Burlington Winter Festival

February 9, 2008

NEW THIS YEAR!!!!

Saturday night's feature is the Contois Cabaret with Jenni Johnson and the Junketeers. See Jenni's web site at www.jennijohnson.net Joining Jenny this year is Sign Language Artist Barry Nicklesberg. Barry is a professional sign language interpreter and has performed around the country with many nationally know artist. We are thrilled to have him be a part of Winter Festival. Check out his website:  http://www.barrynickelsberg.net/4.html  

"As a professional interpreter in the entertainment field, he is a master at the art of conveying the music into sign language for the audience who are deaf and hard of hearing." - W.N. , Governor Baxter School for the Deaf

The 15 year tradition of Winter Festival continues with these partners again this year. The event planning class of UVM's Community Development and Applied Economics Department will be partnering with Vermont Special Olympics, Kids Vermont Camp and School Fair and Burlington Parks and Recreation  with ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Leahy Center for Lake Champlain to bring a day of winter fun and activities to the Burlington community.

Join a celebration of winter fun at the Burlington Winter Festival! Vermonts own sanctioned Snow Carving Competition and "Ice Walk" on the Church Street Marketplace. Teams compete to represent Vermont in the National Snow Sculpting Competition in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Local artist create sculptures out of ice in front of Church Street businesses. Take a stroll down Church Street and see them at work. Sculptures lighted for night viewing. Vote on your favorite. See more information here: http://www.enjoyburlington.com/Programs/SpecialEvents/VermontStateSnowSculptingCompetition.cfm

Join us for another fabulous year at ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Leahy Center for Lake Champlain for the Family Expo. All exhibitors will be hosted in the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Leahy Center for Lake Champlain facility on the Waterfront. Admission for this special day will be only $2 per person. Come and find all of the great activity partners PLUS the great experience of being in the ECHO Lake Aquarium and Science Center Leahy Center for Lake Champlain facility too!!

The Penguin Plunge sponsored by Special Olympics Vermont takes place at 11am on the Waterfront on this same day. The Kids Vermont Camp and School Fair at the Hilton Hotel is from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. where you can pick a camp or school option for your children for the summer.