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Saturday, Sunday & Monday 1:00PM-5:00PM
Race Rules: Click Here
Contact Info: Please direct questions about the weiner dog races to Toni Gossard at weinerrace@yahoo.com or by phone at 419-420-7339.
"Now here's the tricky part, you've gotta ease up on Landbiscuit --
let him see Frank coming up out of the corner of his eye... then he'll switch
into a whole new gear" -- from really slow, to not quite as slow
as that.
Okay, so dachshunds aren't built for speed, but they are cute, and
they really try--well, most of them do.
If your weiner dog feels the need for speed, comes from an impressive blood
line, or just dresses well enough to come in last and still merit a
photo finish, feel free to enter them in the Labor
Day Oktoberfest Weiner Dog 50. There is no need to pre-register. The cost for entering your dachshund in the races will be $4 ($2 of which goes to Coast to Coast Dachshund Rescue, and $2 to The Husky Rescue Fund). We help contestants offset this cost by offering free admission to all who come to the gate with a weiner dog.
The event will include heats for adult weiner dogs (1-8 years old) as well
as for puppies (8 weeks to 1 year) and seniors (9 years and older). The adults
run 35 feet, while puppies and seniors run 20 feet (though a few just run back
to their owners). Four dogs will race in each heat. Check with your bookie
for the Vegas line, but keep in mind that this is one of the few events where
an animal can win by a tail or a nose. Note to owners: the
SPCA recommends that you not shave your weiner dogs to make them more aerodynamic
as wind resistance is rarely the deciding factor. Awards will also be handed
out for Best
Nose, Best Group, and Best Dressed Male and
Female.
 The winner of the Oktoberfest Weiner Dog 50 will earn the chance to compete in the mother of all weiner dog races — The National Dachshund Races — held the last Sunday in September (this year's date is Sept. 30th), at the Hancock County Fairgrounds in Findlay, Ohio. For further info, visit weinerrace.com.
If you've never seen
a weiner dog race, you haven't laughed enough, so come check it out!
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Website: artcleveland.com
Recently featured on The Travel Channel, local prodigy Carl Jara has won just about every honor there is to win
as a master sand sculptor. He is the only sculptor ever to have won more than one Sculptors Choice Award at the World Championships -- receiving the honor an unheard of four times in the last six years. Most recently, Carl took home his fourth Solo medal at the 2006 World Championships, and last year, as a member of team Grain Damaged, Carl won Sand Blasters' Best Recovery Award with then teammate, Kirk Rademaker, after suffering a blast in the first round. Note: If "suffering a blast in the first round" doesn't mean anything to you, visit Sand Blasters, or check out the following videos from You Tube:
Looks like a blast, doesn't it?
At last year's Oktoberfest, Carl completed a absolutely amazing 15 foot tall castle in the likeness of Neuschwanstein. Visit our photo gallery to check it out! After Oktoberfest, Carl revealed that his true passion is sculpting less linear forms, most notably people. To that end, his goal over Labor Day Weekend 2007 will be to enter the castle walls and recreate
a scene from the wedding banquet of Mad King Ludwig, featuring such notable royal acquaintances as Richard Wagner.
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To call a production by The Frisch Marionette Company a puppet show would be like calling the Indy 500 "some cars driving." Not too many puppeteers have found themselves featured on Showtime and in People magazine. Frisch has been featured in both. In terms of staging, lighting, artistry, and originality, Frisch transcends the usual, and ventures into the extraordinary, mesmerizing children and adults alike with their productions. Doubters need only visit the Testimonials section of the Frisch website, where words and phrases like, "enthralling", "...best school performance I have seen in my 21 years of teaching," "Wonderful! Wonderful! Wonderful!," and "The children were spellbound" are the norm.
This type of entertainment is rare. This quality of entertainment is even rarer.
IN THEIR OWN WORDS
The Frisch Marionette Company began as all good things do, with a thought, a dream and a committed passion to making that dream real. We could say that the beginning of the Frisch Marionettte Company goes all the way back to a childhood puppet show whose impression never ended. That would be true, but it was much later, after many years meandering through the arts that Kevin Frisch rediscovered the beauty, the challenge and satisfaction of puppetry.
By 1986 Kevin had moved to New York City and joined Nicolas Coppola and The Puppetworks of Brooklyn. Working with the many talented puppeteers at the Puppetworks, Kevin developed his own art, craft and skills as a puppeteer and artist. The next nine years were spent touring the New York Metropolitan area as well as performing in The Puppetworks permanent theatres in Brooklyn and Macy's Herald Square.
In 1995 Kevin moved back to Cincinnati to begin what is today The Frisch Marionette Company. Working with a talented team of puppeteers and artists, Kevin has established The Frisch Marionettes as an exceptional entertainment and educational experience for children and adults alike.
Working primarily with marionettes, The Frisch Marionette Company performs in the traditional styles of 19th Century European Puppetry. Drawing inspiration from the great Europeon troupes such as the Salzburg Marionette Theatre, we endeavour to bring one of the great old world arts to young, contemporary imaginations.
Every aspect of a Frisch Marionette production is designed, handcrafted, created and recorded in our own workshops. Each and every puppet is handcarved, every costume is sewn and custom tailored for each character. We take great pride in our craft, but we're even more proud of the excited, twinkling eyes of wonder that surround us at the end of each performance.
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When: Sat, Sun & Mon
Contact Info: Please direct questions about the cornhole tournament to Wendy Nelson at 216-406-7656.
TOURNAMENT START TIMES
Saturday: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30
Sunday: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30
Monday: 1:30, 4:30, 7:30
Oktoberfest is excited to announce our first annual Cornhole Tournament. All tourny proceeds go to benefit WAGS 4 Kids, a tremendous group of breeders and specialists who train dogs to act as service animals for special needs children—and who do all this at no cost to the kids or their families. In other words, this tourny's about more than beanbags, beer and cash prizes. It's also about giving children fighting uphill battles the gift of a furry companion and guardian angel. Without words, dogs express unconditional affection and patient devotion—and their protective instincts are unparalleled. For kids whose physical disabilities can lead them into shrinking worlds of social and emotional isolation, the bonds they form with their service animals can be as important as any they'll form in their lives. If for a moment you question how important, visit wags4kids.com—the smiles on the kid's faces say it all. So grab a beanbag and pitch in!
FREE T-SHIRT & TICKET TO OKTOBERFEST
WITH ENTRY BEFORE AUGUST 18TH!
SINGLES AND DBLS / AMATEUR AND PRO DIVISIONS
 All teams will enter into pool play by random draw. Individuals will play in a separate tournament. Winners of pool play advance to single elimination championship. The American Cornhole Association Cancellation Scoring to 21 and NO SKUNK rules will apply. 4 game guarantee in pool play.
Hourly high toss contests will also be held in the Bier Garden Friday, Saturday, Sunday & Monday.
SIGN UP TODAY!
To sign up and pay online, visit www.wags4kids.com/storepage1.html. To sign up and pay by mail, click here to download Entry Form.
Questions? Contact Wendy Nelson at 216-406-7656.
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Oktoberfest is happy to announce that the Bier Run netted over $3,391.00 for the Altenheim Skilled Nursing Facility. These funds will help the Altenheim in their efforts to provide high quality care to the aging and those with special needs. Thanks to all who participated!
To view the results from the 2007 Labor Day Oktoberfest Bier Run, click here. The new gallery including photos from the Bier Run is online and can be viewed here.
When: Monday, Sept. 1st, 2008
Who Benefits?: The Altenheim Elderly Care Facility
Race Managed By: Hermes Sports
Application Form:
At Oktoberfest, we care about your health. Really, we do. In fact, we were just talking about it the other day, how we care about your health. So before you gobble that giant creampuff, or guzzle your first Hofbrau, we suggest that you go for a little run--or walk if it suits you. In fact, you're welcome to crawl the course... just so long as you pay your entrance fee.
Before you think us too greedy, keep in mind that all proceeds from the race will go to benefit The Altenheim Skilled Nursing Facility. As we go about our daily lives, we all too easily forget how difficult life can be for seniors. Buying groceries, driving, doing laundry, paying bills and bathing are all things we take for granted. Watching commercials for miracle pills and living in fear of hospital bills, the elderly often find themselves slipping into worlds of quiet desperation. At Oktoberfest, we believe that we can't reasonably call ourselves an advanced society if we deprive those so instrumental in the building of our society with a means by which to spend their advanced years in dignity. That said, if your legs can still carry you 5 kilometers, your participation in the Bier Run will do a great deal of good for those whose legs can't. You'll also burn a few calories, which never hurts.
 If improving your health and helping others in need doesn't do it for you, with your entry, you'll also get a Mapleside Farms goody bag and a lovely Oktoberfest Bier Run T-Shirt--perfect for all occassions. Whether lounging around the house, out on the town, or entertaining clients in the board room, all eyes will be on you in your spiffy Oktoberfest Bier Run T-Shirt. In fact, we're so sure you'll like it, we've put it in writing: "If your Bier Run T-Shirt doesn't accentuate your finer features whilst hiding those trouble areas better than any T-Shirt you've ever worn, our name isn't Oktoberfest... so you'd better run faster."
Click here to open the Oktoberfest Bier Run entry form.
ABOUT THE ALTENHEIM
Since 1892, many thousands of people, from all ethnic and religious backgrounds have called the Altenheim home. Still strongly supported by the German-American community, the caring commitment of the administration, staff, and volunteer leadership have helped Altenheim become renown as one of the finest senior living communities in Northeast Ohio. Those associated with the Altenheim take great pride in its distinguished history of accomplishments, and in their commitment to service for over 100 years in an ever-changing environment. To find out more, visit The Altenheim website.
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Each year Oktoberfest invites a celebrity from either the community or the
national stage to tap its first keg, and this year, that celebrity will be....
Well, you'll just have to come to Oktoberfest and find out... or you could
text message someone who is at the festival, but that's not near as much
fun!
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Art Exhibition, the Vintage & Antique
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the
budweiser weiner dog 50 
sand
sculptor carl jara 
FRISCH MARIONETTE COMPANY 
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT 
the oktoberfest 5k bier run 
celebrity
Keg tapping