Oswegoland Park District - PrairieFest - The Best of Times!
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PrairieFest...Feels Like Home

Saturday, June 19, 2010
All events at PrairieFest Park unless otherwise indicated.
91 Plank Drive, Oswego, IL

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8am-Noon 
Kid's Fishing Clinic
Chesterfield Lake
Rods, reels, and bait provided by the Oswegoland Fishin' Fools. It's free!

www.fishinfools.org

9am 
"Slop-to-the-Top" Coed Volleyball Tournament
Prairie Point Community Park
Organized by the Optimist Club of Oswegoland

9am-4pm 
PrairieFest Quilt Show
Little White School Museum at Jackson and Polk
Quilt displays. Appraisals $45.

9am-5pm 
Civil War Encampment - Living History
Hudson Crossing Park, downtown Oswego
Step into a Civil War camp and experience living history! Civil War era tents, clothing, and artillery. Casting bullet and military drill demonstrations.

10-11am 
Best of Show and Pet Parade!
Hudson Crossing Park
Enter your pet in unique categories including Celebrity Look-A-Like and Craziest Hair Syle. Many new categories.
Sponsored by Rotary Club of Oswego & Oswegoland Park District

10am-6pm 
PrairieFest Expo Village
Area crafters and businesses demonstrating services, selling products, sharing information, and giving stuff away!

10am- 
4pm 
Lowe's Build and Grow Clinic
Kids build their own make-and-take project in the Lowe's tent on the festival grounds.

10am- 
8pm 
Vogel's Exotic Animals Petting Zoo
Sponsored by the Allied Waste Services

10am- 
5pm 
Miller's Petting Zoo
Sponsored by Castle Bank

10:30am 
Park District Dancers
Main Stage

11am- 
Noon 
Jan's Clan Puppets
Children's Tent
Sponsored by Oswego Visitors Bureau


www.jans-clan-puppets.com

11am-4pm 
Free Pony Rides
Sponsored by Oswego Excavating, LLC


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Noon- 
2:30pm 
Preschool Activities
Hospitality Tent
Make a craft, play a game, and win a prize! Free games for little ones.
Organized by Mothers & More

Noon- 
2:30pm 
Windy City Amusements Carnival
$20 Wristband Special-Unlimited Rides from Noon-4pm.

Noon-1pm 
Circus Boy
Children's Tent
Sponsored by The Home Depot


www.circusboy.com

1-2pm 
Ice Cream Eating Contest
Check in near the Main Stage a half hour prior. Colonial Cafe & Ice Cream. All ages!

1-2pm 
PrairieFest Raft Rally
Spectators gather on the Hudson Crossing Park Bridge to watch the finish!
Organized by the Optimist Club of Oswegoland

1-2pm 
Magician Jason Huneke
Children's Tent
Sponsored by Your Place Realty

www.jasonhuneke.com

2-3pm 
Circus Boy
Children's Tent
Sponsored by The Home Depot

2-4pm 
Charity Softball Game
OHS Field #2
Kendall County Democrats and Republican Central Committees slug it out to benefit Kendall County Food Pantry.

3-4pm 
Magician Jason Huneke
Children's Tent
Sponsored by Your Place Realty

www.jasonhuneke.com

4pm 
Bucket Brigade Festivities
Main Street, Downtown Oswego
A PrairieFest tradition on Main Street!
Organized by the Oswego Fire Department

4-6pm 
PrairieFest Family Golf
Fox Bend Golf Course
Nine holes for just $5 per person when you golf with your child. Sign up at the Fox Bend Pro Shop or call 630.554.3939.

4:30pm 
Real Woman Belly Dance
Children's Tent

5:30pm 
Exploring Limelight Theatre
Children's Tent
Park District's Limelight Theatre

www.limelighttheatrecompany.org

6-8pm 
Green Thirteen
Main Stage
Chicago's premier variety cover band plays classic hits to current favorites
Sponsored by Propoerty Concepts

www.greenthirteenmusic.com

6pm 
Gold Rush at the Legion
American Legion, 19 W Washington St.
Bring in your old gold for cash. DJ at 8pm.
Grill open 11am - 9pm.

7:30pm 
Oswego East Cheer Fashion Show
Children's Tent
Fight Chix!

8:30-10pm 
Eddie Money
Main Stage at PrairieFest Park!
Eddie Money found success with a string of Top 40 Hits and platinum albums with Columbia Records. He charted with singles such as Baby Hold On and Two Tickets to Paradise. In the early 80's, Money rocked the MTV music video scene with his humorous narrative videos for Shakin' and Think I'm in Love. In 1986, his album Can't Hold Back featured a Ronnie Spector duet Take Me Home Tonight putting him back in the rock spotlight.
Sponsored by Allied First Bank & Lowe's

www.eddiemoney.com
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Calendar of Events
Thursday June 17
Friday June 18
Saturday June 19
Sunday June 20
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