Riverfest 2012

August 9, 10, 11, 12

26^th Year!

Riverside Park, Watertown, WI

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Directions to Fest and Map

CRAFT FAIR: Registration, Map of Layout and Tax Forms

Thursday, Aug. 9	4 pm-11 pm	A Taste of Watertown
9	4 pm-11 pm	Chalk Artist/ Seth Sanders
	4 pm-11:30 pm	RVR Rides
	4 pm-6 pm	Rides Special
	5:30-7:30 pm	16 West
	6:30-8:30 pm	Rides Special
	8:00 pm	PROJECT PINK (the music of Pink Floyd
Friday, Aug. 10
10	11 am-11 pm	A Taste of Watertown
	11 am-11 pm	Chalk Artist/ Seth Sanders
	11:45 am-2:30 pm	Boo Bradley (performing in food court area)
	12 noon-8 pm	Specialty-Roving Acts throughout the grounds
	12 noon-11:30 pm	RVR Rides
	12 noon-4 pm	Rides Special
	5 pm-6:30 pm	Radio Radio
	7 pm-8:15 pm	Alex Wilson Band
	8:45 pm	NIGHT RANGER
Saturday, Aug. 11
11	8:00 am	Tennis Tournament
	8:30 am	5K Run (7:30 am register)
	9 am-4 pm	Craft Show
	9 am-11 am	Carp Classic
	9:30 am-10:30 am	Raft Race
	11 am-4 pm	Kids Casting Contest
	11 am	Bean Bag Tournament
	11 am-11 pm	A Taste of Watertown
	11 am-11 pm	Chalk Artist/ Seth Sanders
	12 noon-1:30 pm	BOURBON ST. STOMPERS
	12 noon-11:30 pm	RVR Rides
	12 noon-4 pm	Rides Special
	12 noon-8 pm	Specialty-Roving Acts throughout the grounds
	3 pm-4:15 pm	The WhiskeyBelles
	4:45 pm-6 pm	THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS
	7 pm-8:15 pm	The WhiskeyBelles
	8:45 pm	THE KENTUCKY HEADHUNTERS
	10:15 pm	Bartolotta Fireworks
Sunday, Aug. 12
12	9 am-4 pm	Classic Car Show
	9 am-4 pm	Craft Show
	11 am-10 pm	A Taste of Watertown
	11 am-8 pm	Chalk Artist/ Seth Sanders
	12 noon-9 pm	RVR Rides
	12 noon-4 pm	Rides Special
	12 noon-1:40 pm	Bella Cain
	12 noon-7 pm	Specialty-Roving Acts throughout the grounds
	3 pm-5:45 pm	Johnny Wad
	7 pm	STEVE AUGERI (former Journey lead singer)
	9 pm	Raffle Drawing
	9:30 pm	Fireworks (rain date)

Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Night Ranger

Kentucky Headhunters

Steve Augeri

2012 Watertown Riverfest will also include

Project Pink, Johnny Wad, The Whiskey Bells and 16 West

26^th Year!

Posted: Wednesday, February 15, 2012

Night Ranger, Kentucky Headhunters and Steve Augeri, former lead singer for Journey, will be headliner acts at the 2012 Watertown Riverfest celebration, volunteer leaders were told at a gathering Tuesday evening at Turner Hall.

The festival will also include a performance by Project Pink, a Pink Floyd tribute show as well as a number of regional acts including Johnny Wad, The Whiskey Bells and 16 West, according to Tom Schultz, festival chairman, who announced the slate of acts.

Riverfest will open on Thursday, Aug. 9 with shows by 16 West, a popular local act which will perform two 50 minute sets starting at 5:30 p.m. That show will be followed by Project Pink with more than two hours of the unmistakable Pink Floyd music.

Schultz said Friday will return to its 11 a.m. opening schedule after a one-year trial last year of opening at 4 p.m. A number of musical acts as well as roving artists will be on the grounds all day. The Friday night headliner will be Night Ranger with an 8:45 p.m. show.

This classic rock band from the 1980s and ‘90s features original bassist-lead vocalist Jack Blades along with founding members Kelly Keagy and Brad Gillis. There will be loads of recognizable music, including “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me,” “Sister Christian,” When You Close Your Eyes,” “Sentimental Street,” “Four in the Morning,” and “Goodbye.” The band will also likely do two hits written by Blades when he was with the super group Damn Yankees — “High Enough,” and “Where Ya Going Now.” Other music is planned earlier in the day and will be announced when contracts are finalized.

Saturday's music will open at noon with a concert by the Bourbon Street Stompers, a popular Dixieland band which has been at the festival in the past. Following that performance there will be roving acts on the festival grounds. The Whiskey Belles, who performed a short concert last year, will be back for a set Saturday afternoon and another one early Saturday evening. The Kentucky Headhunters will perform a pair of shows Saturday. The first will be at 4:45 p.m. and the final show of the evening at 8:45 p.m.

The Kentucky Headhunters show will be followed by another Bartolotta Fireworks display which is scheduled to go off at the conclusion of the concert.

Sunday's schedule will open at noon with a concert by Bella Cain, a popular regional act and that will be followed with two extended sets by the always popular Johnny Wad, starting at 3 p.m.

Then, Steve Augeri, former lead singer for Journey, will close out the festival with a concert at 7 p.m. Journey is a legendary classic hits band with distinctive high falsetto lead vocals and multi-part harmonies. The band had more than 20 hits, eight of which went top 10, including, “Lovin’-Touchin’-Squeezin,’” “Any Way You Want It,” “Open Arms,” “Faithfully,” “Don’t Stop Believin,’” “Separate Ways,” “Only the Young,” “When You Love Someone,” “and “Be Good to Yourself.”

Ride specials will once again be incorporated into the offerings by Rainbow Valley Rides. This year there will be two shorter ride specials on Thursday. One will be from 4 to 6 p.m. and the second will be from 6:30 to 8 p.m. These shortened rides specials will cost $10 and are being offered as a way for families to stretch their entertainment dollars at the festival.

The traditional four hour ride specials for $18 will be offered from noon to 4 p.m. on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

In addition to the roving acts throughout the weekend, Seth Sanders, the popular chalk artist from a year ago, will return with a new project. Sanders last year did a large art project on the pavement on Labaree Street and drew large crowds.

Schultz said the Taste of Watertown, beverage tents, the arts and crafts fair, classic car show and many other special events are all in the planning stages.