110th July 4th A Full Day of Family Fun

Maplewood’s annual July 4^th will be the 110^th organized by the July 4th Committee of the Maplewood Civic Association. It is a full day of family fun, a hometown community experience, including circus & fireworks.

Wednesday, July 4, 2012 Schedule of Events:

8:00 a.m. Opening Ceremonies at Ricalton Square

8:15 a.m. Parade steps off from Ricalton Park with everything you can push, pedal or pull; decorated red, white & blue; all ages.

9:00 a.m. Kids’ Dashes & Relays in athletic field opposite Town Hall

9:00 to 9:40 a.m. 4th of July 5K Run, Start & Finish on Oakview Avenue near Field House,  (separate registration & fee: maplewood5k4july@aol.com . Organized by CHS Cross-Country Team parents and faculty)

9:00 a.m. CHS Robotics Club students display & demonstrate at Skate House

10:00 a.m. Circle Frame Kids’ Art Project downhill from RR station: “Amity, Unity, Infinity” by John Kaufman; sponsors: Memorial Post 10120 VFW & 1978 Arts Center; with story-theater by the Strollers

11:00 a.m. Ice Cream Eating Contests in picnic area next to tennis courts, sponsored and presented by Maplewood Rotary

11:00 a.m. Tennis Contests at Civic House tennis courts: fastest serve and most accurate serve; presented by Maplewood Recreation Tennis Program

11:30 a.m. Baking Contest in Town Hall; all ages. Judging directed by Janet Crane. Baking Contest entries need to be at Town Hall between 9 – 9:30 a.m.

12:00 noon Town Hall Murals in Town Hall: Durand-Hedden House volunteers will talk about the history of Maplewood through its murals.

12 to 3:00 p.m. Adult Softball in Athletic field opposite Town Hall

12:00 noon Kids’ Percussion Forest downhill from RR station, sponsored and presented by Jamie Ross

12:00 noon Pet Awards Show in front of Main Library: All Types, All Sizes! Organized and Presented by New Jersey Animal Coalition

Note that $10 per person tag is required for admission to the Circus and to concert/fireworks spectator area.

1:00 p.m. & 3:30 p.m. & 6:00 p.m. Zerbini Family Circus under the Big Top! Rain or Shine! 1st Come, 1st Served! No Reserved Seats! Seating Is Limited so line up early!

4:00 p.m. Live music begins on lawn opposite Town Hall; performances until fireworks. Picnic until fireworks: Ice cream vendor; Burgers, hotdogs, sodas at Maplewood BSA troop 5 concession. [Alcoholic beverages are not permitted in Maplewood parks.]

9:00 p.m. Fireworks — Come early! Times approximate. Parental discretion advised for small children and pets; consider viewing from a distance. Rain Date: July 5. (Circus and indoor events will be July 4, rain or shine).

GET YOUR TAGS AT: Town Hall Clerk’s Office, Libraries Main Branch & Hilton Branch, Recreation Dept. Town Hall & De Hart Park; Participating vendors: MAPLEWOOD VILLAGE: Able Baker, Maplewood Stationery, No.165, Scrivener’s, Strawberry Fields, Village Wine Shop, Words Bookstore; SPRINGFIELD AVENUE: Edo’s Quality Cakes, HLS Juice Bar & Grill, Park Wood Diner and on July 4^th in Memorial Park and at Evening Event Entrance Gates

Registration is required for Bikes Etc. Parade and Dashes & Relay Races. Forms are available at Memorial and Hilton Libraries, Town Hall, online at Board of Education school websites (“Digital Backpack Flyers”) and on Facebook "Maplewood 4th of July " and at www.maplewoodonline.com/cg/july4/