Germanfest activities for Thursday, June 7, 2012:
11:00 a.m. to Midnight, Doors open at the Headwaters Park Festival Plaza
11:30 a.m. Die Freudemacher live on the Festival Pavilion Stage at the Headwaters Park Festival Plaza
12:15 p.m. Germanfest Organ Concert
Cathedral of Immaculate Conception, 1122 S Clinton St
Michael Dulac, organist, will perform organ music by various German composers on the Cathedral’s large Wicks pipe organ.
3:45 p.m. The Hank Haller Ensemble live on the Festival Pavilion Stage at the Headwaters Park Festival Plaza
7:30 p.m. Legs ‘n Lederhosen Kontest
Festival Pavilion Stage
Got Lederhosen? Wear ’em! If not, create your own! MC for the evening: Tina Harris from Majic 95.1 FM. Our judges for the evening will be two superstars from each of our gracious local restaurant sponsors: Club Soda, O’Sullivan’s Italian Pub, Granite City Food & Brewery, and Logan’s Roadhouse. Contestants are pre-selected; look for official entry forms in the Germanfest newspaper supplement. Win prizes and take home your trophy! Open to men and women; rules on entry form. Enter early, limited to 25 contestants. Participation is FREE! Contestants each get a moment in the spotlight as they model for a panel of celebrity judges. Prizes and trophies awarded to 1st, 2nd and 3rd place winners!
8:00 p.m. The Jay Fox Band live on the Festival Pavilion Stage at the Headwaters Park Festival Plaza
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