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Skriven 2008-03-24 12:28:20 av Janis Kracht (1:261/38)
   Kommentar till text 4249 av Dale Shipp (1:261/1466.0)
Ärende: Re: Picnic 2008 Date
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Hi Dale!

>> I've been collecting dates from people as they've let me
>> know what dates would be good/bad for them and so far this
>> weekend looks the best:

>> Thursday, July 31, 2008, - Friday, August 1, 2008, -
>> Saturday, August 2nd, 2008, - Sunday August 3rd, 2008.

>> Will this work for most of you? :)

> Looks good to me.

Great :)

> We'll start thinking about motels.  Do you have any recommendations?
> Or names of places to avoid?

I'll get back to you on that as soon as possible.. right now I only have
minimal information.  I've heard for instance that a nearby "motel 8" is the
pits <grin>.. but I'll find out more about the local motels, inns, etc.

> Gail found a mention of a hot-air balloon festival at Otsiningo Park
> in Binghamton that weekend.   Do you know anything about it? Web
> page is:
> http://www.spiediefest.com/main.aspx



Yes, the Spiedie fest is Binghamton's big-summer-To-Do-Event <grin>..  Here's
some info

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*** Friday, August 1, 2008  -  Sunday, August 3, 2008 ***

Otsiningo Park
Corner of Front Street and Bevier Street Binghamton, New York

The Spiedie Fest seemed like an awesome meetup for Flickr people, tons of great
photo ops, and hot air balloons! More details will be put up later about how
we're meeting after some more discussion on the Flickr page.
(http://www.flickr.com/groups/broomecounty/)

(From the Official Website)
"The Spiedie Fest & Balloon Rally is a community festival in Binghamton, New
York which features a packed weekend of food, fun, music & entertainment.
Everything from concerts & celebrity appearances to the Spiedie Cooking Contest
and hot air balloon flights speckle this packed weekend. More than 100,000
people pack Otsiningo Park each year for the premiere event of the summer.
Celebrities, food vendors, music acts, crafters, non-profit organizations, and
balloon crews from all over the globe participate, making our festival one of
the most diverse of its kind.

Come see the antique car show which draws over 400 cars & trucks from all over
the northeast and the huge craft show with over 200 vendors." Homepage
http://www.spiediefest.com/
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They are still getting in information regarding the guests that will appear,
etc. but you can check the spiediefest page as time goes on :)

For those who do not know what a spiedie is, this is the famous food of our
area, here's a description from Wikipedia :)

"The spiedie (/sp?d?/) is a dish local to Greater Binghamton in the Southern
Tier of New York State, and somewhat more broadly known and enjoyed throughout
Central New York state.[1] Spiedie consists of cubes of chicken and pork, but
it may also be made from lamb, veal, venison or beef. The meat cubes are
marinated overnight or longer (sometimes for as long as two weeks under a
controlled environment) in a special spiedie marinade, then grilled carefully
on spits over a charcoal pit. The freshly prepared cubes are served on soft
Italian bread or a submarine roll, wood skewer and all, then drizzled with
fresh marinade. The roll is used as an oven glove to grip the meat while the
skewer is removed. Spiedie meat cubes can also be eaten straight off the wooden
skewer or can be served in salads, stir fries, and a number of other dishes.
The marinade recipe varies, usually involving olive oil, vinegar, and a variety
of Italian spices and fresh mint.

Spiedie has been celebrated at the Spiedie Fest and Balloon Rally in
Binghamton, New York, every August, since 1983. The annual event includes a
spiedie cook-off in search of the best spiedie recipes. The spiedie and the
Spiedie Fest were featured on an episode of The Food Network's "Unwrapped"  "

I think we'll have a good time there at least for a while haha :)  Hopefully
the heat won't get to me tooooo badly <bg> Worst I'll have to do is eat lots of
ice cream to stay cool (oh no! <laugh>).


Take care,
Janis

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