Wednesday, July 20, 2011

CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL-2011

 
After a very successful three days,
Queen Cameron closed the festival.







I cannot believe it's over!  
All that fun, and all that wonderful weather just 
FOR THE CHILDREN!

The 2011 Children's Festival's theme, "Read Around The World", encouraged kids to see, do, and explore arts and crafts and activities designed with children in mind.  The scene was wonderful to observe.  

I spent three enjoyable sessons at the Lost Parent's Tree and was fortunate to have dear friends from the Storytelling Guild and Children's Festivals past join me.  These were:

Karin Dailey, Lynn Kellogg, Sue Dalke, Cathy Theen, Becky Versteeg, Peggy Tomlins, Marilyn Gradwell, Bonnie Hall, Linda Higgins, Andrea Mobley, Susie Wright, and Darla Foley.  (I missed attending on Tuesday Morning because I was teaching a watercolor class). Former Festival Queens, Diane Newland and Karen Foster were sitting at Lost Parent's Tree location then.  

The tree, by the way isn't a tree at all but the sound tower for the Britt Stage.   It is perfectly situated right in the center of everything on the upper hill.  From our vantage point we have coveted center stage seating for the performances and looking around we can see the upper hill down to Storytelling Tree, etc.  We cannot see Mother Goose Land from there but Queen Cameron and her attendants stopped by to say hello and to tell us all was well in Mother Goose Land!



This map of our Festival was created in 1977 Landscape Architect, Jurgen Hess.


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Thursday, June 16, 2011

2011 CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL QUEEN CROWNED

PRESENTING QUEEN CAMERON McCANDLESS
Queen Cameron McCandless will reign for the entire year, representing the Storytelling Guild and Children's Festival


Queen Cameron will reign over THE CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL which happens
July 10, 11, and 12th at Britt Park in Jacksonville, Oregon.   

Her duties officially began today with her coronation.  2010 Queen Terrie Kirkpatrick presented her with her Royal Crown,  Robe & Septer and read the Royal Proclamation.
There were Twenty Past Queens in attendance to honor her at this special occasion. In addition many of the Past Directors of The Children's Festival were invited to the ceremonies and to a special picnic luncheon given by Queen Terrie and The Social Events Chairpersons, Maggie Donovan and Nicole Ford.
 
 Past Festival Queens in attendance:
Ruth Schwada, Bonnie Hall, Becky Versteeg, Pat Blair, Verdell Coleman, Janice Cox, Karen Foster, Suzanne Yaru, Karin Dailey, Diane Newland, Linda Higgins, Lynn Kellogg, Sue Dalke, Marilyn Gradwell, Cathy Theen, Ilma McKern, Darla Foley, Judy Gambee, Andrea Mobley, and Terrie Kirkpatrick.  Most of these will be volunteering at the Lost Parent's Tree during the Festival.  Do drop by to say hello as you make your way down to the Queen's Court to visit Queen Cameron!






STORYTELLING TREE PLAQUE

The Co-Directors for the 2010 and 2011 Children's Festival, Anne Billeter and Teresa Stumpenhaus  presented a SPECIAL AWARD PLAQUE to  
Margie Cicerrella, Francine Conner-Coash, Anne Guevara, and Kim Wolfe to honor their service for many years as Jackson County Library Staff who operated the Storytelling Tree at the Children's Festival.  The plaque will be hung in the Storytime Room in the Medford Library.


Children's Festival T-Shirt Designs, 1982 to 2014

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