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Contact:
Dave
Email: dave@pon.netMarch 31, 2010
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Bodega Bay’s 37th
Annual Fisherman’s Festival
Saturday and Sunday April 17-18,
2010
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BODEGA BAY, CA. – The Bodega Bay community will
celebrate its 37th annual Fisherman’s
Festival on the weekend of April 17-18, at Westside
Park. Record crowds are expected to take in live music
and entertainment, sample local cuisine, and browse the
wares of 80 plus crafter and artisan booths. A special
feature will be the dedication of a Fishermen’s Memorial
to remember fishermen lost at sea.
The
festival weekend is packed with music, food, and
entertainment. A favorite attraction is the wine
tasting booth, featuring more than 25 Sonoma County
wines. Food booths have something for every palate from
barbequed oysters to hamburger, local fish and chips,
and sandwiches. Live music and entertainers perform on
the band stage all day Saturday and Sunday. Artisans
and vendors from all over California offer a wide
selection of arts and crafts.
Entertainment and musical groups include the Unauthorized
Rolling Stones, Dirty Dub Band, Pi Circus Performers, Wonder
Bread 5, Jeremy Shafer Juggling & Origami Entertainment, and
the Tomales High School Band.
Saturday will feature the Wooden Boat Challenge at the festival site
-- where participating teams build a vessel from scratch, then
compete in a boat race inside Bodega Bay harbor. For golfers, there
will be a golf tournament at The Links at Bodega Harbour
(707-875-3538).
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Sunday morning will observe the dedication of the Fishermen’s
Memorial at Spud Point Marina, followed by the blessing of the
fishing fleet -- when decorated boats parade out of the harbor to
receive a blessing from local clergy. A flower wreath is cast upon
the waters honoring the fishermen lost at sea.
The festival is a great venue for kids, with a play area for face
painting, spin paintings, games, free kit lessons, pony rides and
the popular Pets on Parade, including llamas and visitors’ pets.
Admission is $10 (seniors $8), $15 for a weekend pass, and kids
under 12 are free. This is a family friendly environment with free
parking and handicap access. Leashed pets are welcome. There will
be a raffle for prizes from local merchants.
The festival has its origin as a celebration of the start of the
Salmon fishing season and the annual Blessing of the Fleet.
The Bodega Bay Fisherman’s Festival is a nonprofit organization run
by local community volunteers under the leadership of chair Ginny
Bassi. All proceeds of the festival benefit local service and
volunteer organizations. For more information call the Bodega Bay
Visitors’ Center at 707-875-3866 or access the website at
www.bbfishfest.org
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