Riverfest 2008

Riverfest takes place over the course of 7 days from Sunday August 31^st to Saturday September 5^th including the following elements:

Sunday, August 31^st – Portland Triathlon

Friday, September 5^th – School Field Trips (Restoration & Wildlife Tours)

Saturday, September 6^th – Day: Dragon Boat Races & Portland Paddle, Afternoon/Eve: Boat Parade, Eve/Night: Riverfest 2009 Fundraiser & Gala Event on River (partner with TBA, PCS and MusicFest NW)

(Additional/Possible):

-water safety (Daughters of Neptune), river clean-up etc. tabling/education at Waterfront Park (with Dragonboat races or Triathlon)

-partnership with Muddy Boots to host water related theme and lecture series at Philip St. Neri Church (in place of water tabling at Waterfront Park)

-water taxi to Gala Event (for dragonboaters etc.), or water taxi tours (to include S. Waterfront)

-seawall art project link to Triathlon

-Music at Triathlon or Saturday

-Willamette Sailing Club Regatta at S. Waterfront

-S. Waterfront concert/music in park (free tram rides?)

Portland Triathlon:

Lead: Jeff Henderson

Partners: OR Trout

Location(s): Waterfront Park

Day: Sunday, Aug. 31

Time:

Budget:

Questions:

Notes: feels like Triathlon is a little bit alone on this weekend, look to add in Riverfest opening activities and potentially educational or art exhibit component etc.

School Field Trips: field based restoration and wildlife observation activities

Lead: OR Trout, BES, SOLV

Partners: WRK, OMSI, BES, Audubon, SOLV, Lower Columbia River Estuary… (Chris Hathaway – Giant Canoes), JCWC, Columbia Slough Watershed Council, City Repair

Location(s): Oaks Bottom, Willamette Park, Kelly Point Park, Columbia Slough

Day: Friday, Sept. 5

Time:

Budget: Overall Coordinator (May-Sept) $500/mo=$2500 total, On-site Coordinators ($100/ea/day=$300), Ed Supplies/Signage etc. ($1000), Outreach to Schools ($500): Total = $3300

Questions: lead, capacity of ed orgs if also doing restoration etc. on Saturday with families, depending on event date – outreach to schools to inquire about participation

Action: Confirm with OR Trout re: lead, convene partner meeting

Portland Paddle: get people out on the water, portland boathouse put-in, three paddle lengths (building off of bridge paddle plans – urban, ross island and cathedral park/kelley point) block off part of river to only paddlers?, combine with seawall art showing?,

Lead: Amy Morrison, WRK

Partners: WRK, Portlandboathouse, Wasabi, Alder Creek Kayak, Portland Kayak, Sportcraft Marina, Audubon, Greenspaces Institute, OR Trout, SOLV, Portland Harbor Clean-up Citizen Advisory Group, Oregon Ocean Paddle (Oops)

Location(s): Portland Boathouse Dock

Day: Saturday, Sept. 5

Time: 10am-3pm

Budget:

Questions: river safety, coordination with water taxis & boat parade, coordination with restoration & wildlife tours, Dragonboat race route (along westside river from Riverplace to Hawthorne Bridge 500m, 45-50 teams with 25ppl in each team, Sat & Sun, 8 boats in water, 4 racing, 4 on deck, 8am-5pm)

Notes: 200-250ppl in past years… could also be more of a Tour element… and partner with other water taxi groups (sternwheeler, portland jetboat etc.)

Boat Parade: Organize boat parade on Willamette River, boats parade in like groups (sailboats, motorboats, ‘working’ boats, tugboats, yachts, art boats, etc.). Link Columbia River Yachting Association with local artists for creation of ‘art boats’ – provide matching funds of $500/boat with prizes for best in category!

Lead: Doug Walker, Columbia River Yachting Association

Partners: Doug from Columbia River Yachting Association, Trey from OR Marine Board, Ken McCarty from Columbia Crossings + Artistic Community

Location(s): start/end point, route & staging etc.

Day: Saturday, Sept. 5

Time: afternoon/early eve

Budget: Coordinator (May-Sept.) $2500, Day-of Assistants (2x$100 = $200), + Matching Artboat funds: $2500 (10 boats) = $5200

Questions: coordination with dragonboat races, triathlon & public paddling, staging area, route, time of day

Notes: Yachters used to decorating with regalia colors (50-75 boats), happy to parade that way, barge art – with tugs!,

River: 100-500ppl, fundraiser, VIP, special invite, government officials, river ppl etc., catering, on boat?, music/film/theater under bridge?

Lead: Tim at PCS?

Partners: TBA, PCS, MusicFest NW, others?

Location(s):

Day: Saturday night

Time:

Budget: expense - $5K ($1000 catering, $2000 entertainment, $1000 boat/venue, $1000 misc.)

-income - $4000 for attendees (80ppl x $50/ea + 20 comps) + $4500 for 300 additional ppl (on boats, kayaks, canoes etc.) = $8500 total

Questions: lead, timing and integration with other Riverfest events

Action: Confirm with Tim re: lead, contact Erin at TBA

Notes: safety, difficulty of making it a fundraiser, permits from Coast Guard