Tryouts for this year’s 28th annual HarborFest talent show will take place on Friday, April 27, from 4 to 6 p.m. and Saturday, April 28, from 9 to 11 a.m. All Port Washington children between the ages of five and 18 who sing, dance, play a musical instrument, read poetry or are otherwise talented are encouraged to audition. This year’s HarborFest celebration will take place on Sunday, June 3, on and around the Town Dock. The Children’s Fun Stage will feature entertainment for all ages from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. The Talent Show runs for about three hours beginning at 10 a.m.
Auditions will be held in the front room of 382 Main St., Port Washington. No registration is needed. A smart phone plug-in and CD player will be provided, but bring your own musical instruments. Instrumentalists not performing with bands should come to the auditions, while bands should email debbiegreco@verizon.net before May 12.
Other HarborFest activities include performances at the tugboat, games and activities for children, a craft fair, cruises on the schooner SoundWaters and the Port Washington Water Taxi, local merchant booths, a model boat regatta for third graders, a fabulous food court, an Enviro-Expo, a new exhibit in the “Pride of Cow Bay” nautical museum, free trolley rides, baseball and basketball contests at the PAL Field and much more.
The Talent Show chairperson is Debbie Greco Cohen, president of Greco Integrated Communications and vice president of the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce. For more information on the talent show or other HarborFest activities, call the Port Washington Chamber of Commerce office at 516-883-6566 or email office@pwcoc.org.
