This year we have a great lineup of Entertainment for you with some of your old favorites and some new exciting venues too!  We also have a variety of displays and events, something for everyone in the family.

Entertainment and Displays throughout the Festival Grounds

Here's a Peek at some of this years entertainment...
updated 9-17-11

Friday:  (Centennial Park Gazebo)

Opens 4pm

5:00:  opening ceremony with Lincoln, Gettysburg Address and Pledge. Boy Scouts for flag ceremony.

6:00:  The Central Coast Celebration Chorus (http://www.celebration-chorus.com/)

They will perform patriotic and fun songs along with a few sing-alongs.  One or two of their quartets will sing also.  Ann Marie Kurrasch will accompany the Celebration Chorus in a sing-along version of the Centennial Song “Arroyo Grande: The Place to Be.”

The Paisanos

Movie Night is back!!
Friday Night, September 23rd


Click Poster for more information!

Haunted House

Haunted Maze in the Village

 

The Boys & Girls Club’s “Keystone” teen leadership program will create a bone chilling maze at this year’s Harvest Festival in Kiwanis Park.  Come find your way out amongst roaming monsters and spooks around every corner!   The haunt begins Friday the 23rd, 4-9, and Saturday, 10-5.  The scares are appropriate for all brave ages and may get scarier when the night rises.

See you there... if you dare.  Click here for more information.

Arroyo Grande Rotary Fish Fry
Friday Night, Sept. 23rd

Click here for details

Saturday:

Rotary Bandstand:

11:45:  Diaper Derby

1:00: Coastal Dance and Music Academy

Coastal Dance & Music Academy's Performance Troupe

    http://www.coastaldanceandmusicacademy.com



1:45:  Whiskerino Contest

2:00: Studio of Performing Arts
    http://www.thestudioofperformingarts.com/
 

Studio of Performing Arts

3:00:  Pismo Beach Youth Theatre
 

Pismo Beach Youth Theater was started by Olivia Miller in the summer of 2003 and includes theater classes for kids ages 18 months—young adults. Our debut shows were Into the Woods and Are You My Mother with a total of 20 students. After the first year our program more than doubled in size and after the second year we expanded our classes to San Luis Obispo. In the summer of 2008 we expanded our program to Santa Maria and it has been a huge success. Now in our 8th season with 30 shows to our credit we are happy to be working with both the Clark Center and Studio of Performing Arts to make our shows a success!

Pismo Beach Youth Theater's mission is to:
 

Strive to produce high quality children's theater.
 

Offer affordable classes for every child.
 

Create a healthy environment for students to learn in with good role
models.
 

Train students who are interested in directing.
 

Keep all children busy and learning with sitting around time at a
minimum.

4:00:  Ballooney the Clown and President Abraham Lincoln, Chicken Dance
             Kiddy's Parade across the Swinging Bridge, onto Olohan Alley for a Penny Toss

Centennial Park Gazebo:

11:00 – 2:00  SLO Pokes  www.slopokes.com

    All acoustic band playing an eclectic mix of bluegrass, folk, blues and whatever else feels good.
Tight 3 part harmonies are the icing on the musical cake.

 Craig Kincaid:  Guitar and vocals,  Tony Pires:  Mandolin and vocals,  Sally Vedder:  Stand up bass and vocals,  Ralph Goff:  Guitar and vocals

SLO Pokes is a Central Coast, California acoustic string band playing an eclectic mix of bluegrass, country folk, blues, Irish fiddle and original songs.  We pride ourselves on tight 3 part harmonies and inventive arrangements to familiar music.  You can listen to and watch videos of the band during our recording session in Cambria at our website www.slopokes.com.  Songs recorded during that session are available on our live CD recorded at Painted Sky Studio produced by Craig Kincaid.

SLO Pokes has been playing together for the last 2 years at various venues on the Central Coast.  We play private parties, Brown Bag concerts, local clubs and wineries.

Craig Kincaid (guitar) has been playing guitar since the 60's and has been living in San Luis Obispo for 6 years.  Craig is a songwriter and vocalist; he also collects rare acoustic instruments and enjoys photography and the movies.  Craig sings lead, plays rhythm and some flat picking to help create the SLO Pokes sound.

Tony Pires (mandolin) has been playing the mandolin 28 years and has been living in Los Osos for 2 years.  Tony also plays with the Central Valley bluegrass band, The Grass Less Traveled.  Tony sings lead, baritone and along with the rest of the band, helps arrange songs to get the SLO Pokes "sound", and is our sound technician.

Sally Vedder (upright bass) has been playing the upright bass for 12 years.  She currently lives in Atascadero.  Sally provides lead & harmony vocals for the SLO Pokes band and some original songs.  She is a familiar face in the Central Coast acoustic music scene, having been in many bands in many years, including (currently) Better Late Than Never and the Christine Rogers Trio.  She also keeps busy with (too) many hobbies, like beading, crochet, wirework, fabric dyeing, pet sitting, rock hounding, and is in the process of building her own home in Mexico.      

2:00 – 5:00  De La Bahia   http://delabahiamusic.com/

    The Premier Salsa Band on the Central Coast

Ag Pavilion – Farmers’ Market

Click here to see a list of over 20 Local Farmers who are participating and what they'll have Available!
Farmers' Market will be located on Nelson & Bridge Street

Click Here to See the Ag Pavilion Booths, Displays and Events!

Grape Stomp 2011!

Time and location on Bridge St. TBA:

 Brad "The Dudeboy" Rogers  http://www.dudeboyblues.com
    County, folk & blues singer songwriter

Central California’s Brad “The Dudeboy” Rogers returns to play San Luis Obispo during the “Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival”, Saturday September 24th and the Frog & Peach on Sunday, September 25th..   Brad will be making his third appearance at Frog & Peach since his SLO debut in January of 2004 and his first appearance at the “Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival”.   Brad “The Dudeboy” Rogers has been playing his brand of “Cosmic Americana” for well over 25 years and hopes to continue to expand his fan base in the San Luis Obispo area with his return in September.  “I love the scene in SLO. People here appreciate honest original music.”  Says “The Dudeboy.”  

Don’t miss Brad “The Dudeboy” Rogers’ return to San Luis Obispo this September when he plays the at “Arroyo Grande Valley Harvest Festival”, on Saturday, September 24th and at the Frog & Peach on Sunday, September 25th.  He will be performing his original “Cosmic Americana” music as well as traditional American and Irish folk music.  Brad brings the broke down pick up trucks and three legged dogs that the current fair of country music lacks.  

Blazing Guns & Badges!

Sam Cotton aka Cole Younger
National Black Powder Champion
Antique Gun, Knife and Tomahawk Display
     Sam will be displaying a selection of Old West firearms and edged weapons. Ranging from an 1874 45-110 Sharps Buffalo gun featured in the movie "Quigley Down Under", to rifles, pistols and shot guns that were used by cowboys in the West.   There will several firearms with historical backgrounds that will be of interest to any western or movie fan.

Gary Hoving
President of the South County  and CA Law Enforcement Historical Societies
 Gary will be displaying the most extensive collection of antique police badges from throughout San Luis Obispo County.  Included in the exhibit is the very first City Marshal badge from Arroyo Grande (circa 1911,) the sterling silver badge worn by each elected Sheriff of San Luis Obispo County from 1911 until 1970, and a variety of police memorabilia from the local community.   Visitors will have the opportunity to view the collection and ask questions about this interesting slice of our past.  This unique presentation is suitable for the entire family.
 

and.....

The CA Law Enforcement Historical Society Mobile Museum will also be on display.  The Mobile Museum is a timeline look at the history of law enforcement in California.  The California Police Museum is a traveling museum contained within a thirty-foot long cargo trailer.  It features a chronological progression of police history throughout California and a twenty foot long wall dedicated to historic police badges and patches.  The Museum is taken to a variety of venues throughout the year including collector shows, memorial events, and community celebrations.

Train Display

        The San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association is dedicated to model railroading on the Central Coast.   Its activities include public and private exhibitions of model railroad layouts, operating sessions, tips and techniques workshops, educational and heritage programs, social events contests and awards supporting the National Model Railroad Association achievement program, and the general promotion of the hobby.  Members enjoy significant benefits including discounted purchases, resource and knowledge sharing, access to club assets and materials, participation in its many events, and privileges on some of the finest model railroads in the area. Membership is open to everyone.  The club meets at the Oceano Depot at 7:00pm on the third Monday of each month and visitors are welcome.

Caption: Pacific Coast Railway number 101 crosses Nipomo Creek on this model of bridge 70, located a few miles north of the Santa Maria River.  This model was built for the San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association (SLOMRA.org).  The Pacific Coast Rwy served the central coast from 1875 until 1942. Text: The Pacific Coast Railway was a narrow gauge (36 inches between the rails) line that ran from Harford's Pier at Port San Luis to San Luis Obispo, then south through Arroyo Grande, Nipomo, Santa Maria, Orcutt, Los Alamos and Los Olivos.  Before there were paved roads the railroad hauled the lumber used to build SLO county, ag products, gravel, oil and passengers.   The Pacific Coast Rwy served the central coast from 1875 until 1942.  Engine 101 has a 2-6-0 wheel arrangement and was built in December 1893 by Baldwin.  The engine was scrapped in 1924.   This is a model of the Pacific Coast Railway bridge number 70 that crosses Nipomo Creek at milepost 38.5.  The tracks crossed this bridge just north of where Highway 101 crosses Nipomo Creek today.  The high tension power line is still there.  The tracks also cross Thompson Road just north of the bridge.  Thompson Road is the original El Camino Real used by the Spanish missionaries and the road Lt. Col. John C. Fremont's troops took on his way to take California from Mexico. This O-Scale (1:48) module was built as part of a larger layout for the San Luis Obispo Model Railroad Association (SLOMRA.org).  The engine is a modified Bachmann On30 Mogul.  The Hereford cows are a common range breed of the period.  The model was researched and built by Dennis Pearson of Nipomo, California.

More:  http://www.slomra.org

     
Big Ditch Derby


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Carnival Rides

Several huge inflatable, slides and bounce houses for the kids as well as
carnival games, train and tractor rides and a couple mechanical rides
including a kiddy Ferris Wheel.


 

President Lincoln and Colonel Knox

The President and Colonel Knox will kick off the Festival Friday Night and be in the Parade Saturday Morning and on the Festival Grounds all day doing re-enactments, answering questions, doing photo opps and at the end of the day leading the Kids Parade ending with the annual Lincoln Penny Toss!

BOY SCOUTS EXPO!

COME ONE COME ALL TO THE 2010 SCOUT EXPO!

CUB SCOUTS * BOY SCOUTS * GIRL SCOUTS * VENTURE SCOUTS * SEA SCOUTS

HERITAGE SQUARE PARK

- Cub Scout Pack 13 will have a Pinewood Derby Race

- Cub Scout Pack 425 will offer free crossbow shooting

- Troop 413 will have a Monkey Bridge

- Other Boy Scout Activities will be available

- Order of the Arrow will have a Tipi set up

- Venturing Crews Sea Scouts and Girl Scouts will be there

FUN FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY AND ALL ACTIVITIES ARE FREE!

PIE EATING CONTEST

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Antique Engines Display

 Spelling Bee

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