By Julie McCay Turner
Bedford will celebrate its “birthday” on Saturday, September 15, and almost everyone in town will attend the party.
There will be a parade (stepping off from the corner of The Great Road and Loomis Street at 10:30 am, proceeding up The Great Road to Mudge Way) and ending on the town’s municipal campus where you’ll find a community fair, featuring almost every organization in town. There will be food, music, fun and even on-site bike parking, watched over by Bedford’s Bicycle Advisory Committee.
Amy Hamilton and the Bedford Recreation Department have made several documents available to help groups prepare for Bedford Day:
- Detailed instructions for participating groups
- A map of Bedford Day booth locations
- Where to find your favorite booths, listed either by booth number or by organization name
And we’re delighted to present a selection of photographs from past Bedford Days. Click here to view the slideshow!
The Citizen thanks The BCA Blast, Bedford Center for the Arts’ newsletter for information about these annual Bedford Day events:
- Bedford Arts And Crafts Society’s 13th Annual Regional Art Exhibit: The Union Room at Town Center will be full of artists dropping off work for the on Thursday morning, September 13, from 9 am until 12:30 pm (entry fee $10 for BACS members and $12 for nonmembers with a two-piece limit per artist). The work will be judged and the show will be hung that afternoon because it is open to the public on Friday, September 14, from 8 am to 4 pm. On Bedford Day the show opens at 10:30 am, and awards will be presented at 12:30 pm. All work must be picked up by 3 o’clock. More info is available on the applications, which can be found at Town Center Building, the Council on Aging, the Town Hall and the Bedford Public Library.
- Friends of the Library Book Sale: Dealers begin to line up early on Friday morning, September 14, vying for the wristbands that will allow them into the sale when it begins at 1 pm, but don’t let them get in your way. There are thousands of books, for kids and adults alike at prices that make them take-home imperatives. The sale runs from 1 to 5 pm on Friday, from 10 am to 4 pm on Saturday, and there is a bag sale on Sunday afternoon from 1 to 4 pm.
- Danny Oates Memorial 5k Road Race: Registration for the 18th Danny Oates Memorial 5K race and 2.5K walk begins at 7:30 am at the John Glenn Middle School. The race starts at 8:30 to make sure participants can get to the parade and fair in plenty of time. If you’re up even earlier, The Kids Fun Run returns this year with a 7 am sign-up and the run on the field at 7:30–all participants get a medal. The Danny Oates Memorial Race, sponsored by the Frank W. Thompson Lodge, Masonic Association, was founded to pay tribute the beloved son of Robert and Judy Oates. Bob is a retired member of the Bedford Fire Department and member of various civic organizations; his son Brian currently serves as one of our local firefighters. All proceeds of the race fund the Danny Oates Memorial Scholarship. For additional information and registration please visit www.dannyoates5k.com.
- Emerson Hospital Health Screenings: The Bedford Board of Health is once again partnering with Emerson Hospital to provide FREE health screenings on Bedford Day from 9 am to 3 pm under the Big White Tent in front of the Town Center Building. A wide variety of screenings will be offered by medical staff and members of the Emerson Physical Therapy group. The Board of Heath and Toward a Healthier Bedford will also be on hand to provide health and wellness information. Screenings will begin at 9 am.
- Dedication of Dance Rhythm, Bedford’s newest piece of public art: A stunning gift from Paddy and the late Jeptha Wade will soon be installed on a grassy area on Bedford’s municipal campus. Learn more by reading about the gift and its installation in Bedford Center for the Arts’ monthly newsletter, The BCA Blast.
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