Breaking News Update:  As of 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 15, an impressive 102 vendors booths had sold out, taking all available space for booths in the village. At least 20 vendors had to be turned away because of lack of space, organizer Catherine Tarr said. "The Lilac Festival will be hopping—we hope everyone will come on out to enjoy it," Bill Tarr said as he helped reserve more space for incoming vendors.

Saturday, May 16

9 a.m.         Arts/Crafts and • Food Booths open in Pine Mountain Village ‘til 5 p.m.
10 a.m.       Pine Mountain Scrappers Quilt Guild Show open in log cabin by Gazebo ‘til 4 p.m.
11 a.m.       Parade on Mil Potrero Highway, The National Anthem sung by Rick Berthod and Mari Hughes;
12:15 p.m.  Opening Ceremonies and Parade Awards in the Gazebo, plus special presentation of
                   The Mountain Enterprise Silver Bullet Award to retiring Fire Chief Dennis Thompson
12:30 p.m.   May Pole Dance
12:45 p.m.   Mountain Squares perform in the Village
1 p.m.          70th Anniv. Celebration of “The Wizard of Oz” starring Elaine Horn
                    Pine Mountain Scrappers Quilt Guild Live Auction
1:30 p.m.     El Tejon Surfs-Up band and FMHS Drumline perform in the Village
2 p.m           Kids Corner Open ‘til 5 p.m., Kids, Critters & Country Show with Allie Jo
3 p.m.          Ventriloquist Becky & Friends at Kids Corner
                    BryterDaze performs in the Gazebo
                    Bandit performs in the Village
4 p.m.          Kids, Critters & Country Show, Singing with Allie Jo at Kids Corner

Sunday, May 17

9 a.m.          Arts/Crafts and • Food Booths open ‘til 5 p.m.
10 a.m.        Bingo in the Gazebo
11 a.m.        The Celtic sounds of YesterYear in the Village
12:30 p.m.    D&C Karaoke for Kids of all ages in the Gazebo
1 p.m.           Kids Corner open ‘til 5 p.m., Ventriloquist Becky & Friends performs
                     Lilac Festival Golf Tournament on Pine Mountain Club Golf Course
2 p.m.           David Stenstrom, Storyteller at Kids Corner
2:30 p.m.      Rick Berthod and the Persuader Band in the Gazebo
3 p.m.           Kids, Critters & Country Show, Singing with Allie Jo at Kids Corner
4 p.m.           Ventriloquist Becky & Friends at Kids Corner

Pine Mountain Club

This is part of the May 15, 2009 online edition of The Mountain Enterprise.

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