2004 BearPaw Festival Schedule

Bear Paw Festival 2004
"American Dreams!"

July 7-11

Wednesday, July 7
Noon – Bear Paw Awards Lunch, North Slope
Opening – Annual Drawing Contest – Artworks

Thursday, July 8
Opening - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons
Ongoing - Annual Drawing Contest, Artworks
7:30 pm - Miss Bear Paw Pageant, Chugiak HS

Friday, July 9
Opening - Arts, Crafts & Concessions, Valley River Center
Opening - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage
Opening - Renaissance Village, Town Square Park
Ongoing - Annual Drawing Contest, Artworks
Ongoing - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons
11-2 pm—Teddy Bear Picnic, Chief Alex Park
11am – Teddy Bear Parade
Noon - Kraft Lunch Box Derby
1pm –Odor Eaters Rotten Sneaker Contest
12-7pm – Quilt Exhibit/Auction, Valley River Center
5-9 pm – Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage
6-9 pm – “Its About Time” Brick Sales - Mainstage
6-9 pm—Blood Bank Alaska, Valley River Center
6-9 pm – ISI Figure Skating, McDonald Center
6–9 pm –Classic Car Show, Valley River Center
7–9 pm -“Top Cover”, on Mainstage
9:30 – 10:30 pm Skate Board Clinic – Transit Center

Saturday, July 10
Ongoing - Golden Wheel Carnival, Commons
Ongoing - Annual Drawing Contest, Artworks
Ongoing - Arts, Crafts & Concessions, Valley River Center parking lot
Ongoing - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage
Ongoing - Renaissance Village, Town Square Park
Ongoing –Open Air Entertainment, Mainstage
Ongoing –Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage
Ongoing - Entertainment on Mainstage
10-6 pm - Balloon Fencing, Business Blvd.
10-7pm – Quilt Exhibit/Auction, Valley River Ctr
10:30 am Women’s Aglow Respite Oasis, Eagle River Commons
10:30am –Midas 5K Bear Paw Classic, Downtown
11-6 pm—Blood Bank Alaska, Valley River Center
11am –Grand Parade
12-6pm – Mountain Mary Make’n’Take – Eagle River Loop Rd.
12 noon—Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Valley River Center
12 noon– “Its About Time” Brick Sales, Mainstage
12:45 pm—Road Rally, UAA
2 pm Gilbert/Sullivan Operetta—ER Library
1–7 pm – ISI Figure Skating, McDonald Center
1:30 pm - Slippery Salmon Olympics
1–4 pm - Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Mainstage
1-4 pm - Alaska Bird TLC, Picture This
3:30 – 4:30 pm – Skateboard Demo – Transit Center
4 – 10 pm Bear Paw Film Festival – River City Saloon/Soupys Cafe
5 – 7pm – Skateboard Competition – Transit Center
8–11 pm - Jitters Java Jive Swing Dance Mainstage; 10:PM Dance Contest

Sunday, July 11
Ongoing – Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage
Ongoing - Golden Wheel Carnival, Eagle River Commons
Ongoing - Annual Drawing Contest, Artworks
Ongoing - Arts, Crafts & Concessions, Valley River Center parking lot
Ongoing - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage
Ongoing - Renaissance Village, Town Square Park
Ongoing – Mainstage Entertainment
11-5 pm - Blood Bank of Alaska, Valley River Ctr
Noon - Women’s Aglow Respite Oasis Eagle River Commons
12-4pm – “Its About Time” Brick Sales - Mainstage
12 pm – VCA Dog & Owner Look-a-Like Contest, Mainstage
12-5pm – Quilt Exhibit/Auction, Valley River Ctr
12–4 pm -Chili Championship & Bean/Salsa Con test, Mainstage
12-6pm – Mountain Mary Make-n-Take - Eagle River Loop Rd.
12–6 pm - Balloon Fencing Business Blvd.
12–6 pm - Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Valley River Center
1 pm - Tri-Bear-a-Thon 300 Yard Fun Run, Mainstage
1:30 pm – Tortilla Toss & Jalapeno Eating, Mainstage
2:30 pm - Carrs Ice Cream Eating Contest, Mainstage
4 pm - I Did a Duck Race, Mainstage
4 – 10 pm Bear Paw Film Festival – River City Saloon/Soupys Cafe

MATANUSKA VALLEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PRESENTS . . .
ENTERTAINMENT

Mainstage – Friday July 9
7 - 9 PM - Air Force Band of the Pacific
9:30—10:30 PM Brothers Contra

Mainstage – Saturday July 10
12 Karenodie & Paul Davis
12:30 Don Russell—The Magic Guy
1:30 Slippery Salmon Olympics
3:00 Porter Family Group
3:30 Trademark Quartet
4:00 Mercury
4:30 Chugach Mountain Range Cloggers
5 PM Bo Porter & the B-side Blues
6:00 4-Wheel Drive Band/Anthony Adams
7:00
8:00 Jitters Java Jive Outdoor Dance – Lucky & the Lindy Men

Park Stage Saturday July 10
12:30 Sunshine Generation
1 pm Okamoto demonstration
2 pm Stars Dance Drill Team

Mainstage Sunday July 11
11:30 Chugiak Trailblazer Cloggers
12 PM VCA Eagle River Dog & Owner Look-a-Like
1:00 Bear Paw Frolic, 300* Yard Fun Run
1:10 Midnight Sun Cloggers
1:30 Miss Bear Paw Participants
1:45 Wildest Magic in Alaska, Don Russell
2:30 Ice Cream Eating Contest
3:30 Anchortown Cloggers

Park Stage Sunday July 11
2:30 –Youth in Unity
3:30 pm –Zionize