Thursday July 1

5-7pm Reception & Opening for Winners of BP Photo Contest @ Jitters

Wednesday, July 7

Noon - Bear Paw Awards Luncheon, Noon - E.R. Elks  

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display @ Jitters

Thursday, July 8

Opening - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons  

Ongoing -Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display @ Jitters

6pm - Where Eagles Dare Road Rally (Start Carl's Jr.) 

6:30-8:30pm - Chugiak-Eagle Rv Community Band @ Commons

7pm - Bear Paw Pageant, Chugiak HS

Friday, July 9

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display @ Jitters

Opening - Blockbuster Sidewalk Sale

Ongoing - Golden Wheel Carnival, ER Commons

Opening - ISI Skating @ Mac Center

Opening - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage

Ongoing - Entertainment on Mainstage & Vendor Stage     

 9am-6pm - Chugach Mt. Quilters Show & Auction @ ER Elks

11am-2pm-Teddy Bear Picnic, @ ER Commons

Noon- 10pm - Vendors & Concessions @ Valley River Center

2pm-4pm - The Happening @ AppleTree Books

6pm-9pm - Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage

6pm-9pm - Blood Bank Alaska, MOA Park-n-Ride

6pm-9pm - Holiday Stationstores Classic Car Show

7pm-  AK Fine Arts Presents "M*A*S*H" (above AIH blding)

7pm - Entertainment - Air Force Band "Top Cover" @ Mainstage

Saturday, July 10

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winners' Display @ Jitters

Ongoing - Blockbuster Sidewalk Sale

Ongoing - Blood Bank Alaska, MOA Park n Ride

Ongoing - Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage

Opening - Eagle River Historical & Cultural Fair @ St. Andrew

Opening - Golden Wheel Carnival, Commons

Ongoing - Open Air Entertainment, Mainstage & Vendor Stage  

Ongoing - ISI Skating Competition @ Mac Center

Ongoing - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage

Ongoing - Vendors & Concessions @ Valley River Center

9am-8pm - AK US Army & AK National Guard Games & Exhibit

9am-7pm - Chugach Mt. Quilters Guild Show & Auction @ ER Elks

9am-3pm - Cozy Carpet Charity Yardsale for CPC 

10am-6pm - NAPA Bear Paw Activities, Ugly Truck Contest

10:30am - 5K Bear Paw Classic, Downtown ER    (Application)

11am - Grand Parade (Application)

Noon - Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Business Blvd.

Noon - Registration 3 on 3 Basketball Tourney: Event @ 3pm

1-4pm - State Farm Bicycle Safety Rodeo, Mainstage

1-4pm - Capstone hosts Free House of Bounce for Kids

1:30pm -Slippery Salmon Olympics MTA (Application)

2pm - AK Fine Arts Presents "M*A*S*H" (above AIH blding)

2pm-4pm - The Happening @ AppleTree Books

2:45-3:30 - Bear Paw Celebrity Jeopardy 

4pm - 7pm - Mainstage Entertainment

7pm - AK USA Karaoke -Mainstage

7pm - AK Fine Arts Presents "M*A*S*H" (above AIH blding)

Sunday, July 11

Ongoing - Bear Paw Photo Contest Winner's Display @Jitters

Ongoing - Blockbuster Sidewalk Sale

Ongoing - Blood Bank Alaska

Ongoing - Carrs Benefit BBQ, Mainstage

Ongoing - Eagle River Historical & Cultural Fair @ St. Andrew

Ongoing - Golden Wheel Carnival, Eagle River Commons

Ongoing - Mainstage Entertainment & Vendor Stage

Ongoing - ISI Skating Competition @ Mac Center

Ongoing - SBS Super Bear Sculpture, Mainstage

Ongoing - Vendors & Concessions@ Valley River Center

Afternoon - Flower Power Sale @ Mainstage

9:30am - Rally Cross "Digging to China" 

10am-5pm - Chugach Mt. Quilters Show & Auction @ ER Elks

10:30am - IBEW Jammin' Salmon Cook-off Starts

11am-5pm - AK US Army & AK National Guard Games & Exhibit

11:30am - VCA Dog & Owner Look-a-Like Contest Mainstage

12-4pm - Horse Drawn Carriage Rides, Valley River Center

1- 4pm - Motorcycle Show - Business Blvd.

1pm - Running with the Bears - 300 Yard Fun Run, Mainstage           

2:30pm - Carrs Ice Cream Eating Contest, Mainstage

3pm- IBEW Jammin' Salmon Winners - Mainstage

4:30pm - Rotary I-Did-a-Duck Race & Winners - Mainstage

MATANUSKA VALLEY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION PRESENTS . . .

MAINSTAGE ENTERTAINMENT

Friday - July 9, 2010   Mainstage

6-9pm Classic Car Show Business Blvd

7-9 US Air Force Band of the Pacific On Stage

Saturday - July 10, 2010   Mainstage

10:30am - Don Russell Magician on stage

12:30 Midnight Sun Cloggers

1:30-2:45pm - Slippery Salmon Olympics

2:45 - 3:30 - Bear Paw Celebrity Jeopardy

3:45 - Stars Dance Drill Team

4:30 - Chugach Mountain Range Cloggers

5:00 - Okamoto Karate Demo

6:00 - Lately Yesterday Band

7:00-10:00 - Karaoke On Stage

Sunday - July 11, 2010  Mainstage

10:00am - All Day Jammin Salmon Cookoff

11:30-12:30 - Dog & Owner Look-a-Like

12:30 - Anchortown Cloggers

1:00 - Running With the Bears Tri-Bear-A-Thon 300 yard fun run

1-4pm - Motorcycle Show

Ongoing - Flower Power Sale at Mainstage

1:45- Don Russell, "The Magic Guy"

2:30 - Ice Cream Eating Contest

3:00- Jammin Salmon Results

4:30 - I-Did-A-Duck Rubber Ducky Race

and on our vendor stage....

ANCHORAGE MARKETS PRESENTS

BEAR PAW VENDOR STAGE AT VALLEY RIVER CENTER

Friday, July 9:

 1pm  Talent GPS

4pm  Chicago Children’s Choir

5pm  Gil Rodriguez. pop & rock with a Mexican flavor

6pm  The Audio

Saturday July 10

12noon Mike & Kelli

 1pm Teddy & Band

 2pm Sunshine Generation

 3pm Bayou Glacee

 4pm Steve Bacon & Kendra Kinsey

 5pm Mu’azzaz Dance Company

 6pm Saturday Sleeper

Sunday, July 11

  1pm All Relative

 2pm Chris West

 3pm AK Dance Promo

 5pm Element 47

First Aid & Lost & Found takes place at the Mainstage at Mat Valley Federal Credit Union

2010 Festival Map

Don't Try This At Home

(Photo courtesy of the Alaska Star)

Adults in the children's ice cream eating contest

This is not fair!

 Annual Bear Paw Awards for

Community Service -- a 39 year tradition!

Parade Day

Running with Bears .... A little different

than running with Bulls

M*A*S*H @ the

Alaska Fine Arts Academy   (above AIH)

VCA Presents Dog & Owner Look-a-Like

Leslie's Crew... The Famous

Festival stagers!

Buy your famous Rotary I-Did-A-Duck

& Support their excellent charitable works!

Who are these famous Media Personalities?!