"THE BEST LITTLE International BLOCK PARTY
ON THE SEACOAST"!
The 2005 festival program brought together a tantalizing mix of
performances, workshops, and tours, plus artisan demonstrations,
children's activities, special events, and more.
5:00-7:00: International Soup and Chowder Fest
Newmarket's favorite chefs serve up a taste of our community
heritage: New England fish chowder, corn chowder, French pea soup,
and more. Cost: Adults, $7; children, $3.50. Proceeds to benefit
the Newmarket Main Street Corporation, producers of the Newmarket
Heritage Festival. Main tent.
6:30-7:00: Smoked Kielbasa Emergency Polka Unit
This Polish music band spices up the soup and chowder fest with
music of the old country—traditional village dance music, polkas,
tangos, waltzes, and more. Main tent.
Sponsored by the Newmarket Polish Club and the New Hampshire State
Council on the Arts.
7:00-7:30: Heritage Festival Opening Ceremonies
The Newmarket Main Street Corporation honors this year’s Keeper of
the Heritage and celebrates the start of the eighth annual Newmarket
Heritage Festival. Main tent.
7:30-9:00 Smoked Kielbasa Emergency Polka Unit Returns
Music of the old country continues with traditional village dance
music, polkas, tangos, waltzes, and more. Main tent.
Sponsored by the Newmarket Polish Club and the New Hampshire State
Council on the Arts.
9:30-11:00: Project Graduation Pancake Breakfast
Pancakes, pancakes everywhere! Top ‘em with syrup, strawberries,
chocolate chips, whipped cream, and more. All you can eat. Cost:
Adults, $6; Children 4-12, $4; under 4, free. Proceeds
to benefit Newmarket Senior Class Project Graduation. Main tent.
10:00 am: Open for business!
Vendors, children’s tent, artisan tent, model railway, the
riverfront.
10:00-11:00: Postcards from the Past
Take a visual trip into Newmarket’s historic past with Newmarket
Historical Society president Rich Alperin, who presents a slide show
collection of hundreds of historic post cards. Community Church
sanctuary.
11:00-11:30: Try it! African Drumming Workshop
Join the Black Bear Moon Rhythm Ensemble for a West African drumming
workshop (16 drums available). Workshop tent.
11:30-12:00: Amazing Feets!
French Canadian step dancer and clogger Ann Whiting kicks up her
heels, accompanied by her high-energy band, Fresh Blend. Main
tent.
Sponsored by Develco.
11:30-12:30: Downtown Village Tour
Discover the history and architecture of Newmarket's village area
with long-time resident Phil LePage. Meet at the Community
Church.
12:00-12:30: Try it! French Canadian Dance Workshop
Join French Canadian step dancer and clogger Ann Whiting for a dance
workshop. Workshop tent.
12:30-1:15: Black Bear Moon Rhythm Ensemble
The lively rhythms and traditions of West Africa fill the stage with
this high-energy group of drummers and dancers. Main tent.
Sponsored by Rain for the Sahel and Sahara with Ahlgren, Perrault &
Turner.
12:30-1:30: Cheswell Burying Ground Tour
Meet Wentworth Cheswell (1746–1817), one of Newmarket's founding
fathers. Of African-American ancestry, he served the town for more
than 50 years in many capacities, from selectman to assessor to
scrivener. Tour guide Rich Alperin, Newmarket Historical Society
president, lives on the site of the Cheswell family home. Meet at
Town Hall.
1:15-2:00: Martha Dana and her Puppets
Martha Dana and her giant puppets entertain with stories and song.
Workshop tent.
Sponsored by Lamprey Health Care.
2:00-2:45: International Cooking Demonstration
Join Newmarket residents Phonphet Bounphakhom and Margaret Crowley
for a demonstration of how to create traditional Laotian egg rolls.
Workshop tent.
2:30-3:30: Mill Tour
Enjoy a guided walk through Newmarket's hard-working past—and its
developing future—with guide Mike Provost, a third-generation mill
worker. Meet at the Eagles building.
3:00-3:30: The Newmarket Olde Time Dancers
Festival debut! The Newmarket Olde Time Dancers, a group of
elementary school students and senior citizens, present an
intergenerational contra dancing demonstration, one of New England’s
great living traditions, accompanied by the music of Old New
England.
Sponsored by Houghton’s Hardware.
3:30-4:30: Balance and Swing Community Contra Dance
This traditional New England community contra dance opens with The
Newmarket Olde Time Dancers (see above). The dance continues, open
to all, accompanied by the foot-tappin’ music of Old New England
with Jane Orzechowski, fiddle; Deanna Stiles, flute; Sophie
Orzechoswski, piano; and Mary DesRosiers calling. No experience
necessary. Main tent.
Sponsored by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
4:00 pm: Closed for the day: Children’s tent.
4:30-5:00: Try it! Polka Workshop
Anybody can polka. All it takes is 15 minutes, according to Bob
Gazda, Newmarket native and polka instructor. Learn it here. Then
try it under the Main Tent to the music of King Ludwig and his
Bavarian band. Workshop tent.
5:00-7:00: Dinner and Dancing with King Ludwig’s Bavarian Band
They’re back! King Ludwig’s Bavarian Band returns with their
eight-foot alpine horns, yodeling, cow bells, and their favorite
jokes. Fun for all ages. Main tent.
Sponsored by the American Legion.
5:00-7:00: Saturday Night Supper Sampler
"Eat out" at the Heritage Festival! Visit our vendors for a
selection of great eats. Then enjoy your supper—and the show—under
the main tent. You’ll laugh, you’ll sing, you’ll polka—you’ll hardly
have time to eat. (Tables provided around the perimeter of the dance
floor.) Main tent.
6:00: Closed for the day: Artisan tent, model railway, gift
vendor booths.
7:30-8:00 Try it! Latin Dance Demo and Workshop
Bob Yergeau from the Rockingham Ballroom is back with his popular
cha-cha demonstration and workshop! Main tent.
Sponsored by the Rockingham Ballroom.
8:00-10:00 The Amazing Combo Sabroso
Back by popular demand…Combo Sabroso (formerly the Amazing Mambo
Combo) brings their high-energy Afro-Cuban rhythms to the stage—and
to the Heritage Festival dance floor. Main tent.
Sponsored by Bottomline Technologies and Houghton’s Hardware.
9:00 Food vendors close.
10:00-11:00: Community Church Service
All are welcome to join the worship service in Newmarket’s 175-year
old landmark.
10:00-11:00: Heron Point Tour
Join Conservation Commission member and Newmarket native Fred
Pearson for a guided tour of Heron Point, the Conservation
Commission’s premier property across the Lamprey River from the
Mills.
10:00-11:00: Cheswell Burying Ground Tour
Meet Wentworth Cheswell (1746–1817), one of Newmarket's founding
fathers. Of African-American ancestry, he served the town for more
than 50 years in many capacities, from selectman to assessor to
scrivener. Tour guide Rich Alperin, Newmarket Historical Society
president, lives on the site of the Cheswell family home. Meet at
Town Hall.
11-12:15 Extreme Air Sunday Brunch
Everybody’s favorite Sunday brunch returns! Featuring quiche and
pancakes, bacon and sausage, muffins and more! Cost: Adults, $6;
Children 3-12, $4; under 3, free. Proceeds to benefit
Extreme Air, New Hampshire's competition jump rope team. Main tent.
11:15-11:45 Extreme Air
The competition jumpers who represent the Granite State on the
United States Amateur Jump Rope Federation circuit bring their
talents to the festival. Their repertoire includes single rope,
double dutch, speed, and freestyle routines. Workshop tent.
12:00-1:00: Mill Tour
Enjoy a guided walk through Newmarket's hard-working past—and its
developing future—with guide Mike Provost, a third-generation mill
worker. Meet at the Eagles building.
12:00 noon: Open for business!
Vendors, children’s tent, artisan tent, model railway, the
riverfront.
12:30-1:30 Funky Divas of Gospel
They're back! The hand-clapping, toe-tapping dance-in-the-aisles
music of the Funky Divas brings audiences to their feet. The spirit
that flows through the songs they sing is universal. Main Tent.
Sponsored by Liberty Mutual.
1:30-2:30: Postcards from the Past
Take a visual trip into Newmarket’s historic past with Newmarket
Historical Society member Ron Lemieux, who presents his slide show
collection of hundreds of historic post cards. Community Church
sanctuary.
1:30-1:45: Extreme Air Encore!
The amazing jumpers return for one more curtain call. Workshop
tent.
1:45-2:45: Double Vision
A theatrical journey of juggling, illusion, contortion and mime—plus
a giant floating cube, umbrellas, a vacuum, stepladders, toilet
plungers, peacock feathers…and more. Described by critics as a “mini
Cirque du Soleil,” Jody and Linda Scalise draw on the great
traditions of vaudeville (think Chaplin, Keaton, Gracie). They have
performed to standing ovations—and waves of laughter—around the
country. Main Tent.
Sponsored by Houghton’s Hardware.
2:45-3:15: Try it! Juggling Workshop
Jody and Linda Scalise of Double Vision reveal a few of their
secrets: Balance peacock feathers, learn to juggle, try a scarf
relay, and more. Workshop tent.
2:45-3:45: Downtown Village Tour
Enjoy a guided walk through Newmarket's hard-working past—and its
developing future—with guide Mike Provost, a third-generation mill
worker. Meet at the Eagles building.
3:15-3:45: A Laotian Journey
Newmarket's own traditional Laotian children’s dance troupe performs
in traditional dress. Workshop tent.
Sponsored by Develco.
3:45-4:30: Newmarket Children’s Musical Medley
Festival debut! Newmarket school band and choral groups
perform a musical medley of favorite tunes and songs of New
Hampshire. Main Tent.
Sponsored by Houghton’s Hardware.
4:30-5:30: Broadway Tunes with the Granite Statesmen Barbershop
Chorus
Back by popular demand, this internationally acclaimed, 60-voice
barbershop chorus closes the Heritage Festival with a program of
Broadway tunes and American favorites. Community Church.
Sponsored by the New Hampshire State Council on the Arts.
5:00 Closed for the day: Vendors and all festival activities.
5:30 Ringing of the Bells
Bid farewell to the 2005 Heritage Festival with an age-old
tradition—the ringing of the church bells. See you next year!
5:30-7:00 Community Church Harvest Supper
Gather with friends and neighbors for a turkey dinner—with all the
fixin's. (To-go meals also available.) Donations accepted. Proceeds
to benefit the Community Church. Church vestry.
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