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This annual event gathers restaurateurs from the area to test their
culinary skills and to see "whose wings fly in Peoria." Two awards
are presented annually. One is the Judge's Choice, which is awarded
by a panel of local "celebrity" judges. The other is the People's
Choice award, which is decided by the general public attending the
event. This year's participants, including the two-year defending
champions, Hammers, will gather in the Marquette and Cotillion Room
at the Pere Marquette. Trying to end the reign of Hammers: Hooters,
inPlay, Kelleher's Irish Pub, TnT's, Buffalo Wild Wings, Castaways,
General's Fish and Chicken, Smo-King Pit BBQ, Euro Jack's, and Old
Chicago.
Wing tasting will be from 5 to 7 p.m., with a $5 donation at the
door. JMP radio group will conduct live remotes from the location,
and the crowd will be entertained by the sounds of Just Kickn' It.
There will be a cash bar serving Budweiser and Pepsi products.
River City Air Expo 2007 is slated for July 20-22 at the Greater
Peoria Regional Airport. For the first time, tickets for this year's
River City Air Expo will be available for sale during the Wing-Off.
After the Wing-Off, tickets will be available for sale online and at
the following locations: Challenger Learning Center, Bloomington;
Prairie Aviation Museum, Bloomington; Schnucks Food Stores, five
locations; Southside Bank, 11 locations; and at the gift shop at the
Greater Peoria Regional Airport. Ticket prices for adults are $10 in
advance, $12 at the gate; for children ages 6-12, $6 in advance and
$8 at the gate; and children 5 and under are admitted free.
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 The River City Air Expo planning committee is also pleased to
announce the addition of several new, exciting performers to the
July lineup. Among them, the U.S. Navy F-18C Hornet Tactical
Demonstration Team will be displaying the amazing precise maneuvers
of the F-18 Hornet. The U.S. Air Force F-16 Viper East Tactical
Demonstration Team will also be showing the amazing abilities of the
F-16 fighter jet. The Viper East team will then team up with Brad
Hood and a P-51 for an awe-inspiring Heritage Flight. Pete Jacobs
will then take off in Angel 7, an L-39C that puts on a spectacular
display. Its "smoke-on" high-speed run, its "pull" to the
near-vertical, its slow and dirty pass, and its graceful rolling
maneuvers are sure to wow and please the crowd. The last addition is
Mark Peterson in his P-51 Mustang called Diamondback, a rare treat
for an air show crowd. The flight demonstration of Diamondback is
designed to showcase the speed and grace of the Mustang and give the
audience an opportunity to hear the mighty Merlin roar at over 350
mph.
For more information, visit
www.prairieair.org or call the air show office in Peoria at
309-697-6757 or in Bloomington at 309-661-6546.
River City Air Expo 2007 is organized by Prairie Air Show Inc., a
not-for-profit 501(c)(3) organization. Proceeds from this event will
benefit local charitable organizations.
[Text from news release received from
Prairie Air Show]
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