NEW LOCATION FOR 2010
Youth, Arts and Crafts and Music events will be brought back together again and will be held in the heart of
downtown Abingdon at Remsburg Drive.
Magicians, Jugglers, Balloons, and Parades bring out the child in all of us! You will not want to miss a minute when the Festival gets underway on July 24! Each day is packed with activities and fun for the entire family. Please thank our sponsors: Food City and Kroger of Abingdon.
ARTS AND CRAFTS
WORKSHOPS
LITERARY EVENTS
CAPO'S STORYTIME
EVENTS SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE
Saturday, July 31 from 12 to 4 p.m.
Kids just want to have fun so we created a day just for them -- Kids Rule Day! Today is all about flying through the air on a bungy jump, bouncing up and down on inflatables, taking a pony ride, petting some animals, climbing a rock wall, or playing some games and winning some prizes. Ronald McDonald will also appear.
Everything is FREE except for the pony rides ($5.00 each). Whatever you decide to do there is something for every kid! So, take a day for yourself and enjoy some family fun. After all... You Rule Today!
Friday, July 30, starting at 5:00 p.m.
Lights at Stone Mill
Kids, bring your pets to Lights at Stone Mill, off Exit 14, I-81, at 5:00 p.m. Awards will be presented. Free admission. Come early to register or call Bill Eberhardt at 276-356-5821.
Down Main Street from Frost Funeral Home on East Main to the Police Station on West Main
Bring a chair or sit on the sidewalk and enjoy this entertaining parade presented by the Desert Sands Shrine Club, David L. Hollifield, Acting President; Gary Rose, Secretary. for more information contact David L. Hollifield at 276-356-2500 or davidhollifield@embarqmail.com.
Historical Society of Washington County, 306 Depot Square
K-3rd grade; 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m., 4th-6th grade, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Presented by Members of Historical Society
Young people from Kindergarten through 6th Grade may bring a parent to the Historical Society of Washington County, VA Library in the Old Railway Passenger Station at 306 Depot Square to play some historical games, indoors. Because of limited space, please register by Saturday, July 24, by calling 276-623-8337.
12:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Latture Field
Presented by Woodland Hills Christian Church, Abingdon; Macedonia Church of Christ, Abingdon; Shakesville Church of Christ, Bristol; Suburban Christian Church, Bristol; Mount Carmel Christian Church, Meadowview
As the name suggests, this day is all about FUN! Kids can enjoy Carnival Games with prizes for the winners, jump on inflatables, climb a rock wall, or enjoy pony rides. The best part is that it is all FREE! If you're hungry, FREE food will also be available with hot dogs, popcorn, snow cones, and cotton candy. See you there for a day of family FUN.
Wednesday, August 4, starting at 6:30 p.m.
Abingdon Market Pavilion
Local teens and tweens are invited to show off their talents. Open to all talent, not just singing. No charge to enter. For more information or to register call the Festival Office at 276-623-5266.
Abingdon Market Pavilion
Young, an award winning entertainer, will amaze kids and adults alike with his sleight of hand, clean comedy and hilarious audience participation.
Youth Tent, Daily
Portraits, quick sketches and caricatures (black and white). $10 and up.
Saturday, July 24, starts at 10:00 a.m.
Prizes Awarded. Children can pick up a list of items to find at the Kid's Bike Parade or by visiting the Information Booth at Arts & Crafts. Prizes awarded on August 5 at 10:00 a.m. for ages 8 and under.
Meet at Youth Tent at Fields-Penn House
Decorated bike parade for ages 4 to 12. Decorate your bikes and transform your "wheels" into something amazing.
10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Youth Tent, $5.00 and up.
Thursday, July 29, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Youth Tent
Presented by the Washington County Public Library Children's Department. Little kids, big kids, grown-up kids -- come one, come all to this exciting program! We'll enjoy books, puppetry, and music for the whole family. For more information contact Amanda Bailey at 276-676-6382 or abailey@wcpl.net.
Saturday, July 24, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
Capo's Music Store, 903 East Main Street
Presented by Amy Ball Braswell, Capo's Music Store
Capo's is sponsoring a Capo's coloring contest open to children up to 17 years old. Pick up your Capo coloring sheet at Capo's Music Store during our VHF business hours 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Winners will be announced on Saturday, August 7th, and there are great prizes.
Saturday, July 24, Sunday, July 25, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, August 6, 7, 8, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
Kiwanis Park
Fly through the air on the EuroBungy, bungee trampoline, or have fun on the inflatables. Inflatables are free, Bungy Jump $5.
Wednesday, July 28 and Wednesday, August 4, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Youth Tent
Presented by the Washington County Public Schools, Title 1 Parent Resource Center (Kidz Place). Dinosaur story time and activities for kids of all ages. For more information contact Mitzi Bitler at 276-739-3115, or mbitler@wcs.k12.va.us.
Youth Tent
Presented by Hands On! Regional Museum
Investigate the latest in energy as you learn about the process of making bio-fuels. Check out plant cells using our digital microscope, run a model cylinder engine, and test our hydrogen and solar cars in this hands-on lesson. Appropriate for ages 9+. For more information contact Laura Miles at 423-434-4263 or outreach@handsonmuseum.org.
Saturday, July 24, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (programs every 1/2 hour)
Youth Tent
Presented by Hands On! Regional Museum
Discover some of the smallest bones in our bodies — the ones in our ear! Learn about sound and how Alexander Graham Bell used sound in many of his inventions, and found out how sound gets into our brains. Test our singing rod, crystal water glasses, and boomwhackers! Appropriate for ages 5+. For more information contact Laura Miles at 423-434-4263 or outreach@handsonmuseum.org".
Tuesday, August 3, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. (programs every 1/2 hour)
Youth Tent
Presented by Hands On! Regional Museum
Get up close and personal with one of our Hands On! creatures in this unique outreach. Learn interesting facts about food and habitat, as well as the chance to pet! Possible visitors include: leopard gecko, corn snake, Madagascar hissing cockroach. Appropriate for ages 5+. For more information contact Laura Miles at 423-434-4263 or outreach@handsonmuseum.org.
Arts and Crafts
every Saturday during the festival, 11:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Holston Mountain Artisans, 214 Park Street
Join us as we teach basic skills in crafts that have been handed down from generation to generation here in our mountain home. Space is limited to 20 children. No registration is required.
Wednesdays and Fridays, 2:00 to 4:00 p.m.
Youth Tent
Come and join the fun with a variety of crafts for children of all ages.
Saturday, July 31, 1:00 to 3:00 p.m.
Fields-Penn House Museum
For more information contact Kathy Gibian at 276-628-5005, kgibian@wkmuseum.org.
Wednesday, August 4, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
William King Museum
For more information contact Kathy Gibian at 276-628-5005, kgibian@wkmuseum.org.
Friday, August 6, 2:00 to 3:30 p.m.
William King Museum
For more information contact Kathy Gibian at 276-628-5005.
Workshops
Toole's Creek at White's Mill is the location of the Stream Pollution Workshop for kids of all ages.
White's Mill
Advance registration required
Kids, parents, teachers are encouraged to attend a stream pollution workshop Monday, August 2, at White's Mill. The Upper Tennessee River Roundtable is planning this workshop in partnership with the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation (DCR) and the Virginia Department of Environmental Quality (DEQ). Pre-registration is required by July 30 to participate in the workshop since there is a limit of 20.
Tony Pane of DCR will show participants how to catch and identify micro and macro invertebrates, or the tiny bugs that live in streams. Aquatic invertebrates are pollution sensitive and are indicators of healthy streams. Shelley Williams of DEQ will discuss how the aquatic invertebrates help to guide developing good water quality standards for the stream.
Environmental Educator Spencer Moss, an Office of Surface Mining Volunteers In Service To America member with the Roundtable, will involve kids in a fun, hands-on educational activity about water pollution. The workshop will take place at Toole's Creek at Historic White's Mill, on White's Mill Road. Rain date will be the following day, August 3, at the same time and location. To register, please contact Carol Doss, Roundtable Coordinator, at 276-628-1600, by July 30.
Literary Events
Sparking Imagination through Story, Illustration, and Crafts
Tuesday, July 27, 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Virginia Ballroom, Abingdon Senior Center
Presented by Susan Williams Beckhorn
For more information contact Phil Ferguson day phone 276-739-2459, evening phone 276-628-3309 or e-mail pferguson@vhcc.edu
Capo's Storytime
Capo's Music Store, 903 East Main Street
Presented by Amy Ball Braswell, Capo's Music Store
Capo's staff will be reading a series of children's books about Appalachia and by Appalachian authors throughout the festival. The story time events are free and light refreshments will be provided. Open to kids of all ages.
A is For Appalachia by Linda Hager Pack and Pat Banks
Saturday, July 24, 11:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m.
"A is for Appalachia" is a treasured alphabet book for children. The book introduces young readers to letters while providing an endearing look at the traditions, history, and life of Appalachia, a region with one of the oldest and most unique folk cultures in the United States. This book is filled with a diverse array of beautifully illustrated folk tales, ghost stories, recipes, Jack Tales, expressions, happenings, and music.
"Night in the Country" by Cynthia Rylant and Mary Szilagyi
Saturday, August 7, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Silver Packages by Cynthia Rylant
Tuesday, August 3, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
In Appalachia each Christmas, a boy named Frankie waits beside the tracks for the Christmas Train, which will bring presents to the children who live in coal towns and hollows. Year after year, Frankie hopes that one particular gift will be tossed to him from that train. It is this enduring hope that will guide him to the true meaning of the season. Full color illustrations.
Appalachia: The Voices of Sleeping Birds by Cynthia Rylant and Barry Moser
Saturday, July 31, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Lyrical prose and warm watercolor illustrations bring a "certain part of the country called Appalachia" alive for young readers. Two award-winning artists, forever touched by their experiences growing up in this unique landscape, have teamed to created a quietly powerful and beautifully crafted portrait of life in a timeless place.
When I was young in the Mountains by Cynthia Rylant and Diane Goode
Tuesday, July 27, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
"An evocative remembrance of the simple pleasures in country living: splashing in the swimming hole, taking baths in the kitchen and sharing family times. Each is eloquently portrayed here in both the misty-hued scenes and in the poetic text." -- Association for Childhood education International Caldecott Honor Book. Full-color illustrations.
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