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2011 Festival Highlights
Saturday, May 21, 2011
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Major venues are listed below with times and locations.
More events and details are being updated daily;
please check back often to see what we've added.
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Early-Bird Perennial Plant Exchange,
8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.: Village Park
Romeo's Victorian
Festival includes our annual perennial exchange. Share your love of gardening
with others. Plant exchanges are a great way to share your plants and add some
new varieties to your yard. Talk with other gardeners and gather new
information along with new plants. Bring your plants to share and acquire new
ones. Landscape Direct will be on hand to answer questions and will supply free
raffles opportunities. Exchanges only, no sales. Tips for splitting plants:
divide your perennials and pot them in a disposable container. Label if
possible. Yogurt, milk & cottage cheese containers make great pots. Make
sure your plants are free from bugs and disease. Tell a friend to come along
with the plants and enjoy the fun.
Civil War Encampment
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Village Park
In celebration of the
150th anniversary of the Civil War, re-enactors of the Michigan 21st Union
Soldiers and their families will set up camp in the village park to show camp
life during this turbulent time in American history.
Bancroft-Stranahan Museum Tours
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: 132 Church St.
Stop by the Bancroft-Stranahan Museum and discover what life was like in Romeo
during Victorian times.
Blacksmith Hammer-In
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Clyde Craig Blacksmith Shop, 301 N. Bailey St.
Blacksmiths will be showing their skills in the Clyde Craig Blacksmith shop in
our second "Hammer-In". Hand wrought items will be for sale. Food, drink and baked goods will be available.
Macomb County History Tent
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Clyde Craig Blacksmith Shop, 301 N. Bailey St.
Featured will be local Historical Societies with stories to tell, items
for sale and free literature.
Romeo's own Bill Miller, the machinist who
recreated new parts for the First Congregational Church clock tower will be on hand to show
interested parties the clock mechanism.
Just outside the tent will be talented
wood carvers, and other craftsmen.
Vintage Bike Display
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Clyde Craig Blacksmith Shop, 301 N. Bailey St.
Antique Toy Display and Sale
Stop by and see the toys that have brought smiles to the faces of children long ago and perhaps pick up one while you are there. Hosted by Richmond Lion, Dennis Bolen.
Main Street Promenade
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: From Hollister St. south to Washington St.
- Grab a copy of the Romeo
Observer special-edition insert from our old-fashioned newsboy, Ryan Romano, on
the corner of St Clair and Main St from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. The 1860's
newspapers are compliments of The Romeo Observer and have the festival’s Schedule
of Events.
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- Pick up Victorian Shillings, which are redeemable for discounts at several businesses throughout the Village.
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- Watch actors, musicians,
bagpipers, and a variety of street performers throughout the day.
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- See the English Bobby at
Vera's Balloons R Fun, and have your friends put in the stockade for a shilling
or two.
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- Visit Labor of Love yarn
shop to see the spinners on their porch.
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- Satisfy your taste buds with
food, drink and baked goods.
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- Stop by the Starkweather Arts Center, located at 219 N. Main St. to see the hat collection of Helen Starkweather and their latest exhibit.
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Vintage Trolley Ride
11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Various routes with stops in the downtown area.
MI Trolley Company open air trolley will take you to festival locations. Take a ride for free!
Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
2:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.
Take a ride for free
along Main Street in Victorian style.
Victorian Mustache Contest
10:00 a.m.-Noon: Romeo
Barber Shop on W. St. Clair Street.
Take your mustache to Tony at the Romeo
Barbershop or bring a photo to display. Notice the great barber pole! Prize at
the end of the Festival for the most Victorian styled mustache.
Romeo Transportation Heritage Walking Tour
2:00 p.m.-3:00 p.m., Romeo Arts and Archives Center, 290 N. Main St., $5.00
Discover Romeo's contribution to transportation with this guided walking tour of Romeo's transportation heritage markers.
Vintage Photo Party at Kezar Library
10:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m., 105 Church St.
Stop by the Kezar Library for a vintage photo party and enjoy the visual
history of Romeo. Maybe you will even be able to help us identify, people,
places and events! Refreshments will be served.
Gray's Opera House, 231 N. Main St.
Gray's Opera House will host a variety of events during the festival:
- Free tours of Romeo's magnificent Gray's Opera House, circa 1870's, from 10:00 a.m-3:00 p.m.
- A free lecture exonerating Dr. Samuel A. Mudd, the man who set John Wilkes Booth's leg after Booth assassinated President Abraham Lincoln, will be given by his descendant Thomas Mudd of Saginaw from 3:00 p.mm to 5:00 p.m.
- A roast beef fundraising dinner, catered by Pamela's Catering, will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. for $25. (Note: proceeds go towards the restoration of Gray's Opera House)
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Free Children's Activities
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Vintage Children's Games and Crafts
10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.: Romeo Village Park
We have a schedule
including Children's Victorian games and crafts by Margarite Humes of the
Detroit Historical Society at the Village Park. Fun for all!
Model Railroad Train Display
11:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.: Romeo Village Park
A LGB, large-scale
train display featuring models used during the Victorian Era will be set up in
the Village Park gazebo.
Fearnaught Stick Pony Parade and Rodeo
12:30 p.m.: Party Maniacs/Village of Fun, 201 N. Main St.
The annual Stick Pony
Parade and Rodeo is open to children eight-years-old and younger. Line up
begins at 12:30 p.m. and the parade begins at 1:00 p.m. All participants will
receive a prize. For more information or to register your little cowpoke,
contact Party Maniacs Village of Fun at (586) 752-8755.
Connelly's Creations Garden Party
10:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.
Connelly’s Creations
will host a garden party with several Victorian events and vendors:
- Stop by and relax on the porch with Romeo’s own
“Lady Lavender,” Jennifer Vasich, as she shares a Victorian Lavender Gift
Sachet to all who visit, along with Complimentary Tea & Lavender Scones.
Vasich will also be signing copies of her cookbook, “The Lavender Gourmet,”
throughout the day.
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- Discover the language
of flowers with a class by Lady Lavender. Learn more about this romantic means
of communication, the meaning behind the flowers and how to make a Tussie-Mussie.
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- Visit “Lady Pam” to
experience the aromatics of these lovely plants as she shares fine Essential
Oils from doTERRA and Aromatherapy with a Victorian flair.
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- Pick up exquisite,
handmade jewelry and other items for sale from Romeo Jewelry.
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- Watch children
dressed in their Victorian finest perform a traditional Maypole dance in
celebration of spring.
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- Take a picture
outside one of Romeo’s most notable landmarks, The Brabb House.
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- May Pole Dance, 10:30 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
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The 6th Annual Romeo Victorian Festival would
like to thank our sponsors
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