Community Corner
The Windham Strawberry Festival is Coming!
See the full schedule for the annual event.
Windham's largest community gathering is just four days away, and a complete schedule for the 29th annual Strawberry Festival and Book Fair is now available.
The busy event will feature everything from food, games, entertainment, raffles, informational booths and even a dunk tank. The book fair will also be taking place at Nesmith Library leading into the June 2 festival, which is scheduled for Windham High School.
We have broken down the festival information into categories, with all information provided by Nesmith Library.
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Entertainment Schedule
Time Activity 10 a.m. Opening Ceremony (Boy Scouts Troop 263/Girl Scouts Troop 12308) 10:03 a.m. to 10:05 a.m. Emma Joanis, National Anthem 10:10 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. Dance Academy of Windham 10:35 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. Karate International 11: a.m. to 11:20 a.m. The Glee! Club/Soulfege A Cappella 11:20 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Scholarship Announcements 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. Windham Community Band 11:30 a.m to 11:50 a.m. Story Dance Touring Company mini-musical, "The Lorax" 12:00 p.m. to 12:25 p.m. Happy Feet Dance School 12:30 p.m. to 1:00 p.m. Alex Romanov, Classical Guitar 12:45 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. WHS Cheerleaders 1:05 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. Dance Impressions 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. "The Wind and the Willows" performed by WHS Theatre Arts students 1:55 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. NE Gymnastics Training Center 2:30 p.m. to 2:25 p.m. Professional Martial Arts Academy 3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. Band –Sunglasses at Night 3:45 p.m. to 3:55 p.m. Raffle Announcements 3:55 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Closing Ceremony –Boy Scouts Troop 266Book Fair
Date Time Location Additional Information May 30 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Nesmith Library Preview Sale for F.L.O.W. members, Windham teachers and seniors* May 31 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Nesmith Library -- June 1 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. Nesmith Library -- June 2 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Windham High School Strawberry Festival*Seniors will get a 25 percent discount.
Games
Bracelets for the games will cost $5 for children ages three and under and $7 for children four and older. The braclet wil allow children to enjoy unlimited games and inflatables.
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There will also be a photo booth from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., as well as face painting, sand art and a strawberry hunt.
Dunk Tank Schedule
Many Windham teachers, administrators, school board members and other residents will participate in the dunk tank, which will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
The schedule is listed below:
Time Name Association 11 a.m. Ryan Bartlett P.E. Teacher at Golden Brook 11:20 a.m. Joel Burdette Media Director at Golden Brook 11:40 a.m. Kathi Carleton Grade 3 Teacher at Golden Brook 12 p.m. Debra Armfield Principal at Golden Brook 12:20 p.m. Christi Michaud Assistant Principal at Golden Brook 12:40 p.m. Mike Hachey Grade 1 Teacher at Golden Brook 1:00 p.m. Zachary Brown Lions Club 1:20 p.m. Dennis Senibaldi Transfer Station Supervisor 1:40 p.m. Dennis Senibaldi Transfer Station Supervisor 2:00 p.m. Tammy Serra Guidance Counselor at Golden Brook 2:20 p.m. Rory O'Connor Grade 5 Teacher at Golden Brook 2:40 p.m. Mike Joanis Windham School Board Member 3:00 p.m. Deanna Tewksbury Grade 2 Teacher at Golden BrookRaffles
Tickets are $1 or $10 for 15, and will include the donated items from the following local businesses:
Food
Food will be provided by the following local establishments, all located in Windham. These do not include the homemade strawberry shortcakes for the adults and mini sundaes and shortcakes for kids.
Kumo Sushi
Other
All other event information, including a list of corporate sponsors, can be found here.
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