Spring Creek Family Festival
Spring Creek Family Festival 2011
Saturday, June 18, 2011
Millbrook Marsh Nature Center
10 am - 3 pm
There is no admission fee -- we simply want you to enjoy yourself while learning more about Spring Creek, our natural environment,
and how you can make a difference!
Download a quarter-page handbill to print and post or email to friends.
Thanks to our 2011 Spring Creek Family Festival Sponsors:
Centre Region Parks & Recreation, Hilton Garden Inn
We appreciate your support!
Sponsorships are available! Download the sponsorship form and support this event.
2011 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Strides for Nature 5K Run/Walk:
7:30 am Registration - $25 (or pre-register online at www.active.com/donate/clearwatercons2011)
8:30 am Race Start
10 am Kids' Fun Run
Special thanks to Strides for Nature 5K sponsor Sun Directed!
Music Schedule:
Sing-along with Music Together - Rene' Oakman at 10:30 am in the upper floor of the new Education Building
Rene' Oakman has been a professional musician since 1985. She has performed locally as a solo singer/songwriter and has been in numerous band ensembles ranging from duets to a touring 9-piece R&B review. She has performed at various venues across the east coast including Philadelphia Riverfront Blues Festival, Atlanta, GA, Chapel Hill, NC, and more. Rene' has four years of formal voice instruction and music theory. http://musictogetherofsc.com/
Tussey Mountain Moonshiners at 10:30 at the outdoor stage
Winners of the 2010 DelFest Bluegrass Band Competition, the Tussey Mountain Moonshiners hail from State College, PA and are proud to honor the bluegrass tradition of the region. On-stage they bring a captivating mix of bluegrass, old-time, and folk, traditional and original compositions, and a friendly connection with the audience for an entertaining set of single mic numbers – don’t miss the Moonshiners! www.tusseymountainmoonshiners.com
Tolins' Bluegrass Revue at 12:15 at the outdoor stage
The Tolins' Bluegrass Revue is an acoustic quartet featuring Andy Tolins on guitar, Steve Buckalew on mandolin, and Bill Stetz on string bass. They've honed a driving sound with fine vocals and melodic solos.
Coming from different backgrounds, the group performs a rich musical brew of bluegrass, celtic, swing, and original compositions. The Revue evokes the soul of the mountains when they play Tolins' song, Unclaimed Love, or the fervor of a revival when Bill joins in the singing during Moan, You Moaners. They recall the strains of the Grand Ole' Opry when they play Tolins' country weeper, Naysayers, and keep the audience hopping with a toe-tappin' original, Fast Candy. http://porkchopmoney.com/tolinsrevue/TolinsRevue.html#
Special Presentation:
1:40 - 2 pm Presentation of the Spring Creek Heritage Award to Don Hamer in the upper floor of the new Education Building
Activities:
Arts and Crafts
Planting Seeds/Flower Pot Decorating
Fish Print Painting
Pressed Flower Bookmarks and Necklaces
Fish Refrigerator Magnets
Ambulance Tours
Joe Jovinelly’s Giant Bunnies
Guided Nature Walk
Animal Tracks
Rocks and Minerals
Live Snakes
Aquatic Bug Hunt
Scavenger Hunt
Historical Artifacts Exhibit
CONSERVATION EXHIBITS
Art Alliance of Central Pennsylvania... Bald Eagle Archeological Society... Bald Eagle Watershed Association... Canoe Club of Centre County... Centre County Conservation District ... Centre County Historical Society ... Centre County Pennsylvania Senior Environmental Corps... Centre County Solid Waste Authority... Centre LifeLink EMS... Centre Region Parks and Recreation... ClearWater Conservancy... Garden Starters... Millbrook Marsh Nature Center... Nittany Mineralogical Society... Penn State University Horticultural Department... Penn State Cooperative Extension Master Gardeners... Pennsylvania Fish & Boat Commission... Pennsylvania Game Commission... Pennsylvania Certified Organic... Spring Creek Watershed Association... Spring Creek Chapter of Trout Unlimited ... Susquehanna River Basin Commission... West Branch Restoration Coalition
FOOD
Webster's Cafe
Gemelli Pizza Oven
To volunteer with the Spring Creek Family Festival planning committee or to become a corporate sponsor
of Spring Creek Family Festival 2011, please contact Chris at 237-0400.
Spring Creek Day Family Festival 2008 Video
Although we started off the day with a wet morning, our spirits lifted and families ventured out as the sun made an appearance through most of the afternoon! Altogether nearly 500 people came out to celebrate nature, enjoy each other's company, and learn a little more about the environment. Many thanks to Ray Gephart's video production class at Bellefonte High School for this great video from Spring Creek Day 2008!