EGG FESTIVAL MARKETPLACE TO OFFER WIDE VARIETY OF GOODS
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One of Pittsfield Egg Festival’s top attractions, the Egg Festival Marketplace, may receive only a small amount of promotion and advertising, but proves to be well attended year after year. The Marketplace is open on Thursday, July 24th and Friday, July 25th from 4 to 8 PM, and all day Saturday, July 26th beginning at 9 AM, at Manson Park. A variety of local artisans and crafters, as well as several commercial vendors, have already signed up to participate. An estimated 50-60 total vendors are expected to be on display – this year, all under the same tent. About two-thirds of the participants will be set up outside the tent, offering more space for late vendors. Shoppers will find a variety of items including jewelry, wood products, leather items, walking sticks, sewn crafts, and children’s items, just to name a few. A new way to “reel in” spectators to the Egg Festival Marketplace this summer is a duck fishing pond for children in which youngsters will have the opportunity to fish for prizes.
Marketplace application forms and details regarding space rental fees can be found online at www.pittsfield.org. Although the entry deadline stated on the website was July 19th, last minute vendors may sign up as late as Saturday morning if space is available. Contact chairperson Dale Goodwin at 487-6236 for additional information about the Egg Festival Marketplace.
DETROIT FIRE DEPARTMENT
CHICKEN BARBEQUE ALWAYS A FAVORITE
During the last couple of months, the Detroit Volunteer Fire Department has been planning its popular Chicken Barbeque held during the Central Maine Egg Festival in Pittsfield. Each summer, the volunteer fire department, along with the Ladies Auxiliary, spouses, friends and family, serve a barbeque chicken meal enjoyed by festival goers. The year’s menu features chicken and steak, as well as coleslaw, macaroni and potato salads, baked beans, rolls and beverages. While the meat is purchased locally, this year organizers will be preparing many of the side dishes themselves, in an attempt to keep cost down. Cianbro donates the use of their grills for the barbeque.
A small fee is charged for the meal to help lower the Fire Department’s expense. Any additional proceeds raised benefit the Detroit Fire Department Relief Fund. Serving begins at 12 PM on Saturday, July 26th. Detroit Fire Department members also plan to greet spectators at Manson Park’s front and back gates during the Central Maine Egg Festival.