Tickets for the WineDown the Summer at Centerra are available for sale.  The event is hosted by Centerra and Engaging Loveland and is from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, September 10 at Chapungu Sculpture Park located east of the Promenade Shops at Centerra.

WineDown the Summer at Centerra will feature live jazz music by Adam Bodine Trio, fine wines from Bentley's Liquor Store and beer compliments of American Eagle Distributing Company and savory tastings from local eateries including PF Chang’s, Biaggi's Ristorante, and Lone Star Steakhouse.  Participants must be 21 years and older. 

One Week Left to Submit Corn Shucking Team Applications

For the Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival

Don’t let your business/organization be left out of one of the Corn Roast Festival’s signature events

The Loveland Chamber of Commerce and Engaging Loveland today announced that only one week remains for teams to secure a spot in the Corn Shucking Contest held on Fri. Aug. 27, 2010 at the upcoming Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival. Only a few spots remain. A total of 35 teams of up to seven participants will compete on a first come, first serve basis. The deadline for applications is 5:00 p.m. next Fri, Aug. 20, 2010. The entry fee is $150 per team.

Local businesses sign up as teams for their opportunity to win and take home a prize. First, second and third place prizes are awarded to teams for the highest total number of ears of corn shucked in the allotted time. A new contest has been introduced for this year’s festival – the team with the most creative corn shucking T-shirt design will also be awarded a prize.

The Corn Shucking Contest is one of the first big events held throughout the Annual Old Fashioned Corn Roast Festival and provides local businesses with a great team building and community-focused event for participation. Applications can be found at the Loveland Chamber of Commerce’s website, www.loveland.org/TheCornRoastFestival. For questions regarding the event, please contact the Loveland Chamber of Commerce at 970-667-6311.

About the Corn Roast Festival

Put on by the Loveland Chamber of Commerce and Engaging Loveland and presented by sponsors Centerra, Pederson Toyota, McKee Medical Center and Medical Center of the Rockies, the 2010 Old-Fashioned Corn Festival, held Aug. 27-28, 2010 at Fairgrounds Park, presents an exciting mix of entertainment, shopping, fun festival food, beer garden and several corn-related activities including the corn shucking, corn eating and corn recipe contests, and the Corn Roast parade. Not to mention all the delicious boiled and roasted corn that you can eat! Parade sponsors: Wells Fargo and Mueller & Associates, LLC; Corn shucking sponsor: Loveland Reporter-Herald; Corn sales sponsor: Poudre Valley REA; Contributing sponsors: Comcast, JAX Outdoor Gear, Colorado Time Systems, Regent Communications, K99 and Tri 102, Colorado Equipment Company, Loveland Connection, Robin’s Event Rentals, Food Bank of Larimer County, Royal Crest Dairy, Loveland RV Services and NoCo 5; Loveland’s Got Talent sponsors: Up in Lights Productions, Centerra, Broadway Bound Dance Academy, KISS FM; Corn eating contest sponsor: Loveland/Berthoud Association of REALTORS (LBAR).   Details on the Corn Roast Festival can be found at www.loveland.org/TheCornRoastFestival.

Volunteers are needed for the annual SummerFest in the Rockies and Corn Roast Festival events this summer. 

SummerFest in the Rockies is scheduled for July 9-11 at Civic Center Park/Foote Lagoon in downtown Loveland and is presented by Pedersen Toyota, Medical Center of the Rockies, and World Beverage.  The event includes a wine tasting, live music from local/regional bands, fireworks show, a classic car show, salsa tasting competition, beer garden, a vendor marketplace and activities for the entire family.  Volunteers are needed to help throughout the weekend for setup, entertainment, VIP area, information booth, vendor monitors, fireworks safety zone setup/monitor, trash/recycling, car show, salsa tasting tent and judges, hospitality tent and tear down.