Graffiti Gallery: Celebrate the Weekend with Your Photos

There's a lot going on this weekend in celebration of "American Graffiti," the 40th anniversary of the teen cruise classic. In Petaluma, we celebrate with a retro-weekend festival of fine machines and early-60s nostalgia.(See full schedule below, or here online.)

Why not be a part of the public record? Add your own photos to this "Graffiti Gallery" Here's the complete schedule - and an open gallery for you to contribute your own images of car show, parade, street fair, dance and more!

I've put in a few from Friday's car show, now it's up to you.

Schedule

Friday, May 18

Petaluma’s Salute to American Graffiti Cruise-In and Kickoff Social
 Plaza North, North McDowell Blvd. at Washington St, free

 4 – 8pm Cruise-in Social with music from our own XERB Radio Broadcasting on FM 88.1. There will be reserved parking for 1975 and older American vehicles. American Graffiti collectibles will be available.

 6:30pm Presentation of the 2011 Henry Travers Memorial Scholarships to local students

Saturday, May 19

Petaluma’s 7th Annual Salute to American Graffiti Celebration
Downtown Petaluma, spectators free.

7:00 – 10am Show participants check-in and breakfast: Petaluma Plaza North

 8:30am XERB – Tune your radio to XERB – 88.1FM – Disc Jockey and our Petaluma Mayor, David Glass, will be hitting the microphone with some great old tunes.

 8:00am Salute 2012 entry vehicles begin arriving downtown

 8:30am – 8pm Cruiser Retail opens– Information, Salute Souvenirs and Programs, American Graffiti Trading Cards 

9am – 8pm Merchandise Vendors open

9am Do you need a new power plant for your Kool Kuiser? Check out the Blueprint 383 Small Block Chevy in the Sonoma County Street Rodz booth on B Street. With just a $5 raffle ticket, you could win this awesome engine. All proceeds go to Cruisin’ the Boulevard. Drawing will be held at our May 2013 event.

 9am – 9pm Check out the many stores that have entered our window decorating contest. Location map available at the info booth

 9:30am Start collecting your official American Graffiti Trading Cards. Go to the information booth for a map of Trading Card  locations

10am – 1pm Cub Scouts Pinewood Derby, Theater Square, C & 2nd

10am – 9pm Local merchants open their doors to you! Check them out! Petaluma has some unique items. You may just find something you just can’t live without.

10 - 3pm Our local merchants choose and award their trophy picks

10am - 4pm Petaluma Historical Museum, 4th St. "Native Words, Native Warriors"-Special engagement from the  Smithsonian Institute about the WWII Native American Code Talkers.

10:30am Mel’s Drive-In opens to serve you some of the best burgers in town.

1pm Join in or watch our Look-A-Like contest in front of XERB Radio Station 

2pm We invite everyone to join our Street Dance in front of the radio station. Although we aren’t trying for a world record of dancers, we would like to get everyone out there for some serious fun!

 2 – 5pm Opening day for the Petaluma’s Farmers Market, Walnut  Park, 4th & D St. Enjoy farm fresh produce from some of  Petaluma’s local farms

2:30 – 4:30pm Meet Clo the Cow and take some pictures

 4pm – 9pm Cruise Starts – All classic cars Cruisin’ the Boulevard.

ATTENTION CRUISE WATCHERS! Perhaps the best place to watch the cruise will be along Petaluma Blvd, south of B Street all the way down to Boulevard Lanes (Bowling Alley). Grab you chair, a picnic basket, something to drink, your portable radio (tuned to 88.1fm) and if necessary, jackets and a blanket. Find a spot to watch the action. Be sure to wave and give the thumbs up to all the cruisers!

9pm Official cruising ends – streets open to traffic.

Midnight: Clean up ends.

Remember to add your photos to this story's gallery, it's free and fun. Tell 'em the Wolfman sent you!