Port of Toledo Sixth Annual Wooden Boat Show 2010

 

AUGUST 20-22, 2010

The 2010 show will celebrate the Port’s centennial year – Plan on attending the best show yet!

This promises to be the best Wooden Boat Show ever, celebrating the Port's 100th Anniversary with lots of fun, family-friendly activities, live music, food, plenty of water-related activities and some new surprises! We'll kick it off Friday evening with live music, food, and a special Centennial Celebration. The Wooden Boat Show is located at Toledo's Port Dock 1, just a block away from Main Street where you can visit local businesses and area restaurants. There's something for everyone!

Here is the music line-up for this year's festival:

The Melody Butchers will kick off the show Friday night from  7:00 -11:00 p.m. Billed as ‘Rock & Roll’s Finest’, the 4-piece Portland-based band covers classic rock oldies from Tom Petty to the Beatles.

Live music resumes Saturday at 11:30 a.m. with the Sons of the Beaches, a local group that describes its style as “Folk Rock Jazz Beach Bum Music.” Members have performed together, in one form or another, for more than 30 years. From 12:45 to 2:00 p.m. is Sawcordian, from Parkdale, Oregon, – featuring saws, an accordion and a stand-up bass.

Perpetua will be on stage Saturday from 2:15 – 3:00 p.m. The ensemble performs 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.

From 3:15 to 4:30 p.m., its Unkle Nancy and the Family Jewels, the popular group from Portland. Unkle Nancy, from “Everywhere” Oregon, has dabbled in a host of musical genres including: hip hop, indie, backwoods country and now pirate folk rock. Their album, Gypsy Pirate Blues, includes drunken sing-a-longs, old ragtime style tunes, murder stories, and love songs.

Next up is Gumbo, a four-piece band from Corvallis, from 4:45 to 6 p.m. Featuring ex-Magpie player Sid Beam, also formerly of the MudTones.

Saturday evening will feature Stepchild, a Rock-N-Roll Band in the Portland area that plays music from the 70’s, 80’s, 90’s thru the 2000’s. They’re onstage from 7:30 p.m. until 11.

Music begin Sunday at 11:00 a.m with The GraceNotes, a local 5-woman a capella group. From Noon to 12:45, enjoy Past Forward, the Oregon Coast five-piece jazz ensemble that plays standards, show tunes and nostalgia from the 1920s through the 1960s. That will be followed by a local drum troupe, and local favorites Bill Dalbey and Franki Trujillo-Dalbey from 2:00 to 2:45.

Yaquina Run-Off - Saturday, August 21
The Yaquina Run-Off is a non-motorized, people-powered boat race that starts and ends in Toledo at the Wooden Boat Show site. Choose between a 3-mile short course or a 9-mile long course. This 'gently competitive' race is a lot of fun and gives you a chance to enjoy the beauty of the Yaquina River. Registration is $20 per person and includes a 2010 Wooden Boat Show t-shirt.

Run-Off Official Rules (PDF)
Run-Off Registration (PDF) - print and mail in!
Run-Off Map (PDF)

 

Family Boat Building - Friday through Sunday
With instruction from Master Boat Builder Carl Chamberlin from Port Townsend, WA and Toledo boat builder Rick Johnson, you'll build "Nuf", your 9 1/2-foot boat. Starting on Friday, you'll work under tents at the Wooden Boat Show... and by Sunday afternoon, you'll be launching your finished boat! Don't miss this great experience to share with your family, friends or give it a go by yourself!

Family Boat Building Registration (PDF)- print and mail in!
Recommended Tools (PDF)
Scholarship Application (PDF)- print and mail in!

 

Poker Paddle - Saturday and Sunday
From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. both days, paddle around Depot Slough and pick up playing cards at 4 locations, and a 5th when you finish the paddle. This will form your poker hand. Prizes will be awarded to the player with the best poker hand at 2:15 p.m. Pack a lunch, bring your camera, play the game and have a great afternoon out on the water. Registration is only $10 per hand.

Poker Paddle Registration (PDF)- print and mail in!
Poker Paddle Official Rules (PDF)

 

Vendors! If you'd like to participate in this year's event:
Vendor and Non-Profit Registration Form (PDF) - print and mail in!
Food Vendor Registration Form (PDF)- print and mail in!

 

Exhibitors! Wooden Boat and other related exhibits: If you'd like to participate in this year's event:
Exhibitors Registration (PDF)- print and mail in!
Exhibitor Information (PDF)

 

Other Fun Activities in Store:
Kids' Toy Boat Building
Free Fiddle Workshop - Saturday 2:00 pm. to 4:00 pm.
Slow Slough Scull - a timed rowing competition!
Boat Rides on Depot Slough and the Yaquina River
Special Wooden Boat Exhibits on land and in the water
Kayak Safety Demonstrations
Silent Auction - lots of great items to bid on!
Ring-Toss
The Port of Toledo's Food booth featuring "Fish & Tips"
Toledo Chamber of Commerce's Famous Pancake Breakfast - Saturday and Sunday!
Art and craft booths and demonstrations
Face painting
Information booths
Pirates with Potato Cannons!
Log-rolling demonstrations
Educational programs
Puddle Duck Racers Northwest Championship Race

 

If you'd like to volunteer to help with the 2010 Wooden Boat Show, contact the Port Office at 541-336-5207, or email us at info@portoftoledo.org