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Essex Day Has Something Fun For Everyone
Music, cornhole tournaments and rides are among activities scheduled Sunday for the 34th annual Essex Day.
Country music, cornhole tournaments, kids rides and a karaoke contest are just some of the activities set for Sunday's 34th annual .
There will be more than 200 vendors, several music groups and even a number of big screen TVs — donated for the day by the Walmart on Carroll Island Road — on hand so people can watch the Ravens game at , said Paul Rufe, owner of the Lighthouse Café and an event organizer.
Margaret Avenue, where the TVs will be set up, also will be renamed Ravens Way for the day.
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“We will have something for everyone,” Rufe said. “It’s a great event for the whole family.”
Essex Day activities will run from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will be set up along Eastern Boulevard between Mace and Woodward avenues. Local country music group, , is among the headliners. The group is set to go on stage at 3 p.m.
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Other groups set to perform, beginning at 2 p.m. are: “Terry Connelly and Star Position," “Gene Vincentt and the Cadillac Cruisers” and “The Landers and Heinz Project.”
“This is a community event that brings all of Essex together,” Rufe said.
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