Festival Music Information:

Festival Music Director, Ben Hardy This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .



2013 Headlining Band is Gnarlemagne



Description from Gnarlemagne website:

"Since their inception in 2006, Gnarlemagne has made quick work of establishing their own unique sound. Call it "Garage Soul": spirited New Orleans funk, swamp riffing blues, and hook-laden Rock – all wrapped up tastefully with a brass section and the smoky, soul-fueled growl of frontman Stu Dias."

Festival Theme Song:

The Oyster River Running Through
Music and Lyrics by Sam Southworth
Performed by Codfish Aristocracy
Go to our festival facebook group to listen to the music!

(verse one)
What’s that sound, that comes around
Down by the dam in the spring?
It signals a time when the green leaves climb
And the rebirth of everything

(chorus)
Friends that have gone and forgotten song
Should be kept and wrapped in dew
Here in this place with a smile on our face
And the Oyster River running through

(verse two)
Come gather ‘round and I’ll tell of a town
That’s been here for many a year
Do you know of the gundalow
And the triumph of hope over fear?

(verse three)
So here we remain through the joy and pain
And here we’ll make our stand
Bless this town and the river’s sound
And the spirit of the land

copyright 2009 Sam Southworth, used with permission 

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Festival Food & Water Information:



Water will be available in large water cooler/dispensers. Thank you for helping us "go green" by bringing your own water bottle from home to re-fill during the day. (Big thanks to UNH Campus Recreation for letting us borrow the coolers!)

There will be an ICE CREAM truck on the premises! Run by ORHS alumna Sandra Wilson Griffen at North East Ice Cream Company. Check them out on Facebook too!

Festival BBQ (hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken wings, lemonade) will be sponsored by the Oyster River Alumni Association and managed by the ORHS Ski Team. Chicken wings generously donated by Fat Belly's Grill and Bar in Portsmouth. (Big thanks to UNH Grounds and Events for letting us borrow their pop up tent!)

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Rain or Shine, bring lawn chairs, blankets: 

Festival is rain or shine! The music will be held outdoors under a tent so bring rain gear. The rest of the festival (artists and other exhibitors) may be moved indoors into the ORHS building.  Please bring your own blankets and lawn chairs to enjoy the music concert.

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Festival Children's Activities:

Bobcat Bolt Kids "Fun Run" at 10:25am on the ORHS Field!
     $5.00 registration fee prior to or on May 31, 2013
     $10.00 registration fee on or after June 1, 2013

50 yd dash : Ages 4 & Under
1/4 Miler (New this Year) : Ages 10 & Under
1/2 Miler : Ages 12 & Under

All registered participants with a numbered Bobcat Bolt KFR bib will receive a participant ribbon, a balloon & an envelope with a free kids meal to Weathervane Seafoods Restaurants. 1st, 2nd & 3rd prize trophies will be award to each race but not including the 50 yd dash. Plus during each race our DJCHN will play Chariots of Fire. Tons of fun for everyone!!!


 


Face Painting donated by Denice Kelly of Squrrelcat Designs



Fire Truck Tour/Demonstration by the Durham Fire Department

  

Storytelling by Michael Lang (also see Michael's facebook page)



Storytelling by Shawn Middleton



Bounce House

   

Arts and Crafts table sponsored by Mary Bencks
 
  


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Festival Exhibitor Information:

Check back for more 2013 Exhibitor Information!

BECOME A FESTIVAL EXHIBITOR!
Contact Anita Mathur at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Download the 2013 pdf document containing exhibitor instructions and application.

Note: Table fee has been dropped to $20. Fee is waived for current OR students and Bobcat Bolt business sponsors giving more than $100.

Confirmed 2013 Exhibitors:


Janna Stevens, LMT, will be offering FREE massage sessions!



Joel Mullins, DC, will be offering FREE chiropractic sessions!



Durham Parks and Recreation will have an exhibit and demonstration. Durham Parks and Recreation, its Director and Committee, strive to offer a wide range of quality programs, parks, and facilities that encourage all community members to participate in healthy, fun, and enriching activities. Together, they celebrate the essential role public recreation plays in fostering a cohesive and vibrant community. Many thanks to Durham Parks and Rec for their "Couch to 5K" fitness program to get the community ready for the Bobcat Bolt run/walk!



Oyster River Teen Initiative


 
Josh and Nate Hardy Scholarship Quilt Raffle/Display


"Chi For You" Fung Shui Jewelry by Sudie Gauvin


"Second Shot Photographs" by Rebecca Amell Casimiro (ORHS Class of '76)


"Quillwell Creations" Quilled paper and ice resin pendants by Jane Elwell (ORHS Class of '74)


"Surf n'Turf Creations of New England" Sea glass jewelry by Matthew Smith (ORHS '04) and Stephanie Finley


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