[MCN] Roots Fest Opens Friday, Aug. 28

Tue Aug 11 18:10:14 EDT 2015

Attached and included in this communications is a press release on the
upcoming River City Roots Festival. Please don't hesitate to call should
you need additional information.

local & state media
August 11, 2015

*10th Annual Roots Fest Opens Friday, Aug. 28*

The Missoula Downtown Association will open the 10th annual River City
Roots Festival on Friday, Aug. 28 in preparation of Missoula hosting North
Dakota State in the home opener for Grizzly Football. Welcoming University
of Montana students and their families back for fall semester, Roots Fest
will kick off at 11 am Friday with the Juried Art Show on Main Street and
the Family Fun Festival in Caras Park.

Music on Main will commence Friday at 2:30 pm with Dead Winter Carpenters.
With a focus on featuring those who have graced the Roots Fest stage in the
past, the festival’s Friday Night lineup also features Amanda Shaw and the
Cute Guys, Clinton Fearon and the Boogie Brown Band, and Goose Creek
Symphony, who will take the stage at 8:30 pm.

Festival-goers can bike, walk and bus to Downtown Missoula, thanks to
zero-fare Mountain Line, great bike parking, and trails and sidewalks
throughout our community. Additionally, all public parking will be free of
charge throughout Roots Fest weekend, thanks to the Missoula Parking
Commission.

Roots Fest is admission free and full of family fun thanks to more than 50
Missoula-area businesses that sponsor the event. The festival celebrates
all Missoula has to offer, including exceptional arts and culture, healthy
living and local food and beverages.

Food and beverages are available for sale at the festival. Those who are
age 21 and older can purchase a wristband and a signature Roots Fest cup
for $8, and the first drink is free. Major sponsors include the Missoulian,
the Missoula Broadcasting Company, Big Sky Brewing, First Interstate Bank
and Good Food Store.

Saturday’s activities will feature the four –mile run and the stand-up
paddleboard (SUP) contest. The run, sponsored by Runner’s Edge and Stockman
Bank, will start at the intersection of East Alder and Washington, just a
block east of the Missoula Farmers’ Market. The race will loop up to
Greenough Park and back to Downtown, finishing in Caras Park this year.

The SUP Classic will start at 10 am under the Higgins Avenue Bridge and
will feature both a one-mile race and a five-mile race, thanks to sponsors
Five on Black and Bob Ward’s Sports and Outdoors. Following the races, the
public will have the opportunity to demo paddle boards, thanks to the staff
at Bob Ward’s from 2-4 pm. Folks can register today for either the run or
the SUP Cup at www.rivercityrootsfestival.com.

With every hotel room in town booked, 14,000 students returning for fall
semester, and nearly 30,000 fans rolling in to town for the Griz Football
game, Downtown Missoula and Roots Fest will be rockin!

Attached is the full schedule of events for the 2015 10th anniversary
festival. For more information, contact the Missoula Downtown Association
via phone (406-546-6251) or email (info at missouladowntown.com).

*10th Annual River City Roots Festival Schedule of Events*

*FRIDAY, AUGUST 28, 2015*

11 am-5 pm.................. FAMILY FUN
FESTIVAL................................................................
Caras Park

11 am-7 pm.................. JURIED ART
SHOW....................................................................
Main Street

11 am-10 pm................ FOOD COURT
OPEN............................................................... Ryman
Street

2-10 pm....................... STREET BARS
OPEN.................................................................. Main
Street

2:30-10:30 pm.............. MUSIC ON
MAIN......................................................................
Main Street

6-8 pm......................... Family Friendly
Friday........................................................ Top Hat
Lounge

6-10 pm....................... Boys & Girls Club FAMILY CONCERT: *Reverend
Slanky*.................. Caras Park

*FRIDAY’S MAIN STAGE LINEUP*

2:30-4 pm .................... *Dead Winter
Carpenters*............................................................
Main Stage

4:30-6 pm.................... *Amanda
Shaw*..........................................................................
Main Stage

6:30-8 pm.................... *Clinton Fearon & the Boogie Brown
Band*..................................
Main Stage

8:30-10:30 pm.............. *Goose Creek
Symphony*.............................................................
Main Stage

*SATURDAY, AUGUST 39, 2015*

8 am-1 pm ................... Saturday
Markets....................................................... Downtown
Missoula

9:30 am........................ FOUR-MILE
RUN.........................................................................
East Alder

10 am-2 pm.................. STAND –UP PADDLE BOARD
RACE............................ Boone & Crockett Club

10 am-5 pm.................. FAMILY FUN
FESTIVAL................................................................
Caras Park

11 am-7 pm.................. JURIED ART
SHOW....................................................................
Main Street

12-10 pm..................... FOOD COURT
OPEN............................................................... Ryman
Street

12-10 pm..................... STREET BARS
OPEN.................................................................. Main
Street

12-10:30 pm................. MUSIC ON
MAIN......................................................................
Main Street

1:30 pm....................... Griz Football vs. North Dakota
State................ Washington Grizzly Stadium

2-4 pm......................... PADDLE BOARD
DEMONSTRATIONS......................... Boone & Crockett Club

*SATURDAY’S MAIN STAGE LINEUP*

12:30-2 pm................... *The
Whizpops*...........................................................................
Main Stage

2:30-4 pm.................... *Two Bit
Franks*..........................................................................
Main Stage

4:30-6 pm.................... *The Lil’
Smokies*.........................................................................
Main Stage

6:30-8 pm.................... *Hot Buttered
Rum*.....................................................................
Main Stage

8:30-10:30 pm.............. *Acoustic
Syndicate*....................................................................
Main Stage

*Downtown Missoula: Connecting Our Community!*

Thank You,

*Leidy Wagener*

*Operations Coordinator*

Downtown Missoula Partnership

218 E Main | Missoula, MT

406.543.4238 | missouladowntown.com <http://www.missouladowntown.com/>
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