Riverfest 2012
August 9, 10, 11, 12
26th Year!
Riverside Park, Watertown, WI
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2011 Riverfest
Raffle Winners Announced
Watertown Daily Times, Monday, August 15, 2011
A Watertown man was named the top
prize winner of the annual Riverfest raffle at the
close of the festival Sunday night.
Timothy S. Ziebel was selected as the winner
of the $10,000 grand prize. Paula
McPherson of Watertown was chosen as the winner of the $1,000 first prize and
John O’Brien of Watertown won the $750 second prize. Other raffle winners and the amount they won
are Cindy Kumbier of Watertown, $500; Steve Zillmer of Watertown, $400; Keith Rickerman
of Watertown, $300; Paul Neis of Watertown, $200;
Judy Meschke of Johnson Creek, $100; Chris Olszewski of Johnson Creek, $100; Tricia Haines of
Watertown, $100; and Conrad Bohlman of Watertown,
$100.
Businesses or people who sell
winning raffle tickets receive 10 percent of total prize. Local businesses or
people who sold winning tickets and the amount they will receive are Piggly Wiggly, $75; Bill Block of Riverview the Store, $30;
Firehouse Lanes, $10; and Lyons Irish Pub, $10.
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2011 Riverfest
5K Run Results
Watertown Daily Times, Thursday, August 18, 2011
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The Bands at Riverfest
Listing of those
performing over the 25 years of Riverfest [1987-2011]
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Retrospective:
Riverfest 2011
August 11, 12, 13, 14
25th Anniversary
Year!
Riverside Park, Watertown, WI
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Riverfest Setup / Thursday / Friday
Saturday morning / Saturday 5k & Tennis / Saturday evening
Sunday morning / Sunday entertainment
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Thursday,
Aug. 11 |
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4-11
p.m. |
A Taste of Watertown |
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4-11
p.m. |
Chalk Artist Seth Sanders WDTimes article |
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4-11:30
p.m. |
Rainbow Valley Rides |
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4-8
p.m. |
Rides Special |
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6-8
p.m. |
The Neverly Brothers WDTimes article |
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8:30
p.m. |
RICKY NELSON REMEMBERED WDTimes article featuring MATTHEW AND GUNNAR NELSON |
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10 p.m. |
Special effects show @ Main Stage |
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Friday,
Aug. 12 |
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12 |
4-11 p.m. |
A Taste of Watertown |
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4-11 p.m. |
Chalk Artist Seth
Sanders WDTimes article |
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4-11:30 p.m. |
Rainbow Valley
Rides |
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4-6 p.m. |
Rides Special |
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4:30-9:30 p.m. |
Specialty Roving Acts Throughout the Grounds WDTimes article
WDTimes article |
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5-6 p.m. |
THE WHISKEY
BELLES: Street is actually 2-way,
based on parking meter along the west side curb. |
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6:30-8 p.m. |
Cajun
Strangers WDTimes article |
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7-9 p.m. |
Rides Special |
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8:30 p.m. |
SAMMY
KERSHAW WDTimes article |
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10 p.m. |
Special effects
show at Main Stage |
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Saturday,
Aug. 13 |
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13 |
8 a.m. |
Tennis Tournament |
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8:30 a.m. |
5K Run (7:30 a.m.
registration) |
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9 a.m.-5 p.m. |
Craft Show |
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9-11 a.m. |
Carp Classic |
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10 a.m. |
Raft Race |
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11 a.m.-4 p.m |
Kids Casting
Contest |
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11 a.m.-11 p.m |
A Taste of
Watertown |
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11 a.m.-11 p.m |
Chalk Artist Seth
Sanders WDTimes article |
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Noon-1:30 p.m. |
WATERTOWN
MUNICIPAL BAND WDTimes article |
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Noon-11:30 p.m |
Rainbow Valley
Rides |
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Noon-4 p.m. |
Rides Special |
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Noon-7 p.m. |
Specialty Roving Acts Throughout the Grounds WDTimes article
WDTimes article |
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3-4 p.m. |
Something to
Do WDTimes article |
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4:30-6 p.m. |
GABRIEL SANCHEZ: THE PRINCE EXPERIENCE
WDTimes
article |
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7-8 p.m. |
Something to Do |
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8:30-10 p.m. |
GABRIEL SANCHEZ: THE PRINCE EXPERIENCE |
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10 p.m. |
Bartolotta
Fireworks |
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Sunday, Aug.
14 |
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14 |
9 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Classic Car Show |
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10 a.m.-4 p.m. |
Craft Show |
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11 a.m.-10 p.m. |
A Taste of
Watertown |
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11 a.m.-8 p.m. |
Chalk Artist Seth
Sanders WDTimes article |
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Noon-9 p.m. |
Rainbow Valley
Rides |
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Noon-4 p.m. |
Rides Special |
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Noon-1:30 p.m. |
SUBSTITUTE: Tales
From The Who WDTimes article |
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Noon-6 p.m. |
Specialty Roving Acts Throughout the Grounds WDTimes article WDTimes article |
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3-5:30 p.m. |
Madison County |
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7 p.m. |
GREAT WHITE WDTimes article |
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9 p.m. |
Raffle Drawing |
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9:30 p.m. |
Fireworks (rain
date) |
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25th The 25th anniversary of Watertown Riverfest will feature three national acts and a host of
top quality regional music that will be recognized by many people, stated Tom
Schultz, chairman of the event.
The festival has signed contracts
for a return performance of Ricky Nelson Remembered, featuring Matthew and
Gunnar Nelson; country singer Sammy Kershaw and hard rockers Great White.
The Ricky Nelson Remembered show
will be the main act Thursday, Aug. 11, at 8:30 p.m. and will be a time capsule
of hits from Ozzie and Harriet to Ricky Nelson and the '90s hits of Matthew and
Gunnar Nelson.
"We had an excellent
response when we had this act some years ago and some good routing made it
possible to bring them back this summer," Schultz said.
Sammy Kershaw will be the
headliner Friday, Aug. 12, at 8:30 p.m. This Louisiana-based contemporary
country artist has 13 top 20 country hits, including "Cadillac
Style," "She Don't Know She's Beautiful," "Queen of My
Double Wide Trailer" and "National Working Woman's Holiday."
The weekend will close out with a
7 p.m. concert Sunday, Aug. 14, by Great White, the Los Angeles-based rockers
of the mid-1980s to late 1990s. This group's hits include, "OnceBitten Twice Shy," "The Angel Song" and
"Rollin' Stoned."
Riverfest will also be bringing back the
always popular Madison County and their contemporary country show. That band
will perform a concert from 3 to 5:30 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 14.
The weekend will open with a 6
p.m. concert on Thursday, Aug. 11, by The Neverly
Brothers. This Chicago-based group will provide an authentic interpretation of
the mid-50s to mid-60s tunes from the Everly
Brothers, early Beatles, Kinks and the like. They have three-part harmony
vocals with uniform dress and original instrumentation.
Friday, Aug. 12, will feature a 5
p.m. concert by The WhiskeyBelles, a Milwaukee-based
three-piece all-female act which combines country and folk music.
Cajun Strangers will follow with
a concert from 6:30 to 8 p.m. and will lead into the Sammy Kershaw concert. The
band features some of Madison's finest musicians along with Jim Schwall of Siegel-Schwall Blues
Band fame.
The Watertown Municipal Band will
perform Saturday, Aug. 13, at noon and will feature some material written specifically
for this 25th anniversary celebration.
Something to Do will take to the
stage for concerts at 3 and 7 p.m. This Waukesha-based contemporary horn
rockers with two CDs to their credit, have opened for national acts and played
at Summerfest in Milwaukee for six consecutive years.
Gabriel Sanchez presents the
"Prince Experience" will present shows at 4:30 and 8:30 p.m. This
will be a full stage presentation of Prince as he is remembered from the 1980s
and 1990s. Some hits likely to be heard will be "Little Red
Corvette," "1999," "When Doves Cry," "Purple
Rain," "Kiss" and others.
Sunday noon will open with
Substitute: Tales from the Who. This Milwaukee-based Who tribute band will
perform many hits the originals made famous, including, "Magic Bus,"
"Happy Jack," "Pinball Wizard," "Who Are You" and
"Mama's Got a Squeezebox."
The festival is also working on
contracts for several roving acts and a special chalk artist who will do a
large piece of artwork on the roadway in a size about 12 feet by 16 feet,
gradually developing it over a period of four days, until it is completed by
Sunday afternoon.
The 2011 festival is coming one
week later than it has been traditionally held. The change was necessitated by
some shifting of schedules of other large festivals in the area. Without the
move to one week later, it would have been impossible to contract with the
Rainbow Valley Rides carnival midway, Schultz said. The midway is highly
regarded by local residents.
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We welcome all newcomers and
thank you to all who have celebrated with us over the years.
This is your festival - enjoy!
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2010 Riverfest in
Retrospect 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010 Click on image to launch slideshow
Friday, August 6, 2010
Saturday, August 7, 2010 Click on image to launch slideshow
Sunday, August 8, 2010
