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The year 2008 will be an exciting, celebratory one for the Town of Norfolk! On October 9th of 1758, our town was incorporated as an independent municipality, with 44 voters at the first meeting. Two hundred and fifty years later it is appropriate to commemorate this special time in history with a town-wide celebration. The Board of Selectmen established A 250th Anniversary Committee for the specific purpose of making this celebration a truly memorable one. The committee is planning festivities that will take place on Friday August 1st and Saturday August 2nd, 2008. Friday's activities feature an evening Block Party downtown, starting at 5:00 PM with Judy Busch nationally known ventriliquist act. Food booths will be stocked and ready to sate your appetite starting at 5:30 PM. There will be square dancing called by Cliff Brodeur followed by music provided by John Bazzano's band, other activities include Karl Saliter - street jester and face painting. Following the block party a Gala Fireworks display will erupt from the center of town! Saturday's events kick off at 10:30 AM with a YOUNG ARTIST RECITAL (YAR) in the Music Shed on the grounds of the Ellen Battell Stoeckel Estate featuring music from 1758. At 1:00 PM a Victorian Tea will be hosted by innkeepers Dean and Jean Marie Johnson at the Mountain View Inn. A celebratory parade will step off promptly at 4:00 PM, beginning on Maple Avenue and ending at the intersection of Mountain Road and West Side Road. The parade theme is "NORFOLK THROUGH THE YEARS". Participants thus far include Bands, Local Organizations, Antique Automobiles, Floats and an Authentic Stage Coach which will also be available for free rides following the parade! All area residents, organizations and businesses must register to participate. Information & Form . The Parade features a float contest with prizes created and donated by Norfolk's world renown weathervane Artist John Garrett Thew. Residents, organizations and businesses from Norfolk and the surrounding communities are invited to enter a float in one of four categories . Prizes will be presented at an award ceremony at the end of the parade. Following the parade there will food booths and a variety of activities at the ball field, including old fashioned games, stagecoach rides, pony rides and more. Capping off Saturday's events, the Norfolk Chamber Music Festival and Yale Summer School of Music have generously sponsored a free concert of Americana music to be performed by the U.S. Coast Guard Band, 7:30 PM at the Music Shed! Is your organization interested in having a Food Booth at either the block party or at the ball field after the parade? Let us know.
Two fundraising events are planned, the first is a Skinner's Auction House
"What's it's worth" appraisal event
scheduled for May 2, 2008, to be held at the Blackberry River Inn from 7:00 - 9:00 PM. Appraisals will be limited to 50 items so register your treasure early. Admission for an item to be appraised and view the event is $25, admission to view the event only is $10, refreshments will be served.
Contributions will be accepted towards this event, there are 5 levels of sponsorship to choose from. Participants Entry Registration The Regional 7 Band
Norfolk 250th Anniversary Committee
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Town of Norfolk
