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Celebrating the fall in Jamaica
Hundreds enjoyed a beautiful day
of fall-themed activities in the heart of
downtown Jamaica during the 18th annual
Jamaica Harvest Festival on Oct. 20.
Th e celebration held outside the Jamaica
Market included pumpkin decorations,
balloon artists and face painting for the
kids, music, a pumpkin pie bakeoff and
demonstrations by the Federation of
Black Cowboys.
Photos by Walter Karling
Long-time GJDC staff er Holmes Drinkwater gets
the pumpkin decorating rolling.
Musical interludes were provided by the always popular Prest
4 Time band
Festival-goer Barbara Richards is
dwarfed by the Stilt Lady.
Happy trails to you until next year’s 19th annual Harvest Festival!
Face-painted
festival visitors
with their balloon
creations.
6 year-old Anna Besmail and her friend Serena Cheriet, 11, pause
a moment while enfacing their gourds.
Sharon
Poonan
came closest to guessing it’s actual
weight: 80 pounds - and won a gift
basket for her perspicacity.
First-prize winner Jesseca Sutherland
proudly displays her winning entry in
the bakeoff .
Pumpkin pie
bakeoff contest
judges ponder a
momentous decision:
Kalyea Moss,
Michael Stiegman,
Kelly Hemraj, and
Assemblywoman
Alicia Hyndman.
The huge pumpkin
weight-guessing
event momentarily
stymies Shivnarine
Lallman and his
daughter Naomi.
Genesis Molina and an
envious equine eyeball-
The Federation of Black Cowboys attempt to elicit from their trusty ing her cotton candy.
steed, Jay Diamond, a smile for the festival.