SATURDAY APRIL 24, 2010

11am - 4pm Beekman Street Festival

11:00am - Rock Bottom
NOON - Arti Gras Parade on Beekman St.
1:00pm - Rick Rourk & the Lost Wages
2:30 pm - CTB

12:30 - 4:00pm Downtown Restaurants Cajun Cooking Contest at participating Saratoga Springs' restaurants

12:30 - 4:30pm Music at the Big Tent, at the Saratoga Downtowner Hotel on Broadway:

12:30: Street Corner Holler
1:30: Adrenaline Hayride
2:30: Jim Gaudet  & the Railroad Boys
3:30: Big Medicine

2010 theme for Saratoga's Spring Mardi Gras Festival is Community Service & Vounteerism. Visit our "nonprofit village" at the Big Tent on Broadway and learn more about area nonprofits and how you can get involved.

BEEKMAN STREET FESTIVAL BUSINESS PARTICIPANTS:

Rena’s Fine Flowers - 51 Ash St.
Face painting
Live Music: Jazz Musician (John Charles Cook)
Cook-Off Participant: Gumbo by Fifty South

Feneex - 30 Beekman Street
Fabric Collages for kids and adult

Lafayette Jewelry - 30 Beekman Street
Beading for kids, Beverages for sale

Mimosa’s - 70 C Beekman Street
Children's mask making; 10:30 – Noon
Cook-Off Participant: Café Nola of Schenectady

Feast Art Gallery – 142 Grand Avenue
Art Exhibition

The Local – 142 Grand Avenue
Cook-Off Participant: Gumbo and Hurricanes
Free coffee & beignets to the first 30 volunteers.

Beekman Street Artist Co op - 79 Beekman
Hat decorating for the kids, “Mask” Art Show

70 Beekman St Art Studio
Classical concert by local singers and Gallery owners (3:00-4:00pm), Art Show

Adirondack Myofascial Release – 62 Beekman
15 minute samples of MFR from 2PM to 5PM

Cabello Hair Salon and
Oo La La RECYCLED Consignment Boutique - 80 West Circular
FREE PARKING in the lot
Cotton candy, Live Action Paint ball game
Cook-Off Participant: Grace’s Restaurant
DJ Mark Hersh 12:00 - 4:00

Frederick Allen Lodge (Black Elks)-
69 Beekman Street
Serving Food: Hamburgers, Hot Dogs, Fried Chicken Dinner and Drinks

Girard Stoneware – 30 Beekman St
Pottery demonstrations, popcorn and beverages.

Barones Italian Ice Cart

Please visit our window displays at: Borders, Soave Faire, Saratoga Springs Visitor Center, and Frankie Flores Studios with donations from the SHOE DEPOT.