June 12, 13 & 14, 2009
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Friday, June 12
12:00 Carnival, Food & Craft Booths Open!
12-11pm Lions’ Beverage Tent
12-4pm Children’s Tent
1-4:00pm Rockford Historical Museum Open
2-7:00pm Changing Tent (sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church)
3:00pm Kentwood Senior Steppers-senior dances
4:00pm Dee Jay the Clown
4:30-5:30 Dee Jay the Clown-Balloon Animals
5-11pm Shuttle Service provided by REBA
5:00pm Aaron VandeWege-Delightful & Silly Songs for Kids
5-7:00pm Opus Mime
6:00 Rockford School of Dance
6:30pm American Martial Arts Institute Demonstration-on Courtland Street
7-9:00pm Tim Salisbury-Comedian & Juggler
8:00pm The Eschelon’s-Music from the ’50s & ’60s
8:00pm American Legion presents Elvis/Tom Jones-Post 102, 330 Rockford Park Dr.
Saturday, June 13
10am Carnival, Food & Craft Booths Open
10am-11pm Lions’ Beverage Tent
10am-11pm Shuttle Service provided by REBA
11-7:00 Changing Tent (sponsored by St. Stephens Evangelical Lutheran Church)
11:00am PARADE
After
Parade Water Ball Demo—City of Rockford Fire Parade Dept. (Contact Chief Reus at 866-1553 to participate.)
11am-7pm Changing Tent (sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church)
12:00pm Rockford Area Concert Band
12-4:00pm Children’s Tent
12:30-2:30 Opus Mime
12:30-3pm Tours of Little Red Schoolhouse
1-4:00pm Rockford Historical Museum Open
1:30pm Rockford Area Orchestra
2:00pm Frog & Turtle Race-at Chase Bank on Main St.
2:30-4:30 Dee Jay the Clown-balloon animals
3:00pm Peri Phillips & Friends
4:30pm Aarganik- “Organically Fused Alt Folkwave”
6:00pm Mari Castagnaro
7:00pm Rotary Duck Race at the Dam
8:00 The Outer Vibe
Dark FIREWORKS
Sunday, June 14
10am BridgeWay Church Service-at Garden Park
11am Carnival, Food & Craft Booths Open
12pm Lions’ Beverage Tent Opens
12-4pm Children’s Tent
1:00pm Bedlam in Rockford Bed Race-Pre-register at Rockford Independent; event day sign-up at Krause Memorial Library.
1:00pm The Big Tiny Young Show
1-5:00pm Changing Tent (sponsored by St. Peter’s Lutheran Church)
2-4:00pm Dee Jay the Clown-balloon animals
3:00pm Jeff Large-Acoustic





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