Schedule
Greyhound Festival of the Bluegrass
July 23 - 25, 2010
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
**Subject to Change
Friday, July 23rd
Registration & Distribution of Welcome Packets noon to 8 pm Convention Entrance Lobby
Raffle Tickets on Sale throughout Registration
Memorial Auction Baskets noon to 8pm Salt River Expo Hall
Paw Draw noon to 8pm Salt River Expo Hall
OSU Raffle Tickets - on sale at registration table noon to 8pm Convention Entrance Lobby
Animal Communicator – Latifa Meena noon to 8pm Convention Entrance Lobby
Silent Auction Tables noon to 8pm McDowell Ballroom
Vendor Booths noon to 8pm Salt River Expo Hall
GAME: Shortest Dog ($1 per hound) 2:30pm McDowell Ballroom
GAME: Shortest Tail ($1 per hound) 3pm McDowell Ballroom
GAME: Tallest Dog ($1 per hound) 3:30pm McDowell Ballroom
GAME: Longest Tail ($1 per hound) 4pm McDowell Ballroom
GAME: Best Kisser ($1 per hound) 4:30pm McDowell Ballroom
GAME: Twins ($1 per hound) 5pm McDowell Ballroom
GAME: Dog that Came the Farthest ($1 per hound) 5:30 McDowell Ballroom
Ice Cream Social 6pm Gazebo - behind the building
LIVE AUCTION 6:30pm Salt River Expo Hall
BINGO immediately following LIVE auction Salt River Expo Hall
Supplies available for purchase/fun prizes
Greyhound Festival of the Bluegrass
July 23-25, 2010
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
Saturday, July 24th
DOORS OPEN 8am
Registration & Distribution of Welcome Packets 8 to noon Convention Entrance Lobby
Breakfast 8:15 to 9:30 Salt River Expo Hall
8:30am – LIVE AUCTION begins
followed by 1st Raffle drawing
(must be present to win at raffle)
Photographs by Chris Joyce Throughout Jacob Beam Room
Animal Communicator – Latifa Meena Throughout Convention Entrance Lobby
K9 & Human Massage – LeAnn Zalasky of Rescued Racers Throughout Salt River Expo Hall
Donations accepted to benefit Rescued Racers
Paw Draw 8am to noon Salt River Expo Hall
Vendors 8 to 5:30 Salt River Expo Hall
Memorial Silent Auction Tables open 8 am Salt River Expo Hall
General Silent Auction Tables open 8am McDowell Ballroom
GAME: Love Bead Relay Races (1 per team) 9am McDowell Ballroom
Humans & their hounds must run together, picking up a strand of beads at one end & taking them back to the starting point. Pair that get the most beads in 5 minutes wins
GAME: Peace & Love Walk ($1 per team) 9:30am McDowell Ballroom
Carpet tiles will be set up in a circle with prizes hidden under them. Human & Hounds will walk around the tiles while rock music is playing. When the music stops, you will win the prize under the tile you are on. Continues until all prizes are gone.
SPEAKER:
Louise Coleman, Greyhound Friends/AEGA 10am Adam Shepherd Room
Founded Greyhound Friends in 1986 & American-European Greyhound Alliance in 1995. In addition she is currently focused on Greyhound crosses in the Mid-west. Former racers are bred with hunting breeds to make faster hunters. This is creating many extraneous dogs who often end up in shelters.
GAME: Wet Tye-dyed Tshirt Contest 11am Gazebo behind building
($1 per hound)
First human to get a wet shirt on their dog wins
LUNCH Noon Salt River Expo Hall
12:15am – LIVE AUCTION begins
followed by 2nd Raffle drawing
(must be present to win at raffle drawing)
Winners for the mornings games announced
Salute to Seniors immediately following auction Salt River Expo Hall
Recognition of all the hounds 10yo +
King & Queen are crowned
Keynote Address: 1pm Salt River Expo Hall
Guillermo Couto, DVM, Diplomate ACVIM
Dr. Couto is a Professor of Hematology & Oncology in the Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences at Ohio State University. He is a Greyhound adopter, volunteer for Scooby Animal Shelter in Medina del Campo, Spain, & tireless supporter for Greyhound rescue. He is also a contributor to the OSU Greyhound Health & Wellness Quarterly.
GAME: Where in the world is my Hound? 2:30 McDowell Ballroom
($1 per hound)
Owners are blindfolded & have to walk down a line of hounds & by touch see if they can tell which hound is theirs.
CLASS: Greyhound Massage Demonstration 3pm Adam Shepherd Room
Leann Zalasky founder Rescued Racers of St. Louis
Leann is a Licensed Massage Therapist that
specializes in canine/equine massage. She also uses
Tellington TTouch and CranioSacral therapy in her sessions.
This workshop is a hands-on class to learn the basics
of massaging your greyhound. Massage helps to relieve
stress, helps geriatric hounds with arthritis, helps
with anxiety and helps general overall well-being.
LIVE ROCK MUSIC by Jason & Shawn 3 to 5pm Salt River Expo Hall
GAME: Stupid Greyhound Tricks 4pm McDowell Ballroom
($1 per hound)
(and you thought only David Letterman does this!) Does your hound know tricks or have a unique ability of some sort? Something that makes him or her really stand out from the rest? Well now is the time to show off. Contestants will be judged on originality & just plain old "coolnesss."
Costume Contest 5:00 to 5:30 Salt River Expo Hall
Dress up you & your hound to participate in the contest
Costumes will be judged & awards presented
Vendors close for the evening 5:30pm Salt River Expo Hall
GENERAL SILENT AUCTION CLOSES 5:30PM Salt River Expo Hall
Winners can pickup their items AFTER the evenings
DINNER 6:00pm Salt River Expo Hall
6:30pm – LIVE AUCTION begins
followed by final RAFFLE drawing
(must be present to win at raffle drawing)
Game winners will be announced
BINGO immediately following auction Salt River Expo Hall
Supplies available for purchase/fun prizes
Sunday, July 25th
Open for the day 8am
Vendor Booths Open 9 am to Noon Salt River Expo Hall
Final LIVE AUCTION 9:00 Salt River Expo Hall
Close Memorial Silent Auction Salt River Expo Hall
Auction closes 15 minutes after the conclusion of the LIVE AUCTION
See instruction in event directory for close out/pickup procedure
Greyhound Festival of the Bluegrass Closes Noon