City of Stillwater NEWS | For Immediate Release
Friday, Sept. 4: Football, Red Dirt Concert, and Street Party Kick-off Season in Stillwater
Spend Your Labor Day Weekend in the Streets with OSU Cowboy, Georgia Bulldog, and Stillwater Pioneer Fans
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(STILLWATER, OKLA. / Aug. 6, 2009) — If you think Stillwater comes alive during home football games, just wait until you see what is in store this year. With live Red Dirt music by the Turnpike Troubadours and a large outdoor movie screen, you’ll thrive on the excitement.
Make plans to start celebrating OSU and the Stillwater Pioneers’ opening football games by attending Rally in the Streets with your fellow OSU Cowboy, Georgia Bulldog, and Stillwater Pioneer fans.
Activities will begin Friday, Sept. 4, in Downtown Stillwater at 8 p.m. and go until 11 p.m. just off of the corner of Seventh and Main. In addition to the music, you’ll enjoy the food, beverages, pep rally and more.
“We are excited to see fans coming into Stillwater to celebrate the opening of the newly constructed Pioneer Stadium, kick-off college football and experience Downtown Stillwater,” said Cristy Morrison, Stillwater Convention & Visitors Bureau executive director. “And to top it off, everyone will enjoy the live Red Dirt music in Stillwater where it was created.”
The event will be free and open to the general public. Free parking will be located at 7th and Lewis, 8th and Husband and at 9th and Husband.
“Downtown Stillwater is really excited about the Rally in the Street,” said Angela McLaughlin, Business Improvement District cordinator, “This event wouldn’t be possible without the ongoing partnerships between us the CVB and OSU Athletics.”
For more information, call (405) 743-3697 or view the latest updates online at VisitStillwater.org.
The Rally in the Streets is brought to you by the Stillwater Convention & Visitors Bureau, Downtown Stillwater and OSU Athletics.
About The Turnpike Troubadours: The Turnpike Troubadours, whose name is derived from the bumpy Oklahoma toll-roads and their hard lived folk singing heroes, are proof that isolation can be the mother of originality.
Cutting its teeth in roadside dancehalls and honky-tonks has made a serious impact on the band’s musical style, which walks the proverbial line between Woody Guthrie and Waylon Jennings.
“Bossier City,” the band’s debut album, is a testament to the small towns in which they were raised. It successfully combines Folk, Country, Cajun, and Bluegrass with stories of longing, humor, tragedy, and overall life in rural America. Their live show reflects years of coercing beer joint crowds into responding to unfamiliar music. It is fast, gritty, and often drenched in beer, but always a good time.
The Turnpike Troubadours continually gather ground both literally and figuratively as they share the stage with many other prestigious acts in all genres. Currently the band is working on its follow up album with veteran producer and songwriter Mike McClure as well as relentlessly playing shows in Texas and Oklahoma.
About Downtown Stillwater: Established in 2007 and funded through annual assessments, Downtown Stillwater (Business Improvement District #1) is a formal organization of property owners and commercial tenants — with support from the City of Stillwater — dedicated to economic development, cultural growth and a commitment to create a welcoming environment for all who live, work, play and dine in the area.
For more information, contact McLaughlin at (405) 742-8359 or visit www.downtownstw.com.
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Contact: Sherry Fletcher, Director of Marketing and Public Relations
Phone: 405.742.8362
E-mail: sfletcher@stillwater.org
Web: stillwater.org
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