A Country Day At Pardon Gray 2010  

Tiverton Land Trust presents a day of fun activities at Pardon Gray Preserve - Saturday, September 11, 2010
(Rain date September 12th)

See photos from previous Pardon Gray Days at our online album here (courtesy of Cecelia VanHoff)

And others here

Eastern Medicine Singers

The community celebration includes entertainment, activities, food, and fun for all ages. This year there will be a special ceremony and color guard to honor the 9/11 fire and police heroes. Other highlights planned for the day are: a gravesite ceremony by the 2nd RI Regiment Sons of the American Revolution; a presentation by the Eastern Medicine Singers, a native American singing, dancing and drumming group; and performances by local singer/songwriter Gary Farias, the Tiverton High School String Ensemble, and Amanda Santos with her trained dancing dog.

Throughout the day there will be workshops and soil testing by the East Bay Master Gardeners; Sakonnet Grower's Market; a crafters' marketplace (including stoneware, pottery, cedian painting, glassworks, textiles, artwork by seniors, jewelry, juglamps); paper making with Sakonnet Arts Network; Native American artifacts display; hayrides; pumpkin decorating; petting zoo; face painting; bird box building; mystery box; rope ladder; honeybee demonstration, and more! A pet dog contest and a 50-50 raffle will round out the day.

There will be plenty of food and drinks to purchase: coffee and pie with Gray's ice cream, soft drinks, and hot dogs, Italian sausage and peppers, chourico, and veggie burgers prepared by the Lion's Club. A $5 fee for children includes all activities except pony rides and bird box construction. Rain date is September 12.

Schedule of activities:

10:00 Event opens

10:15 East Bay Master Gardeners workshop I

10:30 Colonial Re-enactment and laying wreath at Pardon Gray gravesite by 2nd RI Regiment Sons of the American Revolution

Singer/Songwriter Gary Farias

11:00 Tiverton High School String Ensemble

11:45 Special ceremony and color guard honoring the 9/11 fire and police heroes

12:00 East Bay Master Gardeners workshop II

12:30 Gary Farias, singer-songwriter

1:30 Eastern Medicine Singers, Native American performance group

2:30 Amanda Santos and her dancing dog

3:00 Pet dog show and judging contest (cutest/smallest/tallest, etc. dogs should be leashed)

4:00 Event closes

Hayrides

Ongoing activities: 50:50 raffle, Native American artifact display, soil testing, garden questions answered, and info courtesy of the East Bay Master Gardeners' Program

Craft vendors: stoneware, pottery, cedian painting, juglamps, textiles, glassworks, crocheted & hand knitted goods, textiles, note cards

Children's activities: hayrides, face painting, pumpkin decorating, rope ladder, paper making, mystery box, touch-a-truck, petting zoo, pet dog contest, paper making – all for a $5 fee.

Pony rides and birdbox construction have an additional participation fee.

Food & drinks while they last

"Tiverton's Pardon Gray hosting family-friendly festival" By Derek Vital from the Fall River Herald News

Soil pH Testing on Pardon Gray Day

This year at Pardon Gray Day the East Bay Master Gardener's Program will offer free soil testing from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

Here's how to prepare your sample:

1. Using a trowel or spade, take about 10 thin, vertical slices of the soil.
2. Put slices on newspaper to dry at room temperature.
3. Put the soil into a large, clean plastic container or bag and mix thoroughly.
4. Take about one cup of the soil mixture and put in a sandwich size 'zip' type plastic bag and close tightly.
5. Label each sample on the outside of the bag and bring to Pardon Gray Day.