2012 Festival Booklet

August 17-19, 2012
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Welcome
W
elcome to Petoskey’s Festival on the Bay. We hope
you can slow down, relax, and enjoy a weekend of
great music, great food, and great fun along Little
Traverse Bay.
This is a milestone year; Festival on the Bay is now ten years old.
I’ve been with this event from the very beginning and have watched
it grow and evolve to become what we wanted it to become.
The idea for a festival for Petoskey came in 1999 when a
consultant hired by Downtown Petoskey said our town needed a
signature festival. But what was Petoskey’s signature? We debated
this for some time. Petoskey Stones and Hemingway were frontrunners as festival themes, but every conversation seemed to come
back to ‘the bay.’ Bayside living is the thing that makes Petoskey so
special and Little Traverse Bay is the backdrop for most of what we
do here. Thus, our signature festival became “Festival on the Bay.”
Complementing the theme is the perfect venue, Bayfront Park.
The City of Petoskey has taken great care to create one of the nicest
waterfront parks you’ll find, and the festival gives us a chance to
showcase that park to our guests. Plus, it gives our local residents
a chance to spend the weekend on the bay enjoying these great
amenities.
Festival programming has changed over the years, but music
has always been an integral part of the event line-up and is now
really the festival’s centerpiece. We showcase local and regional
bands and always bring in some interesting act known on a more
national stage. Another constant for the ten years has been the
Downtown arts and crafts show, held on Saturday of the festival.
Other events have come and gone over the years, but we’ve always
presented quality entertainment packaged around our famous
Million Dollar Sunsets.
As the festival matures, my favorite part to watch is the steady
growth of community engagement. Yes, Festival on the Bay is
designed as a way to promote Petoskey in the late summer and to
bring guests to our town. To do this though, we knew from the
beginning that we needed the community’s support. We’ve often
used the phrase, “A festival by the community for the community.”
We knew we needed our local residents behind us before we could
begin attracting guests from farther reaches. You’ll see many of
our events are presented by local organizations and our vendors are
local businesses, and our volunteers are community leaders. That
makes Festival on the Bay a true community event that has grown
to become a statewide destination.
I extend my heartfelt thanks to all of those volunteers, the
committee members, the City of Petoskey, the sponsors and
vendors, and the residents who have been part of the festival for
the past ten years. Thanks also to our Festival Coordinator, Kathy
Bardins, who has added her creative touches to the festival over
the years. And thanks to the chamber staff who go way above and
beyond their traditional work to make the festival a success. We’re
proud of our event and look forward to the next ten years.
Carlin Smith, President
Petoskey Regional
Chamber of Commerce
Clocktower / promenade
Festival Place
Children’s Area
Map produced by the Petoskey News-Review
Arboretum
Entertainment
Tent
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City Hall
Bayfront Drive
Bear River
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Areas in blue indicate parking
Chamber of Commerce
Arlington,
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Garden
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Stre
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Pennsylvania Park
(Arts & Crafts Show)
Festival
Button!
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Buy a
Fine home furnishings
and in-home design
located in beautiful
Downtown Petoskey
L
ook for your $5 Festival on the Bay Buttons again this year
to save money on admission into the Children’s Area and
Entertainment Tent. In order to provide our community
with the best music and a wide menu of activities for
all ages, the Festival on the Bay Committee determined a small
admission will be charged for these areas.
Admission to the Children’s Area will be $2 per child per day,
with free admission for accompanying adults. The Children’s
Area will now provide all activities at no additional charge beyond
admission. Admission to the Entertainment Tent will be $5 per adult
per day, with free admission for children 17 and under. Buy a button
and save! Buttons are good for the whole weekend!
Buttons will be available for sale at the Petoskey Regional
Chamber of Commerce starting
August 1. During the Festival,
buttons will be sold in
the Information Booth,
in the Children’s
Area, and at the
Entertainment
Tent.
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1. Donate blood or assist at a blood bank
7. Donate to Good Will or Gold Mine
2. Donate goods to or volunteer at the
Humane Society
3. Donate needed items to the Women’s
Resource Center Safe House
4. Assist with the Spring Bear River
Clean Up
8. Be a Big Brother or Big Sister
9. Assist at a senior center
10. Help with United Way’s Project
Connect or their Day of Caring
11. Volunteer at the library
5. Recycle
12. Volunteer at Camp Dagget
6. Volunteer at a soup kitchen (Manna
Food Pantry, etc.)
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Musical Entertainment
Entertainment schedule is subject to change
BAYSIDE BEVERAGE AND FABIANO BROTHERS
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ance, jam and groove by the bay…
Here are the 11 bands that will rock
the Entertainment Tent this year on
Friday and Saturday. Performers will start
at 5 p.m. on Friday and noon on Saturday
and play until midnight both nights. The
entertainment tent is located in the Ed White
Ballfield.
Paper Plane Pilots of Traverse City. This
dynamic 4 piece band comprised of Drums,
Lead Guitar, Bass Guitar and Lead Vocals
entertains the audience with Classic Rock
such as AC DC, Billy Idol, ZZ Top, Bob Seger,
Cream as well as new music by Seether and
Finger Eleven.
Friday, August 17
5 p.m. – Ribo & the Flavinauts - Formerly
Acoustic Stew, now Ribo & the Flavinauts,
the band has enjoyed over a decade of
musicianship and entertaining in Northern
Lower Michigan. They cover a wide variety of
bands from The Cure to The Grateful Dead.
Jelly Roll Blues Band
6:15 p.m. – Jelly Roll Blues Band has been
a longstanding favorite band of locals and
tourists in Northern Michigan, performing
throughout the area for over 25 years,
entertaining people of all ages with their
fascinating blend of multiple styles of music,
featuring blues, rock, jazz, and swing.
Brent James and the Contraband
10:30 p.m. –Brent James and the
ContraBand. Classic rock influenced with
a modern rock twist, shaken up and poured
into a shot glass full of groove. This band
sets the standard in performances. With
the slick soulful sounds of Brent James to
the pure groove of the ContraBand you will
understand why they have opened for and
supported such greats as Billy Squier, Alice
Cooper, Ted Nugent and Whitesnake.
Saturday, August 18
Noon – DJ Steve Dub began collecting vinyl
at a young age, from world music and reggae
to electronic and funk. Born and raised in
Flint, Michigan, Steve has had a long history
of DJing and collecting vinyl.
8 p.m. – Petoskey High School
Steel Drum Band
9 p.m. – Ten to Midnight formed in 2011
by veteran musicians from bands such as
Nancy’s Fury and The Push of Petoskey and
Hipps-N-Ricco
Ten to Midnight
2 p.m. –Hipps-N-Ricco are based out of
Northern Michigan and are quickly rising
in popularity! They are a “Blues Duo” that
produces a lot of sound. “Ricco” (Eric Jaqua)
plays Guitar (Electric/Acoustic), sings with
conviction and lays down GROOVY BEATS
with the revolutionary “FOOTDRUMS.”
Background Vocals, Keyboard, Ion Harp
Holder (Harp Rack) and “Seasoned Pro”
Harmonica licks blown by the one and only
Hipps! (Charlie Witthoeft)
4:30 p.m. – Boyne River Remedy. Since
its inception, the band has been gigging
regularly in Petoskey, Bellaire, and Boyne
City. Their high-energy, positive show has
proven popular with audiences of diverse
ages and backgrounds, and dancers from six
to seventy have populated their dance floors.
The chemistry between the band members
is obvious and they work hard to engage
audiences. The Boyne River Remedy is the
cure for the common rock band.
6:30 p.m. – Born Suspect. In February of
2011, Petoskey locals Tommy Behan (guitar)
and veteran musician & music instructor
Chris Koury (vocals / guitar) formed a local
gig-working duo under the moniker DEUX.
Their musical tastes, playing styles, and
straight-up love for music clicked right away.
The band draws influence from Stevie Ray
Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and
The Allman Brothers Band. Koury’s sultry
vocals, guitar chops, and absolute love of
all things rock’n’roll, all backed by a heavy
rhythm trio and driving guitar, is what
makes Born Suspect, well, suspect. . .
8 p.m. – Larry McCray is one of a handful
of talented blues performers leading the genre
across boundaries and into the new century.
McCray’s savage blues-rock guitar and
warm, soulful vocals have drawn attention
worldwide. His career highlight was when
he was honored
as the Orville
Gibson 2000
Male Blues
Guitarist of the
Year. Jeff Beck
and Eric Clapton
were nominated
as well. Let’s
welcome Larry
back to the
Festival on the
Bay stage!
Larry McCray
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10 p.m. – Don Kinsey Band – Donald Kinsey is an
American guitarist and singer, best known as a member
of The Wailers Band, the reggae backing group for Bob
Marley & The Wailers. Kinsey is one of three sons of
the late Chicago blues
performer, Big Daddy
Kinsey. He is a member of
The Kinsey Report, which
he formed in 1984 with
his brothers Ralph Kinsey
and Kenneth Kinsey, plus
Ron Prince. Previously he
had toured and recorded
with Albert King, Peter
Tosh, Bob Marley &
The Wailers and Roy
Buchanan.
Don Kinsey Band
A little love makes a BIG difference!
Over 60 Exhibitors
Saturday, August 18th ● 10am-6pm
Pennsylvania Park
Juried Art Show
●●●●●
During the Annual
Festival on the Bay
Sterling
Pottery
Clothing
Watercolors
● ● ● ●
ALL HAND CRAFTED
Sculptures
Fiber Rugs
Furniture
Wool Mittens, etc.
Folk Art
Semi-Precious
Fossils & Corals
Glass & MORE!
For more information or to be considered as an exhibitor, email office@bigsupnorth.com
with BIG Art Show n the subject line or call 231-946-2447 Ext. 206.
00345430
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Sports on the Bay
CORPORATE CHALLENGE
Form a team and register your company
for the second annual Corporate Challenge
at Festival on the Bay, Friday, August 17
from 3-5pm in the ballfield at Bayfront
Park.
Enjoy this friendly and fun team
competition including a series of events for
individuals of any ability and skill. Teams
can consist of up to 5 members. Camp
Daggett will take on the challenge of
designing and running each fun and often
funny event.
Spectators truly add the spice to this
event and are encouraged to join in by
cheering on their favorite team’s hard
working crew.
For more information or to register,
please call Kathy Bardins at 231-487-1188,
kbardins@winternet.com, or Lisa Hoyt at
231-347-4150, lisa@petoskey.com or simply
visit www.petoskeyfestival.com.
WELLNESS WALK
Exercise for a great cause is the reason
for entering the Wellness Walk 1 mile and
5K Run on Saturday, August 18. Proceeds
from this event benefit the Community
Free Clinic of Petoskey.
Starting at Bayfront Park, participants
run or walk along Little Traverse Bay,
taking in the sights and raising heart rates
at the same time. Registration begins at 8
a.m. with the one mile walk/run starting at
9 a.m. and the 5K at 9:15 a.m. The cost to
participate is $25 per person. Registration
forms are available at the Petoskey
Regional Chamber of Commerce or www.
petoskeyfestival.com.
THE GREAT BEAR RIVER DUCK RACE
Join a rollicking race on Michigan’s
newest whitewater park on the Bear River
in Petoskey. Sponsor a duck in the race for
$10, or 3 for $25. You will be assigned a
number and the fun begins! The race will
be held rain or shine on Saturday, August
18 at 4 p.m. at Petoskey Waterfront’s
Mineral Well Park on Lake St. during the
Festival on the Bay. Need not be present to
win. First place $300, second place $200
and third place $100.
Ducks can be purchased by:
• Calling (231) 838-0793
• Visit St. Francis Xavier Parish office,
Petoskey, 231-347-4133
• On the midway during Festival on the
Bay until 3:30 p.m. Saturday
• Paypal website (must have an account
set up) to bearriverduckrace@gmail.
com. You will receive a receipt and
duck number.
For more information, please
call (231) 838-0793 or email
bearriverduckrace@gmail.com. Facebook
users may search “The Great Bear River
Duck Race”
The Great Bear River Duck Race is
presented by the St. Francis Xavier Grade
School class of 2013, in celebration of their
years of commitment to Catholic education.
TENNIS TOURNAMENT—
PETOSKEY CITY CHAMPIONSHIPS
A community tennis tournament for
kids and adults will take place the week
of Festival on the Bay. The tournament
starts Tuesday evening, August 14th and
concludes Saturday, August 18th. Events
include singles, doubles, mixed doubles,
and parent/child doubles. Wednesday,
August 15th at noon is Kids Day, a fun play
day for 8-10-year-old players featuring
tennis games and matches with kidsized equipment, smaller nets and court
dimensions. The Championship Day
Tennis Carnival is Saturday, August 18th
at 11 a.m. with hot dogs and fixings, plus
tennis activities like a fastest serve contest,
wooden racquet doubles, and a 36’ court
foam ball playoff. All proceeds from this
tournament benefit the girls and boys
Petoskey High School tennis programs.
For more information or an entry form,
please contact petoskeytennis@gmail.com,
or call 231-881-1219.
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Going
Greener
by the Blue
oing green” awareness and actions continue to grow in
northern Michigan. Festival on the Bay continues its
commitment to environmental and conservancy issues
with recycling efforts.
Recycling
custom-eyes
your face, your features, your fit.
Customized eyewear from Tom Davies for sun and optical. Available exclusively at
For the sixth
year we again
partner with
Emmet County
Recycling to offer
recycling options at the festival. The Festival on the Bay effort this
year will focus on cardboard and paper, glass bottles, aluminum
cans, plastic bottles and plastic & paper cups! Visitors can look for
the Emmet County Recycling special blue-topped bag-bins near
many of the waste receptacles throughout the festival. Visit Emmet
County Recycling booth on the promenade for updated information
on their new program, recycle more sort less celebrating 20 years of
recycling success!
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Children’s Area
sponsored by
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Children’s Area schedule is
subject to change
GREAT LAKES ENERGY, PNC BANK
& GLEN’S SPARTAN MARKETS
n the Children’s Area at Festival on the Bay, families visiting the
Festival will have plenty of activities available to entertain all ages. The
Children’s Area will be located in Bayfront Park, near the clocktower.
Friday, August 17
1 p.m. – 7 p.m.
• Digging for Petoskey Stones
with the Child Abuse Council
• Obstacle course, gold fish cracker
snack and lemonade with the
Char-Em Great Start Collaborative
• Bouncy House with Genesis Church
• Yoga fun and face painting
with Yoga Roots
• Lawn Games by Good for
the Planet Games
• Balloons and Tattoos with Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Michigan
• Great Lakes Energy with
energy producing bikes
• Meijer with nutrition information
Entertainment
5 p.m.- Joe
Reilly. Joe has
been a singer,
songwriter, and
guitarist for over
Joe Reilly
twelve years and
has had extensive
performance and touring experience,
bringing messages of hope and peace
in his songs to audiences in the
Midwest and across the United States.
Saturday, August 18
10 a.m. - 3 p.m. — Large petting
zoo with 40 plus animals of 20
different types - both miniature
and farm animals, including several
exotic animals by the Mackinaw Pony
Company and sponsored by PNC Bank
of Petoskey.
10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
• Digging for Petoskey Stones with the
Child Abuse Council
• Obstacle course, gold fish cracker
snack and lemonade with the CharEm Great Start Collaborative
• Bouncy House with Genesis Church
• Yoga fun and face painting with Yoga
Roots
• Lawn Games by Good for the Planet
Games
• Balloons and Tattoos with Blue Cross
Blue Shield of Michigan
• Great Lakes Energy with energy
producing bikes
• Meijer with nutrition information
Entertainment
10 a.m. Magic by Jania. Jania
the Magic Lady will put wonderment
and fantasy back into our lives with
her magic show. She will also offer
balloon-twisting. Live magic show
will take place at 10 a.m. and balloon
twisting from 11 a.m. - 12 p.m.
11 a.m. & 1 p.m. – Kirby Snively
– A unique mix of acoustic guitar, rich
vocals and harmonica wizardry, Kirby
is a rarity, the real deal in a world of
pretense.
3 p.m. Charlie Reager - Charlie
has been playing music all his life.
Meeting and sharing the stage with
many national acts, most notable,
Willie Nelson, has given Charlie a very
exciting, adventurous career. On his
new CD “Good Life,” Charlie sings,
plays guitar, harmonica and hand
percussions.
Grab your beach blanket, lawn chairs
and come on down to the Children’s
Area on August 17th and 18th for the
low, low cost of only $2 per child over
one years of age (adults free with child)!
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Crooked River Lodge
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231-548-5000
Perry Hotel
Downtown Petoskey
231-347-4000
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231-526-6201
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Charlevoix
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Downtown Events
THE
ROCKING HORSE
TOY CO.
Head downtown for a variety
of activities all weekend
Petoskey Downtown
Management Board
sponsored by Toys & Games
Great Gift Ideas
FOR ALL AGES
AND ALL SEASONS
Don’t Miss the Kite Fly
Saturday, August 18th
at the Breakwall 4-6 pm
T
ake a little break from the waterfront activities and visit
Downtown Petoskey while you are at the Festival and
search for Treasures from the Shores to the Stores.
Enter the “Treasures in Petoskey” drawing. Use our
Downtown Treasure Map to shop Downtown stores. Turn
your receipts from Downtown Petoskey merchants into an
opportunity to win! Collect receipts from purchases made on
August 17 and 18 at any Downtown Petoskey business listed in
the Treasure Map guide, show those receipts at the designated
location at the Festival, and if they total $100 or more, you
can enter into a drawing to win a treasure chest of prizes from
Downtown businesses. Look for the “Treasures in Petoskey”
headquarters at Festival on the Bay and add the chance to win
to your weekend.
The Downtown Petoskey Festival Farmers Market will be
held on Friday from 8:30 am to 12:30 pm on Howard Street
between Julienne Tomatoes and JC Penney’s. Taste the local
difference when you purchase directly from the local grower.
The Farmers Market offers fresh products from fruits and
vegetables to meats and fish to flowers for your table and yard.
You will be impressed with the ambiance of this Market and
bounty should be plentiful at the height of the summer season.
Petoskey Rocks! is the new summertime Friday night event
in Downtown Petoskey from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m. Everyone is
invited to come Downtown weekly for music on the streets
throughout the city, free horse-drawn carriage rides, a family
movie in the park at dark and rockin’ main events. On Friday,
August 17, Petoskey will rock the wheels. Expect a collection of
unusual and fascinating automobiles from all around this car
crazy state and beyond.
Include Downtown Petoskey in your Festival schedule and
shop for Treasures from the Shores to the Stores.
SUMMER HOURS
Open until 10pm in Charlevoix and Harbor Springs
9pm in Petoskey
Downtown
Harbor Springs
231-526-7236
210 Howard St.
Petoskey
231-347-0306
Downtown
Charlevoix
231-547-5258
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Big Brothers Big Sisters
Big Arts & Craft Show
A
signature event of Petoskey’s Festival on the Bay, the Big
Brothers Big Sisters Arts & Crafts Show will once again
take place Downtown in Pennsylvania Park. Nearly
60 artists and crafters from all over the State of Michigan will
display their creative wares from 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Saturday,
August 18.
A wide variety of arts and crafts for all tastes and prices will
be available, including garden art, paintings, jewelry, stonework,
pottery, homemade body products and foods like syrup and
honey, quilts, totes, clothing, woodwork, glass and rustic art.
Interested artisans who would like to set up a booth can
download a registration form at www.petoskeyfestival.com.
For the seventh year in a row, Big Brothers Big Sisters of
Northwestern Michigan (BIGS-NW) will be hosting this event.
All proceeds for vendor space will go toward the BIGS-NW
program in the Petoskey area.
To learn more about Big Brothers Big Sisters, visit
http://www.bigsupnorth.com.
For more information about the craft show, call the regional
Big Brothers Big Sisters agency at (231) 946-2447, ext. 205, email
office@bigsupnorth.com, or visit bigsupnorth.com.
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Ride the Bay
The weekend’s center of attention is Little Traverse Bay, the focal point
around which festival-goers gather for family fun. Opportunities to get out on
the Bay are a natural part of the festivities.
Jiimaan rides
At the end of the promenade, look for the giant Jiimaan (canoe) and
climb in for a free ride into the Bay and back. Sponsored by the Odawa
Institute of the local Little Traverse Bay Bands of Odawa Indians, the
ride will teach some local history and culture as well as take you out on
the beautiful waters that shape Petoskey. Canoe rides are first come, first
serve from noon to 5 p.m. both Friday and Saturday.
Keweenaw Star
The Keweenaw Star, part of Keweenaw Excursions of
Charlevoix, will be offering boat cruises on Saturday during
Festival on the Bay. These rides are available for $15 for
adults, $7 for children 12 and under and children under 5
free. Cruises will be one hour long, and will run at 5 p.m.
and 8 p.m. on on Saturday August 18. Please purchase
tickets in advance by contacting the Petoskey Regional
Chamber of Commerce at 231-347-4150. Remaining cruise
tickets will be sold at the Information Booth on Friday and
Saturday of the Festival.
Get on the water
in kayaks
The Outfitter will be
providing kayak rides and
demos for the entire family
on Friday and Saturday from
noon to 4 p.m. Bahnhof will
continue these kayak demos
from 4 p.m. – 8 p.m. Head
down to the beach located in
Festival Place.
Sail above the Bay
Experience the thrill of flying high above the earth with friends and family.
Boyne Parasail’s captains will safely and gently send one, two or three smiling
faces from their flight deck into the sky for a beautiful, rare view, 500 vertical feet
over the pristine waters of Little Traverse Bay. $75 per person. For information,
visit boyneparasail.com or call 231-881-6000. Tickets will be available for
purchase in the concession area at Festival on the Bay. Rides will be available
Noon to sunset Friday, August 17 and Noon to sunset Saturday, August 18.
Celebration
of the sunset
S
unset viewing is one of the most
popular and affordable pastimes for
families and individuals, especially
along Little Traverse Bay, with its “million
dollar sunsets.” From purple to deep pink,
bright orange and soft yellow, myriad colors
light up the sky each clear evening at sunset
time. So it’s only natural that Festival on
the Bay includes a celebration of those
spectacular evening displays.
The Celebration of the Sunset is held
on both Friday and Saturday nights of the
Festival beginning at 7 p.m. each evening.
Highlighting the celebration on Friday,
August 17 will be the annual performance
by the highly regarded Petoskey Steel
Drum Band. The band will perform in
the Entertainment Tent area beginning
Steel Drum Band sponsored by
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THE BANK OF NORTHERN MICHIGAN
at 8 p.m. Guests are encouraged to bring
lawn chairs or blankets, as seating will be
limited for the large crowd expected for this
show. A $5 admission fee is required for the
Entertainment Tent area during the festival,
including for this performance. Children 17
and under will still be free.
Along the Midway each night, enjoy a
variety of acts presented by many of our area’s
talented performers.
Kookie the Clown will be available
nightly from 7-9 p.m. for fun, frolic and
balloon twisting. Patti Ward will bring her
facepainting skills and Mark Hamilton will
entertain us with his bagpipes.
The Keweenaw Star, part of Keweenaw
Excursions of Charlevoix, will be offering
boat cruises on Saturday at 8 p.m. These
rides are available for $15 for adults, $7 for
children 12 and under and children under 5
free. Cruises will be one hour long. Tickets
are available at the Petoskey Regional
Chamber at 231-347-4150.
Martina, an amazing speed artist will do
a demonstration of her work on Friday at 7:15
p.m. and Saturday 8:15 p.m.
Food vendors will also be serving a
variety of dinner and snack options along
the promenade during the Celebration of the
Sunset until 9 p.m.
Finally, Mother Nature will provide
the grand finale at 8:43 p.m. on Friday and
8:41 p.m. on Saturday. Festival organizers
guarantee that the sun will set at those times,
but they stress that viewing conditions vary
depending on the weather.
SCOTT RECTOR
DAVID DZIAK
OPTICIANS CERTIFIED BY AMERICAN BOARD OF OPTICIANRY
BURNS PROFESSIONAL BUILDING • PETOSKEY
MON-FRI 8:30-5:30 • SAT 9:00-NOON
487-0171
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Other festival events ...
This year, activities will abound throughout the bayfront, from Festival Place,
to the Arboretum and the Little Traverse Wheelway.
will be given for 1st, 2nd and 3rd place
artists. Buy your own square and create
your own masterpiece.
Chalk and
Chocolate Festival
Saturday, August 18
Arboretum in Petoskey Bayfront
Park at 10 a.m.
The Top of the Michigan Trails Council
is teaming up with Crooked Tree Arts
Center to present a Chalk and Chocolate
festival next to the Little Traverse
Wheelway trail as part of Petoskey’s
Festival on the Bay. Artists of all ages and
abilities are welcome – from the beginner
to experienced street artist. Cash awards
for youth under the age of 17 and no
license is required. MVWTU will provide
rods and reels. You must bring the good
luck. Please join us as we have a “Cast &
Have a Blast” of an early afternoon.
SAFE Teen Dance
Youth Fishing Derby
Saturday, August 18
Quarry Pit Pond in Petoskey
Bayfront Park at 10 a.m.
The Miller Van Winkle Chapter of
Trout Unlimited has joined forces with
the Friends of The ODEN HATCHERY
and North Michigan Sport Fishing Club
to host a youth Fishing Derby from 10
a.m. - noon, Saturday, August 18 at the
Quarry Pit Pond. This event is designated
Saturday, August 18
Children’s Area 8 p.m. - 11 p.m.
SAFE Youth will be hosting a dance
for any current high school students
(14-18 years of age) during the Festival
on the Bay activities. Cost will be $5 per
person, or $3 if you have a SAFE bracelet.
The Dance will be held in the open area
next to the midway concession area and
will run from 8 p.m. - 11 p.m. We look
forward to seeing everyone at this SAFE
and drug free dance.
Stroll the midway
F
estival-goers can stroll along the Midway
at Petoskey’s waterfront to enjoy vendors
offering an array of tasty foods, services
and information about organizations and
upcoming events.
Food lovers will enjoy pizza, gourmet Italian
ice, cotton candy, ice cream, almonds, smoothies,
popcorn and kettle corn, Mexican and Cajun
food, seafood, roasted corn, grilled chicken caesar
salads, barbecue sandwiches, French fries, funnel
cakes and more.
The Midway opens on Friday, August 17 at
noon, Saturday, August 18 at 10 a.m. and runs
until 9 p.m. each night.
Schedule of events
The Festival on the Bay Schedule of Events is subject to change
Friday, Aug. 17
8:30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. – Festival
Farmers Market, Howard Street,
Downtown
10 a.m. to 4 p.m. – Visit the Little
Traverse History Museum on your way
to the Festival.
Noon to 9 p.m. – Vendor Booths on
the Promenade, Waterfront
Noon to 9 p.m. – Downtown
Treasure Hunt, Downtown
Noon to 4 p.m. – Kayak rides and
demos by The Outfitter, Festival Place
Noon to 5 p.m. – Jiimaan canoe
rides in the Bay
Noon to sunset – Parasailing in the
Bay with Boyne Parasail
12:15 p.m. – Concert in the Park,
Pennsylvania Park, Downtown
Petoskey
1 to 7 p.m. – Games and Activities in
Children’s Area – $2 per child, adults
free
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8 p.m. – Ed White Ballfield, Petoskey
High School Steel Drum Band
8:43 p.m. – Million-dollar sunset
9 p.m. – Entertainment Tent, Ed
White Ballfield – Ten to Midnight
Noon to Midnight – Live Music
Entertainment Tent, Ed White Ballfield,
$5 per adult, children free
1 p.m. – Children’s Area - Kirby
Snively.
10:30 p.m. – Entertainment Tent, Ed
White Ballfield – Brent James and the
ContraBand
2 p.m. – Entertainment Tent – HippsN-Ricco
Saturday, Aug. 18
4 p.m. – The Great Bear River Duck
Race, Waterfront
9 to 11 a.m. – Wellness Walk/Run,
Waterfront, $25
10 a.m. – Chalk and Chocolate
Festival, Arboretum
10 a.m. – 12 p.m. – Children’s Fishing
Derby, Arboretum
10 a.m. – 4 p.m. – Visit the Little
Traverse History Museum on your way
to the Festival
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Big Brothers &
Sisters Arts & Craft Fair, Pennsylvania
Park
3 p.m. – Corporate Challenge, Ed
White Ballfield
10 a.m. to 6 p.m. – Antique and
Classic Automobile Show - Bayfront
Park
4 p.m. – 8 p.m. – Kayak demos by
The Bahnhof, Festival Place
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Vendor Booths on
the Promenade, Waterfront
5 p.m. – Joe Reilly performing in
Children’s Area
10 a.m. to 9 p.m. – Downtown
Treasure Hunt, Downtown
5 p.m. to midnight - Entertainment
Tent open with beverages, $5 per
adult, children free
10 a.m. to 5 p.m. – Games and
Activities in Children’s Area, $2 per
child, adults free
5 p.m. – Entertainment Tent, Ed
White Ballfield, Ribo & the Flavinauts
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. – Children’s Area Petting zoo with exotic animals.
6 p.m. to 9 p.m. – Petoskey Rocks!
on Wheels – Car show in Downtown
Petoskey, plus music, free horsedrawn carriage rides and a movie in
the park.
10 a.m. – Children’s Area - Jania the
Magic Lady.
6:15 p.m. – Entertainment Tent, Ed
White Ballfield – Jelly Roll Blues Band
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11 a.m. – Noon – Children’s Area Balloon twisting with Jania.
11 a.m. – Children’s Area - Kirby
Snively.
7 p.m. – Celebration of the Sunset,
Waterfront
Noon – Entertainment Tent – DJ
Steve Dub
7 p.m.- 9 p.m. – Kookie the Clown balloon twisting, Patti Ward - face
painting, Mark Hamilton - bagpipes in
the promenade.
Noon to sunset – Parasailing in the
Bay with Boyne Parasailing
7:15 p.m. – Speed Painting by
Martina, Celebration of the Sunset
Noon to 4 p.m. – Kayak rides and
demos by the Outfitter, Festival Place
Noon to 5 p.m. - Jiimaan rides on
the Bay
3 p.m. – Children’s Area - Charlie
Reager.
4 to 6 p.m. – Fly a kite with Rocking
Horse Toy Company, Festival Place
4 – 8 p.m. – Kayak demonstrations by
The Bahnhof, Festival Place
4:30 p.m. – Entertainment Tent –
Boyne River Remedy
5 p.m. - Keweenaw Star, City Docks,
tickets must be purchased in advance*
6:30 p.m. – Entertainment Tent –
Born Suspect
7 p.m - 9 p.m. – Celebration of the
Sunset featuring Kookie the Clown balloon twisting, Patti Ward - face
painting, Mark Hamilton - bagpipes,
Dwain Abromowski - acoustic guitar in
the promenade.
8 p.m. – Sunset Cruise aboard
Keweenaw Star, City Docks, tickets
must be purchased in advance*
8 p.m. - 11 p.m. – SAFE Teen Dance,
Children’s Area
8 p.m. – Entertainment Tent, Larry
McCray
8:15 p.m. – Speed Painting by
Martina, Celebration of the Sunset
8:41 p.m. – Million Dollar sunset
9 p.m. – Downtown Treasure Hunt
Award, Waterfront/Information Booth
10 p.m. – Entertainment Tent –
Donald Kinsey Band (former guitarist
for Bob Marley and Peter Tosh)
Sunday, Aug. 19
10 a.m. – Worship on the Bay,
Waterfront
8:39 p.m. – Sunset, Waterfront
Thank You Sponsors!
The Petoskey Regional Chamber of Commerce thanks the sponsors for the 2012 event:
TV Media Sponsor
Entertainment Tent Sponsor
Schedule of Events Sponsor
Petoskey News-Review
Committee members
Supporting Sponsors
The Petoskey Regional Chamber of
Commerce thanks these hardworking
committee volunteers for their
ingenuity, cooperation and passion
for Festival on the Bay. Together, the
committee has prepared an amazing
event for our community - both
residents and visitors.
BOYNE
Circuit Controls
Manpower
Friends
Website Sponsor
Chesley Consulting/
AlphaGeek Web Design
Volunteer sponsor
Children’s Area Sponsors
Great Lakes Energy
Glen’s/Spartan Stores
PNC Bank
Information Booth Sponsor
Petoskey Area Visitor’s Bureau
Downtown Events Sponsor
Petoskey Downtown
Management Board
Music Headliner Sponsors
Bayside Beverage
Fabiano Brothers
Petoskey Steel Drum Band
Sponsor
Bank of Northern Michigan
Flowers from Sky’s the Limit
Fochtman CARQUEST Petoskey
Jet’s Pizza
McLean & Eakin Booksellers
Northern Express Weekly
Petoskey Plastics
Stone Funeral Home
Trout Creek Condominium
2012 Committee Members
Kathy Bardins, Festival Coordinator
Eric Davis, Video Marketing
Beth Flynn, Volunteers
Al Hansen, Logistics Coordinator
Lisa Hoyt, Chamber Staff
Brian Kozminski, Fishing Derby
Thank you to:
Brent Marlatt, Corporate Challenge
The Bahnhof
Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Northwest Michigan
Camp Daggett
Crooked Tree Arts Center
Emmet County Recycling
First Presbyterian Church
Friends of The Oden State Fish Hatchery
Kilwin’s Chocolate Kitchen Store
Kirtland Community College Cadets
Little Traverse History Museum
Miller Van Winkle Chapter
of Trout Unlimited
North Michigan Sport Fishing Club
Odawa Institute of the Little
Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians
The Outfitter
Pepsi
Rocking Horse Toy Company
St. Francis Xavier Grade
School Class of 2013
Top of the Michigan Trails Council
Jessica McGeorge, Chamber Staff
Cindy McSurely, Chocolate and Chalk Contest
George Muter, Beverage Service
Sommer Poquette, Children’s Area Coordinator
Carlin Smith, Chamber Staff
Erin Ver Berkmoes, Chamber Staff
Johnnie Walker, Entertainment Tent
Coordinator
Lindsay Walker, Recycling Coordinator
Marcie Wolf, Marketing Coordinator
And a big thank you
to the City of Petoskey
for all of your hard
work and efforts in
making this Festival
a huge success!