Become an Artoberfest Sponsor
Get the word out about your business, organization, October activity or event to more than 55,000 folks through the beautifully designed 2008 Artoberfest Guide. This year's guide is being sent to select TV, radio, newspaper, and magazine travel and entertainment editors throughout California. Targeted West Coast travel writers are also being solicited. Hotels, motels, B&B's, restaurants and unique attractions could benefit from this mutli-faceted marketing campaign. Rates are competitive.
 
Artoberfest Guide Deadline June 20

Dear Arts & Culture Folks,

We would like to offer a FREE listing for your organization in the 2008 Artoberfest Guide. Last year, this full-colored guide was inserted into 40,000 Chico News & Review publications and another 15,000 were distributed to hotels, motels, B&B's, restaurants, Chambers of Commerce, tourism entities and to arts & culture groups like yourself. This is an excellent opportunity for promotion of your events & activities that will occur in the Month of October. Simply download this application and tell us the details of your October events and activities. These FREE listings will be published in the 4th annual Artoberfest Guide, which is slated to hit the streets August 1 and mailed to various newspapers, magazines, TV & radio shows throughout California.

The deadline to submit your information is Friday, June 20, 2008. It is essential for your information and/or photographs and cutlines to be in by this date to ensure accuracy and promotion of your organization's events. If you are using "snail mail" please use a separate form for each activity/event, and feel free to attach another page with a description if necessary. You may also send this information electronically -- particularly for those presenters who may have multiple listings. Simply use the attached WORD document instead of the PDF.

Please contact This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it for further information by phone 530-228-2860, fax 530-896-5451, or e-mail This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it Thank you for interest and support in this festival!
 
2nd Annual Chico Palio Thrills Crowds
Chico Palio, the official kick-off celebration to Artoberfest -- A Festival of Arts & Culture during October was run Saturday, Sept. 29 at High Noon in Chico's Downtown City Plaza. The event, which drew crowds of nearly 2,000 people, featured community and neighborhood teams. a couple of REAL horses, pageantry, competition and 32 arts and culture organizations.

The race winners were Efren Topete, 25, and Scott Dinits, 23, from the Boys and Girls Club of the North Valley. The team assembled their horse sculpture with the help of kids and staff within their organization. Dinits told the Chico Enterprise-Record, "We utilizied our resources: chicken wire, duct tape, mops and paint." Coming in second was the Northern California Natural History Museum, which captured first place in last year's competition; and in third place was Pleasant Valley High School's Art Studio team.

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Crowds cheered enthusiastically as the racers crossed the finish line. Other winners on Saturday included the Best Designed Horse, Sisterhood of Creativity and the Best Designed Flag, Weston Thomson. Thomson's flag represented Chico's popular Salmon Hole, while the Sisterhood of Creativity's horse sculpture, Gumby, was "re-conditioned from last year's entry" to resemble a gondolier. Runner up to the winner was Chico Velo's creation, which is on display in the lobby of City Hall through the Month of October; and in third place was the Chico Project's horse, which had $500 cash as its mane and tail.

"Palio" is the name given in Italy to an annual athletic contest, very often depicting historical competitions and involving neighborhoods and communities. The most
famous is undoubtedly the Siena Palio but there are hundreds of others throughout Italy and the surrounding countries. Once purely a matter of local rivalries, European Palios have now become events staged with an eye to visitors and tourists.

In addition to the race, attendees were treated to 12 hours of continuous entertainment including such acts as the Children's Choir of Chico, Jet Fuel Only, Ballet Folklorica, and the Lloyd Family Players who thrilled audiences with their drumming and fire dance routines.

To race a horse sculpture or enter a REAL horse in the next year's Palio, contact: This email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it or call 530-228-2860. Go to www.chicopalio.org for more detail.
 
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