Sunday, October 28, 2007

Hay Fever

The First Annual Scarecrow Contest sponsored by the Falls Village Children's Theater demonstrated that Falls Villagers have unlimited ingenuity and imagination. It proves that this is a tight-knit town bursting with creative souls and that bodes well for the future of the not-for-profit Falls Village Community & Cultural Center, which will be getting a new roof this week, the first step in the long road to transforming the glorious Emerson Building at 103 Main Street into a hub of artistic activity for every resident of the town and surrounding communities.

Here's a sampling of the nearly 50 scarecrows that were installed this morning and now line Main Steet, the Town Green and Beebe Hill Road.

"Greenman," by Valerie Case
"Bob," by Shayne and Darin Dodge

"Over the Falls," by Grace, Stu, Stuart & Jenna Burns

"Gone With the Wind" by Rebecca, Patty and Guy Rovezzi

"Teaser," by Dominic Caiati
"Dead Polly," by Caira McEvoy, Mairead Hodgkins and Emily Hennesy

"Chercrow," by Sharon Hamilton, Garth Kobal and Ray Rigon

"Barbie," by Jessy, Jordan and Eric Haggard & KImberly Rock

There was dancing on Main Street in front of the future Falls Village Community and Cultural Center (FVCCC)

FVCT Board members Noelle LaMuniere and Denise Cohn selling cider and donuts in front of the FVCCC

4 comments:

Geoff Brown said...

A great community. I was really pleased to see how many of the names I knew, even as an outlander.

And, when wife and I went to the Ham Supper at the Falls Village Congregational Church, I was impressed with (1) the dinner (2) the crowd -- you had to wait to get a seat! (3) the friendliness of the whole place.

Falls Village had a great weekend in my book!

Anonymous said...

We had a great time voting for the scarecrows. Can you please tell us who won each category? We hope you do it again next year!

Dan Shaw said...

Here are the results of the voting:

Most Falls Village - Volunteer of the Year - FV Volunteer Ambulance, Pete the Highway Guy - FV Town Garage, The Constant Gardners, Falls Village Flower Farm.

Funniest: Four Eyed Pete the Mariner, Colter Rule; When Fish Go Peopling, 3rd and 4th Grade Kellogg School, Chercrow by Sharon Hamilton, Garth Kobal and Ray Rigdon.

Best Look Alike - Marilyn by Taylor Cannon, Pete the Highway Guy, FV Town Garage, Chercrow by Sharon Hamilton, Garth Kobal and Ray Rigdon

Scariest - Herman by Kevin and Emily Hennesey, Dead Polly by Ciara McElroy, Mairead Hodgkins and Emily Hennessey, Gone With The Wind by Rebecca and Guy Rovezzi

Most Theatrical - Chercrow by Sharon Hamilton, Garth Kobal and Ray Rigdon, FVCT Scarecrow by Emma Cohn and Rebecca Rovezzi, Gone With The Wind by Guy and Rebecca Rovezzi.

Dan Shaw said...

I almost forgot: The Day Care Center did a great pancake breakfast on Sunday--featherweight flapjacks, creamy scrambled eggs, savory sausage and strong, delicious coffee. It was a great way to start the day.