Collinsville Catsup Bottle Summerfest 7th Annual
World's Largest Catsup Bottle Summerfest
Birthday Party and Car, Truck, and Bike Show


SUNDAY, JULY 10, 2005
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Main Street - Downtown Collinsville, Illinois


*  2005 SCHEDULE OF EVENTS  *


   
7:30 am - 9:00 am
Trailnet's Bicycle Fun Club "Big Bottle Ride" - Registration held at the American Legion Post 365, 1022 Vandalia Street. Three different ride lengths. Stop downtown for fun, food, and drinks after your ride! Click here for more info from Trailnet.
8:00 am
The C.I.A. Classic Car Cruise - See the coolest classic cars parked up and down historic Main Street beginning at 8:00 am and lasting 'til 4:00 pm. Free registration up to 12 noon held outside A-1 Party Rental, 112 West Main Street. Goodie bag and dash plaque to the first 200 entries with a $5 donation.
9:00 am
Cyclone Sound - Super-cool Catsup Bottle party tunes start at 9:00 am and go all day long compliments of Rick Azelone and Cyclone Sound DJ Service.
10:00 am - 12 noon
Car Cruise Prize Giveaways - Starting at 10:00 am and going until 12:00 noon prize numbers will be drawn for Classic Car Cruise participants.
11:00 am Opening Ceremony - Scott Air Force Base Honor Guard and the singing of the National Anthem by Jennifer Peoples at the Big Tomato Main Stage. Games, crafts, and food booths open.
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Prize Ticket Booth & Charming Chairs Silent Auction - Purchase your tickets and enter to win your share of over $2,000 worth of prizes! Also, stop by the Charming Chairs promotion booth and enter the silent auction for these hand-decorated, one-of-a-kind, objects d' art!
11:00 am - 4:00 pm Catsup Bottle Drawing Contest - Stop by Smock-Paper-Scissors Art Academy, 109 East Main, and enter the Catsup Bottle Drawing Contest. 1 winner from 3 different age groups will receive a free 4 session enrollment! Email S-P-S for more details.
11:00 am - 5:00 pm American Road Magazine - Visit with Thomas and Becky Repp of Mock Turtle Press, the publishers of fine travel books and American Road magazine. They join us all the way from the Detroit, Michigan area!
11:00 am - 5:00 pm World's Largest Things Traveling Museum - Experience Erika Nelson and her World's Largest Collection of the World's Smallest Versions of the World's Largest Things Traveling Roadside Attraction and Museum. Return Engagement: Back By Popular Demand!!
11:00 am - 5:00 pm
Fantasy Faces Airbrush Body Art - Artist Michelle Ries will be on hand to do her fantastic airbrush body art and face painting. Be brave and get a temporary tattoo of the Catsup Bottle! Check out her incredible work by clicking here.
11:00 am - 5:00 pm Micro-Reality Stock Car Racing - Experience the thrills, spills, and spectacular crashes of real stock car racing. Race the slotless, radio-controled, 20" NASCAR-style cars around a 28' banked oval track. CAUTION: Extremely Addictive!
11:00 am - 5:00 pm Ice Carving Artist - Check it out as artist James Mendez of Ice Age Sculptures will try his hand at carving a giant ice-block Catsup Bottle... in 95 degree heat! You can enter the contest to guess how long it will take to melt!
11:15 am
Brooks Tangy Catsup Taste Test: Celebrity Challenge - Restarautuers, chefs, local dignateries and celebs will all try to see if they can choose the Brooks brand. Featuring Mark DeCarlo from the Travel Channel program "Taste of America with Mark DeCarlo"! Following the Celebrity Challenge, the free catsup tasting is open to everyone!
11:30 am
Little Princess Tomato and Sir Catsup Contest - on the Big Tomato Main Stage at 11:30 am - Preregistration is required. Click here for contest rules, entry form, and other info.
12 noon - 3:00 pm St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders - Members of the lovely and talented St. Louis Rams Cheerleaders will be on hand for autographs and photos from noon to 3:00 pm.
12 noon - 4:00 pm
Dizzy Dugout Free Comic Book Day - Stop in and experience Free Comic Book Day at Dizzy Dugout, 121 East Main Street. Free comics, cards, and more!
12:15 pm
Singing of Happy Birthday & Cutting of the Cake - Everyone will sing "Happy Birthday" to the Catsup Bottle. Princess Tomato & Sir Catsup will blow out the candles. Free Birthday Cake for everyone!
12:30 pm Ronald McDonald Magic Show - Free show at the Big Tomato Main Stage compliments of McDonald's of Collinsville. After the show Ronald will be available for autographs and photos.
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Cash Prize Giveaways - Beginning at 1:00 pm and going until 3:00 pm prize numbers will be drawn for cash giveaways - every 15 minutes!
1:15 pm Old-fashoined Birthday Party Games - Free children's games at the Big Tomato Main Stage. Beginning with "Musical Chairs", followed by "Please Pass The Catsup". (Other games to be announced.)
2:00 pm Hula Hoop Contest - Hula Hoop competition at the Big Tomato Main Stage for kids of all ages! Multiple age categories so everyone can enjoy the fun!
2:30 pm
Water Balloon Toss - Beat the heat by competing in the Water Balloon Toss at the Big Tomato Main Stage. All ages encouraged to join in!
3:00 pm Charming Chairs Silent Auction Closes - Stop by the promotion booth and make sure you're the high-bidder on your favorite, hand-decorated, one-of-a-kind, Charming Chair object d' art!
4:00 pm 50/50 Cash Drawing, Other Giveaways, & Announcements - From the Big Tomato Main Stage we'll do the drawing for the 50/50 Cash Giveaway, draw the names for our great prizes, and announce the winners of the Charming Chairs auctions!
4:30 pm Attack of the Killer Tomatoes "Theme Song Sing-a-long" - Get ready to karaoke! Official Killer Tomatoes t-shirts, posters, comic books, stress balls, and 25th anniversary DVDs will be given away!
5:00 pm The Tragedys - Get a hot, heavy, hardcore dose of The Tragedys featuring original music from the power trio of Skid, Mr. Nibbles, and Rufio.
6:30 pm Butch Wax & the Hollywoods - It's the FREE Summer Concert Series starring Butch Wax & the Hollywoods presented by the Collinsville Area Recreation District. Bring your blankets and lawn chairs and enjoy the good time oldies rock-n-roll!



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