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Friday 2nd May 2008 Schedule

Stage Schedule:
12:00 noon Welcome and Opening Prayer
12:15 Character Parade throughout the festival site and Introduction of our visiting British actors in front of the stage (15 min)
1:30 Mad King George III Storey Time and Stage Show (30 min)
2:00 Woodes Rodgers Storey Time (30 min)
4:30 Royal Bahamas Police Force Marching Band Musical Prelude
5:00 Opening Ceremony with the Prime Minister of the Bahamas Rt. Hon. Hubert A. Ingraham, MP
6:00 Royal Bahamas Police Force Marching Band Display (30 min)
6:30 Maypole Dance
7:00 Island Spice: Green Turtle Cayís Kevin McIntosh (30 min)
7:30 Fire Show in front of the stage by the West Coast Mutineers
8:30 Lassido Boys: Rake and Scrape Bahamian Music (1 Ω hours)
10:00 Royal Bahamas Police Force Pop Band (one hour)

Kid's Games Center Field Schedule:
12:15 Character Parade throughout the festival site and Introduction of our visiting British actors in front of the stage (15 min)
12:30 "Tournament of Arms" Fight Show
1:00 Old Time Games: Lime in the Spoon and Tug of War (one hour)
2:00 Soldier Drill Noodle Fights (30 min)
2:30 Old Time Games: Thread the Needle, Musical Chairs
and a Treasure Hunt (one hour)

Other Activities on the Festival Site and in New Plymouth
1:00 and 2:15 Darius Williams: book signing at the Family Tree Booth (15 min each)
2:00 Joe Albury's Abaco Dinghy Demonstration. Located near his booth, Joe's Studio.
A delightful way to cool off and experience the days of yore. (60 min)
2:30 Afternoon Tea with Queen Elizabeth I
at the New Plymouth Inn located in the center of town.
Tickets will be sold to 35 lucky people to attend
at the Island Roots Heritage Festival Committee Booth. (1 1/2 hours)
All day: The Family Tree Booth is open for everyone to inquire about their family roots.
Joy Lowe Jossi, Alton Lowe and others will help in your discoveries.
Daytime: Reef Relief: Captain Roland Roberts Environmental Center:
opposite the Administrator's Office and Post Office
will be open for you to see all they do.
Please stop by and discover the new Richard - Blue Jones
Bush Medicine Garden
Informative Talks at the Administratorís Office
Air-conditioned comfort
Located next to The Green Turtle Cay Library
12:30 Sandra Riley: presents "The Loyalists" (one hour)
1:30 Darius Williams: presents 'Rail Systems of the Bahamas' (30 min)
2:00 Bob Kerr: presents "Historical Sites of Abaco and Archeological finds" (1 hour)
3:00 Ricky Johnson: presents "Ricky's Nature Adventure":
An inside look at the flora and fauna of Abaco. Followed by a brief tour about town.

Saturday 3rd May 2008 Schedule

Stage Schedule:
10:00 Welcome and Opening Prayer
10:15 Character Parade throughout the Festival Site (15 min)
10:30 Performance by the Tiny Turtles Preschool
11:00 Performance by the Amy Roberts Primary School (30 min)
11:30 Maypole Dance (30 min)
12:00 Dynomite Daisy (15 min)
1:30 Woodes Rodgers Storey Time (30 min)
2:30 Mad King George III Storey Time and Stage Show (30 min)
3:00 Tournament of Arms: Fight Show (30 min)
3:30 Island Spice: Kevin McIntosh (30 min)
4:00 Dexter and Friends
4:15 Fashion Show of all our visiting Monarchs and Royal Subjects (15 min)
4:30 Dexter and the Band (15 min)
5:00 Royal Bahamas Police Force Band Beat Retreat (45 min)
5:45 JUNKANOO Rush through festival site (45 min)
6:30 JUNKANOO Costume Auction (15 min)
6:45 Gully Roosters: Number One Band in the Nation (45 min)
7:30 Fire Show (one hour)
8:30 Lassido Boys: Rake and Scrape Bahamian Music ( 1 Ω hours)
10:00 Royal Bahamas Police Force Pop Band (one hour)

Kid's Games Center Field Schedule:
12:15: Old Time Games: Lime in the Spoon, Treasure Hunt, Thread in the Needle, Soldier Instruction: Noodle Fights (1 1/4 hour)
2:00 Fun with Hoola Hoops (30 min)
3:30 Hoola Hoop Championship (30 min)
5:45 JUNKANOON Rush throughout the festival site (45 min)
7:30 Fire Show 60 min)

Other Activities on the Festival Site and in New Plymouth
10:30 Abaco Dinghy Demonstration by Joe Albury
at the dock next to his booth, Joe's Studio (one hour)
All Day: visit the Family Tree and Photo Booth.
Joy Lowe Jossi and crew are there
to help you discover your family roots.
1:00 Darius Williams: an informative talk on The Rail Systems in the Bahamas followed by a book signing (30 min)
1:30 Richard (O Blue) Jones at the Reef Relief Environmental Center
at the Captain Roland Roberts House will present:
Bush Medicine and how it can help you and the world. (30 min)
2:30 Afternoon Tea with Queen Elizabeth I
at the New Plymouth Inn located in the center of town.
Tickets will be sold to 35 lucky people to attend
at the Island Roots Heritage Festival Committee Booth. (1 Ω hours)
4:00 Abaco Dinghy Demonstration by Joe Albury
at the dock next to his booth, Joe's Studio (one hour)

Informative Talks at the Administrator's Office
Air-conditioned comfort
Located next to The Green Turtle Cay Library
11:00 Ricky Johnson: presents "Ricky's Nature Adventure"
An inside look at the flora and fauna of Abaco. Followed by a brief tour about town.
12:00 Bob Kerr: presents "Historical Sites of Abaco and Archeological finds" (1 hour)
1:00 Ricky Johnson: presents "Ricky"s Nature Adventure"
An inside look at the flora and fauna of Abaco. Followed by a brief tour about town.
4:00 Sandra Riley: presents "The Loyalists" (one hour)
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