYA Tent.
Sponsored by The Notes.
1:00 pm
Chamber Music indoors at the
First Parish Church.
1:30 pm
Jenny Jumpstart Acoustic folk and
country originals at Memorial Green
Tent.
2:00 pm Michael Trautman Variously
identified as a visual comic, performance
artist, new vaudevillian, physical
comedian, storyteller, magician, and
fool at the Kids’ Area Stage
2-5:00 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
Sponsored by Summit Natural Gas.
2:00 pm
Royal River Chorus Award-winning
60-voice women’s chorus, barbershopstyle harmony at the NYA Tent.
4:00 pm
Jerks of Grass Maine bluegrass band
at the Memorial Green Tent.
4:00 pm
Cumberland Community Band
to wrap things up at the NYA Tent.
That’s all folks...
Thank you to all the citizens and
businesses of Yarmouth who work together
to make this event a success each year!
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Participating Artists
Ardys Arlin
Watercolors
Sharon Boody-Dean Acrylics
Paul Boucher
North Yarmouth Academy Lawn
Belmont, ME
Lincolnville, ME
Oils,Watercolors Lewiston, ME
Kathleen Buchanan Printmaking
Rockport, ME
Barbara Busenbark Oils,Watercolors Hampton Falls, NH
Paula Carter
Caricatures
Belfast, ME
Joe Cousins
Watercolors
Freeport, ME
Under The Oaks At Merrill Memorial Library
Leo Donahue
Etchings
Fiskdale, MA
Friday 10 am–5 pm
Saturday 10 am–7 pm
Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Irene Duplissis
Watercolors
Auburn, ME
Robin Gardella
Mixed Media
Augusta, ME
Steve Hayes
Acrylics
Falmouth, ME
Valerie Hill
Photography
Whitefield, NH
Marvin Jacobs
Watercolors
Belmont, ME
Rose Kennealy
Acrylics
Cape Elizabeth, ME
Denis Leblanc
Watercolors
Auburn, ME
Andrew Leck
Sculpture
Bristol, ME
Linda Mahoney
Woodblock Prints Northfield, MA
Gene Matras
Pen and Ink
Erik Minzner
Oils,Watercolors Newcastle, ME
Julia Nichols
Oils
The Art Show
A talented group of over 40 artists from Maine and
New England feature their art on the Merrill Memorial Library lawn for three days. Mediums include oil,
acrylic, watercolor, pen & ink, and photography.
A favorite part of the Festival, our juried craft show
has a fine selection of jewelry, clothing, collectibles,
pottery, wood carvings, and other handcrafted items
created by over 140 artisans for every price range.
The Festival’s jury consists of a panel of independent
experts in various categories of arts and crafts. The
jury selects crafters based on the following criteria:
authenticity of handcrafted workmanship, originality
and individuality, design excellence, executional skill,
attention to detail, and professionalism in presentation.
Yarmouth, ME
North Adams, MA
Avner Ofer
Photography
Washington, D.C.
Léa Peterson
Oils
Georgetown, ME
Stephen Previte
Oils
Hollis, NH
Great Food
Gerald Robillard
Acrylics
Harrisville, RI
Served by Yarmouth Non-Profit Organizations
Arthur & Wade Ward Metal Sculpture Essex Junction, VT
Friday and Saturday 10 am–10 pm
Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Breakfast opens at 7 am on Saturday & Sunday
Rose Wood
All of the Clam Festival food booths are managed by
Yarmouth-based non-profit organizations to fund their
group activities throughout the year. These non-profits
are comprised of school, civic and church organizations.
When you buy Festival food, you are making a donation
to a well-deserving non-profit group. We thank you!
Friday and Saturday 10 am–9 pm
Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Pittsfield, NH
Daniel O’Connor Mixed Media
Mixed Media
The Craft Show
Lisbon, ME
For more information and how to contact these artists,
visit our web site: clamfestival.com
To see more of our cover artist Léa Peterson’s work
visit her show at Elizabeth Moss Gallery,
251 US Route 1, Falmouth, ME,
from June 9 through July 30, 2016.
Go to clamfestival.com for a listing of
artists, crafters, and food group participants!
We Recycle
Please use our recycling containers
available throughout Main Street
and on Memorial Green.
Thank you to Maine Standard
Biofuels for recycling our cooking
oils, Zero Food Waste and Garbage
To Garden for taking our compost,
and the Yarmouth Lacrosse team
for taking our cans!
A Special Thanks
Clam Festival Steering Committee 2016
Mark Primeau – Festival Director
Stacey Chenevert – Diaper Derby
Joe Cousins – Art Show Chair
Giz Daniels – Sound Crew
Chelsie DiConzo – Festival Assistant
David DiConzo – Festival Intern
Maria Edwards – Banking
Lenora Felker – Kids’ Fun Bike Ride Chair
Karyn Garofoli – Yarmouth Community Services
Chris Hall – Antique Car Parade
Phil Harriman – Clam Shuck
Melinda Higgins – Banking
Courtney Kennedy – Parade Co-Director
Richard Kindelan – Fire & Rescue
Dan King – North Yarmouth Academy
Buddy Moore – Entertainment Director
Mike Morrill – Police Chief
Ron Pelton – Pat’s Pizza Classic Five Mile Run
Lori Perkins – Craft Show
Dean Perry – Yarmouth Police
Justen Peters & Wally Wallace (50 Fish) – Website
Mike Robitaille – Fire Chief/Firefighter’s Muster
John Rogers & Laura Elder – Kids’ Fun Run
Terry Seavey – Firefighter’s Muster
Joanna Shelton – Parade Co-Director
Erik Street – Public Works Director
Linda Vail – Chamber President
Darryl Wright – Banking
…and anyone else we may have forgotten…sorry…