Post Race Party
Food and refreshments will be available to runners and walkers. Guest tickets for food are available at $5.00 each; no charge for children under 10. Relax, eat, drink and enjoy the sounds of Papa Joe, folk singer and songwriter. Papa Joe, in the folk singing tradition, teaches us to look at the brighter side of life and smile, something that may make the stressful side of our lives seem a little less worrisome.
Following the diaper dash, we will move to the beautiful cafeteria of Scarlet Oaks for our post-race festivities.
7:00 AM Race day registration begins
8:30 AM Registration Ends
8:40 AM Memorial Day Service by color guard of VFW, Sharonville
8:50 AM National Anthemn
8:55 AM Race Day Announcements
9:00 AM 5K Run begins
9:01 AM 5K Walk begins
9:30 AM Music by Papa Joe
9:45 AM Kids Fun Run
9:50 AM Diaper Dash
10:00 AM Awareness Service – for survivors of sexual abuse
10:10 AM Awards Ceremony
10:20 AM Post-Race Party continues with entertainment by Papa Joe … as he sings his songs, including: The Cow Song, Chick Flick, and our theme song, The Bashful Ostrich.
Prudence Hunt, folk singer, will sing her famous Recipe Song, something all mothers won’t want to miss!!
10:45 AM Door Prize giveaway.
DOOR PRIZES: THE WINNING BIB NUMBERS FOR DOOR PRIZES WILL BE POSTED ON THE DOOR. IF YOU WIN, PICK UP YOUR PRIZE AT DOOR PRIZE TABLE.
Note: Any door prizes not picked up by 10:30, will be given away at that time by random selection of those present at 10:45.
Papa Joe, aka Joe Kretschmer, is a singer/songwriter in the folk/pop tradition of Tom Paxton and John Prine. He has the rare gift of being able to write songs that make audiences both laugh and cry. Hilarious tunes like I'm Sick of Being Healthy and Chick Flick are mingled with touching ballads like Voices and The Champagne Man. This last song was an Honor Award winner in the 2002 Great American Song Contest. The whimsical The Cow Song won second place in the 2001 Novelty Song category of the Just Plain Folks Music Awards.
Although he started playing guitar back in his 20s, Papa Joe never took it seriously until he reached his 50s. He started to attend open mikes in the Cincinnati/Dayton area, and for a couple of years, teamed with singer/songwriter Mark Weierman as The Ditch Lilies. They were nominated for a Cincinnati Entertainment Award in 1999. Papa Joe attended the songwriter classes at the Kerrville Folk Festival in '97 and '98, and was encouraged by professionals like Michael Johnson, Chuck Pyle and Peter Yarrow of the popular 60s trio, Peter, Paul and Mary. The latter even helped him with some of the wording on The Champagne Man.
Papa Joe is also a member of the Queen City Balladeers, and frequently emcees the weekly Leo Coffeehouse in Cincinnati, one of the three oldest surviving folk venues, spanning more than four decades. Of course, he regularly performs at the Coffeehouse, and at the summer Edensong Concerts in Eden Park, as well as local coffeehouses and bookstores. His CD, Open Mike, features 24 of his songs and is available at https://cdbaby.com.
