Promote your unit at the Boothbay Harbor 2009 Gingerbread Spectacular

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Posted Thu, 11/12/2009 - 11:35 by Devon.Hubner
Does your unit live in the Boothbay Harbor region? A great opportunity for advertising and promoting your Scouting unit exists at the Boothbay Harbor Opera House in December. Organize a gingerbread house making event with your Pack, Troop, Crew, or Sea Scout ship, then display those gingerbread houses at the Gingerbread Spectacular. Remember that during the holidays people travel to other towns to participate in their holiday events. Units in Bath, Woolwich, Wiscasset, Damariscotta, Edgecomb, Boothbay Harbor, and Southport should all be participating in this opportunity! Not From Boothbay Harbor? Find similar events in your own towns!

 

 

December 12-13, 2009

10am - 4pm

 

  • Anyone and everyone is welcome to create a gingerbread house (or houses)!
  • Work to create your entry solo or as part of a troop, group, class, family, tribe or office team.
  • Participation is free, but please register by December 8th so that we can build enough subdivisions.
  • Houses can be of any design: cottage, cabin, barn, church, lighthouse, etc. Creativity is encouraged.
  • All skil levels are welcome from first-time builders to seasoned chefs.

Awards will be offered in several categories, in both youth and adult divisions, including:

  • Best Holiday Spirit
  • Most Creative
  • Best Traditional Gingerbread Design
  • Bestr Attempt
  • Most Appetizing
  • Largest
  • Best Representation of a Local Landmark
  • Weirdest
  • Most Spectacular!

You may enter and exhibit your hosue/structure and then pick it up and take it home for the holidays - OR - you may donate your creation to be auctioned off to help raised funds for the Opera House - OR - to be given to a local family. There will be special awards for the house that:

  1. Brings in the gratest number of auction bids.
  2. The entry that raises the most money.

Entries must be created out of edible materials and be constructeed in a manner that they can be transported safely to and from the event. Building your structure at the Opera House on the day of the event is not encouraged. Please build your house on something rigid enough to allow for transport. Entries should be brought to the Opera House on Thursday, Dcember 10th between 12-4pm or Friday, December 11th between 9am-12pm. All entires will be exhibited in the main performance hall on the 1st floor this year so that the Spectacular is accessible to all.

 

Adults submitting entries will receive two complimentary tickets to the December 11th Dough Ball part to kick off the Specacular. Additional tickets for the Dough Ball may be purchased by calling the Opera House box office at 207-633-5159. Come for the music, food, silent auction, and to watch the judges as they work. The Dough Ball is a great holiday party! All entries will be on exhibit at the Dough Ball.

 

All entries will be on exhibit at the Spectacular from 10-4pm on December 12th and 13th. Bring your friends and neighbords, it's free and fun! The Gingerbread Man will be on site. He doesn't say much, but he's fun to squeeze. Entries not donated may be picked up on Sunday, December 13th between 4-5pm, or on Tuesday, December 15th between 10-4pm.

 

Other questions: Contact the Opera House at 207-633-6855