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Tuesday, 24 March 2009 22:46

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THE 2012 OYSTER RIVER FESTIVAL IS SCHEDULED FOR SATURDAY MAY 12th, 11am-1:30pm!



Festival Vision: The Oyster River Festival is an annual event held in the heart of Durham, New Hampshire, offering live music, arts and crafts, children's activities and more! The Festival strengthens the relationship between Oyster River students and alumni, the University of New Hampshire, and the wider Durham/Seacoast community by encouraging everyone who has made their home in the Durham area to come together to commemorate the people and place that makes Durham a distinct and special community. Under the auspices of the Oyster River Alumni Association, the Festival also serves as a fundraiser that benefits students in the Oyster River School District through a variety of grants and scholarships.

  • Saturday May 12, 2012
  • 11am-1:30pm (please note the new truncated time schedule this year!)
  • Located on the ORHS field, 55 Coe Drive, Durham, NH 03824
  • Music - Art - Food - Friends
  • Suggested Donation, $10 per adult (kids, OR students free)
  • Contact: Anita Mathur at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
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We need Festival Volunteers! Check out the volunteer list and email our volunteer coordinator, Jeff Lang at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it , to sign up for a time slot! 


Thank you to our 2012 Festival Sponsors!

                      
           




Festival "Suggested Donation" $10 per adult

 

Please help us cover Festival expenses (Tent, Stage, Sound Sytem) and also give back to our alma mater via grants and scholarships to current OR students.

To make a donation, click on the Paypal "Donate" button below and write in the total amount you would like to donate to the Festival. Thank-you!
 

Donate using Paypal!

Donations may also be given in person at the Bobcat Bolt registration packet pickup and the day of the Festival but we appreciate your advance donation as it will help us cover up front Festival expenses.

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Post-Festival Portsmouth Harbor Cruise, $10 per ticket

  

   

After the Festival join us on the Isles of Shoals Steamship Co m/v Thomas Laighton in Portsmouth!

Departure Time: Don't Miss the Boat!! Boarding is at 7:30pm for a 8:00pm departure! Cruise will return around 11:00pm.

Departure Location: 315 Market Street, Portsmouth, NH. Click here for directions.

Entertainment: The Jim Devlin Band will be on board providing great entertainment and dancing.

Food: Food and drinks will be available for purchase on the ship! The cruise snack bar will offer a variety of candy, nachos, hotdogs, chips, and soft pretzels for sale. Prices will be between $2-7 dollars for food items. For beverages, soda is $2.00, alcoholic beverages range from $4-10.

Age Requirement: You must be age 21+ to attend

Tickets: $10 per cruise ticket, proceeds from ticket sales will benefit the ORAA mini grant initiative and ORAA scholarship fund. Many thanks to ISSCo for their sponsorship! Tickets are limited so buy yours early!

Ticket Purchase Details: To purchase cruise tickets, click on the Paypal "Donate" button below and write in the total amount for the number of tickets you would like to purchase. Please also write in "[X number] CruiseTickets" in the "Add special instructions to ORAA" box in the review and submit portion of the paypal transaction. When you purchase your tickets online your name will be added to a list. Come to the Isles of Shoals Cruise table at the Festival with your ID and pick up your tickets. You can also purchase tickets at the Festival with cash and you can also come directly to the cruise and purchase tickets at boarding if you can't make it to the festival.

Donate using Paypal!


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T-Shirt Sales:

 

Stop by the ORAA table to purchase your ORAA t-shirt! Proceeds go toward Festival expenses and ORAA grants and Scholarships.

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Festival Music Information:



2012 Music

The Southworth Brothers (Festival theme song, The Oyster River Running Through) approx. 10:30 am
The George Brown Band 11:00 am - 11:45 am
Something With Strings 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm




Thank you so much to these fantastic bands for donating their time and talent!

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

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Festival Food & Water Information:



The ORHS Boys Lacrosse Team will be providing a Festival BBQ as a fundraiser. Please support the students by purchasing your lunch from them! 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.

There will also be an ICE CREAM truck on the premises! Run by ORHS alumna Sandra Wilson Griffen.

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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 10:30am on the ORHS Field!
     $8.00 registration fee for children age 6-12 (1/4 and 1/2 mile races)
     Free for children 6 and under (50 yard dash)

 

Bounce House donated by Play! and overseen by Oyster River Parents and Preschoolers

   

Arts and Crafts table sponsored by the Community Church of Durham

  

Face Painting sponsored by Denice Kelly of Squrrelcat Designs



Fire Truck Tour/Demonstration by the Durham Fire Department

  

Storytelling by Michael Lang

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Festival Exhibitor Information:

Janna Stevens, LMT (Health Spirit Center, 13 Jenkins Court) will be offering FREE massage services

Health Spirit Center


Joel Mullins, DC, (Durham Chiropractic, 65 Newmarket Road) will be offering FREE chiropractic sessions



Allison Neal, Tutor Doctor, offering Educational Consulting Services


Linda Coffee, Center for Cultural Interchange


BECOME A FESTIVAL EXHIBITOR!
Contact Matt Smith at
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2011 pdf document containing exhibitor instructions and application.

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Become a Festival Sponsor!
                      
           

Thank you to our Festival sponsors so far - Isles of Shoals Steamship Company. Sperry Tents, Liberty Mutual, and Lenk Orthodontics. Please consider becoming a sponsor for the Festival with a donation of $100 or more. Your support will allow us to keep ticket prices down and maximize the grants and scholarships benefitting Oyster River Students.

View this .pdf document for Festival sponsorship categories and benefits - All donations are tax deductible!

Donate online by clicking the PayPal donation button below:
 

Donate using Paypal!


Alternatively you may write a check made payable to "ORAA" and mail to: Oyster River Alumni Association, P.O. Box 320, Durham, NH 03824

 

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