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2009 Midsummer Downtown Block Party
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On Saturday, July 25, the Village of Mount Prospect and the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring the 10th Annual Midsummer Downtown Block Party. The party will be held at the intersection of Emerson Street and Busse Ave. in downtown Mount Prospect from 4:00 p.m. - 10:30 p.m. Admission is free.

The Block Party wouldn’t be possible without our sponsors: Entertainment Sponsors: Walmart, Arrow Road Construction. Major Event Sponsors: A Lamp Concrete Contractors Inc., American Building Services, ARC Disposal, AT&T, Innate Concepts Chiropractic, Kenig, Lindgren, O’Hara, Aboona, Leopardo Companies, Inc., Northwest Community Hospital, Reveal Design + Build, Schumacher Electric Corp. Sponsors: B & E Accounting, Dave & Jim’s Autobody, Friedrich's Funeral Home, Graybar Electric, Mount Prospect Child Care, Mount Prospect Jaycees, Mount Prospect Lions Club, Mt. Prospect Park District, Mt. Prospect Park Foundation, Picket Fence Realty, River Trails Park District, Senate Electric Construction Co. Media Sponsors: Daily Herald and Journal & Topics Newspapers.

Scheduled entertainment includes Rolling Thunder (winner of the Mount Prospect Public Library’s 2009 Battle of the Bands), 3-Car Garage Band and our headliner this year will be John Lennon tribute band Instant Karma. Free kids’ activities will include a Moonwalk, Climbing wall, Pony Rides, Mini Ferris Wheel, Face Painting, and more! Kids’ activities will be available from
4 – 9 p.m.

Food vendors include: Blues Bar, Bogies Ale House, Capannari’s Ice Cream, Central Continental Bakery, Culvers of Mt. Prospect, Dave & Jim’s Autobody Sweet Corn), Jr. Women’s Club (soda, water) MB Financial Bank (free popcorn), Panda Express, Photo’s Hot Dogs. Adult beverages will be available from the Chamber of Commerce!

Parking for the event is available in the East Commuter Lot (Northwest Highway) and in Village Hall Parking Deck (Emerson Street). For more information on the Downtown Block Party, contact the Mount Prospect Chamber of Commerce at 847/398-6616.

 
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