Bastille Day Celebration, July 17th, 2010
Où est la soirée? Where’s the party?
Celebrating 21 years of Friendship with our Sister City!
Time: July 17, 2010, Noon to 11pm
Location: Downtown Montgomery (between Remington and Cooper Roads)
With attitude and artistic flair, this traditional Montgomery Celebration will open for a day long mingling of fun, food, drinks and entertainment for the whole family to enjoy! Area restaurants will feature a variety of French cuisine and wine to honor our friendship with sister city Neuilly-Plaisance as well as the local favorites: ribs, pizza, brats, burgers, cheesecake and ice cream.
Entertainment is speckled with talent of all sorts and the sounds to keep you moving. The mainstage will be TOTALLY RAD with the beats of the 80’s from Rusty Griswolds and Motown sounds of the Mistics on the north stage. Also, Ridge Runners will countrify the dinner crowd and Sycamore Community Band will start of the event with the national anthem of both the USA and France.
In the street café area guests can enjoy raffles, strolling artists, musicians and singers. The kids area is alive with games of luck, artistic projects, face painting, clowns and a moonwalk. Make this day a plan for great family fun or an evening at a fabulous summer fest for two! Either way, the Bastille Day celebration in downtown historic Montgomery has something to offer to you.
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Special Bastille Day Features
Tour de Montgomery Bike Rides - Ride between 7 and 70 miles (4 distance options) for just $30 per rider in advance or $40 day of. Rides start at Montgomery Elementary between 8am and 10am. Register for the ride at the Heartstone Foundation website.
Historic Walking Tour - Join a guide on a 45-minute walking tour of Montgomery’s preserved landmark homes and buildings dating back to the 1800’s. Meet at Universalist Church at 1pm and 5:30pm. Free.
Guitar Hero Booth - Spend a buck to challenge your friends to a flying finger duel on the guitar to some of the best rock songs! Open from 4 - 10pm.
Diaper Derby - Pampers sponsors this crawling action at 4 pm. Sign up at the City information Booth to enter your “crawler” in the 5th annual Diaper Derby.
Beer Tasting - 4 - 6pm in Village Tavern. Cost $20 or $35\couple. Taste 8 beers from around the world. Limit 40. Register Now!
- Peroni - Italy
- Kronenbourg 1664 - France
- Bellhaven - Scotland
- Boddingtons - England
- Fischer - France
- Barbar - Belguim
- Negro Modelo - Mexico
- Murphys Red - Ireland
Fashion Display by Obsess Boutique in the Universalist Church with the latest in fashion with the style and flair of French fashionistas! Haute Couture!
Cooking Demo by Stone Creek Chef Adam at 1:30pm (main stage). Get a lesson in French cooking and some great tasting samples too!
Recycling Sculpture Contest display - Universalist Church
Participating Restaurants and Menu
- Montgomery Inn – pulled pork and chicken sandwich platter and Saratoga chips
- Stone Creek Dining Co. – spicy garlic shrimp, applewood smoked chicken salad
- Germano's - Lobster ravioli with basil cream sauce and raspberry tarts
- European Café – gyro, chicken gyro, hummus pita, baklava
- Rudino's – cheese and pepperoni pizza, Bastille buffalo chicken pizza
- Original Pancake House – ham and cheese croissant, biscuits and sausage gravy, Almond Cinnamon French Toast
- Noce's – white dream pizza, pepperoni wheel, sausage pizza, garlic knots, and cinnamon knots
- Bombay Brazier –Chicken Mango, Chicken Tikka Masala, Aloo Palak, Vegetable Korma (all served over basmati rice) @ $5/each. Bombay Naan (bread) will be sold for $1.50 w/above selections or $3 whole
- La Petite France – poulet porto, escargots, crepe aux fruit
- Graeter's – vanilla, raspberry chocolate chip, and cookie dough ice cream, wheelies
- Authentic Waffle - Belgian waffle, savory crepes (galettes), pomegranate iced tea
- Cincinnati Grill –mettwurst, bratwurst, andouille, pretzels, potato pancakes, fresh lemonade
- CheeZburger Café – cheeseburger, zesty French fries, homemade hand-cut apple pie
- El Pueblo – chimichangas, quesadillas, xangas, flan
- Sammy's – three types of hot dogs, key lime pie, coleslaw
- Pad Thai – Pad Thai, fried rice, spring rolls, crab rangoon
- Zeh’s Family Affair - Pasta plate with mixed greens and garlic bread, Creamy Grape Delite dessert with cookie
Stage Lineup: Noon to 11pm
Main Stage
- Sycamore Community Band (national anthems\ band) noon - 1:00
- Kevin Fox Band (pop originals) 3:00 - 5:30
- HEADLINER : Rusty Griswolds (80’s pop) 7:00 - 11:00
North Stage
- Ridge Runner (country) 2:30 - 7:00
- Waiting on Ben (Montgomery song\ pop) 7:00 - 9:00
- Mistics (Motown) 9:00 - 11:00
2010 Bastille Day Event Winners:
- Diaper Derby
- 1st Place-Evan Leader (Montgomery)
- 2nd Place-Caitlin Kasten (Mt. Lookout)
- 3rd Place-Ethan Winner (Maineville)
- Rug Rat Race
- 1st Place- Julianna Roblero (Springfield Twp.)
- 2nd & 3rd Place Tie-Bianca Villagran (Reading) & Andrew McGivern (Loveland)
First place winners received 3 months of diapers donated by Pampers while 2nd and 3rd place winners received a one month supply.
All Diaper Derby and Rug Rat Race entrants were eligible for the Pool Pass Drawing for 20 free visits. Emma Miller (Montgomery) was the winner.
- Waiters Race
- Six restaurants participated with 14 waiters competing for the monetary prize obtained from the entry fees and a $150 donation from The District.
- 1st Place-Sean Mulcahey-$235 (Montgomery Inn)
- 2nd Place-Brian Garner-$115 (Germano’s)
- 3rd Place-Emily Reidy-$40 (Stone Creek Dining Company)
Best of Bastille Restaurant Winners: Bombay Brazier (2010 Best of Bastille Day Entrée) and Zeh’s Family Affair Catering (2010 Best of Bastille Day Dessert) were awarded plaques for their culinary achievements based on taste, presentation and value.
2010 Tasting Judges: Paul Resetar (Culinary Director and Chef Instructor) and Ed Hagaman (Chef and Culinary Faculty Member)-International Culinary School at the Art Institute of Ohio Justin Leidenheimer, Executive Chef-Carlo & Johnny Richard Zumwalde, Executive Chef-The Tousey House