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THE much-loved Lambert Puppet Theatre from Dublin will take cen- tre stage at Scariff GAA Park on Saturday, August 4. This is part of an amazing afternoon of family fun organised in conjunction with Scar- iff Harbour Festival. Renowned pup- peteer Conor Lambert will entertain young and old with two showings of his unique 45 minute adaptation of ‘Punch and Judy’.
“This is comedy improvisation and stand-up at its best,’ said Karena O’Brien one of the organisers of the Family Fun Day, a day of entertain- ment and games which starts at 12 noon and runs until 4pm on the Sat-
urday of the bank holiday weekend. “Puppetry is enjoyed by everyone, it captures the imagination but most of all it gives audience participation a whole new meaning,” she said.
To add further colour to the after- noon, Toons and Balloons, a Ballina, County Mayo-based company has promised to provide a breathless afternoon’s entertainment. Bouncy castles, giant slide, bungee rodeo bull, shoot-out football game, giant twister game, costumed characters, air-dancer clown, novelty races and a wheel of fortune are among the fun events expected.
According to Joan Crotty, also a member of the organising team, a fantastic line-up of events is prom-
ised. “Our own Brendan McNa- mara, former All-Ireland Hurling medal winner and Munster Poc Fada Champion will stand in goals for our hurling penalty shoot-out. For the older children and adults there’s a rodeo bull, jumping sausages and pillow bash,” she said.
The Family Fun Day is sponsored by Supermacs.
Other festival events on the day include a Street Arts and Craft Fair, horse-drawn harbour tours and open- air traditional music session on the fair green throughout the afternoon with Doug Gibson on mandola, Ged Foley on fiddle, Paul Smith on flute and Clare Carey on mandolin.
Later in the evening, there will be
a Gaelic Football exhibition match when the Ballymacnab Round Tow- ers Football team from Armagh will take on west Clare. Traditional mummers from Co Fermanagh will take to the streets around 9pm while Rock Band Alter Ego and Mysteri- ous Ways, a well-known U2 Tribute Band will perform on the Fairgreen.
Launched in 2003, the annual Scariff Harbour Festival is an open- air, Street-based event showcasing the many attractions and amenities accessible from Scariff. Its aim 1s to promote the leisure and pleasure potential of Lough Derg, the inland waterways and the east Clare coun- tryside both among local people and visitors from further afield.