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Kewadin Casinos 25^th Anniversary  

Three-Day Festival Features 3 Doors Down, Meat Loaf, Bret Michaels, and Vince Neil 

SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – In celebration of its 25^th anniversary, Kewadin Casinos is hosting a three-day summer festival July 22 to 24 featuring four national headlining acts, including1980s rockers Bret Michaels and Vince Neil, modern rockers 3-Doors Down, and American rock icon Meat Loaf. The lineup was announced today along with other festival details.

“In addition to nightly concerts, we will have local and regional bands performing starting at noon each day,” said Alan Bouschor, vice president of marketing and sales at Kewadin Casinos. The festival will also feature celebrity appearances with autograph sessions with Henry “The Fonz” Winkler, former Lion football players Billy Sims and Herman Moore and the famous Playboy Playmates, Shannon James, Brittany B. and Amber Campisi.

The celebrity chef & spinmaster DJ Chef will perform three times each day, there will be a strolling magician, and live entertainment daily.  The evening will be capped off with the main concert event which includes an opening act.  Times for the headlining act will be announced at a later date.  The festival will also have food and merchant vendors, a golf simulator, bumper cars, Rock Band Wii, a NASCAR Simulator, electronic bull riding, Baggo tournament, daily food eating contests and fireworks at the end of each day.

A three-day pass to the festival is $75, while single-day passes are $50.  Tickets sales are scheduled to start April 23.  Three-day passes will only be available at the DreamMakers Theater box office on April 23.  After that, they will be available on-line and at the DreamMakers Theater box office.  Single day passes will be available both on-line and at the box office starting on April 23.  A limited number of tickets will be available.  All festival events will be held at Kewadin Casino Sault Ste. Marie from noon to 10 p.m., rain or shine.  Admission to the concerts is general, with patrons encouraged to bring their own chairs for seating.  Gates for the festival open at 11 a.m.

“One of the great things about this event is that you get three days of entertainment, fireworks, autographs by famous entertainers, and all the festival activities you want for one low price,” Bouschor said.

The festival may become an annual event, a decision that will be made after organizers assess the success of this first event.

When Kewadin Casinos opened in November 1985, it was a one-room blackjack house with 80 employees.  Now, the five Kewadin Casino properties have 86,000 square feet of gaming space with 2,000 slot machines and 50 table games. The casinos have more than 500,000 square feet of facility space with seven restaurants and delis, two onsite hotels, a 25,000-square-foot convention facility, eight lounges, and four gift shops.

More information on the festival will be posted on the Kewadin Casinos Web site (www.kewadin.com), FaceBook and Twitter pages. 

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Kewadin Casinos 25^th Anniversary Festival Schedule  

Thursday July 22:

Golf Simulator, Bumper Cars, Rock Band Wii, NASCAR Simulator, Electronic Bull Ride:  noon – 10 p.m.

Vendors:  noon – 10 p.m.

Live entertainment:  noon – 1 p.m.; 2 – 3 p.m.; 4 – 5 p.m.

Meet the Playboy Playmates Shannon James, Brittany B., and Amber Campisi:   1 – 3 p.m.

DJ Chef:  1 – 2 p.m.; 3 – 4 p.m.; 5 – 6 p.m.

Eating Contest:  3 – 5 p.m. (registration from 1 – 2 p.m.)

Baggo Tournament:  2 – 7 p.m. (registration from 12 – 2 p.m.)

Headlining live in concert:  Brett Michaels and Vince Neil, Time TBA (opening act then headliner)

Fireworks:  following concert 

Friday July 23:

Golf Simulator, Bumper Cars, Rock Band Wii, NASCAR Simulator, Electronic Bull Ride:  noon – 10 p.m.

Vendors:  noon – 10 p.m.

Live entertainment:  noon – 1 p.m.; 2 – 3 p.m.; 4 – 5 p.m.

Meet former Lion football players Billy Sims and Herman Moore:  1 – 3 p.m.

DJ Chef:  1 – 2 p.m.; 3 – 4 p.m.; 5 – 6 p.m.

Eating Contest:  3 – 5 p.m. (registration from 1 – 2 p.m.)

Baggo Tournament:  2 – 7 p.m. (registration from 12 – 2 p.m.)

Headlining live in concert:  3-Doors Down, Time TBA (opening act then headliner)

Fireworks:  following concert 

Saturday July 24:

Golf Simulator, Bumper Cars, Rock Band Wii, NASCAR Simulator, Electronic Bull Ride:  noon – 10 p.m.

Vendors:  noon – 10 p.m.

Live entertainment:  noon – 1 p.m.; 2 – 3 p.m.; 4 – 5 p.m.

Meet “The Fonz” Henry Winkler:  1 – 3 p.m.

DJ Chef:  1 – 2 p.m.; 3 – 4 p.m.; 5 – 6 p.m.

Eating Contest:  3 – 5 p.m. (registration from 1 – 2 p.m.)

Baggo Tournament:  2 – 7 p.m. (registration from 12 – 2 p.m.)

Headlining live in concert:  Meat Loaf, Time TBA (opening act then headliner)

Fireworks:  following concert 

*Times subject to change.  Patrons register at the festival for all contests and tournaments.