The Reading Fall Festival, will take place throughout the village of Felchville (in Reading) along Route 106 on Saturday, October 5. Co-sponsored by "The Future is Reading" and the Reading Recreation Commission, the activities will take place in a number of local venues including Reading Elementary School, the Reading Historical Society, the Reading Public Library, Puddledock Park, the Hall Art Foundation and the Reading Greenhouse.
On Friday, October 4th at 5:30 pm, there will be a Chili Cookoff, sponsored by the Reading Elementary PTO. It will be held in the Outdoor Classroom behind Reading Elementary School and will highlight the new wooden floor installed over two recent community build days. Attendees are encouraged to bring a pot of chili or side dish to share, a bowl and spoon. Beverages will be provided by the PTO.
On Saturday morning, people of all ages are encouraged to bring bikes and human-powered contraptions with wheels to the parking lot behind the Reading Town Hall at 10 am. Decorations will be available. A bike parade will commence at 10:30 and travel to the Reading Elementary School campus where food vendors (Lazy Cow Ice Cream truck, Goodman's American Pie pizza and Kidding Around Farm's baked goods), live music, "Touch-a-Truck", face painting/henna painting, carnival games and a bounce house will be on site. The action will shift to the North Branch of the Black River at 1 pm where the Reading Recreation Commission will dump 500 numbered rubber ducks into the water for the ever-popular "Ducky Derby". Ticketholders for the first ducks to the finish will receive cash prizes.
At 2 pm, the Reading Public Library will host a "Poetry Potpourri" featuring published regional poets, local students and anyone else interested in reading, reciting, sharing and generally indulging in all things poetic. A poetry book sale will accompany the event. Next door, in Puddledock Park, a community mural will be taking shape with the help of anyone willing to paint a section.
The Reading Historical Society will have open hours and a craft sale from 11 am-3 pm.
Reading residents will receive free admission to the Hall Art Foundation's five galleries of contemporary art between 11 am-3 pm on Saturday.
The Reading Greenhouse will offer an opportunity to "Paint a Pumpkin Face" on a pumpkin purchased from their wide selection of colors and sizes. The Lucy Mackenzie Humane Society will also be stationed at the Reading Greenhouse featuring food for humans and gathering food for animals, both by donation.
For more information or to volunteer for the event, please contact Lisa Kaija at lqkaija@gmail.com or Jane Kartsch at janekartsch1@gmail.com.
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