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Ordered from suppliers in Maine, event goers are
encouraged to take home the live 1.25- to 1.5-pound
sea creatures or have them cooked in the church’s
supersized steamers. The live lobsters are $19;
cooked lobsters are $21.
The church’s “lobster shack” held in the parish hall is run by several
committee members eager to cook up the juicy crustaceans. For those
impartial to the sea, alternative food options are being offered such as
corn on the cob, cole slaw, potatoes, sausage and rolls.
With an anticipated attendance of more than 300 guests, the
event is the church’s largest annual fundraiser. The money raised
from both events will be used to fund expenses and church programs.
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Bring on the
butter!
This year’s 28th annual Church of the Servant
Episcopal Lobster Fest packs on the pounds, pounds
of lobster that is. Held on June 9, the Church of the
Servant Episcopal located at 4925 Oriole Drive will
offer preordered lobsters from noon to 5 p.m.
Harbor Island Block Party. Started
by Reverend Joe Cooper, a former
Harbor Island resident, the event
includes a neighborhood block
party on Harbor Island attended by
local residents from 7 to 10 p.m. on
Live Oak Drive. Homeowners decorate
their driveways with delicately
set tables to compliment the backdrop
of illuminated trees. Neighbors
and friends bring covered dishes to
munch on with the cooked lobsters.
Don Hickey, church member and
a member of the Lobster Fest planning
committee, is ready to kick off
this year’s block party.
“I will be cooking up lobster all
day. It really should be a fun, family
atmosphere,” Hickey says.
Whether it’s rain or shine, the lobsters
will be clawing and cooking and
the people will be biting. So bring a
bib and an empty stomach and join
the Church of the Servant on June 9
for Lobster Fest. — Barrie Cohen
Allison potter
Below: Harbor Island Block Party
and covered-dish supper on Live
Oak Drive.