2013 Art & Balloon Festival, August 30, 2013
Special edition of LINCOLN DAILY NEWS.com Page 57
The flea market each year is one of
the many great activities during the
Lincoln Art & Balloon Festival, and
this year will be no exception.
Burbage said this event provides
money to the Oasis through its ven-
dor space rental and profits from the
well-known outdoor café. She added
that this year some donation cans
will be set out for those who want
to contribute to the building fund,
but that the proceeds of the weekend
event will not be used for the build-
ing fund.
This year there will be 60 vendors at
the market offering a wide variety of
products. Some items for sale will
be storage chests, coins, old chairs,
lots of antiques, garden lights, solar
lights, an array of toys, plenty of
crafts of one sort or another, other
types of treasures some people have
discarded, and collectibles.
The market hours will be the same
as previous years:
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Friday, 3-6 p.m.
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Saturday, 10 a.m.-5 p.m.
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Sunday, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.
The Open Air Café will be open
during the day and will once again
offer daily specials on some terrific
meals.
On the daily specials menu:
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Friday: Hot dog or brat, baked
beans, river chips and a soda
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Saturday: Pulled pork, green
beans, river chips and a soda
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Sunday: Pork chop sandwich,
green beans, river chips and a soda
In addition, a variety of food items
will be offered individually, includ-
ing rib-eye sandwiches, pork chop
sandwiches, pulled-pork sand-
wiches, brats, hot dogs, river chips,
river chips with cheese and walking
tacos.
The café will also sell a wide variety
of soda pop, bottled water and of
course, their famous lemon shake-
up.
The café will be set up on the north
side of the park again this year with
a nice tent and tables with chairs
where shoppers can take a relaxing
break, enjoy some great food and
also listen to the live entertainment
that will be going on nearby.
Burbage said there will also be a
“sweet treat” bake sale going on
nearby. The sale will offer grab-and-
go-type sweet snacks that can be
consumed on the move as shoppers
browse the many booths of mer-
chandise.
For those who are looking for a little
relaxation and an opportunity to just
enjoy the atmosphere of the market,
there will be live entertainment on
Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Visi-
tors can sit in the shaded areas of
the park and enjoy some great music
while they rest up and get ready to
move on to the next event.
This year the Oasis will also offer
more entertainment than in the past,
beginning Friday afternoon with
Elvis impersonator Greg Ray. Ray
will take the stage from 3:30 to 5
p.m.
On Saturday, the Country Mavericks
will play from noon to 2:30 p.m.,
and Elvis will return to the stage for
an encore performance from 3 to 5.
On Sunday, Daryl Oller will per-
form from noon to 3 p.m.
In addition to all this, Scully Park
itself is just a really nice place to
visit. The highlight of the park is the
lovely fountain in the center. The
area around the fountain features
great places to sit, relax a bit and just
enjoy the glory of the day.
Scully also features a nice play-
ground for the kids, which is a great
place to expend some energy and
give them a little break from shop-
ping.
With so much going on this week-
end, it might be a bit hard to make
it to every spot, but it will be well
worth your time to make a point of
visiting Scully Park, and with three
days to choose from, surely you’ll be
able to work it in.
[By NILA SMITH]
