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CONTENTS General information and schedule of events Lodi Grape Festival honors nation with patriotic theme, ‘America the Beautiful’ Mural captures festival’s patriotic theme Fair talent guaranteed to rock Lodi with funk, alternative, blues Don and Jean Phillips head this year’s parade as grand marshals Festival parade comes from months of planning, effort Patriotic festival theme turns Grape Pavilion into a hall of flags Festival presents chance to taste fine local wines Good eats, from snacks to desserts, can be found at the festival Bobbie Norton: Invaluable behind-the-scenes person Answers to Grape Festival trivia questions Butler Amusements brings fun, games to Grape Festival Step right up and win a stuffed bulldog! Talented people make murals with grapes Hewlett-Packard brings technology exhibit to town Swan Brothers bring comedy circus to festival once again Don’t forget to visit the petting zoo Grape Festival features tobacco-free zones for fair-goers Festival Web site tells what to see, do 2002 president Caroline Lange has years of festival experience Board of directors plans for four-day event all year 2001 Grape Festival carried on despite terrorist attacks in New York, Washington, D.C. From Tokay to today: Evolution of the Grape Festival |
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Grape Festival trivia
By News-Sentinel staff So you’re the type who always won the Trivial Pursuit games and will openly boast that you know all there is to know about the annual Lodi Grape Festival and Harvest Fair. OK, here are 32 questions specifically designed to test your knowledge. A link to the answer page appears at the end of the questions. 1. When was the first grape harvest festival held in Lodi? 2. What was this predecessor to the current Lodi Grape Festival and Harvest Fair named? 3. Why was the event canceled after only one year? 4. When was the modern Grape Festival and Harvest Fair celebration re-established? 5. What group sponsored it that first year? 6. In what year was the Grape Pavilion built? 7. Who painted the 120-foot-long, 16-foot-high mural that graces the west interior wall of the Grape Pavilion Building? 8. How much did the mural cost? 9. What was the most “explosive” moment in Grape Festival history? 10. What role did Hollywood play in the most illuminating of all Grape Festival events? 11. Who was the first “official” manager of the Lodi Grape Festival? 12. Who was the queen of the 1907 Tokay Carnival and what was her official title? 13. In 1934, who was crowned the Grape Festival’s first queen? And who crowned her? 14. How many votes did she receive? 15. Who were the other members of that first royal court? 16. In 1980, who was crowned Lodi Grape Festival queen for the last time? 17. Who were the other members of the last Grape Festival Royal Court? 18. Why have there been no royal courts since 1980? 19. Is there a chance that the Grape Festival’s royalty may make a comeback? 20. Who was grand marshal of the first Grape Festival Grand Parade? 21. What makes the Lodi Grape Festival different from the other 82 fairs throughout California? 22. OK, then just where is the San Joaquin County Fair located. 23. Who carried the title of “queen mother” of the Lodi Grape Festival? 24. What is the name of the company that yearly provides the carnival for the Grape Festival? 25. How long do the adult stompers get to stomp in the “Grape Stomp” contest? 26. Do the stompers stomp red or white grapes? 27. IN what year did Lawrence Welk headline the entertainment at the Grape Festival? 28. How many people were estimated to have turned out for the first Grape Festival in 1934? 29. What was the reason for so many people turning out at the first Grape Festival? 30. And how many people were estimated to have attended the Grape Festival in 1935? 31. How many people visited the Grape Festival in 2001? 32. So, the Grape Festival stated out as a three-day celebration — when was it extended to four days? Home | News | Sports | Business | Features | Opinion | Obituaries |Classifieds | Archives |
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