September 28, 2011 THE VILLADOM TIMES I • Page 15 The Allendale Chamber of Commerce will present its Annual Festival Day and Car Show on Saturday, Oct. 1 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. The popular event, which this year will also include pony rides, is chaired by Dan Zettler of Barnstable Mortgage Group. This year’s festival will feature live music and performances all day at Center Stage and on the East Stage. The car show, chaired by Nickie Lisella of Terrie O’Connor Realtors, which included more than 60 cars when it was added last year, adds to the enjoyment of all attendees. Fun for the whole family at Allendale Festival Day The festival features vendors, crafts, food, giveaways, exhibits, clowns and more. Activities include a pet parade, an obstacle course, children’s live entertainment, games, presentations by community organizations, exhibits, face painting, a giant petting zoo, a Moonwalk and bounce house and pumpkin painting. Children can visit all of the attractions for just one $5 donation. As always, the borough will be looking beautiful thanks to the decorations being provided by Rohsler’s Allendale Nursery and Florist. Be there at 10 a.m. when the Street Fair begins on West Allendale Avenue and antique and classic cars are on display in the NJ Transit parking lot. Over 100 vendors and community organizations will be participating this year. Chamber member Susan Frankel of SLF Associates will open the festivities with her rendition of the National Anthem, immediately followed by a performance of “Grease’ by the Saddle River Youth Theatre. Irish Dancing will be on stage at 10:35 a.m., and the Pet Parade will follow at 11 a.m. (Participants should register at 10:30 a.m. at Center Stage) Prizes will be awarded in the following categories: most patriotic, best dressed, smallest, most vocal, largest, and best trick performer. Animals will be blessed immediately afterwards by Father Michael Allen of Trinity Church. Children’s entertainer Kurt Gallagher will perform 11:30 a.m., followed by Pete Visalli at 12:30 p.m. Dancer’s Edge will perform at 1:30 p.m. followed by a karate demonstration by the Bill Stevens School at 1:45 p.m. The Escape Directors Band will perform at 2 p.m.; the Guitar Club at 3 p.m. and a bag pipe band will close the festivities at 4 p.m. On the East Stage, the B Sharp Band will perform at 11 a.m.; Congressman Scott Garrett will speak at 12 noon, magic tricks will be featured at 12:30 and 2:30 p.m. and a Zumba demonstration will be on at 3 p.m. Participants are invited to enter the Pie Contest, which will be judged at noon at Terrie O’Connor Realtors. At 2 p.m., the Scarecrow Contest entries will be judged at Bank of America. Car Show awards will be presented at 3 p.m. The Car Show, held in the commuter parking lot beyond the clock tower at the end of Allendale Avenue, features antique and classic cars and accessory vendors. Free parking will be available throughout the day at Crestwood Lake, with a shuttle bus taking fairgoers to the festival A scene from last year’s Allendale Festival Day & Car Show courtesy of the Allendale Community for Mature Living. The list of 2011 Allendale Festival Day & Car Show sponsors includes Allendale Community for Mature Living as the exclusive Diamond Sponsor; TD Bank and Theodora’s Gracious Gift & Design as Platinum Sponsors, and the following members at the Gold Level: Barnstable Mortgage Group; State Farm Agent Ed Kalpagian; Home Helpers/Direct Link, Borst Landscape & Design, the Town Journal, the Villadom TIMES, and Wide World of Cars Ferrari Maserati. Silver sponsors are Scipione Wealth Advisors, Terrie O’Connor Realtors and Weidner Design Associates. Visit the chamber website at www. Allendalechamber.com for complete details and a live webcast of the festival provided by MediaMix. Call Adrienne of Jumbleiah Memorabilia, 201-327-8411 for further information.