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Well I guess you could say
summer is here although its been very rainy but
locally we've already successfully launched the
farmers markets, ecology festival, and look forward to
July 1st celebrations and the upcoming
Jazz Festivals as well. That's right
plural as for some strange reason
Newmarket will also launch one this year to go along with nearby Aurora for whatever reason. Wish we'd of had an opportunity to host it, however as far as I can tell there was no bidding, and the town simply awarded it to the former Aurora based organizer who was ousted from their own town's event.
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At any rate
Newmarket will now host its own, but personally I'd like to see something new and different like perhaps
Beatle MAINia for the Main St and
Riverwalk Commons area of town. Imagine turning
Main St into
Penny Lane for the event with
Mcartney and
Lennon lookalikes in the local restaurants, bars, and cafes, also karaokes featuring Beatles only songs and movies, and feature headlining performers like
Abbey Road or
Beatlmania performing on the main stage.
Vendors and Main St merchants could also sell Beatles and hippy era paraphernalia, wigs, leather bands, t-shirts etc as well a photographer could take instant pics of people sticking their heads through Beatles cut outs and maybe set the street up for that famous crosswalk photo. The World-wide multiculturally loved Beatles have such an appeal that even the new generation considers them great, which would pretty much ensure a good attendance, and, if done right attract thousands including out-of-towners.
I noticed the
car clubs are in full swing come summertime so we could have either The Newmarket Car Club or
Highway 11 Cruisers feature 60's and 70's era cars at the event as well as Beatles lookalike contests and perhaps a songwriters workshop and contest as well.
I'd do a little more researching to come up with more
unique ideas or perhaps you have some you'd like to share!!!? If this unique and original idea sounds like something you might be interested in, let me know and maybe we can discuss it over some tea....or something! Ha
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Until then Imagine the-e-re's a festival....I wonder if you c-a-an!
