When:
April 27, 2013 @ 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
2013-04-27T09:00:00-07:00
2013-04-27T17:00:00-07:00
Where:
Olympia Port Plaza
Added details for the Dragon Boat Festival can be found here
8:30 a.m.
Team registration & check-in
9:00 a.m.
Welcome
Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D.
President, Saint Martin’s University
Rick Panowicz, Honorary Chair
Saint Martin’s University Dragon Boat Festival
9:10 a.m.
Dotting of the Eye Ceremony
–
Sponsored
by Port of Olympia
•
Roy F. Heynderickx, Ph.D.
President, Saint Martin’s University
•
Sam Reed
Secretary of State Emeritus, Washington State
•
Rick Panowicz, Honorary Chair
Saint Martin’s University Dragon Boat Festival
•
Fr. Peter Tynan, O.S.B.
Saint Mar
tin’s Abbey
•
David Spangler, Ph.D.
“Friends of the Dragon”
•
Virgil Clarkson
Mayor, City of Lacey
•
Stephen Buxbaum
Mayor, City of Olympia
•
Pete Kmet
Mayor, City of Tumwater
9:15 a.m.
Blessing of the Boats
•
Fr. Peter Tynan, O.S.B.
Saint Martin’s
Abbey
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Captains Meeting
(Simultaneous occurrence: team captains only)
9:20 a.m.
Team Marshalling
(first heat teams only)
9:45 a.m.
Dragon Boat
Races Begin
(see “Heats” for more information)
10:15 a.m.
Performances Begin
(please see “Performances” for
more information)
10:15 a.m.
Taiko Drum Group
, River Ridge High School
11:00 a.m.
SMU Hawaii Club
11:30 a.m.
Federal Way China Tai Chi Kung Fu Group
12:30 p.m.
Soran Bushi Dancers
1:00 p.m.
Group Quetzalcoatl
1:45 p.m.
SMU Dance
Hip Hop Group
4:00 p.m.
Final Heats
5:00 p.m.
Awards Ceremony and closing remarks
