First Night Salem 2010

 

 

Light Up the New Year!

On Thursday, December 31, 2009

 

 

info@firstnightsalem.com

www.firstnightsalem.com

234-567-3578

First Night Salem

PO Box 444

Salem, OH 44460

 

Following is the information from First Night Salem 2010. Information for next year’s event should be here eventually.

Thanks to all who participated!

Don’t forget to check out the photos for some memories of the event.

 

A Final Grid Worksheet with Venues, Performers, Menus, and Activities is posted here to help you plan your time at First Night Salem 2010. It is still subject to change as needed.

Final First Night Salem 2010 Schedule for Thursday, December 31, 2009 as of 12/28/09

Map Letter & Venue

4:30

5:00

5:30

6:00

6:30

7:00

7:30

8:00

8:30

9:00

9:30

10:00

10:30

11:00

11:30

12:00

A – Kent City Center
KSU Auditorium
Country
Grand Finale

6:00-10:00 Serving
Class of ’68 Scholarship Fund
Pizza Squares, Reg & Western
Nachos, Sloppy Joes, Drinks

Dottie Aiken
Reynolds
with
Tumbleweed

 

David Pasco
with the
Music of
Elvis

 

Patsy Cline
Portrayed by
Dottie Aiken
Reynolds

 

Dottie Aiken
Reynolds
with
Tumbleweed

 

David Pasco
with the
Music of
Elvis

 

Patsy Cline
Portrayed by
Dottie Aiken
Reynolds

Grand Finale

Countdown
Cake & Hot
Chocolate
Social

In
Memory
of
Janet
Loomis

B –Kent City
Center Gym
Children, Families, &
Songs for All Ages

6:00-9:10 Kid Crafts & Songs
Greenford Christian Church,
Chip, & Bill & Linda – then a
Variety of Songs for All Ages

GCC
Crafts &
Edible Art
Projects

Chip Richter
Music for Kids
& Families

More Greenford
Christian Church
Handcrafts &
Edible Art Projects

 

Chip Richter
Music for
Kids
& Families

 

Bill Schilling
& Linda
Sigismondi
Songs for All

 

Bill Schilling
& Linda
Sigismondi
Songs for All

Grand Finale
with Balloon Drop
at Kent City Center
Auditorium
Featuring Short
Performances by
Several of Our
First Night Salem
Performers
Tentatively Including:
Bill Schilling &
Linda Sigismondi,
Stockdale Family Band,
 Dottie Aiken Reynolds,
Kirk Maynard of
Natural Bridges
Puppets,
& Maybe More
with David Schwartz
and Bill Schilling as
Emcees

C – Masonic Temple
Dinner
Bluegrass &
Folk

4:30-10:00 Serving
Turkey Dinner, Mashed
Potatoes, Beans, etc.
Turkey Sandwiches

Salem
Jubilee
Chorus

 

Dulci-More

 

Allegheny
Drifters

 

Stockdale
Family Band

 

Allegheny
Drifters

 

Stockdale
Family Band

D – Episcopal
Church of Our
Savior
Gospel & More

 

 

 

Ted Thorne

 

God’s Quad

 

Ted Thorne

 

God’s Quad

 

Colleen
Harris &
Sharyn
Chrystal

 

E – Stark Memorial

Madrigal &
Puppets/Muppets

 

 

 

Tapestries
of Ohio
Madrigal

 

Natural
Bridges
Puppets &
Muppets

 

Tapestries
of Ohio
Madrigal

 

Natural
Bridges
Puppets &
Muppets

 

 

 

 

 

F – St. Paul School
Scullion Hall (Gym)
Dinner
Variety Music

4:30-10:00 Serving
Salem Area Amateur Radio Assc.
Kielbasa, Kraut, Sloppy Joes,
Hot Dogs, Chili Dogs, & More

Sugar Tree
Alley Steel
Drum Band

 

Stormn’
Normn

 

Sugar Tree
Alley Steel
Drum Band

 

Jack Vasko
Band

 

Stormn’
Normn

 

Jack Vasko
Band

 

G – Memorial
Building Gymnasium

Rock & Roll

6:00-10:00 Serving
Alchemy Acres Pet Rescue
Coneys, Hot Dogs, Sloppy
Joes, Nachos, Pretzels, Drinks

EVB II

 

Above 209

 

Tribute

 

EVB II

 

Above 209

 

Tribute

 

H – State Street in Front of Memorial Building
Carriage Rides

 

 

 

6:00-10:00 Horse Drawn Carriage Rides
Starting and Ending Point for the Carriage Rides
Will be on East State Street in Front of the Memorial Building

 

I – Sugar Tree Alley
Depot

Model Train Display

 

 

 

6:00-10:00 Sugar Tree Alley Depot
Model Train Display in Sugar Tree Alley Studio
Back of Fred Naragon’s Law Offices at 248 East State Street
Entrance Only from Sugar Tree Alley (State Street Door Will Not Be Open)

 

J – Salem Historical
Society
East Alley Entrance
Display & Reception

4:30-8:30 Light Up Salem
in the Meeting Room
Featuring Lights and Lamps
from Years Gone By

 

 

 

 

K – First United
Methodist Church
Fellowship Hall
Dinner

4:30-7:00 with Carol Madison Catering
Benefit Dinner for The R.O.C. (Youth Center
on South Lundy for Local Youth) Swiss Steak,
Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Mixed Vegetables, etc.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

L. – R.O.C.
251 South Lundy
First Evening of
Regular Operation

 

 

 

 

 

7:00-10:30 The R.O.C. Youth Center at 251 South Lundy
Will be open for its first evening of regular operation.
Youth and adults are invited to stop by to find out more about it.
An official open house will be scheduled early in 2010.

 

 

 

 

M. – St. Paul Church
Outside Front
Light Up
Ice Sculpture

Ice Sculpture Competition
In Front of St. Paul Church
Artists Working 1-5 PM
On Display All Evening

Ice Sculptures from Light Up Competition on Display until They Melt

N. – Trolley
Transportation
Between Many
Venues

 

 

 

Trolley will travel along East State Street and North Lincoln and to the venues west of Lundy
while they are open for those wanting help getting from one venue to another.
This year’s entertainment venues should be close enough to allow most people to park once
and walk or ride the Trolley to the various venues. A donation for the Trolley ride is appreciated.

 

 

 

 

 

Link to above event grid in Adobe PDF Format

 

Link to the Final Program in Adobe PDF Format

 

Link to the Entertainers Insert from the Final Program in Adobe PDF Format

 

Click here to get bios & photos for First Night Salem 2010

 

Click here to get the menus for dinner and snacks at the venues for First Night Salem 2010

 

 

 

 

 


View Larger Map in Google Maps with Satellite View and Directions Available

 

Anyone volunteering 2½ hours or more before or during the events is entitled to a free First Night Badge ($10 Value) good for admission to all venues (all food is at additional cost).

 

First Night Salem 2010 still needs many volunteers.

 

Please e-mail volunteers@firstnightsalem.com or call New Number Soon Available to volunteer, and a volunteer coordinator will get back to you.

 

There will be First Night Volunteer Orientation Meetings prior to the event. Please plan to attend one of them if you are signing up as a volunteer. They may be held at the First Night Office, 230 East State Street, Salem, OH.

 

 

Links to Related Pages

 

 

 

Local Badge Outlets

First Night Salem 2010 Badges Will Be Available in Mid-December for Purchase at:

All Salem Banks

Salem Giant Eagle Store

Salem Chamber of Commerce

Salem Historical Society

Salem Community Center

Kolby’s

 

Each Badge is $10 and Includes Admission to All Venues (All Food at Additional Cost)

Children 10 & Under are Free and Must Be Accompanied by an Adult

 

Major Supporters

Amos Communications, Inc.

Morning Journal

Ohio Department of Alcohol  and Drug Addiction Services

Pearce Foundation

Salem News

We Heartily Thank Our

First Night Salem

Contributors for 2010

 

 

This List of 2010

Contributors Should Be

Updated Regularly

Through December 31, 2009 as Contributions

Are Received

Benefactors

billschilling.org

Patrons

Home Savings & Loan

Salem Community Hospital

Bob & Linda Sebo

Supporters

Butech Bliss

Moore M/R Specialties

Salem Giant Eagle

Arline Sekely

Chris & Angela Stiff

Donors

Alma & Sal Apicella

Dr. & Mrs. Peter Apicella

AT&T Cellular

Suzanne Cain

Karen & Bill Carter

Consumers National Bank

Geoffrey & Kim Goll

Ross & Alice Jackson

Robert & Deborah McCulloch

Robert & Jean McCulloch, Jr.

Gary & Wilma Moffett

David & Barb Plummer

John & Marylou Polshaw

Salem Amvets Post 45, Inc.

Summit Federal Credit Union

Friends of First Night

Jan & Ken Bosu

Pat Butler

Chappell’s House of Pictures & Frames

JeanAlice Fehr

Bruce Gordon

John Gottschling

Isabel Huber

Gordon & Sara Shasteen

David & Marsine Stratton

Burt & Vicki Sutter

Elizabeth Thatcher

Marilyn & Steven Ward

Marian R. Yeagley

 

 

For the fun of it, some photos from First Night Salem 2008 and First Night Salem 2009 and First Night Salem 2010 (including many blurry ones with an explanation) have been posted on the First Night Salem Picasa web site. Go to http://picasaweb.google.com/firstnightsalem to view the photos. If you have photos of your own from the celebration to add, we would love to have them. Please check with bill@billschilling.org for information about how to post them.

 

 

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