2008 Life is Good® Festival

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Official Website: 2008 Life is Good® Festival
Location: Boston Common, Boston, MA, 02116 map
Date: Saturday, July 19, 2008
Hours: 11AM-6PM
Ages: Infants, Toddlers, Kids, Teens, Adults
In/Outdoor: Outdoor
Cost: Free see below

From seed-spitting and Double Dutch to soccer kicks, tug-of-wars and football flings, it's an invitation to free family fun and healthy play at the 2008 Life is Good Festival to be held on Boston Common on Saturday, July 19th.

Thousands are expected to grab a big slice of summer fun as Life is good celebrates the sunny season with great live music, classic backyard food, and a colorful mix-of good time games and activities for adults and children alike.

The Life is good Festival on Boston Common is a perfect outdoor summer event for family and friends. You'll be smiling and active all day long with five acres of fun spread across the green grass of our nation's oldest public park, the Boston Common.

Check out a sampling of festival goodies below and then come on out and play. Whether you jump in with both feet or just chill and enjoy, it's all good and it's all free. And remember that it's good fun for a great cause — 100% of funds raised at the festival through the sale of Life is good products, fundraising contests, and personal donations is donated to the Life is good Kids Foundation, spreading smiles to kids in need.

Main Stage Music and Entertainment Schedule
At Life is good Festivals, the good vibes always flow. This year we have four can't-miss acts sure to keep us all grinning from ear to ear and dancing in the grass until the sun goes down. You'll find no finer outdoor concert this summer — and it's all free. Check out this lineup!

TIMES ENTERTAINERS TYPE
11:30a.m. — 12:30p.m. Steve Songs Children's Performer
1:00p.m. — 1:30p.m. Double Dutch & Hula Hoop Demos General Interest
2:00p.m. — 2:45p.m. Electric Youth General Interest
3:30p.m. — 4:15p.m. Melvin Sparks Funk & Groove Trio
4:30p.m. — WGBA Finals & Winner Announcement General Interest
5:00p.m. — 6:00p.m. Robert Randolph Pedal Steel Driven Blues

The festival, produced in partnership with the Boston Parks and Recreation Department, will benefit Project Joy, a Boston-based non-profit organization whose mission is to use the healing power of play to transform children impacted by violence, poverty and loss into healthy and joyful players in the game of life.

The Life is good Festival brings the nostalgia of an old-fashioned American picnic to the heart of Boston. The classic outdoor summer bash will feature great traditional games and activities. The festival will be divided into several “villages”:

* The Olympic Village, sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, will be the site of the 2008 World’s Greatest Backyard Athlete competition.
* Jaketown, sponsored by Dick’s Sporting Goods, features familiar games aplenty, including football, lacrosse, speed pitch, soccer kick, Frisbee toss, basketball, tug-o’-war, volleyball, and much more.
* Chillville, sponsored by Four Points® by Sheraton and the perfect cool-down spot between physical activities, showcases arts and crafts, face painting, and an entertaining kids stage.
* The Joy Zone features cooperative kids’ games hosted by Project Joy, including its amazing multi-colored 50-foot parachute.
* Music & Memories: The festival will also feature classic backyard food and great live music from the Main Stage, sponsored by 93.7 MIKE FM, with headliner Robert Randolph.

The festival¡¦s largest source of fundraising is also a perennial crowd favorite: more than 100 local 'athletes' will compete for the coveted title of World's Greatest Backyard Athlete. A pledge-driven competition sponsored by Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, this friendly, low-key contest features men and women smiling their way through a number of non-traditional events, including Frisbee toss, bocce, watermelon seed spitting, and Wiffle Ball Homerun Derby.

Competing athletes commit to raise at least $2,500 for Project Joy. Athletes can manage their fundraising simply and easily online. Past champions and top fundraisers have been awarded trips to Italy, Belgium, and Brazil. For more information or to sign up for the World's Greatest Backyard Athlete competition, visit the Life is good website at www.lifeisgood.com/festivals.

Cost

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Free