It was a good Street Fair. The parade, led by the Last Regiment Syncopated Drummers, featured two politicians, Mayor Adams on a bike and Commissioner Fritz walking in front of her zebra striped car, and many of the community - some of whom have made their appearance in the parade a family tradition!
It was hot, but not so bad that you couldn’t walk from shade tree to shade tree. Francesca the face painter had a steady stream of customers as did the sno-cones booth and most of the BBQ offerings. There were many sales and opportunities chances to check out what was available in other businesses. Richmond and Hosford Abernethy were represented.
Many thanks to the City and the Portland Police. The City picks up the tab for a dozen or more officers who manage traffic during the parade, and the officers agreed to work on one of their days off.
Count on it, we’ll do this again next year.
Here’s the latest list of activities on Division, Clinton, and a couple of just off the street addresses. There is activity on Division from 11th to 50th and on Clinton from 14th - 28th. Come enjoy the day!
We’ll keep updating this list until the fair starts at 10:00 AM.
DCBA Street Fair Activities
Application Deadline: July 10, 2009
DCBA Street Fair Vendor Application - PDF (click to download)
Dear Vendor/not-for-profit tabler,
We’re planning a fun-packed Division/Clinton Street Fair this year. Our community parade, “Commerce & Community”, will start at 10:45 AM on Saturday, July 25th. Interesting artisan, craft and community booths, sidewalk sales for bargain hunters, music, fun and educational children’s events, lots of tasty food and much more will be waiting for our friends and neighbors. We hope you’ll join us. Use the 2009 Community Organization/Vendor application to register. We do ask you to participate all day, opening and closing as scheduled, Saturday, July 25th, 10:00 AM to 5:00 PM. Set up starts as early as 8:00 AM on Saturday.
Please send or fax (503-771-3428) your completed application as soon as possible. Space is limited and we expect to fill up fast.
All spaces are 10’X10’. They are generally in clusters between 32nd and 37th Streets. We do not provide chairs, tables or canopies. We will have about 70 - 80 10×10 spaces available. The non-profit and D/CBA dues paying member fee is $20.00 for others the vendor fee is a very reasonable $40.00. The organization we are supporting this year is Family Services at the OHSU Richmond Clinic. We will be collecting clothing, canned food and cash donations. A portion of the profits will also go to support this program that assists people with special needs to prepare for and be successful on the job.
If you have any questions or concerns regarding the fair or the application, please feel free to call Nancy, Larry or Izzy at 503-774-2832. Thank you for your interest; we look forward to hearing from you.
Sincerely,
Nancy Chapin and The Division/Clinton Street Fair Committee
