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THE NEW TANNER THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2005 14th annual Leathertown Festival on Sunday promises fun for all best ever, is already looking ahead to next year. "I'd like to see it get more culture -- maybe bring (in) some ethnic music... 8 BEARDMORE BRAND YOUR IMAGE IN LEATHER By FRANCES NIBLOCK _Leathertown Festival just The New Tanner days away, the festival itt hair, fident Corporate apparel With me 14th AaAUel Sonany's Steel al bo the & accessories Stephen Attwell Susan Seads Enjoy the Annual ae : , Leathertown) | Vintner's Cellar Acton Festival! Open Sunday August 7 125 McDonald Blvd. Only to celebrate the Festival. Acton 41 Mill St. East (519) 853-4343) | Acton, Ontario Tel.: (519) 853-2255 sales@beardmoreleathers.com L7J 1H1 Fax.: (519) 853-9574 or maybe have a festival theme," chair,.and BIA coordinator Josey Bonnette said after a committee meet- ing last Thursday. While Bonnette doesn't want Leathertown Festival to turn into "vendor fest," she reported there are only eight vendor spots left to be rented, at $50 each, and with 156 spaces already rented, it's the most ever. located at Mill ¢ Main. ii: 00am Opening Corsininies Sean Ryan - O' Canada Mayor & Council Introductions : Festival Committee Int Acton Idol": | Cedar Trail Re ordi Artist, _ Alysha Brooke -- _ JennaLynn Flesch Last year, there were 130 paying vendors. This year, vendors from as far away as Orillia and Niagara Falls, will sell "everything and anything," Bonnette said. Enjoy The Festival Margaret & Bob MacKinnon * Chow Down BBQ * Manny's Roadhouse * The Startlight Cafe * Trinity United Church + Acton Curling Club + After Dark Productions * Bling * Coalition on the Niagara Escarpment * Esquesing Historical Society * Halton Region Health Dept. * Hy-Grade Roofing systems * J & K Professional Make up Artist * Soleil Natural * Stampin' Up * Tupperware * Water Depot * The Pampered Chef * Reiki By Chantel * TD Canada TRUST Bacon on a Bun Food & Outdoor patio Food & Outdoor patio Pies, Hot & Cold drinks Curling Membership- Sports Screamfest Haunt Attraction Italian Charms, Silver Jewellery etc. Non-Profit Exhibit Pamphlets & Historical Material Rural Water Literature Steel Roofs Face & Body art Handcrafted Furniture Cards, Scapbooking Supplies Tupperware Water Pampered Chef Products Intiative Readings, Reiki info Opening October 3, 2005 She said that with the length of Mill Street, its hard not to turn the festival into a vendor fest, and agree it is a fine line between staging a' festival and flea market. ¢ "I want it to be a down- town Acton festival to celebrate Acton, our mer- chants and to draw people into our-merchants, not just to the vendors. So itis. It's a fine line. é You have to be very care- ful," Bonnette said. For those who don't want to shop, the free fun and entertainment runs non-stop all day long, beginning at the opening ceremonies at the main stage at 11 a.m. with a rousing rendition of O Canada. A partial list of the acts includes presentations by the Everybody Dance Club from Robert Little School, Classic Karate and Acton Jiu Jitsu. The Festival's first Ambassador, Dana Bow- man, will be crowned and at noon, the Acton Citizens' Band takes the stage, fol- lowed by the L.T.D. Band avrp im. The Acton Idol Contest finalists vie for the title beginning at 2 p.m., and recording artists Alysha Brooks and Jennalynn Flesch will also perform. Frederick Street will be transformed into an Arti- san's Corner -- seven artists and crafts people have rent- ed spaces already -- they get a $25 half price rate -- but organizer Paula Nicole is not concerned. She said some artists are notoriously "fickle" and won't book a space until the last minute, which has happened in past years. : "We have painters, sculp- tors, jewellery makers, and this person'makes concrete garden sculptures and bird- baths," 3 Nicole said, adding the Artisan's Corner is an im- portant part of the Festival. "It's a very important part of our community -- it's the culture of the community," she said, adding kids will be able to purchase and deco- rate pre-fired ceramics and create their own works of art in a sidewalk chalk area. The east end of town, the Alexanian parking lot, has been designated Kid's Zone for the festival, and there are events for all tastes -- liter- ally if you like cream pie, because that's what. kids, aged six to 12, will hav¥e to wolf down in record timé to win the pie eating contest. "The kids just love the pie eating contest -- they come in throngs and it's absolutely hilarious with cream up their nose and in their ears," Bonnette said, adding the contest is open to kids aged five to 10, and Continued on page 9 Come & See Our GREAT DEALS \ at the Leathertown Festival (519) 85 3-9003 FOREVER YOUNGSTERS "NEW" Children's Clothing $5 to $10 outfits Come IN & see our NEW Fall and Winter lines 5C Mill Street E. Acton 519-853-0011