* A special Newcastle Days edition of the Newcastle City Hall e-mail newsletter*
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Newcastle Days 2018
Sept. 7-8
Newcastle Days is bigger and better than ever! Join us at Lake Boren Park for a whole lot of fun, food and live music. Enter the car show, watch the parade, meet your favorite superheroes, listen to legendary Yes drummer Alan White perform on the main stage and much more!
Newcastle Days Highlights
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Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Alan White and his band will close out Newcastle Days with a 6 p.m. performance on Saturday. He'll perform songs from his vast catalog of hits! Kira Michele, Megs McLean and Kellee Bradley will also rock the Lake Boren Park stage throughout the day!
In honor of Newcastle Days, VERDE Organic Body is hosting free exercise classes at its N ewcastle Commons studio on Sept. 5. On Sept. 15, take in a special post-festival performance by the Seattle Chinese Orchestra at Aegis Gardens.
Back by popular demand, Broadway on Boren returns to Newcastle Days on Friday, Sept. 7, at 6:30 p.m. at Lake Boren Park. Don't throw away your shot to rise up and hear a lineup of Broadway classics from shows like West Side Story , Wicked and Hamilton , to name a few.
Vendors will be selling food at Lake Boren Park on Friday and Saturday! Munch on hot dogs, ice cream, burritos, pizza, kettle corn, and shaved ice. The Chamber Beer and Wine Garden is back, too! Beer will be provided by Resonate Brewery, while Cedar River Cellars will offer wine.
If you’re enjoying the festivities of Newcastle Days in the early afternoon on Saturday, Sept. 8, you might find yourself running into some  super  individuals. Batman and Wonder Woman will make an appearance at Lake Boren Park from 1-3 p.m. on Saturday to chat, sign autographs and take pictures.
Imagine riding to the red carpet in one of the vehicles on display at the Cars on the Green show hosted by Lance Lambert! The show goes from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Check-in by 9. Registration is $15. Cars should enter the show via 129th Avenue Southeast at the north end of Lake Boren.
There’s a new reason to make sure you visit all of the booths at this year’s Newcastle Days! Win some prizes through our booth bingo! Stop by the City of Newcastle booth to pick up the bingo sheet, then return to the booth after you’ve collected the required signatures. Your name will be entered into a raffle to win a few prizes!
Newcastle Days Saturday kicks off with our annual Parade in the Park, starting at 10:30 a.m. Join friends and neighbors as the local parade makes its way through Lake Boren Park before ending at the main stage for the  presentation  of colors. Get there early to take advantage of a 10 a.m. pre-parade stretch sponsored by VERDE Organic Body.
We would like to thank all of the sponsors that have made Newcastle Days possible this year. These sponsors are a big part of our community, so we are honored to have them celebrating Newcastle Days with us! A special thank you to presenting sponsor Waste Management and gold level sponsor BECU!
Celebrate the arts all month long in honor of Newcastle Days! Take in the community art show at the Newcastle Library and attend the opening reception on Sept. 6, from 7-9 p.m. On Sept. 8, stop by the Newcastle Arts Council's booth to create fabulous works of chalk art and craft decorative fans at Lake Boren Park.
Newcastle Days Parking
During Newcastle Days, the main Lake Boren parking lot is reserved for sponsors, vendors and ADA parking spots. General parking is available on the SPU waterline just west of Lake Boren Park. If you plan on parking here, please enter only on Southeast 84th Way and exit only on 129th Avenue Southeast (see the map below).
Volunteer at Newcastle Days
Volunteering is a great way to have fun, give back, and learn more about your community! And what better way to get involved than by participating in the city's biggest event of the year?

Peruse the volunteer opportunities below, and if you can lend a hand on Saturday, Sept. 8, please email Community Activities Commissioner Patti Magers at  pattim@newcastlewa.gov !

Parade (9-11 a.m.)
** Check in and staging/directing parade participants

Sidewalk Chalk (Two shifts: 11:45-1:30; 3-5)
** Assist "drawers" with their art, collect chalk when participants are done, monitor drawings for appropriateness, manage drawing areas

Fan art (One shift: 1:30-3)
** Help youth with creative project 
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