Welcome to Antwerp’s 2016 Day in the Park!
The parade will begin at Day in the Park at 10:00 a.m. on August 13th at the Antwerp Football field (line up at 8:30 a.m.) and proceed on Canal St. to Main St., then turn down East River St., ending in the park. All entries will be judged this year with a traveling trophy awarded to the winning local business or organization.
Food vendors, crafters, and several groups and organizations with games, raffles and other giveaways will be all set up in the park and ready to entertain you for the day. A Business and Industry Tent will also be available for the day to showcase some of the businesses that Antwerp and surrounding areas have to offer. The Chalk Walk will be displaying the artistic talents of the people as well as a station for others to exercise their artsy flair on paper, boards and the sidewalks.
At 11:00 a.m. the opening ceremonies will begin with Sara Keeran speaking on behalf of the Village of Antwerp welcoming everyone to the festivities. This will be followed up with the Star Spangled Banner, sung by Antwerp Junior, Taylor Provines. The Flag Burning ceremony will take place at 11:15 a.m. with the VFW folks, boy scouts and
girl scouts. Following the flag burning ceremony, the Gem of the Year will be announced.
Dance Dolls will perform for the crowds at 12:00 p.m. with their skills at the pavilion stage. Then Lou Ann Homan, the Storyteller, will take the stage at 12:30 p.m. to captivate the audience with her storytelling capabilities.
Indiana Wild will be in the park from 12:00-2:30 p.m. with animals to observe and learn about. Johnny Tin Cap will be walking around 1:00-2:00 p.m.
The Antwerp Community Band will play beginning at 1:30 p.m., followed by the musical talents of Austin Bowers and Catalyst.
The 50/50 drawing and Chalk walk auction will take place at the end of the day followed by closing remarks.
Brian Gaisford will provide sound for the day as well as Barry Delong as Master of Ceremonies.
About the Dance Dolls:
The Dance Dolls are happy to celebrate 10 years at a Day in the Park! They will be performing numbers from this year’s recital, including tap, jazz and lyrical numbers. They perform under the direction of Julie Hall and include children from age 3-18.
About Lou Ann Homan:
Lou Ann is a storyteller, a theater coach, an actress and a writer. When she is not traveling and gathering stories, you can find her writing late into the evening under the light of an old scarlet, frayed lamp. “I am a believer in small towns in America” and she writes a blog to bring focus to them and to save them. She also gardens and is deeply aware of the environment and the issues.
About Antwerp Community Band:
The band began in September of 1992 and played at the high school homecoming football game that year. Jim Hahn became the director in July of 1993. Jim’s son, Steve Hahn is the current director of the band of 22 musicians plus or minus a few. The band plays a variety of music from classical to dance band.
About Austin Bowers:
He graduated from Antwerp in 2012. He is the son of Dan and Traci Bowers (Advanced Chassis). Austin has been singing 9 years and sings blues and classic rock!
About Catalyst:
This band is comprised of 4 young men who play a big mix of covers of 80’s rock along with some new modern rock to add some variety into their shows. They like to show people a good time, and to maybe show them some new music they may have never heard before. The band is comprised of Ian Blair, Parker Swenson, Matt Dooley and Erik Buchan.
