Maine`s Favorite Free Summer Festival

Sponsors:
Maine’s Favorite Free Summer Festival
of New England
PMS + Coated
The Yarmouth Chamber of Commerce invites you to
celebrate the 49th year 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!
Free Admission to the Festival
Featuring:
• Friday Night Parade
• Saturday Night 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
• Canoe & Kayak Race
• Kids’ Area
Coming to the Festival
50 Fish • Atlantic Regional FCU • Bath Savings
Institution • Bank of America • Bay Square at Yarmouth •
Bradish Young Insurance • Casco Bay Home Care •
Clayton’s • Cuddledown • Delorme • Douglas Title
Company • Downeast Energy • Estabrook’s Farm &
Greenhouses • Fairpoint Communications • Fischer
Family Orthodontics • Gorham Savings Bank •
Hannaford • Islandport Press • Maine Indoor Karting •
Maine Optometry • Mercy Hospital • North Yarmouth
Academy • Norway Savings Bank • Patriot Insurance •
PDK Pyro • People’s United Bank • The Notes •
Town of Yarmouth • Yankee Marina • Yarmouth Boat
Yard • Yarmouth Community Services • Yarmouth
Dental • Yarmouth Public Works • Yarmouth Schools •
Yarmouth Village Improvement Society
Cover Art: Catherine Breer, “Waiting for the Parade” • Photos: Michael Leonard
Parking:
• Paid lots close to Festival center benefit local non-profit
groups. (Locations on detailed map inside.)
• Free lot at DeLorme (Route 1) all weekend with shuttle
service to the Festival Center.
• Shuttle buses run 9am-11pm Friday & Saturday,
9am-6pm Sunday.
• Festival Center stop is marked
with BUS STOP sign at the
corner of York and Main.
Biking:
• Free Bike Corral located on
Cleaves Street near the Food
Circle at Memorial Green.
July 18-20, 2014 • clamfestival.com
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
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.
The McCarthys
Eco-Market at Village Green Park. Learn more about
green living, cooking, and food growing. Featuring
hand-made goods and green home products, cooking
and fiber arts demonstrations, alpaca meet-and-greet,
AND music unplugged! Friday & Saturday.
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.
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
three locations: the Entertainment Tent at the North
Yarmouth Academy Stage, on the Memorial Green
Stage sponsored by Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen,
and on the Serendipity Stage on the First Parish
Church Lawn.
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.
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.
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.
Betty Blakeman Memorial Tennis Tournament
25th annual event held Friday-Sunday at Yarmouth
High School. Register at cancercommunitycenter.org/
BlakemanTennis.htm.
Face Painting daily on the Library Lawn by the
Yarmouth High School Playmakers Drama Club.
Wednesday, July 16
Yarmouth Summer Arts Series
Free performance at the Royal River Park
Wednesday, July 16th at 6:15 pm
(Rain date: Thursday, July 17th)
Featuring: The Mallett Brothers Band
“A six-piece living inferno.” - DISPATCH MAGAZINE
…don’t miss this…
Thursday, July 17
7:00 pm
The Yarmouth History Center will
feature an evening with Gordon Corbett.
Admission is free!
Friday, July 18
10:00 am
11:30 am
Lily Faith Milne The not ordinary,
extraordinary singer song-writer
at the NYA Tent.
12:00 pm No Banjos Rock n’ Roll favorites at
the Memorial Green Tent sponsored by
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
12-3:00 pm Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
1:00 pm Max Ater Country, pop and jazz from
Bath, ME, at the NYA Tent.
1:30 pm
Moore, Moran & McRoy Acoustic
mix of forgotten favorites, familiar
originals and lesser known classics at
the Memorial Green Tent sponsored by
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
3:00 pm
The Mutineers Yarmouth’s own
acoustic traditional folk trio at the
Memorial Green Tent sponsored by
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
3:00 pm
Pan Fried Steel This steel-drum band
plays infectious island-inspired Calypso
music at the NYA Tent.
4-6:00 pm
Live Acoustic Music from the
Eco-Market at Village Green Park.
4:30 pm
The McCarthys on Main Street in
front of Memorial Green. Original
country tunes. Pre-parade!
Celebrate the Official Opening of
the 49th Yarmouth Clam Festival on
Memorial Green. Assisted by Boy
Scout Troop #35 and the Downeasters
Barbershop Harmony Society.
Jack Streeter Juggler, unicyclist, entertainer will
be roaming the grounds Saturday and Sunday for
impromptu performances.
Kids’ Area on the Library Lawn. Face painting,
cornhole, hula hooping, magic shows and more!
10:00 am
Carnival Opens at Bennett Field by
Rowe School. Rides and amusements
by Smokey’s Greater Shows, Inc.
10 am-3 pm Kids’ Fun Run Pre-Registration
and Race Package Pick-up on
Memorial Green.
Check out our QR code
from your smart phone for
up-to-date schedule changes.
4:30 pm
Monday Night Posse Trio
Yarmouth’s original garage band
at the NYA Tent.
5:30 pm
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen
Cooking Demo live from the
Memorial Green Tent sponsored by
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
10:30 am-
12:00 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
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.
Saturday, July 19
7-10:00 am Flapjack Breakfast flipped up by the
First Parish Church folks at the church.
7-10:30 am Blueberry Pancake Breakfast at
Memorial Green. Served by the
Yarmouth High School.
6:00- Clam Festival Parade This year’s
7:30 pm
theme “Famous Mainahs” Sponsored
by: Yarmouth Boat Yard, Bay Square at
Yarmouth, Bank of America, Fairpoint
Communications, Casco Bay Ford.
8:15 pm
Amy and the Engine Featuring
Amy Allen at the Memorial Green Tent
sponsored by Linda Bean’s Maine
Kitchen.
8:15 pm
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.
Gunther Brown Classic Americana
and modern alt-country…a refreshing
blend of rootsy styles at the NYA Tent.
Gunther Brown
8-9:00 am
Pat’s Pizza Clam Festival Classic
33rd annual five mile road race starting
and ending on Main Street at Memorial
Green. Sponsored by Pat’s Pizza.
10:30 am
Magic Show Smart, witty, and
always interesting, Scot Grassette
performs at the Kids’ Area.
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.
12:30 pm
JimmyJo & the Jumbol’ayuhs
Cajun music with a Maine twist 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 Jimmy and the Soul Cats Juke joint
paradise at the NYA Tent.
3:00 pm
The Not Dead Yet Band Rock/Pop/
Retro/Fusion at the Memorial Green
Tent sponsored by Linda Bean’s Maine
Kitchen.
Check our site clamfestival.com
for additions to the daily schedule.
3:30 pm
Yarmouth Clam Festival Canoe &
Kayak Race from Yankee Marina
(NEW start/finish location) and brave
the waters of the Royal River and
Casco Bay. Sponsored by Yankee Marina
and Lincoln Canoe and Kayak.
3:30 pm
The Downeasters Barbershop
Harmony Society at the NYA Tent.
4-6:00 pm
Live Acoustic Music from the
Eco-Market at Village Green Park.
4-7:00 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
4:30 pm
Kevin Midgley Local Delta bluesman
plays slide guitar at the Memorial
Green Tent sponsored by Linda Bean’s
Maine Kitchen.
5:30 pm
The Mallett Brothers Band Named
Best Band in New England and received
best album in New England for “LAND”
at the New England Music Awards this
year, at the NYA Tent.
6:00 pm
Anni Clark Folk, pop and blues, with a
dash of Maine hue-mah at the Memorial
Green Tent sponsored by Linda Bean’s
Maine Kitchen.
7:30 pm
Cidny Bullens Americana artist at
the Memorial Green Tent sponsored by
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
7:30 pm
The Misadventures Classic Rock
played with reckless abandon 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.
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
Alex Lear Acoustic singer song-writer
at the Memorial Green Tent sponsored
by Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
Sunday, July 20
7-10:00 am Flapjack Breakfast flipped up by the
First Parish Church folks at the church.
7-10:30 am Blueberry Pancake Breakfast at
Memorial Green. Served by the
Yarmouth High School.
In the interest of public health and safety,
NO PETS ARE ALLOWED
at the Clam Festival.
Service animals are welcomed.
9-11:30 am 34th 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 Maine Indoor Karting and
Norway Savings Bank.
10:30 am
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen
Cooking Demo live from the Memorial
Green Tent sponsored by Linda Bean’s
Maine Kitchen.
10:30 am-
12:30 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
11:00 am
John MacDonald Live storytelling
from the NYA Tent.
11:00 am
Interfaith Service with Peter
Panagore of the First Radio Parish
Church & Daily Devotions at the Old
Meeting House on Hillside Street.
Sponsored by the Tri-community
Interfaith Council.
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.
2:00 pmRoyal River Chorus Award-winning
60-voice women’s chorus, barbershop
style harmony at the NYA Tent.
2:40 pm
Jenny Jumpstart Acoustic folk and
country originals at Memorial Green
Tent sponsored by Linda Bean’s Maine
Kitchen.
3:30 pm
12:00 pm
3rd Annual Healthy Kids
Happy Kids Fun Bike Ride
One mile ride beginning at Rail Road
Park (across from The Royal Bean on
Main Street). Bring your bike and
helmet. Registration details online at
Bikereg.com
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
Magic Show Smart, witty, and
always interesting, Scot Grassette
performs at the Kids’ Area.
1:30 pm
Sorcha Acoustic singer song-writer
at Memorial Green Tent sponsored by
Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
2-5:00 pm
Free Horse and Wagon Rides
All aboard at Village Green Park.
The ProfTones offer a raucous
education in musical Americana. Rock
and Blues greats–with a lot of fun and
a little mayhem thrown in for good
measure at the NYA Tent.
4:00 pm
Jerks of Grass Maine bluegrass band
at the Memorial Green Tent sponsored
by Linda Bean’s Maine Kitchen.
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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We Recycle
Please use our recycling containers
available throughout Main Street
and on Memorial Green.
Thank you to CÉVON for recycling
our used cooking oils, ZERO FOOD
WASTE for taking our compost,
and the Yarmouth Lacrosse team
for taking our cans!
Fun Facts
About the Clam Festival
• The Yarmouth Clam Festival’s inaugural event was
in 1965, making 2014 the 49th Festival.
• More than 100,000 visitors from 32 states and
13 foreign countries are expected to attend the
three day Festival.
• The record for the Maine state clam-shucking contest
is 25 clams per minute!
The Craft Show
Great Food
• Over 40 musical acts and entertainers will perform
on three stages.
North Yarmouth Academy Lawn
Served by Yarmouth Non-Profit Organizations
Friday and Saturday 10 am–9 pm
Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Friday and Saturday 10 am–10 pm
Sunday 10 am–5 pm
Breakfast opens at 7 am on Saturday & Sunday
• Over 180 crafters, artists, and photographers from
Maine and New England display and sell their work.
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.
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!
• Ten miles of electrical wire is run to power the
Festival.
• The Festival’s mile-and-a-half, hour-long parade has
over 130 floats, marching bands, antique cars, and
unique entertainers from all over Maine and New
England. The parade draws thousands of spectators
that line the entire length of Main Street.
• The Clam Festival used to be the Firemen’s Field
Day and the Firefighter’s Muster is a well-preserved
tradition attracting firefighters and spectators from
all over Maine and New England.
• More than 6,000 pounds of clams, 6,000 lobster
rolls, 2,500 pancake breakfasts, 2,000 shore
dinners, 400 homemade pies, and 6,000 strawberry
shortcakes are expected to be consumed at the
Festival. All are washed down with over 13,500
Lime Rickeys (a favorite Festival beverage).
Go to clamfestival.com
for a listing of Artists, Crafters,
and Food Group participants!
The Art Show
Under The Oaks At Merrill Memorial Library
Friday 10 am–5 pm
Saturday 10 am–7 pm
Sunday 10 am–5 pm
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.
• Saturday evening
features a spectacular
fireworks display
that lights up the
Yarmouth sky.
• The Festival mascot
Steamer the Clam
was created in 2004.
The human inside
the shell is a wellkept secret.
To learn more about
the Festival go to
clamfestival.com
Amy
Allen
A Special Thanks
Clam Festival Steering Committee 2014
Mark Primeau – Festival Director
Brian Bartlett - Chamber President
Stacey Chenevert – Diaper Derby
Joe Cousins – Art Show Chair
Giz Daniels – Sound Crew
Chelsie DiConzo/Laura Doody-Bouwer – Craft Show
Paul Engel /Phil Harriman – Clam Shuck
Vanessa Farr – Eco-Market Chair
Lenora Felker – Kids Fun Bike Ride Chair
Karyn Garofoli – Yarmouth Community Services
Chris Hall – Antique Car Parade
Ted Hall – Yarmouth Schools
Courtney Kennedy – Parade Director
Dan King – North Yarmouth Academy
Ed Libby – Chamber Board/Parking Director
Ben McNaboe – Festival Assistant Director
Buddy Moore – Entertainment Director
Mike Morrill – Police Chief
Ron Pelton – Pat’s Pizza Classic Five Mile Run
Dean Perry – Yarmouth Police
Justen Peters & Wally Wallace (50 Fish) – Website
Emma Pope-Welch – Canoe & Kayak Race
Mike Robitaille – Fire Chief/Fireman’s Muster
John Rogers & Laura Elder – Kids’ Fun Run
Carolyn Schuster – Chamber Director
Terry Seavey – Banking
Erik Street – Public Works Director
…and anyone else we may have forgotten…sorry…