As Aug. 10 draws nearer, the Chase CornStock Committee is busy preparing the final details for this year’s CornStock event at Chase Memorial Beach.
The day’s festivities will start at noon with the opening of the Corn Field Market, which will host a variety of fresh foods, local products and delicious corn on the cob.
The Interior Savings Little Kernels Zone also opens at noon, and will be filled with a variety of activities for young festivalgoers to enjoy, including crafts, face painting, games and a bouncy castle.
The opportunity to make cornhusk dolls is a CornStock tradition, and volunteers will be happy to assist all the little kernels in making their own to take home.
Treble Spots Jam, a member of the Roxy Roth Clown Clan, will also be joining in on the fun with her interactive musical setup. Treble first appeared at the Salmon Arm Roots and Blues festival last year and is excited to be making her first CornStock appearance this year. Entertainment on the CornStock stage starts at 4 p.m., and will feature performances by Sleepless Nights, Margit Bull & Sweetgrass, Keenan Wilcox, Ernie Ware & Voodusa and DJ CrashCourse.
Biographies on all the performers and the full event schedule will be available in next week’s publication, and are also posted at www.ChaseCornStock.com.
The committee would like to remind guests that parking at Chase Memorial Beach will be limited to guests with disabilities, performers and vendors. If you do drive to the event, please angle park along Second Avenue and walk into the festival grounds.
Admission is by donation, with a $5 minimum being suggested, and for a donation of $5 or more festivalgoers will get their names in a draw for a variety of gift certificates donated by supporting merchants.
Also, there are no pets allowed in the park during CornStock, so please leave your pets at home.
