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What the
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It’s the fourth annual Fluff festival in Somerville and our
madcap celebration continues to grow! "What the
Fluff? A Tribute to Union Square Invention" honors Fluff
creator, Archibald Query who invented the gooey sticky stuff
right here in Union Square in 1917. Join
our madcap tribute for all ages that includes musical, and
theatrical performances, games stage and DIY midway,
cooking contest and lots of tasty Fluff treats.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
(raindate Sunday, September
27th)
4 to 7 pm
Union Square Plaza, Somerville
Thanks for joining us for
another fabulous year!
The T-Shirt store is now
open! Order your shirts on-line and they'll be
mailed straight to your door!
You'll see links to
media coverage and photographs of the event below. Don't see
your pics or article listed? Send it to
usms@unionsquaremain.org
"What the Fluff?" is presented by Union
Square Main Streets as part of ArtsUnion, an initiative
shepherded by the
Somerville
Arts Council and funded by the Massachusetts Cultural
Council. The event is made possible thanks to
generous
sponsors,
local business support,
talented team leaders and a
magnificent group of volunteers.
This year
we explore the Fluffernutter an the inherent dramatic
tension between sweet Fluff, salty Peanut Butter,
wondrous Bread and that jealous Jelly!
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 Performances:
An exceptional line-up including Jordan Valentine
& the Sunday Saints, Rex Complex, and the
oh-so-aptly-titled for our Fluff fest, Los Sugar Kings.
We'll have Flufferettes again too, this year interpreted
for us with a G-rated performance by Babes in Boinkland. |
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 Cooking
Contest:
We all know Fluff can be used in a
number of excellent recipes. Judges Maryann Heuston,
Somerville Alderman from Union Square's Ward 2, Darra
Goldstein, Editor and Founder of Gastronomica Magazine
and Alex Whitmore of Taza Chocolate selected these
winners:
Best Overall Grand Prize Winner: Avocado Mallow Ice
Cream/ Liza Vitale
Best Traditional Recipe: Sweet Potato Pie with Toasted
Marshmallow Meringue/Gretchen Eisenman
Best Original Recipe: Fluff-kin/ Aaron Nevin
Most Creative Presentation: Fluffy Mountain Cakes/Laurie
Torosian
Best Youth Entry: Fluffies/ Nicole Morales, Kristie and
Bruna Lino
Honorable Mention: Fluffalicious Mini Tart Cups/ Maria
Kiely
See the
top winning recipes here.
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 Fabulous
Pharaoh of Fluff: Local poet Gary Duehr and the
Fluff team winnowed down the entries
to our finalists.
You voted and Cevin Soling was crowned our Pharaoh.
There he is waved to his sweet subjects with Mayor Joe
Curtatone and last year's Pharaoh Kristina Smarz
welcoming him to his year of reign.
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 Light
& Fluffy Shenanigans & Prizes: Take part in a
wide array of wacky games. We'll see the return of
favorites including The Fluff Lick-Off, Blind Man's
Fluff, and the Fluff roulette we call Fluff Fear Factor,
as well as some new silliness like "Pin the F on Fluff
Boy" and Sweet Fortune Fishing. This year, as we
embrace the fluffernutter, we gratefully welcome locally
owned, Teddie Peanut Butter as Shenanigan Stage Sponsor.
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 Fluff
Stuff & Grub:
Vendors with lots of Fluff treats
will make this a real party. You'll find a wacky
collection of times, from Fluff t-shirts to soaps that
look like 'smores, from savory barbeque to whoopie pies.
Food vendors include: Kickass Cupcakes, Pao de Acucar,
India Palace, Cantina la Mexicana and Somerville High
School. Other vendors include: Union Square Main
Streets, Groundwork Somerville, Neighborhood Health
Plan, Grand, Yelp, Dirty Ass Soap. Pictured is the soap
from Dirty Ass Soap. Realistic, eh? |
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 Getting
in the Mood:
Fluff will be all over Union Square. From
Fluffernutter sandwiches and fancy desserts to Fluff
inspired cocktails, even deep discounts and
after-festival parties, everyone's getting in on the
celebration.
Pictured is Jerry over at P.A.'s Lounge
sipping a Fluffachino.
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