The Friends of the Library of
Windham will host their annual
Strawberry Festival and book fair
on Saturday, June 7, from 10:30
a.m. to 5 p.m., on the grounds of
the Nesmith Library on Fellows
Road in Windham.
The book fair will run from
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. FLOW members,
senior citizens and volunteers
can enjoy an “early bird”
book sale Thursday, June 5, from
4 to 7 p.m. Seniors will receive
a 50 percent discount on their
book fair purchases.
The festival will include
entertainment, games, music,
contests, raffles and homemade
strawberry shortcake.
Many of the most popular festival
games, plus a few more, will
be brought back this year. Children
will enjoy mini and giant
moon walks, an inflatable slide,
basketball toss, soccer kick, duck
pond, froggy fling, dart board
and the Windham Police and
Fire departments will provide
children’s activities as well.
There will also be a dunk
tank. Some of the dunkees include
Frank Bass, Bruce Anderson,
Mike Hatem, Dennis
Senibaldi, Deb Armfield, Andy
Desrosiers, the Windham Town
Beach lifeguards and more. A
complete schedule of dunkee
times will be published a week
before the festival.
Local “chefs” will be grilling
hot dogs and hamburgers at
“chuck wagon” grills. If you’re
looking for a more sophisticated
culinary delight, then mosey on
over to one of the food stands
sponsored by the Common
Man, Gourmet Grille or Village
Bean. The pizza vendor this year
is Capri Pizza.Treats for children
include popcorn, cotton candy,
slushes, dough boys and pretzels.
There will also be a mini
shortcake table, where children
will be able to create their own
shortcakes/sundaes.
The 10th annual pie-eating
contest will take place at 1 p.m.
and will include the following
age categories: 5 years old and
younger, 6 to 9 years old, 10 to 14
years old, 15 and older, and the
dads and moms category. The
first person in their age group
to finish his/her pie is the winner.
The pies have been donated
by Table Talk Pie Company. All
winners will receive a Chunky’s
gift certificate.
D.J. Mike Mell of New Style
Entertainment – www.newstyledjs.
com – will keep the fun
going by supplying music for the
day and letting everyone know
what’s going on throughout the
festival. The entertainment begins
with an opening ceremony
provided by the Boy Scouts, followed
by the Windham Community
Concert Band, Windham
swing band, Windham Middle
School cheerleaders, Karate International,
Junior Hurricane
Drumline of Windham, Dance
Impressions, Golden Crane,
Windham’s Got Talent Show,
Three Left Feet – K-9 Freestyle
and Drill Team, raffle announcements
(including door prizes),
and a closing ceremony by the
Boy Scouts. The ongoing entertainment
includes face painting,
balloon animals, sand art and
jousting.
So far, there area also 15 raffles
customized for family fun:
• The Friends of the Library
of Windham (FLOW) board
raffle – iPod nano and a $15 gift
card to Target
• The mom’s package
• The dad’s package
• Home fix-up package
• Healthy pet package
• Woof woof package
• 0 to-5-year-old package
• 6- to 10-year-old package
• 11- to 15-year-old package
• Family activity package
• A package for two
• Seacoast getaway package
• Winter fun package
• Home decor package
• Dance birthday party package
• F.L.O.W. membership raffle
– re-new or initiate a new FLOW
membership on or before the
festival and your name will automatically
be placed in a drawing
to win two Red Sox tickets.
There will also be free “shortcake
shuttles” to and from the
Strawberry Festival. The shuttles
will pick up/drop off at the Center
School or the Route111 park
and ride parking lots. The shuttles
will run continuously from 10
a.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be a
designated area at the Route 111
park and ride for handicap parking.
There will also be a “Mom’s
Quiet Room” for moms with infants
who need some privacy.
For a complete schedule of
events, visit www.flowwindham.
org.
In the case of rain, the festival
will take place at the Center
School, and the book fair will remain
at the Nesmith Library.