Pittsfield's 30th egg festival fosters renewing acquaintances Monday, July 15, 2002
PITTSFIELD — Central Maine Egg Festival Chairman Rob Speed said Friday that much of the town is gearing up for this month's 30th annual event. "We're starting to get excited," he said.
The theme for this year's activities is "30 Years of Eggcellent Eggventures."
Originally founded to celebrate the brown egg industry, the weeklong festival has become a time for the community to come together and old acquaintances to be renewed. Many local families schedule family reunions around the egg festival schedule.
"Each year an amazing number of people look forward to either attending or participating in this fun tradition," Town Manager Kathryn Ruth said. "The egg festival is a very important event in our community and provides an opportunity for families and friends to see each other and share memories at homecomings and family get-togethers."
Ruth said the event also provides an opportunity for Pittsfield to welcome thousands of visitors to the community. She offered thanks to the festival committee and the other civic groups in Pittsfield "that have helped make the egg festival such a great family event."
"This content originally appeared as a copyrighted article in the July 13, 2002 edition of the Bangor Daily NEWS and is used here with permission."
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Schedule of Eggvents 2002
The schedule of events is:
* Monday, July 22, 7 PM Blue Hill Brass band at Hathorn Park gazebo
* Tuesday, July 23, 7-10 PM street dance in the municipal building parking lot
* Wednesday, July 24
11 am-2 PM Five-A-Day Relay race
7 PM Sebasticook Valley Community Band at Hathorn Park gazebo.
Thursday's Photos
* Thursday, July 25, 10 am-2 PM window painting on Main Street
6 PM Kiddie Parade, lining up at the fire station by 5:45 PM and proceeding to Manson Park
6:30 PM Kiwanis Karnival opens in Manson Park
7 PM scholarship pageant at Pittsfield Community Theater
Friday's Photos
* Friday, July 26, :30 PM Kiwanis Karnival opens in Manson Park
Saturday's Photos
* Saturday, July 27, (except for the parade, which begins at Industrial Park and continues down Somerset Avenue and Main Street, all events occur in Manson Park)
6 am Big Breakfast under the tent;
8 am horseshoe tournament
9:15 am parade
113o am to 4 PM Plymouth Fire Department chicken barbecue
12:00 Fire Department smokehouse & local FD Departments firefighters muster
12:30 softball game featuring local merchants versus staff at WVII Channel 7
12:30 PM Mike Rodrigue, contemporary music
2:30 PM Misty Mountaineers, bluegrass
3:30 PM Wooley Brothers, new country
5 PM Jim and Sam Whitman, folk
6:30 PM High on Country, country and rock and roll
9:45 PM fireworks
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