Dmitry's Feast of the Peaks and Music Festival returns Aug. 30

LAKE PLACID | The Shipman Youth Center will continue to honor the life of the late Dmitry Feld, who passed away 19 months ago. Though now gone, his presence is still felt in the Lake Placid community he called home. Feld was the marketing manager at USA Luge who created the annual barbecue and music festival nearly 20 years ago to raise money for the Shipman Youth Center. The event was rebranded last year as Dmitry's Feast of the Peaks and Music Festival and will retain that name this year, returning on Saturday, Aug. 30, from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the North Elba Show Grounds on Rte. 73 in Lake Placid. "The youth center is Thomas Shipman's dream, while Dmitry and all the past volunteers over the past 25-30 years made the center a place for the youth of the community to gather with activities and receive mentorship," said Mike Durham, President of the Shipman Youth Center Board of Directors and chief organizer for the upcoming festival. "As the proverb goes, 'It takes a community to raise a child,' and it's with that in mind that we continue with this fundraiser." Among the highlights of this year's event, the festival will feature an international tasting with Greek, Polish, Peruvian, Italian fare and more. Local restaurants are providing the food. Entrance to the tasting is $20 per person. To keep them entertained, there will be inflatables for the children as well as face-painting, balloon art and caricatures. There will also be a raffle with a $3,000 grand prize. Tickets are $50 each, with only 600 printed. The music schedule is as follows. Each musician will perform for 45 minutes. 11 a.m. Pat Duffy 12 p.m. Larry Stone 1 p.m. Last Pages 2 p.m. Sven Curth 3 p.m. Triage 4 p.m. All Without The Bass 5 p.m. Jacques Kuno 6 p.m. Carl Rubino Interested sponsors, donors and competitors are encouraged to reach out to Durham at Msd914@gmail.com, 518-524-5657, or log on to www.shipmanyouthcenter.org for more information. The Shipman Youth Center was the creation of Lake Placid police officer Thomas Shipman, Sr. Feld felt the need to extend Shipman's legacy serving the community's youth with needed funds. The Shipman Board of Directors carries on with both missions.

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