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Lewisville, the Wolf team up for Western Day 2008
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Radio station KPLX 99.5 FM The Wolf, the top-rated country music station in North Texas, has signed on as a presenting sponsor for Western Day 2008. The station is distributing free tickets for the festival and performances by three top country bands, headlined by the Eli Young Band, being held Saturday, Sept. 27, in Old Town Lewisville.
Other planned activities at Western Day 2008, designed to showcase Lewisville’s rich history, include a Main Street parade, two festival stages of live music, arts and crafts vendors, gunfight re-enactments, trick ropers, car show, Longhorn cattle drive, Tailwaggers Ranch, baking and grilling contests, Stickhorse Rodeo for kids, and the fourth annual World Tamale Eating Championship.
Tickets for the festival are $20 per person (no charge for children under 6), but free tickets are readily available through Wolf promotional events, the station’s website at www.995thewolf.com or by visiting most City of Lewisville facilities. Lewisville residents without a ticket can show proof of residency at the gate for free admission. The station will broadcast live from the festival from 3 to 7 p.m. Advance tickets also will be given away by radio station KSCS 99.3 FM.
Western Day activities (including a children’s area, craft vendors, live music, and Western-style re-enactments and demonstrations) will start at 10 a.m. and end with the Eli Young Band concert. Other scheduled performers on the Bud Light Main Stage include Derek Sholl at 2 p.m. and Casey Donahew at 4:30 p.m.
The Old West will come alive for festival-goers at Cowboy Camp, a re-enactment of trail drivers featuring demonstrations and presentations throughout the day in such areas as camp cooking, livestock handling and more. Gunfighters will roam the festival ground, staging battles on Main Street at 11:30 a.m., 1 p.m. and 4:30 p.m..
The popular Western Day Parade will begin at 3 p.m. The one-mile parade route runs from Cowen Street east on Main Street to Mill Street, then south to DeLay Middle School. Parade applications are available at www.cityoflewisville.com.
Sponsors for Western Day 2008 include City of Lewisville, Lewisville Convention and Visitors Bureau, EMC Mortgage, Pro Tow, Bud Light, Big Bass Tour, Waste Management of Texas, The Home Depot, Dallas Tortilla & Tamale Factory and 99.5 The Wolf. Community supporters include Old Town Business Association, Old Town Preservation Society, Lewisville Morning Rotary Club, Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club, Knight Light Charities and Lewisville High School.
For additional information and the latest on Western Day 2008, visit www.cityoflewisville.com or call 972.219.3401.
General Entertainment schedule:
- 7 a.m. OTBA 5K Fun Run
9:30 a.m. Vintage Base Ball Exhibition: Lewisville vs. Farmers Branch
11 a.m. OTPS Kids Pie Eating Contest
11:30 a.m. Main Street Gunfights
Noon Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club Stickhorse Rodeo
1 p.m. World Tamale Eating Championship
1 p.m. Main Street Gunfights
1 p.m. OTPS Annual Cake Contest
3 p.m. Western Day Parade & Longhorn Cattle Drive
4:30 p.m. Main Street Gunfights
4:30 p.m. Lewisville Morning Rotary Club Car Show awards
4:30 p.m. Great Western Burger Battle
5 p.m. Greater Lewisville Kiwanis Club Stickhorse Rodeo
Bud Light Main Stage performance schedule:
- 10 a.m. Dallas Stars Sing
10:45 a.m. Glad Dance Troop
11:25 a.m. Beyond Words with Vaughn Anthony
12:30 p.m. Dancers in Motion
2 p.m. Derek Sholl
4:30 p.m. Casey Donahew
6:30 p.m. Eli Young Band
Community Stage performance schedule:
- 10:15 a.m. YMCA Kickers
10:50 a.m. Dance Fusion
11:15 a.m. Double Team
11:35 a.m. Macedonia Youth Dance Team
Noon Crown Violet Belly Dance Troupe
12:45 p.m. Karen Kouassi
1:25 p.m. Dancers Workshop
1:45 p.m. Performing Artists Network
2:35 p.m. Millennium Dancers
4:30 p.m. Excite! Dance Company
5:30 p.m. The Fiddle Rascals
6:55 p.m. Megan Mason band
Media contact: Marketing and Tourism Manager Jennifer Galante, 972.219.3710
