Honor America Days Erie Canal Bicentennial Celebration

Description

NYPA, the Rome Area Chamber of Commerce, Rome Main Streets Alliance, and the City of Rome, with sponsors, the Erie Canal National Heritage Fund and Stewart's Shops, presents a Celebration of the Bicentennial of the Erie Canal.

A day full of music, entertainment, local art display, Utica Zoo's Zoomobile 3-5pm, chainsaw carving by Wintergreen Knoll 11am-6pm, face painting, food, vendors, visits by the Lois McClure schooner and Governor Cleveland tug, and Fireworks!

10:00am Art Festival Opens
11:00am Opening ceremony and Historic Reenactment by the Rome Historical Society
12:30 - 2:30pm music by Classified
1:00 - 3:00pm Jeff The Magic Man
2:30 - 4:30pm Local Musical entertainment
4:00 - 7:00pm The Twin Magicians
4:30 - 6pm music by The Salt City Jazz Collective
6:00 - 8:00pm Local Musical entertainment
8:00 - 9:45pm music by Alex Torres and his Latin Orchestra
9:45pm Fireworks!

Artists, Vendors and Local Agencies (registered to date and subject to change)
Gwendolyn Lett, Acrylics
Tony Thompson, Live Art Mural
Shelley Turner, Mixed Media, paintings
Hayes and Morgan, Rustic Wine Racks
Adam Chrisman, Paints, Realism, Wildlife
Margaret Sexton, Mixed Media
Crescent Moon Studio, LeeAnn Harris ? Jewelry
Holly Mathis, Quilts, Barnwood
Bags to Go by Michelle Handley, Handbags
Hope Kicak, Jewelry
Just Breathe Yoga Studio, Yoga Class and Booth
James D Shaffer, Photography and Podcast
Jamie Brechenridge, Eggs, soap, goat milk products
Windwalker Studios, Mixed Media / Acrylics
Dean Ahorazzese, Antiques
Lydia Loy-Satelli, Henna arts
Jessica Laird, Wax Melts
Penny and Marie Veschusio, Glass, Jewelry and Acrylics
Mohawk Valley Crime Stoppers
Rome Art and Community Center
Andro Computational Solutions
Hayes and Morgan Design, Wood arts
Sara Meays, Soaps

Food & Beverages:
The Melt Gourmet Grilled Cheese
Sarita's Food Truck
Zeta's Food Truck
Copper City Brewing Co.
Woodland Hop Farm
Villa Verona Winery
Little Giordano's
Oldies and Goodies