Festival Sponsors, Exhibitors, and Artists Ready to Get in Touch with Keizer

The 2006 Keizer Iris Festival takes place May 19th through 21st.

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(Keizer) - Thanks to tremendous repeat commitments of past sponsors like Keizer Station Developers, Bank of the Cascades, Salem Electric, Loren`s Sanitation, Up Town Music, Salem Hospital, Mt Hood Beverage, Roth`s Family Market, Fidelity National Title Company, US Bank, and many more, the marketing plan is ready and the Big Tent will rise for the May celebration drawing residents and area visitors to Keizer."

Chairperson of the Sponsorship Committee, Dennis Koho, will be wrapping up sponsor interest this month and is the person to contact if your company would like to be involved. Jan Cline, Fun Center Exhibitor Chair, says she is excited to announce there are 150 spaces available up from 122 in the `05 show.

Businesses may reserve a 10` x 10` area in the US Bank Home & Garden Show or the Salem Electric Family Village. Artists may reserve a space in the Artist Street Fair.

Artists may also enter artwork in the Iris Open Art Show. Four categories include the opportunity for artwork to be selected for the 2007 Iris Poster.

Next year`s theme is `Let your imagination fly" and the official iris is a blue and white seedling from Schrieners Iris Garden soon to be named `Keizer, Oregon USA" in honor of the City of Keizer`s 25th Anniversary and the Iris Festival`s 20th Anniversary.