Highland-Walker Spring Fest 4/21

The Third Annual Highland-Walker Spring Fest
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Plug-In to the Very Cool Highland-Walker Spring Fest April 21
MEMPHIS, TENN. (April 2, 2007)…Get plugged-in to all things cool during the Highland-Walker Spring Fest Saturday, April 21 from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Presented by The University District Business Alliance (UDBA), the third annual festival will bring on food, fun, fitness, live music, movies and educational exhibits. The event will spill over onto Highland and Walker Streets near the University of Memphis. Admission is free. For more information, call 323-4505 or check highlandwalkerfest.com
The festival is meant to bring together visionaries, creative/artsy folks and movers and shakers including University District businesses, local artists, professors and students and the community-at-large. “The UDBA seeks to reintroduce this area -- in the heart of Memphis -- as a smart district, an educational corridor and entertainment center where local businesses have already invested more than $111 million dollars in redevelopment efforts,” said Festival Co-Chair Cynthia Magallon Puljic of the Mason YMCA.
The festival will communicate fun, but also will include information on what is developing in this neighborhood. For example, a walking mall is in the works along with plans for a six-story, upscale apartment complex. The Highland Area Renewal Community (HARC) is the newly established connector for university area businesses that also includes the University of Memphis, 13 churches and neighborhood associations seeking positive change and value-added benefits for the city and surrounding areas. Proceeds from the festival will be used, in part, to award neighborhood redevelopment grants in support of community revitalization projects, according to Festival Co-Chair Rick Johns of RP Tracks and Billiards.
Event sponsors are A.S. Barbaro, Highland Area Renewal Community (HARC), the Peddler Bike Shop, Mo’s Music and Art Café, Newby’s Restaurant, RP Tracks and Billiards, Garibaldi’s, Tiger Book Store, Double Deuce, Memphis Sound and Mason YMCA. Films are courtesy of Live From Memphis. Official radio sponsor is Q107.5 WHBQ-FM.
Spring Fest Exhibitors include: Highland Area Renewal Community (HARC), St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, University District, Inc., University Neighborhood Development Corp., University of Memphis, St. Anne’s Church, Muslim Society of Memphis, Normal Station Neighborhood Association, Catholic Campus Ministry, Crazy Crawfish, St. Luke’s Methodist Church and Live From Memphis.
Event Schedule:
7 a.m. to 8 a.m.:
Peddler Bike Shop Open House.
8 a.m. to 10 a.m.:
Morning Bike Ride. Peddler Bike Shop 575 S. Highland.
7:30 a.m. to close:
Mo’s coffee, donuts, Greek cuisine, super dogs, gator and cheese nachos, big tea cup, Memphis music CDs. Also Wii Nintendo games(15 minutes free w/minimum $1 purchase) [Extra seating available at Brother Juniper’s next door from 1 p.m. to 11 p.m.] Mo’s Music/Art Café 3521 Walker. Mo's Myspace .... Mo's site
Stick around for Giant Bear to play outside after the main stage music is over!
11 a.m. to 4 p.m.:
Media Sponsor Q107.5 playing hit radio tunes along Walker.
11 a.m. to close:
Blue Coast Burrito 3546 Walker & Domino’s Pizza 550 S. Highland will have food and drink specials
11:45 a.m.-noon:
Festival Opening Ceremony. Main Stage-Walker. Welcome and Recognition of Sponsors, Remarks by Hal Mabray, UDBA president.
12 noon to 4 p.m.:
Newby’s and RP Tracks/Billiards present: Beer Run with area restaurants participating for prizes. Along Walker.
12 noon to 4:30 p.m.:
Mason YMCA Videos for Kids Mason & YMCA Child Care available 3548 Walker.
12 noon to 4:30 p.m.:
Tiger Bookstore Tattoos & Balloons, Face Painting for Kids. Tiger Bookstore 3533 Walker.
12 noon to 7 p.m.:
Double Deuce Parking Lot Serving barbecue sandwiches, seafood gumbo. Corner Walker/Brister.
12 noon to 1:30 p.m.
Garibaldi’s Pizza Eating Contest. Garibaldi’s 3520 Walker.
11 a.m. to close:
Food and beer specials. Garibaldi's 3530 Walker.
12 noon to close:
Movies at Newby’s sponsored by Live From Memphis livefrommemphis.com . Newby's 539 S. Highland
12 noon to close:
Music videos and shorts sponsored by Live From Memphis livefrommemphis.com . The Vault 525 S. Highland.
4 p.m. to 10 p.m.:
Live Music on the Main Stage. Along Walker
4 p.m. to 5 p.m.
Tennessee Bolt Smokers (Americana/Bluegrass)Check myspace.com/tnboltsmokers
5:30 p.m.
Forever Roanoke (Rock/Alternative/Pop) Check myspace.com/foreverroanoke .
6:30 p.m.
Inner 61 (Alternative Rock with Soul)Check myspace.com/inner61music.
8 p.m.
HEADLINER: Bowling for Soup. International Touring Pop Punk Band Grammy nominated for “Girl All the Bad Boys Want.” Check myspace.com/bowlingforsoup or bowlingforsoup.com
Highland-Walker Spring Fest Headliner * Bowling for Soup * 8 p.m.* Main Stage *
From Wikopedia online:
Bowling for Soup, the Grammy nominated pop punk band based in Denton, Texas is best known for singles “Girl All the Bad Guys Want,” which garnered a 2003 Grammy Award nomination, and “1985” written by SR-71. Originally formed 13 years ago in Wichita Falls, Texas, the band has sold more than a million copies of their studio albums including a cover album. Labels include Sony BMG, Jive, FFROE and Queso. Current members are Jaret Reddick (vocals/guitar), Erik Chandler (bass/vocals), Chris Burney (guitar/vocals) and Gary Wiseman (drums).
The band's name is derived from comedian Steve Martin’s 1978 takeoff routine on Bowling for Dollars from his comedy album, Wild and Crazy Guy. The group’s first studio album, Rock on Honorable Ones in 1998 (FFROE label) sold more than 10,000 copies prompting Jive Records to sign the band. Let’s Do It for Johnny!, Bowling for Soup’s major label debut, was released on Jive in 2000 with original material and a cover of Bryan Adams’ “Summer of ’69.” In 2002, the band recorded their second major label album, Drunk Enough to Dance. The lead single from the album, “Girl All the Bad Guys Want” became a Top 10 hit in the United Kingdom and a Top 100 hit in the U.S. The next year, the single was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Pop Performance by a Group or Duo. That success pushed Drunk Enough to Dance to No. 2 on the Billboard Top Heatseekers album chart. The next song, “Emily,” wasn’t as successful followed by “Punk Rock 101” which fared better. It was the 2004 A Hangover You Don’t Deserve album that became the band’s only Top 40 album. Sales were driven primarily by the radio airplay given single cover song, “1985,” which became the group’s biggest hit in the U.S., reaching No. 23 on the Billboard Hot 100. Mitch Allan, lead singer for SR-71, contributed background vocals.
A second single, “Almost,” from A Hangover You Don’t Deserve came in at No. 100 on the UK Singles Chart, No. 46 on the US Top 100 and No. 23 on US Pop 100. Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies, a compilation album of cover songs and contributrions to movie soundtracks, was released in 2005. Later that year, Jaret Reddick and Chris Burney made apperances on VH1’s I Love the ‘90s: Part Deux.
Album The Great Burrito Extortion Case was released in November 2006 and its single, “High School Never Ends,” was released to iTunes in September 2006. The single debuted in the UK in December 2006. The band then embarked on a U.S. tour to promote the album followed by a UK “Get Happy Tour” in early February 2007. Another tour of the UK is planned in October 2007, billed as Get Happy Tour 2, as well as a performance during London’s Download Festival in June.
Discography
· 1994: Bowling for Soup
· 1996: Cell Mates
· 1998: Rock On Honorable Ones!!!
· 1999: Tell Me When to Whoa! (EP)
· 2000: Let's Do It for Johnny! – UK #186
· 2002: Drunk Enough to Dance – US #129, UK #14
· 2004: A Hangover You Don't Deserve – US #37, UK #64 – RIAA: Gold
· 2005: Bowling for Soup Goes to the Movies
· 2006: The Great Burrito Extortion Case – US #88 UK #43
Thanks on behalf of your Festival Coordinators,
Nita Black-Mo’s-3521 Walker Avenue-Memphis 38111-901-324-7892
Rick Johns-R.P. Tracks-3547 Walker Avenue-Memphis 38111-901-327-1471
Cynthia Magallon Puljic-Mason YMCA-3548 Walker Avenue-Memphis 38111-901-458-9622
Brought to you by:
Sponsors:
Ymca
Newby's
Mo's
Live From Memphis
RP Trax, Vault, Billiards
UDBA
Peddler Bike Shop
Tiger Book Store
Garibaldi's
HARC
Poag & McEwen
A.S.B. Distribution
Double Duece
Miller Light
Smirnoff Wet Ice
Memphis Sound
Performance Toyota/Scion
Other Sponsor Websites:
Newby's
Memphis Sound
Duplicate info:
Mo's will open at 7:30am and have specials on Greek Food, coffee, donuts, Seafood Gumbo, Super Dogs, Gator & Cheese Nachos, Good Tea in a 32 oz. souvinir cup. They will also be hosting live music outside from 12-4pm and Nintendo Wii games in the back room. You get 15 minutes with a $1 purchase. Sign up as you come in to play!
The YMCA will have daycare for children from 12-4:30pm-for more info look under television on left side of screen!