HARVEST CELEBRATION
Join us for our Annual Harvest Celebration on Saturday, October 9, 2010.
*Proceeds from Chili Cookoff will be donated to the Lowell Area Trailway
The Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce presents a Harvest Celebration on October 10, 2009 from 9 AM into the night! What could be more fun than Lowell in October! We have a host of activities for you and the family to enjoy. Put on your walking shoes and enjoy the autumn air while visiting all the events throughout Historic Lowell!
Start your morning off with the Family Fun Harvest Hustle Costume 5K Run/Walk sponsored by Lowell Community Wellness. The race will start at 8:30 AM sharp on Avery Street just north of the Lowell City Hall/Police Station. Run, walk or jog - have fun and get moving. Prizes will be awarded to race winners as well as best costume.
The Kent County Youth Fair and Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce together are sponsoring the Harvest Arts and Crafts, and the Flat River Antiques Show at the Lowell fairgrounds in the Foreman Building. Over 70 booths will be on display! The booths will open at 9 AM and remain open until 4 PM.
Concessions provided by Carolyn’s Popcorn and Great Lakes BBQ will be available starting at 10 am and well into the night at the Lowell Fairgrounds. A variety of foods include hot dogs, carmel corn, ice cones, pulled pork sandwiches, bbq beef and ribs!
Horse-Drawn Wagon Rides by Common Gentry Carriage Company will begin at 9 AM and run until 2 PM at the Lowell Fairground by the Farmer's Market Area. Take the kids for a ride, $5 per person.
Join us at the Lowell Area Farmers' Market and the Scarecrow Building Hoedown at the fairgrounds. We supply all the stuff to make a scarecrow for Main Street from 10 AM to 1 PM. We just need you and your creative juices! The scarecrows will be displayed in our Festival of Scarecrows in Historic Downtown Lowell through October 28th. At the Farmers' Market 10 AM to 2 PM you will find freshly picked foods from the garden along with all fall produce, apples, squash and decorations! The Lowell Wrestling team will kick off their pre-order Baked Apple Pie Sale and the featured entertainment will be Easy Idle Band from 10 am to noon.
Get a tour of Lowell Light & Power; meet the staff and board and enjoy free hotdogs, chips and beverages at their open house from 11 AM to 2 PM. Bucket rides for kids and Lowell Light and Power will help you and the family to learn about electrical safety on Broadway St.
Last year the Great Mini Pumpkin Chuckin' Contest ($20), presented by the Kent County Youth Fair was a huge hit; they are back again this year at 2 pm. They added Apple Chuckin' Contest ($5) for the kids at 12 pm. Both event contestants use a trebuchet designed to toss an apple or a 6" pumpkin. Don't miss the fun on these two family events!
Larkin's restaurant is hosting the 8th Annual Chili Madness Chili Cook-off. Several teams have put their cooking skills to the test! The cooking begins at 11 AM at Larkin's on Broadway Street. The tasting and judging will commence at 3 PM. Chili tasting wristbands for $6 and enjoy live music with "Homebrewed" while you flavor the taste of the chili! All funds raised will benefit LARA Lowell Trailway.
The Lowell Area Arts Council presents Ghost Stories along with LAS High School Orchestra presenting Creepy Classics! Come and hear open mic readings of original ghost stories written by members of the community along with "Creepy Classics" by members of the Lowell Area School's orchestra program lead by Wendy Tenney. This spooky fun will begin at 2 PM in the Reath Barn at the Lowell Fairgrounds.
Selected downtown merchants will have a harvest of sales and open houses. Jump start your Christmas shopping 10 am to 5 pm on Lowell's Historic Main Street.
Lastly Gilda's Club of Lowell will end our day with an Old Fashion Barn Dance Fundraiser in the Reath Barn at the Lowell Fairgrounds. Don't miss out on fun, dancing, entertainment provided by “Hawks and Owls string band” and food catered by Keiser's Kitchen. Tickets are priced at: Family - $25; Single adult - $10; Kids -$5.
Bring the family and spend the day with us in Historic Lowell the Next Place to Be!
LOWELL AREA HISTORICAL MUSEUM
The ladies of the museum will be baking some mouth-watering pies for our second annual pie fundraiser during the Harvest Celebration on October 10, from 12- 3:00 pm. Please stop by and enjoy a slice of scrumptious pie ($2.50) and cider or coffee ($1), to be served in our Victorian garden. Don’t be tardy or you’ll miss out on a real treat…The pies go fast! The garden will be decorated in full color for the harvest season and have seating for your comfort. The Museum will also be open for viewing all of our exhibits.
Lowell Harvest Craft Show
Foreman Building on the Lowell Fairgrounds 9-4. Craft Vendors welcomed. Also, a Special Farmers Market will be held. Kent County Youth Fair, 897-6050
Harvest Hustle Family 5K Run/Walk
Come to the Annual Harvest Hustle Family Fun 5k Run/Walk on Saturday, October 10th! Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. and the event will begin at 9:00 a.m. New this year: Scarecrow Strut – a race in disguise! Prizes will be awarded for best costume and completion of route! For registration and route, visit www.lowellcommunitywellness.org or email info@lowellcommunitywellness.org. $5 for students, $10 for adults or $25 per family. Lowell Community Wellness, 340-7781
Pumpkin Chuckin Contest
The 2nd annual Pumpkin Chuckin contest sponsored by the Kent County Youth Fair. This fun event is part of Lowell's Harvest Festival and will be bigger and better than ever. Come out in the morning for the kids Apple Chuckin contest, then in the afternoon we will do the Pumpkin Chuckin. Build a trebuchet and enter the contest of just come out and check out all the fun. Please check www.kcfg.org for more information! Kent County Youth Fair, 897-6050
Festival of Scarecrows
The scarecrows are proudly made by children and adults at the Harvest Celebration. They are displayed along Main Street for everyone to enjoy through October 28! Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce, 897-9161
Ghost Stories – Storytelling and Lowell Area Schools Orchestra Musical Performances
Lowell Fair Grounds during Harvest Celebration. Lowell Fair Grounds beginning at 2:00pm. Open mic readings of orginal ghost stories written by members of the community along with "Creepy Classics" by members of the Lowell Area School's orchestra program lead by Wendy Tenney. Lowell Area Arts Council, 897-8545
