OLD   POWAY   PARK   SPECIAL   EVENT


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TRAIN   SONG   FESTIVAL

2008



"Celebrating the History of Trains and Song"





City   of   Poway   Announcements


ELEVENTH ANNUAL
TRAIN SONG FESTIVAL 2008

Hear the sweet sounds of train songs and the steam train whistle on Saturday, October 4, 2008 from 10:00 a.m.- 4:00 p.m. during the Train Song Festival at Old Poway Park, cosponsored by the City of Poway and San Diego Folk Heritage.

• Live, traditional railroad music
• Storytelling
• Train related vendors
• Model railroad display
• Arts and crafts market and demonstrations
• Steam train rides (for a nominal fee)
• The Heritage Museum and Nelson House will be open
• Blacksmithing demonstrations
• Mock train robberies and gun-fighting reenactments
• Children's arts and crafts and face painting
• Children's railroad costume contest! (12 noon)
• Lunch and sweet treats available (for a nominal fee)

Come dressed in your best railroad attire and be a part of the fascination of Old Poway Park. For more information, please call (858) 668-4576.

Train Song Festival
Saturday,   October 4,   2008
10:00 am - 4:00 pm


SEVENTH ANNUAL
RAILROAD MOVIE UNDER THE STARS

Following the Train Song Festival, the seventh annual "Railroad Movie Under The Stars" will be shown in the beautiful Old Poway Park Gazebo from 7:00 – 9:00 pm
• The featured movie is 'Santa Fe', starring Randolph Scott
• It's free
• Candy, popcorn, and sodas will be available for a nominal fee
• The event is co-sponsored by the City of Poway and the Old Poway Park Action Committee

Bring a blanket or chair and enjoy a unique experience that only Old Poway Park can offer!   For more information, please call (858) 668-4576.

Railroad Movie
Saturday,   October 4,   2008
7:00   -   9:00pm



IT'S BELLS & WHISTLES FOR TRAIN FESTIVAL

On Friday, Feb. 4, 2000, the City of Poway Community Services Department received an Achievement Award for Recreation Programming from the California Park and Recreation Society District XII for the Train Song Festival, which is held at Old Poway Park. The award was presented for Outstanding and Innovative Program Development and Implementation. Criteria for the award included creative and unique programming and utilization and collaboration of volunteers.

Since 1828, the railroads that have criss-crossed the country have inspired songs about the freedom to travel, the power of the great engines, the tragedies and triumphs of railroad men, and the adventures of hobos and other traveling folks whose lives have been entwined with the rails. Each year the City, in cooperation with San Diego Folk Heritage and the Old Poway Park Action Committee, celebrates the history of trains and songs with a festival that includes train rides and robberies, a full day of music on two stages, train-related arts and crafts, specialty food items, and more. This year's Train Song Festival will be held Saturday, Oct. 14.

The event is made possible by the City of Poway, the Old Poway Park Action Committee, the Poway-Midland Railroad, and the volunteers who made their vision of a celebration of trains and songs an award-winning reality.

~ Excerpted from 'Poway Today', Summer 2000

All Aboard for Songs and Whistles

"Look yonder comin', comin' down that railroad track,
It's the Orange Blossom Special, bringin' my baby back."


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