Riverfest 2008

Riverfest takes place over the course of roughly one week from Thursday August 28th through Sunday September 7^th including the following elements:

Thursday, August 28^th – Oregon Symphony & Riverfest Opening Remarks

Sunday, August 31^st – Portland Triathlon & Riverfest Opening Day Celebration

Friday, September 5^th – Riverfest Field Trips (Restoration & Wildlife Tours w/School Groups) & Celebrate the River Event (partner with TBA, PCS and/or MusicFest NW)

Saturday & Sunday, September 6-7^th – Dragon Boat Races, Muddy Boots Festival (Community Fair & Lecture Series) & Portland Paddle (Sat. only)

+Related Community Partner Events (co-branded as Riverfest events) (e.g. Sailing Regatta, S. Waterfront, OHSU etc.)

Oregon Symphony & Riverfest Opening Remarks:

Lead:

Partners: OR Symphony

Location(s): Waterfront Park

Day: Thursday, Aug. 28

Time: Evening

Budget: minimal – mostly partnership with OR Symphony

Questions: confirm with Symphony leadership, link with marketing and outreach, coordinate for Riverfest opening remarks

Notes:

Portland Triathlon & Riverfest Opening Day Celebration:

Lead: Jeff Henderson

Partners: OR Trout

Location(s): Waterfront Park

Day: Sunday, Aug. 31

Time: 11am-10pm

Budget:

Questions: need community fair lead

Notes: opening day includes the following elements: 1) Community Fair - focused on river safety, health, water quality, river clean-up, industry partners, water taxis/tours etc. – so not your usual sustainability suspects but a really focused invite list with river/water related orgs and efforts (11am-5pm) 2) Opening Ceremony/Speakers on the Mainstage – possibly native american elder to perform opening ceremony and some out of town speaker to share thoughts on the importance of healthy rivers and waterways (Noon-2pm) 3) Boat Parade on Willamette (2-3pm) – see details below 4) Music and Performance – family friendly music that doubles as celebration for Triathlon participants and Riverfest goers, ongoing announcements about Riverfest events happening throughout the week (2-10pm) 5) Free Water Tours on Willamette (11am-5pm)

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: Sunday, August 31

Time: afternoon/early eve

Budget:

Questions: coordination with triathlon, staging area, route, time of day

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

Riverfest Field Trips: field based restoration and wildlife observation activities with school groups

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:

Questions: outreach to schools to inquire about participation

Action: Confirm lead organization/individual

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. 6th

Time: 10am-3pm

Budget:

Questions: river safety, coordination with water taxis, 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.)

Muddy Boots Festival:

Lead: Julie Gefroh, Muddy Boots Coordinator

Partners: Phillip St. Neri Church, Muddy Boot Organizers

Location: Division & 16^th (?), Phillip St. Neri Church

Day: Saturday-Sunday September 6-7^th

Time:

Budget: minimal, mostly co-branding with existing event

Questions:

Action: confirm ability to shift theme from ‘food’ to ‘rivers/water’ and interest in being co-branded as part of Riverfest!!

Celebrate the River: 100-500ppl, includes VIP/special invite component, music/film/theater on the water

Lead: Tim at PCS?

Partners: TBA, PCS, MusicFest NW

Location(s):

Day: Friday Sept. 5^th or Saturday September 6^th

Time: evening

Budget:

Questions: lead and partnership with TBA etc.

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

Notes: safety, permits from Coast Guard for performance on water