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 Event Schedule
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9:00 am |
Exhibitor Set-up
Road closure and set-up time for exhibitors |
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10:00 am |
Markham Gang
At the Gazebo Stage |
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10:30 am |
Kindermusik
Interactive session with Cornell's music program for Newborns to 3yrs. Play instruments and dance at the Gazebo! |
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10:50 am |
Markham Gang
At the Gazebo Stage |
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11:10 am |
Sirius Dog Stars
At the park and back by popular demand! Dog tricks, agility, race course for our furry friends! |
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11:30 am |
Opening Ceremonies
Coucillor Jack Heath |
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11:40 am |
Markham Gang
At the Gazebo Stage |
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12:00 noon |
Puppet Show
Camp Quality |
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12:30 pm |
K&K Dance Dreamz
Talented dancers one day before their big year-end performance! |
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1:00 pm |
Beams
Family-friendly rock band at Cornell Tech Inc. |
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1:00 pm |
Kindermusik
Interactive session with Cornell's music program for Newborns to 3yrs. Play instruments and dance at the Gazebo! |
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1:20 pm |
Markham Gang
At the Gazebo Stage |
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2:00 pm |
Sirius Dog Stars
At the park and back by popular demand! Dog tricks, agility, race course for our furry friends! |
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2:30 pm |
Under the Bayan Tree
Kung Fu Demo at the Gazebo! |
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2:40 pm |
Closing Words |
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2:50 pm |
Markham Gang
At the Gazebo Stage |
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NOTE: This event is managed and operated by the Garden Festival Committee. Parents assume all responsibility for their children attending the Garden Festival on Saturday, June 23.
If you are interested in becoming a vendor, a sponsor, or a volunteer for this exciting event, please call 905.471.4476 or email Sheila at GardenFestival@sayitcornell.com.
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Events: 3rd Annual Garden Festival |
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Garden Festival a resounding success!
3rd Annual Garden Festival activities and attractions at Cornell's Business District on Bur Oak Avenue on June 23, 2007.
June 24, 2007 – The 3rd Annual Garden Festival reached new heights this year, from rock climbing and walking on stilts to the great number of guests that turned out! Back in 2005, the inaugural Garden Festival with ten exhibitors was a little celebration in a miniature parkette for adopting one of Markham's parks. The following year, the event spilled onto the street and grew to 30+ booths and an art exhibit. For the 3rd Annual this past weekend, the event moved to Bur Oak Avenue to encompass the ever-expanding Cornell (Markham) business district with 60+ booths and attractions!
A beautiful day for watching dog shows, listening to live jazz and rock music, sitting in on a puppet show, and shopping at a range of booths for rustic gardening enhancements, colourful fashion 'it' bags, jewellery, t-shirts, and children's furniture! The Festival Debut were the hand-made gazebo weights (so that water doesn't pool in your canopy) by justMOMsense – what a great idea! Home Depot returned with a great display of services and products, the Rhenish Lutheran Church of Canada splashed the street with orange, and the aroma of chicken wraps by Shoeless Joe's got everyone hungry. Best of all, who could resist climbing 'Cornell Everest'?
The Home Depot (bottom left) had a quality display of backyard ideas and summer services.
Many thanks to each of the Sponsors – SayItCornell.com, Cornell Insurance, fotografs.ca,
Rileys' Window Cleaning,
Shinzo Media,
Burry's Performance,
Cornell Jewellers,
Cornell Medical Centre,
Cornell Physiotherapy,
Pure Mer Esthetics,
Regional Councillor Jack Heath,
Ken Yee State Farm Insurance – and Volunteers – Reda Abedi,
Paul & Jenson Burry, Becky Chan,
Shane Dewling,
Sheri Gammon Dewling,
Andrew Keyes,
Maitry Patel,
Alxiomir Portales,
Siobhan Wilson, Stan Yamashita – who helped to make this all a success! And to the tireless Garden Festival Committee that devoted nine months of time to this non-profit event – Jeannie Daniels-Burry, Sheri Gammon Dewling, Gordon Parr, Sheila Wilson, and Fiona Wu. A focus for growth pushed marketing further than ever before: invitations to 3000+ homes, banners, posters, ads in the Markham Economist & Sun and her sister affiliates, a profile in Ming Pao Toronto, online with various prominent Event sites, and SNAP Markham made an appearance to capture the event for its future release.
Every effort and dollar spent was very worthwhile. The Garden Festival Committee, after a rest, looks forward to planning the 4th Annual soon!
For more photos by Levin Rodriguez, please visit Levin's Photography Blog >>
Article by SWilson
Photos by Levin Rodriguez and GWilson
©2007 All Rights Reserved.
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Sponsors
We need Sponsors to help us in the area of marketing, entertainment, and give-aways. If you would like to make a contribution, ask us about our Platinum, Gold, Silver, and Bronze levels. |
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Presenting Sponsor ($3000):
SayItCornell.com
Gold Sponsor ($500):
Cornell Insurance
Silver Sponsor ($250):
fotografs.ca
The Home Depot
Rileys' Window Cleaning
Shinzo Media
Bronze ($100):
Burry's Performance
Cornell Jewellers
Cornell Medical Centre
Cornell Physiotherapy
Pure Mer Esthetics
Regional Councillor Jack Heath
State Farm Insurance, Ken Yee
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The Susie Garden Program. If you know of a garden visible from the street that is a source of beauty and pride to its owners and surrounding neighbours, please let the Town of Markham know.
They will recognize the gardener with:
Susie Garden Program signage
a Certificate of Appreciation and
an invitation to our Susie Garden Program Social in September
To register a much-admired garden, please complete and submit the Susie Garden Program Form to the Town of Markham. You can also phone your registration in to 905.477.7000 X3226 between June 18 and July 12, 2007. Deadline is July 12, 2007.
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Vendors
If you would like to set up a booth during Garden Festival, the general cost for the day is $100 for one table or $180 for two tables (plus GST). If you have a food product that you would like to serve, please inquire about pricing. We are looking for many types of booths to fit our garden theme but also any tables for crafts, art, etc. are more than welcome.
Thank you to our returning vendors:
The Home Depot,
Los Cielo En Tierra, Passion For Desserts,
Rileys' Window Cleaning, and
Sue Firkser (reknowned Markham artist). |
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Tentative Vendors:
Children's Technology Workshop, Varley Art Gallery, Smart Car, Swank Golf The Studio |
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Native plants
for sunny areas – Black-eyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta),
Bottle Gentian (Gentiana andrewsii),
Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa),
Evening Primrose (Oenothera biennis), False Sunflower (Heliopsis helianthoides),
Foxglove Beardtongue (Penstemon digitalis),
Giant Hyssop (Agastache foeniculum),
Lance-leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolata),
Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis),
New England Aster (Aster novae-angliae),
Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctoria),
Prairie Smoke (Geum triflorum),
Showy Tick Trefoil (Desmodium canadense),
Spiderwort (Tradescantia virginiana),
Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa),
Wild Columbine (Aquilegia canadensis)
Native plants
for shady areas – Creeping Phlox (Phlox stolonifera),
Smooth Solomon’s Seal (Polygonatum biflorum),
Wild Ginger (Asarum canadense),
Wood Aster (Aster divaricatus), Woodland Strawberry (Fragaria vesca),
Woodland Sunflower (Helianthus divaricatus),
Zig Zag Goldenrod (Solidago flexicaulis)
Water Efficient Perennials – Cranesbill (Geranium species),
Basket of Gold Alyssum (Aurinia saxatile),
Bearded Iris (Iris Germanica),
Blue Flax (Linium perenne),
Carpathanian Bellflower
(Campanula carpatica),
Catmint (Nepeta mussinii), Chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum articum), Common Thrift (Armeria maritime),
Coral Bells (Heuchera sanguinea),
Thyme (Thymus species),
Delphinium (Delphinium grandiflorum),
Dianthus (Dianthus deltoids),
Donkey Tail Spurge (Euphorbia myrsinites),
False Rock Cress (Aubrieta deltoids),
Flowering Onion (Allium species),
Hens and Chicks (Sempervivum species),
Hollyhock (Alcea rosea),
Lady’s Mantle (Alchemilla mollis), Lavender (Lavandula species),
Lily (Lilium species),
Moss Phlox (Phlox subulata), Penstemon (Penstemon species), Peony (Paeonia species),
Pincushion Flower (Scabiosa species),
Russian Sage (Perovskia atriplicifolia),
Shasta Daisy (Leucanthemum superbum),
Snow-in-summer (Cerastium tomentosum),
Stonecrop (Sedum species),
Yarrow (Achillea species),
Plantain Lily (Hosta species), Coreopsis (Coreopsis species)
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Art Exhibit
We would like to continue with our art exhibition, an addition to the festival in its third year. Space is 10' X 10' for $20 (+ GST) – artists to provide their own display easles. Email us!
Artists:
Lauren Arnold Art, acrylic and charcoal
Marvin Lam Photography
Levin Rodriguez, photography
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Volunteers
Thank you to our devoted and hard-working volunteers for helping us shape the 3rd Annual Garden Festival. If you are interested in helping out before or during the event, please call Sheila at 905.471.4476 or send an email to GardenFestival@sayitcornell.com. A descriptive list will be uploaded shortly.
Volunteers:
Reda Abedi
Becky Chan
Mike Chau
Shane Dewling
Sheri Gammon Dewling
Andrew Keyes
Maitry Patel
Alxiomir Portales
Stan Yamashita
Volunteers from the Rhenish (Lutheran) Church of Canada:
Brice,
Alven,
Fiona,
Roberta, and
Benson
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This Saturday, 3rd Annual Garden Festival Invites YOU
Date: Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Time: 10am – 4pm
Location: Bur Oak / 16th in Cornell
(See MAP)
Spend Saturday, June 23rd at the 3rd Annual Cornell Garden Festival with live rock and jazz music, arts & crafts, puppet show, dance, clowns, Kung Fu, dog shows, and an appearance from the Town Crier lining up from 10am to 4pm on Bur Oak Avenue. Catch an aerial view of the Event from Cornell’s highest peak, Cornell Everest the 24’ rock climbing wall, or feel the staggering height of the stilt man from below!
For parents, there are gardening and conservation tips, shopping, product and service promotions / give-aways from various exhibitors – including crafts, fashion, art & photography, and home improvement – and good food! No matter which direction your head turns, there will be entertainment and fun for all.
Admission to the event is free. For more information about this event, please contact Sheila by email or call 905.471.4476. Check back often for official updates on our Garden Festival page.
Article by SWilson & FWu
©2007 All Rights Reserved. |
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3rd Annual Garden Festival – Garden BUZZ...
The Invitation
Location: Bur Oak Avenue / Morning Dove Drive (south of 16th Avenue)
Date: Saturday, June 23rd, 2007
Time: 10am – 4pm, Set-up is at 9am
Opening Ceremonies: Regional Councillor Jack Heath,
Ward 5 Councillor John Webster, and
The Town Crier at 11:30am
Through this planning process, we have uncovered a heightened interest for 'green' lifestyle choices and options! We suspect that Al Gore and David Suzuki have finally gotten our attention and we want to do what we can, in our homes and in our yards. The Garden Festival Committee is proud to have developed this event to not only bring you ideas for beautifying your space, but how to save money and conserve as well. What better community to hold the event than the New Urbanism community of Cornell!
Don't miss this incredible event in Cornell! Music, activities, fun, and learning all rolled into one amazing day! See you there!
The Garden Festival Committee is proudly made up by Jeannie Daniels-Burry, Sheri Gammon Dewling, Gordon Parr, Sheila Wilson, and Fiona Wu. We are seeking volunteers to help out on the day of the event. If you are interested, please call Sheila at 905.471.4476. |
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