| HISTORY IS ALIVE AT MAYFEST OF HUNTINGDON APRIL 25, 2015 HUNTINGDON, PA -- Welcome in spring at Mayfest of Huntingdon, a unique historic-themed festival in Pennsylvania with free entertainment, more than 150 street vendors and demonstrations, costumed performers from various historical eras, a petting zoo and more! The event is hosted on Washington Street in historic downtown Huntingdon, Pa., on April 25 from 9 am to 5 pm, rain or shine. Attendees will enjoy free music, dance performers, demonstrations and exhibits during their stroll through history at Mayfest; along with store and restaurant specials. Each block on Washington Street features a historical theme: Renaissance Faire, Victorian Era, Colonial Times, Back to the 50's and Woodstock. Attendees are invited to wear costumes to join in the fun.Stage schedules and other details are available at www.MayfestOfHuntingdon.org. Mayfest of Huntingdon is a free event that offers free parking in historic downtown Huntingdon PA. Entertainment on Every Block of Downtown Huntingdon PA During Mayfest 4/25! 2015 MAYFEST OF HUNTINGDON - Washington Street festival navigation guide: Colonial Times presented by Moove In Self Storage: Between 7th & 8th Back to the 50s presented by Fairfield Inn & Suites Raystown: Between 6th & 7th Victorian Era presented by the Borough of Huntingdon: Between 5th & 6th Woodstock presented by Mutual Benefit Group: Between 4th & 5th Renaissance Faire presented by Allensville Planing Mill: Between 3rd & 4th Stroll Through History on Washington Street in Huntingdon PA on April 25, 2015
DOWNTOWN HUNTINGDON STORES & RESTAURANTS are open. Stop in our shops! Please check MayfestOfHuntingdon.org for current schedule information. Details for Mayfest of Huntingdon 4/25/2015: Buy a button to support the event Mayfest of Huntingdon 2015 button theme: "OUR QUEEN ROCKS...Party like its 1584!" You can help support Mayfest of Huntingdon by purchasing a button at any of the Huntingdon County United Way booths along the festival route. The button gets you a free ride on the Conestoga Wagon by Dayze Gone Bye Carriage Rides and also a ride on the ponies at Party Ponies at the event! Huntingdon Dance Academy The Huntingdon Dance Academy will be wowing the crowds at Mayfest with 2 performance times that include dance classes of different age groups. Jazz, ballet, hip hop, musical theatre and the Huntingdon Dance Company will be featured at Mayfest of Huntingdon by the Huntingdon Dance Academy. Performances happen at the corner of 5th Street and Washington Street. Continued: Knighting Ceremony Kids can become knighted by the Queen for doing a good deed. Parents can nominate their children for knighting. See the Queen for details! HISTORIC COSTUME CONTEST Don't miss the COSTUME CONTEST at the Queen's tent. Anyone in a costume can participate! Awards in many categories including most historically period correct and funniest costume. Be judged after 11 AM at the Queen's tent (4th & Washington). Gather when the Queen decrees to hear who wins! (TBD) Shaggy Mountain Petting Zoo Goats and chickens and coloring books, oh my! Stop by to visit our furry friends appearing this year in the Colonial block. Shaggy Mountain Petting Zoos goal is for you to have a good ole' time when the farm comes to visit you at Mayfest of Huntingdon. Choreabellum- Improvisational Tribal Style and Tribal Fusion Belly Dance ensemble Choreabellum is a State College based Improvisational Tribal Style and Tribal Fusion Belly Dance ensemble that focuses on the camaraderie and sisterhood of Tribal Belly Dance. Co-founded by Pam Ames and Meghan Zoller, Choreabellum specializes in family friendly gypsy-style belly dance, incorporating traditional and new wave belly dance influences from all over the world to form a variety of high energy performances. 10a-3p in the Renaissance Faire block of Mayfest of Huntingdon. Italian Street Painting with Graham Curtis- corner of 5th and Washington Street Italian Street Painting chalk art at its finest. Join renowned local artist Graham Curtis as he creates a temporary masterpiece in chalk on Washington Street in historic downtown Huntingdon PA. Check it out in the Mayfest Renaissance Faire section on April 25, 2015! 24th Annual Huntingdon Quilt Show The Redbud Quilt Guild of Huntingdon County, PA hosts the annual quilt show at the Huntingdon Community Center, 310 5th Street, Huntingdon, PA. Quilt registration date is Thursday April 24, 9 am - Noon. The Quilt show is open to the public Friday, April 24, 2015, 9 am to 7 pm and Saturday, April 25, 2015 9 am to 3:30 pm. Admission is $1.00 donation. There will also be displays by experienced quilters Gladys Forston and George and Beverly Fitzgerald, handmade crafts, the Guild challenge, quilting demonstrations, and door prizes. Area Fiber Arts Groups have been invited to set up displays. For more information call 814-542-2017, 814-643-5756, or email [email protected] Huntingdon County Historical Society Open House Come join the Huntingdon County Historical Society for Mayfest, April 25, 2015 from 9am to 5pm. Our facility will be open to the public on Saturday. This is a great opportunity to visit the society, see the historical displays including antique clothing and explore the research library. Normal rates for non-members to use library is $10.00 per person and Victorian House tours are $5.00 per person. Rain or Shine! 106 4th Street, Huntingdon, PA 16652. (814) 643-5449. Demonstrations AND historic education opportunities along Washington Street Don't miss the authentic blacksmith demonstration in the Renaissance Faire block. Many more educational demonstrations throughout the festival. Continued:
Horse drawn wagon rides (Mayfest button required) Dayze Gone Bye Conestoga Wagon Rides (Mayfest button required.) Start your ride in a horse-drawn vintage Conestoga wagon at the corner of 4th & Mifflin. Ride through historic downtown Huntingdon. Party Pony rides (Mayfest button required) Party Pony rides will be in the Renaissance Faire block (Mayfest button required.) Princesses and Princes can practice their best "royal wave" during their ride through the Renaissance Faire block between 3rd and 4th Streets on Washington. Continued: 46th PA REGIMENT BAND (Logan Guard) - Civil War era music Performing throughout the day will be the 46th PA REGIMENT BAND (Logan Guard) formed in December 1995 by a group of musicians from the Altoona area. The bands desire is to honor the Logan Guard Militia from Lewistown, the 46th PA Volunteer Regiment, and the musicians from Birdsboro Community Band who enlisted together and maintained the morale of the troops with their music throughout the war. Back to the 50s with Dan & Galla Dan & Galla will perform 50s tunes and host the fun 50s-style contests like jitter bug, bubble gum blowing, and hula hoop! Woodstock revisited! Enjoy a flashback to the 1960s and hear all your favorite music, create your own protest signs, and wear your headbands and peace stickers. Stone Town Gallery and Caf? In the gallery: Kids have the opportunity to create an art project. Take a break in our outside courtyard right along the festival route. Sample the savory and sweet crepes from the Caf?. Spring menu available. CHECK WWW.MAYFESTOFHUNTINGDON.ORG FOR STAGE SCHEDULES, DETAILS AND UPDATES Mayfest of Huntingdon is chaired by volunteer Linda DeArmitt and produced by an all-volunteer Board of Directors. The event sponsors include: Fairfield Inn & Suites, Mutual Benefit Group, Desert Garden Day Spa, CLARK & McDERMOTT Accounting & Tax Services, Moove In Self Storage, Allensville Planing Mill, Huntingdon County Visitor's Bureau, WTAJ-TV Channel 10, wearecentralpa.com, HappyValley.com, Common Ground magazine, Groves in downtown Huntingdon, Stone Town Gallery, Borough of Huntingdon and many other local businesses and individuals who donate to make this event possible. Many other sponsors are listed http://www.mayfestofhuntingdon.org/ Our hearty and heartfelt thanks to all of our sponsors who have contributed towards the success of Mayfest of Huntingdon 2015! Gold Sponsors ($500 or more) Moove In Storage Fairfield Inn Borough of Huntingdon Mutual Benefit Group Allensville Planning Mill (APM) Many other sponsors are listed http://www.mayfestofhuntingdon.org/ Colonial Times presented by Moove In Self Storage Back to the 50s presented by Fairfield Inn & Suites Victorian Era presented by Borough of Huntingdon Woodstock presented by Mutual Benefit Group Renaissance Faire presented by Allensville Planning Mill Event details and social media comments about Mayfest of Huntingdon 2015 (sampling): We can't Wait to see The Backyard Rockers at Mayfest in Huntingdon! Saturday April 25th, 2015 @ 9:00 am, The Backyard Rockers. Playing LIVE 9-11 a.m. at Desert Garden Day Spa Stage, 5th and Washington Streets. The Spring Thaw art show is OPEN NOW at the Art Space on 4th Street in Huntingdon and ends with the awards ceremony on April 25 at 3 pm; during Mayfest of Huntingdon! Mark your calendars and make time in your day to check out the amazing work by students from area schools. Hope to see you there! Our Community Cares (www.ourcommunitycaresinc.org) will be at Mayfest. Check us out, Kitchen Angels, Homemade Decorative Soaps, Jars of Brownie, Chocolate Chip and Snickerdoodle Mixes, Raffle tickets for a Brady End Table, Tickets to win Olaf from Frozen, stuffed animal. , 31 Days of Thirty One Raffle Tickets, Capt. Jack Lions Park Gun Raffle Tickets and more. AND PERFORMING AT OUR BOOTH will be Ms. Elaini Arthur of Hollidaysburg, A very talented young lady who will soon have her first CD released. Stop by and say hello. Just for the Mayfest only Michael Alan Simone, Kimberly Vining Simone, and Carrie Spaid will be doing complimentary full body scan analysis at Simone Family Chiropractic at 613 Washington Street across from All American pizza. The scan is an important part of the doctor supervised Chiro-thin program. It is a $99 value and it is our FREE gift for Mayfest. The scan shows metabolic age, bone mass, body fat, body water, BMR, BMI, visceral organ fat, and much more. It is very enlightening. Stop by to see us. Choreabellum is a State College based Improvisational Tribal Style and Tribal Fusion Belly Dance ensemble that focuses on the camaraderie and sisterhood of Tribal Belly Dance. Co-founded by Pam Ames and Meghan Zoller, Choreabellum specializes in family friendly gypsy-style belly dance, incorporating traditional and new wave belly dance influences from all over the world to form a variety of high energy performances. 10a-3p in the Renaissance Faire block of Mayfest of Huntingdon. Nicholas Roddy and Friends will present a reading of "Lorenzo," an original work in the style of a mobster noir. Written by Roddy, "Lorenzo" chronicles the downfall of Loreno Morelli, New York City's leading gangster. This reader's theater event is part of Roddy's graduation project for Mount Union Area High School with assistance and costumes by The Playhouse at McConnellstown. Cheryl Smith and Meghan Whitesel mentored the project. Readings are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. outside Brown's Funeral Home on Washington Street in the Woodstock block of Mayfest of Huntingdon. "I am really excited about the Kid's Faerie Area in the Renaissance Faire block between 4th and 3rd Streets on Washington Street. Party Ponies, Castle Bounce House and Peaceful Life Fellowship will be have faerie gardens to build and photos with costumes and with some special fest characters like princesses, pirates and other props. Fun! I can't wait!!! And story time with Bekka Bluebird and crafts!" -- Linda DeArmitt Yeeeaaa! Faerie Story Time with Bluebird and Manda at 11:00am and 1:30pm between the cardboard castle and the princess bounce house in the Renaissance Faire block between 4th and 3rd Streets. I really would love to see lots of little faeries and princesses all over the place. What fun! "Please lets everyone wear costumes. That is what makes this fest so unique! Almost any costume fits in the different eras. Come as a pirate, fur trader, Victorian dandy, cowboy, princess or pull out the tie-dyes -- any historic type of costume is going to add to the fun!" -- Linda DeArmitt Park's Garbage Service is happy to provide our services in coordination with Mayfest of Huntingdon over the past 7 years. Park's Garbage Service provides prompt, dependable, service to 9 counties in Pennsylvania. Park's Garbage Service has been providing residential garbage service since 1960. Park's commitment to customer service is second to none and you can be assured they take great pride in keeping equipment and facilities clean and in top condition. Call 800-486-4490 for more information on single stream recycling, garbage, roll off services, or to begin service. On the web at ParksGarbage.com. Peaceful Life Fellowship are the folks behind the castle with a photo booth and children making faerie gardens in the Renassiance Faire block between 4th and 3rd Street on Washington Street. Be sure and check out the Castle Bounce House and Party Ponies and Gage Manson. Don't forget to buy buttons to help us have more Mayfests. We are totally all volunteer and all money goes to the putting together of events and shows. It is our only fund raiser. If every person at the fest would give up one dollar we could have a great Street party. |
