WHO:
Hancock Chamber, local businesses and organizations with
support from Hollywood Casino & Golf Resort in Bay St.
Louis, Bay-Waveland Yacht Club, City of Bay St. Louis, City
of Waveland and Hancock County Board of Supervisors together
with Cellular South and other corporate sponsors
WHAT:
Hosting a Bridge Fest to celebrate the opening of the Bay
Bridge connecting Bay St. Louis and Waveland to Pass Christian
and the Mississippi Coast
WHEN:
Thursday, May 17
WHERE:
North Beach Blvd from the Bridge at Highway 90 in Bay St.
Louis down to and on the grounds of the Bay-Waveland Yacht
Club, Bay St. Louis, MS
EVENT
DETAILS:
- 2pm
Ceremony to Dedicate the Opening of the Bay Bridge
Mississippi Department of Transportation together with
local, state and federal officials will host a ceremony
to dedicate the bridge. The public is invited to attend.
Following the ceremony, officials will board two buses
(from the Bay side of the bridge) and ride to the top
of the bridge for a ceremonial ribbon tying-bridging
the bay.
- 3pm
Officials will re-board the buses and travel across
the bridge toward Pass Christian, turn around and travel
back over the bridge followed by the Classic Cars.
- 3:30pm
Classic Car Cross Over the Bay Bridge
Following the buses, classic cars will be the first
to cross the bridge from the Pass Christian side of
the bridge. To be part of this cross over, car owners
must register in advance by contacting: Mark Duffy at
mdduffy@cableone.net
228-324-6116. (Mark or his appointed coordinator will
be the contact with MS Department of Transportation
to insure that all cars registered have access to line
up for the cross over.)
- 4pm
Bay Bridge Open to the Public
Both sides of the bridge will open to the public (estimated
time: 4pm) for vehicular transportation only following
the classic car cross over. (Bridge is still a construction
area with only two lanes to open on May 17th. The pedestrian
walk-way is scheduled to open in November with two additional
lanes. In November, 20 line drawings by local artists
will be featured on brass placards along the walk-way.)
- 4pm
Bridge Fest & Classic Car Parade down North
Beach toward Bay-Waveland Yacht Club. Beach Blvd to
the Yacht Club will be closed for through traffic. Citizens
with residences (or trailers) along that route will
be allowed access with proof of residency. To be part
of the bridge cross over and parade, classic cars must
register in advance with Mark Duffy at mdduffy@cableone.net
or 228-324-6116. Cars will park along Beach Blvd to
the Yacht Club entrance to create a festive environment
for festival goers. (Space is limited. Participating
cars must obtain access pass from Mark Duffy.)
- 4pm
When classic cars are parked, festival goers will be
allowed entrance to North Beach by foot. Parking is
allowed along the service roads. Second street at Highway
90 to the Beach will be open only to emergency vehicles,
law enforcement and parking shuttles. A shuttle bus,
sponsored by Hollywood Casino & Golf Resort, will
run along the north service road from the Bridge to
Marketown Shopping Center and from Marketown Shopping
Center to Second Street to the Yacht Club Entrance to
assist festival goers.
- 4-8pm
Staging areas will be set up along North Beach and at
the Bay Waveland Yacht Club for entertainment. Featured
entertainment includes: The Pat Murphy Band
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Festival goers are encouraged to bring their lawn chairs
and enjoy a festive evening. The public is invited to
attend all aspects of the festival, including access
to the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club. The Yacht Club is the
host site of the Bridge Fest Expo---a showcase of area
businesses and organizations. The fee to participate
is $100 for Members of the Hancock County and $250 for
non members of the Hancock Chamber. (Limit: two booths
per vendor.) Vendors and/or organizations may display
wares for sale, including food items. No alcoholic beverages
may be distributed or sold by vendors.
Some
organizations and businesses may offer food items for
a donation to benefit their favorite charity, program
or project. Beverages will be available for sale on
the Yacht Club property by the Bay-Waveland Yacht Club.
No ice chests will be allowed on the Bay-Waveland Yacht
Club site. All parking for this event is off-site. No
parking is available along North Beach Blvd. to the
Yacht Club site and on the Yacht Club property.
Hollywood
Casino & Golf Resort will sponsor the Corporate
Village Area. This area is reserved for corporate sponsors
and Bridge Fest Patrons. Sponsorship packages are available
at: $5,000, $1,500, and $500. Packages include tickets
to the corporate village and other promotional benefits.
Individual patron tickets are $100 person and includes
access to the corporate village, complimentary beverages
and food.
Hollywood
Casino & Golf Resort is the exclusive casino sponsor
of Bridge Fest 2007
For Information:
Hancock Chamber
412 Highway 90, Suite 6
Bay St. Louis, MS 39520
228-467-9048 / Fax: 228-467-6033
www.hancockchamber.org
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