official ballyhoo schedule 2007!

FAMILY FUN DAY
Thursday, May 31st

Last Thursday at the big lawn on the corner of NE 20th Avenue and Alberta Street @ 5pm
• BYOBBQ – you bring it, we’ll grill it!
• watermelon seed spitting accuracy contest, bring yo’ serious spittin’ skillz
• D.I.Y. ice cream race, forget art lets make sundaes!
• fort building bring extra giant boxes and sheets if you have them.
• circus booth with hula hoops and other toys to try out
• blindfolded face painting
• rocking tunes
• hellfire weenie roast!

Animal Costume Marching Band Parade @ 8:30pm
bring pots, pans, wooden spoons, tubas, and animal suits for the parade to the mystery movie location!

Parade-in movie @ 9:00!
Enjoy entertaining film shorts and a popcorn extravaganza. don’t forget blankets and cozy things for the show!

CRAFT DAY
Friday, June 1st

The Watershed (5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue) @ 5pm
• sidewalk chalk and genitalia pretzels – play hopscotch while you enjoy a clit knot!
• chubby bunny – how many marshmallows can you stuff in your mouth and still be able to say, ‘chubby bunny’?
• saltine smash — can you eat 6 saltines in 60 seconds?
• light bulb challenge – how many times can you screw a light bulb in and out of the socket without bringing your arm down?
• random letter writing and other mail adventures. bring a phonebook!
• tutorial on how to tear a phonebook in half…the long way.
• wacky haircuts, head shaving, and dye jobs!
bring your shaggiest head of hair and our masters will work their magic!
• POTLUCK DINNER @ 6pm, bust out your entree to share. there will be an oven to heat things up with if you need!

Dance Party Bike Parade to Waterfront Park @ 9:00 pm
bike parade to the free fireworks while grooving to some tunes.

FIREWORKS @ 9:45 pm
Hooray for all things free!

Bike-In Movie at the Recyclery (1417 se 9th Avenue) @ 10:30pm
head over from the fireworks to the movies! tonight we’ll watch: The Way Things Go & one chapter from 5 Films About Christo and Jean-Claude

KOOKY COMPETITION/BICYCLE DAY
Saturday, June 2nd

Peninsula Park @ 10:00am
• a mobile donut hole breakfast in the park!
• strong person competition:
o whipped cream speed mixing madness!
o crepe batter beating battle!
o 5-legged race/obstacle course
o car pull – ‘don’t drive it, pull it!’
o broom acrobatic races. bring brooms, mops, swifers, shovels, anything with a long handle with dowel-like character! the longer the item the easier the acrobatics.
• LUNCH! 1:00 pm crepes with whipped cream!

BIKE RIDE to Alberta Park @ 2:00 pm
• bike decorating!
o give your steed a spray-paint makeover
o bedazzle your bike with streamers
o laminate your own spoke cards bring a small picture you’d like to laminate or borrow some of our designs!
• bike games!
o chin to handlebar races, not for the lighthearted…
o tall bike jousting
o 3 bikes, 2 people, one moving entity. who will get around the block first?
o ROLO – mini bike polo: all the fun, none of the pretension. bring mallets if you have them!
o team riding showcase bring your most creative way to ride with 2 people on ONE bike!

Bike Parade to the Watershed (5040 SE Milwaukie Avenue) @ 7:30pm
Come and show off your newly decorated steed with an inaugural ride down to southeast for more movies and a BBQ dinner

Bike-In Movie and BBQ @ The Watershed
hang out and enjoy two bicycle classics: Quicksilver and Breaking Away.
*******don’t forget to bring grillables for dinner*******

DECOMPRESSION DAY
Sunday, June 3rd

Mt. Tabor: 60th Avenue & Hawthorne Blvd. (bottom reservoir) @ 10am
Climb Mt. Tabor and conquer it as our own! bring harnesses, carabiners, puffy coats, and other over the top mountain gear for the massive trek. coffee provided!

Hawthorne Hostel (3031 SE Hawthorne Blvd.) @ 11:30am
Bring a dish to share with fellow Portlanders at the Hostel’s weekly brunch.

Sketch and Bike @ 2:00 pm
grab pen, paper, and your imagination for this roaming art adventure! leaving from the Hawthorne Hostel