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 Science
Fair: Winner of
the Science Fair was Laurinda Bedingfield of Somerville
for her exhibit "Adhesive Qualities of Fluff." She
won a gift certificate to the
Independent Restaurant, oodles of Fluff, and a
chauffeured
Zip Car
(BMW or convertible Mini-Cooper) to Lynn where she'll
receive a
private tour
of the
Durkee-Mower Fluff factory. She's allowed one
guest on the tour and she has decided to bring along
Fluff Boy, one of the stars of "What the Fluff?" (He's
also known as 8 year old
Michael Legere.) Photo by Geoff Hargadon.
 Second Prize went to Enid Kumin, also
of Somerville, for "Good Sports Use Fluff," an
investigation of whether Fluff can improve athletic
performance. Fluff Fest participants challenged
themselves to cycling for 3 minutes before and after
consuming Fluff. (Photo by Geoff Hargadon)
Third Prize was won by Mike Graney of
Jamaica Plain. He explored the furthest bounds of
taste with his invention of the "Tuna-Fluffer" -- Fluff
layered with tuna fish, pickles and hot sauce on a
cracker. Through powers of persuasion he was able
to secure dozens of people to taste his creation and to
declare it good. (Hey, really, it was pretty tasty!)
Our judges were Dina Gjertsen, exhibit
coordinator at the Museum of Science and a Somerville
artist, and Linda Gritz, molecular biologist and Union
Square resident.
 Cooking
Contest & Bake Sale:
Try the winning recipes yourself! Top award was secured
by Jill Downer for her perfect rendering of Whoopie
Pies. She wins a gift certificate to the
Independent Restaurant, oodles of Fluff, and a
chauffeured
Zip Car
(BMW or convertible Mini-Cooper) to Lynn where she'll
receive a
private tour of the
Durkee-Mower Fluff factory. (Photo by
Geoff Hardagon)
 Second prize went to Jill Ford for her
adapted recipe, Hot Chocolate Cake. It was a
molten super-chocolaty cake served up in mugs with
toasted Fluff on top. (Photo by Geoff
Hargadon)
Special recognition to Maggie Flook and
Samantha Jordan for their original Fluff Tirami-Soup.
Served up in champagne flutes it was one of the most
elegant entries.
Most explosive was the
Erupting Fluff
Volcano created by the "Fluffologists." It was a
towering chocolate cake with Fluff frosting that erupted
with orange Fluff "lava."
Our judges were Peter McCarthy, chef/owner of
EVOO and
Suzanne Mermelstein, chef/owner of Mariposa Bakery,
local resident Sarah Grafman and Fluff Boy.
 Music:
We danced to performances by the reigning 'Kings of
Irish-Jewish Folk-Punk'
Los Diablos,
The Patrons with their roots-rock and
singer-songwriter
Paddy Saul.
 The
Flufferettes: Durkee-Mower, producer of Fluff, made
the stuff popular through a radio show in the 1930s
featuring
“The Flufferettes.” We recreated the group for
the visual age as the
Thru the Keyhole Cuties entertained between band sets
in the style of 30s cabaret girls and 60s go-go dancers. Photo of the Flufferettes here by
Jeni Foster.
 Gallery
Show: Curated exhibition of visual art inside
Somerville Community Access TV just off the plaza.
The nine artists selected are from five different states
and they unite around the love of Fluff.
The exhibit remains on display through the end of
November. Pictured is a poster by
Gregory Poulin.
Get a
preview of the gallery exhibit.
 Getting in the Mood:
Visitors got a taste of Fluff all over Union Square. At
Sherman Café there were Fluffernutter sandwiches
(with or without bananas) and plain or nutella rice krispie treats.
Local bars
served up original Fluff inspired cocktails:
PA’s
Lounge,
Tir na
Nog,
Toast Lounge, and
The
Independent. And over at
Toscanini's Ice Cream, they served special Fluffy Chocolate ice cream created in honor for the
event.
Jerry of PAs is enjoying a "Fluffacino"
(that's espresso with frangelico or armaretto with Fluff
melted on top.) Best selling over at the Independent was
their "Coney Island Men's Room" - a blue martini with a
scrape of strawberry Fluff on top.
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