FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May 5, 2003

Contact: Pam Mihankhah, Extension Educator

"Mayberry in the Midwest" event adds a festival to its line-up!

Accompanying the two-day "Mayberry in the Midwest" event in New Castle, Indiana (July 11^th and 12^th) will be a "Mayberry" themed festival in Baker Park.  "Mayberry Fest," scheduled for Saturday, July 12 from 12noon until 4pm requires each booth, whether food or fun oriented, to portray/ exhibit a "Mayberry" theme and space is available on a first come, first serve basis.  Booth costs for not-for-profits (with 501c3 proof) are $25.  All other interested parties, the booth space is $50.  Furnishing your own table and chairs, etc. in your booth space is a requirement.  NO electricity will be provided.  Each booth space is approximately 10'by 10'.  The Henry County Skatepark Committee is organizing this festival as a fundraiser for the proposed skatepark.  To register for a booth or if you have any questions, please call Pam Mihankhah, Skatepark Chairperson at .  A contract will be mailed for you to return with your payment. 

"Mayberry in the Midwest" is a two-day events filled weekend which reunites stars of "The Andy Griffith Show."  Brought to you by the Henry County Convention and Visitors Bureau and a number of sponsors, this is a wonderful community oriented event.  The stars participate in a number of events, two of which require a ticket (including a dinner & auction w/ the stars and a cast reunion show.)  People come from all over the Midwest and the United States for this reunion.  This is the second year for the event and thousands of people are expected to return this year.  These crowds will also eagerly attend the added "Mayberry Fest" happening at Baker Park on Saturday, July 12^th from 12 noon until 4pm in New Castle.  "Mayberry" is the theme of the weekend and the addition of a "Mayberry Fest" adds to this great love-affair of "The Andy Griffith Show!" 

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