Director: Jody Laine | Theme: "Ithaca On Cayuga: A Diverse Community"
Music was the main attraction this year – The Joe Salzano Big Band, Caprice Fox, The Fe Nunn Jazz Trio, The Flumerflutes, Calvary Baptist Choir, The Burns Sisters, Bernie Milton, Peter Dodge are but a few of the high notes…
"They were right with me, I love to play where people really accept my music and appreciate it." – Bernie Milton, commenting on Festival audiences.
Herb Nelson designed a parade to remember -floats covered with lights depicting images of Ithaca, all mystically imagined. “I don’t do the usual parades, like the July the Fourth, marching bands, I don’t do that. I like to do parades that people can keep in their minds…something unique, different than anything else Ithaca has. That’s what we’ve got to do, so that’s what I do.” – Herb Nelson
A dance troupe from Binghamton, Second Hand Dance Company, made their first public performance – a memorable moment in festival history. Once again rain interfered with Sunday at Stewart Park, and all events were moved to the high school.
“When you’re in Ithaca, you’ve got to deal with the weather.” – Jody Laine, Festival coordinator