Rockin' RiverFest is Aug 1st, a FREE day-long festival sponsored by Asheville Radio Group and RiverLink at French Broad River Park featuring the ever popular raft competition, music competition featuring local bands, kids parade, live performances, local food and beverages, corn hole, frisbee golf, kayak demonstrations and much more! There's something fun for everyone!

WIN BIG! Raft Competition Prizes include:
Grand Prize: Diamond Brand boat
2nd Place: $100 Diamond Brand gift certificate
3rd Place: $50 Diamond Brand gift certificate

Celebrity Judges will be selecting Grand Prize, 2nd and 3rd place winners for the raft competition based upon creativity and ingenuity.
For more details on the raft competition, visit

www.riverlink.org

Rockin' RiverFest Event Schedule:
10am - Raft competition begins with launching at Hominy Creek Park
11:00 Rockin RiverFest opens & Kids' Parade Registration begins
Ongoing - local food & beer; kayak demos with Diamond Brand; aerial dance lessons with Asheville Aerial Arts; frisbee golf; cornhole competition and kids' activity area including WNC Nature Center live animals, facepainting, hula hoops with MelMacPink and interactive RiverLink art project.
11:30 – Kids' Parade/Intro
Noon – The Secret B-Sides kicks off Music Competition
12:30pm Belly Dancing with Baraka Mundi World Spirit Student Troupe Dancers
1:00pm Jason Ross Martin
1:30pm Musicians' Workshop Demo and RiverLink presentation
2:00pm Blackjack
2:30pm Asheville Aerial Arts aerial dance performance
3:00pm Hollowpoint
3:30pm MelMacPink Hula Hoop
4:00pm Brushfire Stankgrass
4:30pm Announce winners of competitions - raft, music & cornhole
5pm Festival closes
6-8pm After Party at Wild Wings on Biltmore Ave

Enjoy Tasty Treats:
Anna's Sweets
Blue Daisy Cafe
Luella's BBQ
Rolling Stone Pizza
Ultimate Ice Cream
Wild Wings
Yuengling

Rockin' RiverFest Parking:
Parking for the public will be available at Karen Cragnolin Park (former Edaco Junkyard) on Amboy Rd with shuttles provided to French Broad River Park courtesy of Buncombe County Department Recreation & Parks and EcoTrips. Shuttles will begin at 10:45am and run continuously till 5:30pm. Dogs are not permitted on shuttles. Carpooling is encouraged. Please contact volunteer@riverlink.org with questions about volunteering, raft competition and festival.

The results are in!

Asheville has voted & the ballots have been counted. We have some spectacular bands playing at the Rockin’ River Fest this year! Check them out:

Brushfire Stankgrass www.myspace.com/brushfirestankgrass

Jason Ross Martin www.myspace.com/jasonrossmartin

BlackJack www.myspace.com/blackjackrocks4

Hollowpoint www.myspace.com/hollowspin

The Secret B-Sides http://www.myspace.com/entertheboom

Rockin' RiverFest is Aug 1st!

Start making your "yacht" for this year's Rockin' RiverFest, a FREE day long festival sponsored by Asheville Radio Group and RiverLink at French Broad River Park featuring the ever popular raft race, music competition featuring local bands, kids parade, live performances, local food and beverages, corn hole, frisbee golf, kayak demonstrations and much more! There's something fun for everyone!

Have your say who plays at Rockin' RiverFest! Vote online through Fri July 17 for your favorite band to play and win great prizes! http://theriverasheville.com/Band-Voting-For-RRF/4782373.

Now accepting raft race registration. Prizes are awarded for winners in 8 categories including most creative, funniest, fastest, Green Machine Award, That Floats? and Best Theme. Non-profits can enter for free and receive up to $1000 in free on-air advertising with Asheville Radio Group! Raft race registration is only $15 per raft with proceeds benefiting RiverLink and ends July 31st.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED to make this a fun & successful event! New this year are team captains to help coordinate parking, kids' activities, raft race, etc. Captains will receive a Rockin' RiverFest 2009 t-shirt, 2 drinks of choice and RiverLink hat and volunteers will receive a Rockin' RiverFest 2009 t-shirt and drink of choice as a thank you for your hard work!

Here is the official logo for Rockin' River Fest! Lily Davis created this logo & won the contest. Way to go Lily!

Volunteer info session tomorrow, Wed July 8 at our offices at 10am and 5pm - RSVP volunteer@riverlink.org to attend and indicate which session you will be attending. Come learn fun ways on how you can get involved in protecting the French Broad River!

Volunteer info sessions are 2nd wed of each month at 10am and 5pm.