November 13 , 2008                                                                          Contact: Krista Kittle

RIVER RAT RHYTHM PROJECT STEEL DRUM BAND
TO PERFORM DURING NORTH COUNTRY FESTIVAL OF TREES

Watertown, New York – The River Rat Rhythm Project Steel Drum Band perform on Saturday, December 6 th at 2:30 p.m., during the North Country Festival of Trees being held at the DealMaker Conference Center, on 235 Main Avenue in Watertown. Proceeds from this event will benefit children’s services at the Watertown Family YMCA and Samaritan Medical Center. General admission is FREE courtesy of DealMaker Auto Group. The Festival doors will open for general admission on Saturday, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m., and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The River Rat Rhythm Project Steel Drum Band is a community group made up of nearly 50 students and adults from all over the Watertown, Fort Drum, and Thousand Islands areas of northern New York whose mission is to bring a little sunshine to our home on the Canadian border. Other entertainment includes (schedule subject to change without notice):

Saturday, Dec. 6 th 10:30 a.m. – Islander Barbershop Quartet

12:30 p.m. – Rhonda’s Footworks “A Holiday Surprise”

2:30 p.m. – River Rat Rhythm Project Steel Drum Band

 

Sunday, Dec. 7 th 11:30 a.m. – Teddy Bear Parade

12:30 p.m. – In Motion School of Dance “The Nutcracker”

1:30 p.m. – Alexandria Central Select Choir

2 p.m. – Northern Blend

3 p.m. – YMCA Dance

3:30 p.m. – YMCA Youth Advisory “Alvin & the Chipmunks Skit”

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The River Rat Rhythm Project Steel Drum Band will bring a little sunshine to Saturday’s North Country Festival of Trees entertainment line-up.