{"id":53271,"date":"2015-07-10T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2015-07-10T12:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=53271"},"modified":"2020-12-04T03:59:47","modified_gmt":"2020-12-04T08:59:47","slug":"47th-annual-three-rivers-festival-ribbon-cutting-ceremony","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2015\/07\/10\/47th-annual-three-rivers-festival-ribbon-cutting-ceremony\/","title":{"rendered":"47th annual Three Rivers Festival ribbon-cutting ceremony"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/06\/TRF_logo-474x200.jpg\" alt=\"TRF logo\" width=\"474\" height=\"200\" class=\"aligncenter size-thumbnail wp-image-53044\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>News release from the Three Rivers Festival:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>47th Annual Three Rivers Festival Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(July 9, 2015) &#8211; The Three Rivers Festival will celebrate its official ribbon-cutting on Friday, July 10th, in Junk Food Alley. Fort Wayne Mayor Henry will be present at the ceremony, which will mark the official open of the 47th Annual Three Rivers Festival at 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very excited for this year&#8217;s festival,&#8221; exclaims Jack Hammer, Executive Director of the Three Rivers Festival. &#8220;This year&#8217;s festival will be bigger and better than ever. We have several great music acts and new activities we are thrilled about this year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The 9-day festival is the second largest in Indiana and highlights a variety of music, arts, games and activities for attendees of all ages. As part of the opening day activities, Junk Food Alley will open at 11 a.m. serving up tasty treats. Later in the day, adjacent to Junk Food Alley, Monster Energy&#8217;s Creative Sports BMX team will display their talents and tricks, while Loverboy will be the headlining act in the Festival Plaza.<\/p>\n<p>For more information, visit the Three Rivers Festival website, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.threeriversfestival.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">www.threeriversfestival.org<\/a> or contact the Festival office at 260-426-5556.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>About Three Rivers Festival<\/strong><br \/>\nThree Rivers Festival, established in 1969, is a not-for-profit organization, funded entirely by souvenir sales, event participation fees, refreshments &amp; entertainment tickets, and the generous support and sponsorship of area businesses.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='1177e5306e610b363860b0c3078e3626' data-image-id=\"199\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71709.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry announces call for referendum vote on the gaming issue during a press conference on February 27, 2009.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/27: Fort Wayne Mayor Tom Henry\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"199\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/thumbs\/thumbs_71709.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityoffw\/71710.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry shakes hands with Allen County Councilman Paul Moss after the press conference announcing his decision to seek a referendum vote on the gaming issue.  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