Freedom WEEK Festival '2009'
7/3/09 "SUNRISE SIDE ENSEMBLE "
WE ALL THANK YOU!!!
July 3rd - 10th 2009
Freedom Week Festival Buttons on sale soon -$5.00- Git yours now!!
Button sales pay acts and help with next years festival!!
Show your Patriotic Support !
Freedom Week Buttons available for sale at:
Village Chocolatier - Bay Party Store - Mulligans
Brew Krew - Oscoda Area Chamber of Commerce -
Tawas Area Chamber of Commerce -
Wear your Freedom Week Buttons To Alpenas Impact Music Festival = 1/2 off regular ticket at
Impact Music Festival is July 11, 2009 Alpena MI
(also see Made in America and Entertainers tab for more detailed information!)
NOTE: A percentage of all fundraisers are going to: American Diabetes foundation and The VARC -Veterans of America Reclamation Camp.
A Sunny Day in Tawas Bay...Sunrise Side Ensemble & Sounds of Silver....7/3/09
Arts & Entertainment lineup for 2009
Grounded July 5th , 2009
"Susan Taylor Thomas "
Freedom Week Freedom Festival
Harbor Park State Dock
July 3rd - 10th, 2009
July 3rd, Friday 2009
Big Band Dance Music
Musical Kickoff
5pm Sounds of Silver
6pm Sunrise Side Ensemble
July 4th, Satuday 2009
Fine Arts and Crafts Demonstrations
Food Court Primitive Technologies
Music:
1pm 3rd and soul
3pm A Rotterdam November
5pm VOR Global
7pm Tawas Community Band
Sunday July 5th 2009
Fine arts and Crafts Food Court
12n Freedom Rally registration and Judging
2pm Blessing of the bikes
Music:
1pm "4 four The Road"
3pm Living Stones
6pm "Grounded"
Monday July 6th, 2009
Freedom of Speech, Freedom Rally - Tea Party
NRA demos and Speakers (Lineup TBA)
"Two Spirit Matis" French Indian Trader Demo's
Constitutional Reading ( Abbreviated)
-DJ BK spins Patriotic Songs
4pm Lady Blue eyes and the Dirty Shop Boys
5pm Freedom Rally Open Mic (3 minute time limit)
6:30 Ray Skiver and Sues Blues
Tuesday July 7th, 2009
"Kids Crafts in America"
"Eddy Eagle" by Joe Fischer, NRA Training Rep
Face Painting with Anne Sorrenson, Story Time
Flower Fun with Sandra Brugger & Connie Ecker 5:30pm
Scott Romberger Orgami Hand Puppets
Crafts with Shirly Radloff
East Tawas Fire department Demo Truck
Fire Truck Rainbow Display by Sherman Oaks, Jay Maddock
Kids Karoake and Kids Music by DJ BK
Wednesday July 8th, 2009
Veterans of America Honored,
Operation Shoebox collecting for Soldiers
(bring any small shipable items ie: lip gloss/teabags/jerky/noetcte cards/m&m's/eye drops/ mints/ gum/ etc.)
NRA Demo's and Speakers
Loud Salute to Veterans
Big Band Dance and PatrioticMusic:
4pm AFC Olde Tyme Gospel and Sing along favorites
6PM Sunrise Squares Calling and Dance
Thursday July 9th 2009
Honoring Native America
Talking Stick workshop,
Dream Catcher workshop,
Flute Making
Primitive technologies workshop
"Two Spirit Metis" French Indian Trader demo
Music:
Native Drummers and Dance
DJ BK spins Native flute and drum music
Friday July 10 2009
Young America Day
Youth and teen activities and games
Karoake
East Tawas Fire department demo
Beach Volley ball tournament
4pm Spoken word poetry slam
Music:
5pm Open Mic (music/variety)
8pm A Rotterdam November
9pm Kornerstone
Northland FCU ClownTroupe
Oscoda & Tawas Bay Area
“Made in America”
This is our theme for this year’s Freedom Week Festival fine arts and crafts show. Taking place during the first two days of our area's only week long Independence Day festival. You can enjoy the 4th of July Parade followed directly by the opening of our show and then on to a full week of activities.
The intent is to have this show recognized for it's unrivaled artists and craftman.
Our jury will select the artists and awards given for ‘Best of Show’ in each category.
We also have fanastic opportunities for food vendors. Our food court will no doubt ad to the draw. We are selecting a wide variety of foods so as to provide something for everyone.
Our fine artists are invited to show on the 4th and 5th for the Fine Art and Craft show, our vendors will stay on for the full week for our food court area.
West Branch Eagles #3646
4627 W. M 76, 48661 
With the Made in America art fair, Freedom Ride blessing of the bikes, Thank a Vet veteran recognition, 'Kids in the Park' craft day, In God We Trust, American Innovation, Young America Day, musical acts performing each day, we create a draw throughout the whole week.
As the Tawas Bay region is a popular Independence Day destination, we enjoy an enthusiastic audience of both our local community and visitors from all over.
The press has also been very good to us. This year we can expect not just the attention of local television and news papers, but also our radio sponsors 91.3 FM, The Rock www.myrock.fm, www.wkjc.com , Carroll Broadcasting and a variety of websites such as America's #1 travel website 'Pure Michigan' at www.michigan.org. We have an aggressive marketing campaign in place for maximum crowd draw.
Hours for "Made in America", our Weekend kickoff will be July 4th, 2009 Hours will begin at 12n – 8:00pm Saturday and 11am – 7pm Sunday. Early arrival and set up times on Friday the 3rd are available, please inquire.
Festival Hours, for July 6th, 2009 Monday through Friday 4pm - 8pm. Though music will likely extend later and food vendors are welcomed to extend their hours both earlier and later.
The show is set in Harbor Park, the Lake Huron side park at the State Dock, in the heart of bustling downtown East Tawas. That's at the intersection of U.S. 23 and Bay Street directly cross from Newman Street East Tawas' downtown district. Easy Parking, camping and shopping are within reach. Tawas Bay is a full service small community with excellent restaurants, hotels, cabins, medical care and local shops - you're sure to find something special right here in Tawas Bay, Michigan.
Thanks to our many fine Sponsors 2009!!!!
Iosco County Herald ~ WKJC ~ Independent Bank ~ Impact Festival Alpena ~ DNR ~ East Taws City Parks ~ Joe Fischer, NRA Representitive ~F.O.E. Westbranch Eagles ~ Marilyn Vogler ~ Villiage Chocolatier ~ HCB Band ~ Develop Iosco ~ Hsings Garden~ opencarry.org ~Miss Anonymous~ Chadwell Chiropractic ~ 3rd and Soul ~ Mobile Bump and Paint ~ St Joseph Hospital ~Klenow's Sherman Glen and Jay and Claudia Maddock ~ miopencarry.org ~Jerry Nunn, Editor Infonortheast.com ~ Steve Cook ~ Connie R DeLeon ~ Living Waters Church East Tawas, Pastor Twila Wilzinski ~Pete Mancini ~ Grounded ~ Christ Church ~ Mulligans Irish Pub ~ New Reflections Hair Salon~ Hungry Howies~ Bonnie London ~ House of Oak ~ Christine Sheldon ~ Woody's Cycle ~ New Reflections Hair Salon ~Keith Frank ~ Smokin' Pot's Studio ~ State Farm Insurance East Tawas ~ Chuck and Peggy Allen ~ 4 for the Road ~ Kurt Romberger ~ O'Conners Fine Clothing ~ Seymours Carpet and Furniture ~ Shoe Box Mary ~ Father Daniel Canon ~ Huron Sports and Fitness~ Bob Kloc and family ~ The Harvey Herriman family ~ St Vincent De Paul ~ Charlie and Ola ~ Marti Wassman ~ Mike Miller ~ The Family of the Perchville Queen~ Brew Krew ~
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