Toledo Wooden Boat Show goes with the grain
Aug. 20-22, 2010
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[Posted Aug. 17, 2010]
There will be no excuse for wooden dancing at the sixth annual Toledo Wooden Boat Show, Aug. 20-22 at the Port of Toledo. A full slate of bands, playing everything from jazz to gospel, will get you loose and feeling good.
But the music is just part of the fun in Toledo this weekend. The show brings together a collection of new and vintage wooden boats from all over the Northwest. A Family Boat Building workshop begins on Friday, Aug. 20, with the finished boats getting launched in Depot Slough on Sunday afternoon. Carl Chamberlin, master boat-builder from Port Townsend and local boatwright Rick Johnson will assist folks as they build their boats – providing materials, plans, tools and lots of encouragement and guidance.
Other family-friendly events include the Yaquina Run-Off, a non-motorized boat race, an on-the-water Poker Paddle, log rolling, kids’ toy boat building, face painting, timed rowboat races and much more. A new feature this year will be educational programs in the new floating boathouse, which will soon be the home of Toledo’s youth boating program.
Attendees will also find the commemorative 2010 Port of Toledo Wooden Boat Show poster, designed by local graphic artist Travis Leonard, for sale during the event.
This year’s festival poster shows a handlebar-mustached, red-jacketed “ring leader,” standing on the bow of the Port’s own tugboat, “Lil’ Pull”, with arms outstretched and surrounded by vignettes depicting some of the Port’s history. Toledo locals will recognize him as Port Commission President Chuck Gerttula.
A boatload of music
The live music begins on Friday evening, with The Melody Butchers on stage from 7 to 11 p.m. The four-piece Portland-based band covers classic rock oldies from Tom Petty to the Beatles.
Saturday’s schedule includes six groups representing a wide variety of musical styles. Music begins on the outdoor stage at 11:30 a.m. and runs until 11 p.m.
Kicking off Saturday’s line-up from will be the Sons of the Beaches, a five-piece local group. Band member Paul VanDenBogaard, who’s also serving as volunteer musical director for the boat show, describes the Sons of the Beaches’ style as “folk rock jazz beach bum music.” Having played together, in one form or another, for more than 30 years, the Sons of the Beaches promise a mix of original material with lots of finger-picking as well as a few classic covers from the world of folk, rock, and blues.
Next up, at 12:45 p.m., will be Lozelle Jennings, Steve Sloan and Richard Siln. Those cats will be followed at 2:15 p.m. by Perpetua, a dynamic ensemble, performing everything from lyrical ballads to straight standards to swing to modern funk. Although they cover tunes from such artists as Freddie Hubbard, Herbie Hancock, Miles Davis, Carlos Santana, John Coltrane, Vince Guaraldi, and George Gershwin, the real focus of the band is on their own compositions.
Up next will be Unkle Nancy and the Family Jewels, starting at 3:15 p.m. This Portland group performs high-energy pirate folk rock with blues, country and gypsy influences. Unkle Nancy’s gritty vocals draw immediate comparisons to Jason Webley and Tom Waits, while the band’s cello, upright bass, washboard and glossy backup vox truly create a sound all its own.
Next up is Gumbo, a four-piece band from Corvallis, from 4:45 to 6 p.m.
Saturday evening will be filled with sounds of the group Stepchild, a rock band playing hits from the 1970s, 80s, 90s thru today. They’re onstage from 7:30 p.m. until 11.
Sunday’s lineup includes the GraceNotes, a local five-woman a capela group, at 11 a.m. They offer beautiful barbershop harmonies on songs you know by heart, and some you may not have heard before. At noon, the coast’s own five-piece jazz ensemble Past Forward will play music worth repeating: popular standards, show tunes and bossa nova. The schedule will finish with a local drum troupe at 1 p.m., and a show by Bill and Franki Dalbey at 2 p.m., before the show wraps up at 4 p.m.
The Port of Toledo Wooden Boat Show promises all kinds of land-based and water-based activities for kids of all ages, and outstanding musical entertainment, all weekend long. For more information, visit www.portoftoledo.org or call 541-336-5207.
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Fifth annual Toledo Wooden Boat Show
Port Dock One, Toledo
Friday, Aug. 20
9 a.m.-4 p.m. Family Boat Building; Vendors, exhibitors check in
6 p.m. Kick-off Party begins
6-10 p.m. POT Food Booth offers “Fish and Tips”
Beer garden open
7-11 p.m. The Melody Butchers perform
Saturday, Aug. 21
7-11 a.m. Toledo Chamber Pancake Breakfast
10-11:30 a.m. Boathouse Open, history display
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Poker Paddle
11 a.m. Yaquina Run-off (Long Course) begins
11:15 a.m. Yaquina Run-off (Short Course) begins
11:30 a.m. Sons of the Beaches perform
11:30 a.m. Tom McAdams, Boathouse
12:45 p.m. The Purple Cats perform
1 p.m. Puddle Duck Racers NW Championships
Roger Fletcher, Boathouse
1:15 p.m. Blessing of the Boats with Princess Jewell
1:30 p.m. Kayak Safety Demonstration
Centennial Celebration, Main Stage
2 p.m. Free Fiddle Workshop
2:15 p.m. Perpetua performs
3:15 p.m. Unkle Nancy & the Family Jewels perform
4:45 p.m. Gumbo performs
7:30 p.m. Stepchild performs
Sunday, Aug. 22
7-11 a.m. Toledo Chamber Pancake Breakfast
10-11 a.m. Boathouse open, history display
10 a.m.-2 p.m. Poker Paddle
10:30 a.m. Kayak Safety Demonstration
11 a.m. The Grace Notes perform
Andrew Linn, Boathouse
Noon Past Forward performs
12:30 p.m. Robert Taylor, Boathouse
1 p.m. Men’s drum troupe performs
1:30-4 p.m. Boathouse open, history display
2 p.m. Bill and Franki Dalbey perform
4 p.m. Wooden Boat Show closes
All day, Saturday and Sunday
• Boats on display on land and in water
• Sailboat rides
• Captain Ben F historic boat tours
• Kids’ Toy Boat Building and other activities
• Pirates and potato cannons
• YPRHS motorcar rides
• Silent auction
• Beer garden, food booths, silent auction
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