Watershed Communications Blog » Portland Festivals http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog Watershed Communications Blog Wed, 18 Jan 2012 17:45:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 Maritime Heritage Festival This Weekend! http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2009/07/24/maritime-heritage-festival-this-weekend/ http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2009/07/24/maritime-heritage-festival-this-weekend/#comments Fri, 24 Jul 2009 17:32:10 +0000 Jackie http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/?p=2792 MHF logoThe 3rd Annual Maritime Heritage Festival kicks-off today at 2:00 p.m with the largest flotilla in 50 years making its way down the Willamette River.  The Portland Fire Boat will lead the flotilla of 45+ classic vessels from the Broadway Bridge to the RiverPlace Marina.  If you are joining in on the fun at the Oregon Brewers Festival, that is also taking place on the waterfront, be sure not miss this spectacular of classic boats coming down the Willamette!  The Portland Fireboat will be sure to show off its stuff by performing a water demonstration (pictured below).

Fireboat

The Maritime Heritage Festival will be taking place all weekend long at the RiverPlace Marina & Docks.  Here are some highlights of the planned public events:

Friday, July 24, 2009

2:00-4:00 pm:
- Arrival of boats:  Ship Flotilla & Water Parade

Saturday, July 25

10:00 am-4:00 pm:
- Maritime Festival Village (land displays, demonstrations boat building, children’s events, etc.)
- Civil War Naval & Cannon Demonstration
- Dockside Boat Show (many owners available for questions)
- Concours d’Elegance
- Musical performances from regional favorites
- Vintage boat rides (owners’ discretion)

11:00 am & 2:00 pmPortland Water Spectacular
- Vintage water skiing show

12:00 noon & 3:00 p.m.
- Civil War Cannon Fire

12:00 – 2:00 pm
- Music: White Rhino

4:00 pm
- Festival ends for the day

Sunday, July 26

10:00 am-4:00 pm
-  Maritime Festival Village (land displays, demonstrations boat building, children’s events, etc.)
- Civil War Naval & Cannon Demonstration
- Dockside Boat Show (many owners available for questions)
- Musical performances from regional favorites
- Vintage boat rides (owners’ discretion)

11:00 a.m. & 2:00 pmSlide29
- vintage water skiing & water sports demonstrations

12:00 pm & 3:00 pm
- Civil War Cannon Fire

12:00 – 2:00 pm
- Music: White Rhino

4:30 pm
- Festival Ends

]]> http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2009/07/24/maritime-heritage-festival-this-weekend/feed/ 0 Countdown to the 5th Annual PIWF http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2009/04/27/countdown-to-the-5th-annual-piwf/ http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/blog/2009/04/27/countdown-to-the-5th-annual-piwf/#comments Mon, 27 Apr 2009 21:26:08 +0000 Jackie http://www.ladcommunicationsblog.com/?p=2272 Less than a week until the 2009 Portland Indie Wine Festival!
This Saturday, May 2nd, 40 of Oregon’s top artisanal wineries and some of Portland’s most celebrated chefs and restaurants will invade the Portland Wine Project for the 5th annual Portland Indie Wine Festival. Get your tickets today at https://www.indiewinefestival.com/tickets/

For more info on the festival and the 2009 participating wineries and restaurants click here.

Oregon Wine Symposium

PIWF/LAD team member Katie Burnett at the Oregon Wine Symposium Indie Wine Festival booth

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