BEGIN:VCALENDAR PRODID;X-RICAL-TZSOURCE=TZINFO:-//com.denhaven2/NONSGML ri_cal gem//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN VERSION:2.0 BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Red Bank Weekend Of Food\, Music and Family FunRiverFest 2012 offers a sweet blend of culinary pleasures and great music\n \;\nJu ne 1 &ndash\; 3\, 2012\nRed Bank\, New Jersey &ndash\;\nThe Garden State &rsquo\;s largest free outdoor Food and Music Festival opens thesummer s eason on June 1\, 2 and 3\, as The Wells Fargo RiverFest 2012 returns to the picturesqueMarine Park in Red Bank. Wells Fargo has signed on as ti tle sponsor and Ford will be returning aspresenting sponsor. With their support\, organizers are expecting thousands to attend the festival\,whi ch offers something for every member of the community.RiverFest is a fea st for the ears\, the eyes &ndash\; and the stomach. Event‐goers will be spoiled for choicewith twenty local area restaurants and caterers ser ving more than 100 dishes\, from old favorites tonew gourmet creations. Visitors can cruise the restaurant booths\, then meander through thefest ival&rsquo\;s many interactive exhibits and amusements\, or settle on th e hillside for a musical alfrescofeast.Over the three days\, RiverFest w ill be graced with local and regional favorite musicians\, taking center stage at the heart of the festival. Last year&rsquo\;s line‐up feature d talents such as Sensational SoulCruisers\, JoBonanno &\; The Godson s of Soul\, Tim McLoone &\; The Shirleys and Motor City Revue\, whode livered explosive performances and had the crowds on their feet long int o the evenings. For 2012\,local musician and restaurateur Tim McLoone is in charge of assembling a fantastic line‐up of bands\,for what promis es to be three days of musical magic!This year\, Waste Management of New Jersey\, an official sponsor of RiverFest\, will assist theorganizing c ommittee in creating a &lsquo\;zero‐waste&rsquo\; event. All vendors a nd participants will beencouraged to recycle. Recycling containers (for food\, oil\, plastic\, cardboard and more) will beprovided by Waste Mana gement of New Jersey\, a company striving to &lsquo\;triple the amount o frecyclable materials nationwide by the year 2020.&rsquo\;Rated by Life Magazine as a top 100 event in the United States\, RiverFest began in 19 80 as a festivalcelebrating local restaurants in Red Bank\, by restauran t owners Danny Murphy and Rick Bott. As an‐Page 2‐instant hit\, due to the combination of great food\, music and location\, the event has gr own strongerand better every year. Danny Murphy\, owner of Danny&rsquo\; s Grill and Wine Bar and 2012 RiverFestorganizer\, summarizes the RiverF est story best: &ldquo\;After a 10 year hiatus\, in 2011\, RiverFest was welcomed back to Marine Park in Red Bank and\, with the enthusiasm and s upport of localrestaurants\, musicians and event attendees\, proved to b e a popular and successful event as ever.&rdquo\;Wells Fargo&rsquo\;s So uthern NJ Regional President\, Brenda Ross‐Dulan\, says: &ldquo\;Wells Fargo&rsquo\;s RiverFestprovides family and friends with an amazing opp ortunity to listen to great music and eat deliciousfoods. It also brings thousands of people to the Red Bank area which is great for the local e conomy.We are proud to be a sponsor of this Monmouth County tradition.&r dquo\;The Wells Fargo RiverFest 2012 is organized by the Eastern Monmout h Area Chamber of Commercein conjunction with This Is It! Productions. O ther supporting sponsors of RiverFest 2012 are the NewJersey Lottery\, i Play America\, Cellular Sales\, Z100\, Q.104.3\, Canada Dry and Sunkist. For more visitor information\, please contact the Eastern Monmouth Area Chamber of Commerce\,732.741.0055. Interested vendors and sponsors\, ple ase contact This Is It! Productions\, 201.653.2699x201. Be sure to visit the RiverFest 2012 website: www.redbankriverfest.org URL:http://redbank.patch.com/events/red-bank-riverfest-food-music-festiva l-39f1177b SUMMARY:Red Bank RiverFest Food &\; Music Festival LOCATION:Marine Park: 1 Marine Park\, Red Bank\, NJ END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR