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| Author: | Martha [ Wed Jun 09, 2010 9:24 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Gary air show gets ready to take off |
http://www.post-trib.com/news/2370642,new-gairshow0609.article Gary air show gets ready to take off June 9, 2010 BY CHELSEA SCHNEIDER KIRK, (219) 648-3072 In what's become an annual tradition, aerial stuntsmen and military aircraft will take to the skies over Marquette Park and Beach next month for Gary's South Shore Air Show. The USAF Thunderbirds will headline the show in its 11th year July 9-11. New for this year, the Friday evening show will take place at Marquette Park instead of the Gary/Chicago International Airport. Cline Avenue's closure didn't impact the decision to move the Friday night event, according to South Shore Convention and Visitors Authority President and CEO Speros Batistatos. Cline serves as a direct route to the Gary airport. Organizers felt having all three days of the show in one place was more efficient. Spectators will also have the chance to see the Thunderbirds practice at 3:30 p.m. Friday with the night show kicking off at 6 p.m. "In a time now where finances are difficult to come by, the convention bureau does a tremendous job knocking on doors and asking people to support this project," said Gary Mayor Rudy Clay on Tuesday at a news conference touting the air show. "I just came out to say thank you." Batistatos estimates 300,000 to 350,000 people will visit the air show this year with half of those spectators coming from outside of Northwest Indiana. "We have created the largest destination event in Northwest Indiana," he said. "It's heads and shoulders above the rest." The Gary Police Department will also crack down on parking in Gary's Miller neighborhood this year, and those attempting to charge for parking will receive tickets. All attendees are encouraged to park in official parking areas for the air show. Premium parking at Marquette Park is available for $20. Free parking and shuttle service is available at the air show's official parking lot at Majestic Star Casinos & Hotel and two parking locations along U.S. 20. Along with the Thunderbirds, the U.S. Army Golden Knights, U.S. Navy F-18 Super Hornet, among others, will perform. |
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| Author: | Chairman Mao [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 12:47 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gary air show gets ready to take off |
If Speros rebranded it as the Miller Beach Air Show, or the Northwest Indiana Air Show people would be more likely to attend, but as usual he's an idiot. |
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| Author: | -={ARCLIGHT}=- [ Thu Jun 10, 2010 3:27 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: Gary air show gets ready to take off |
Chairman Mao wrote: If Speros rebranded it as the Miller Beach Air Show, or the Northwest Indiana Air Show people would be more likely to attend, but as usual he's an idiot. Pot meet the kettle |
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