Organizers of the Rims and Ribs event this year welcome guests from the Tappen, British Columbia area. As seen on History Channel and Netflix, star Avery Shoaf of Wild Man Restoration will be joined by colleague Cassidy McEown of Rust Bros Restorations during the May 26th to 28th celebration of Rims and Ribs in Chatham-Kent.
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There will be a media release on February 23, 2023. Here we will be able to share with you the new ideas and plans for a RetroFest™ and Ribfest combination on the same weekend. As everyone can imagine in order to have a successful weekend for all, changes are necessary and hopefully everyone (30,000 +
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Something awesome coming to Rims and Ribs this Spring! Special thanks to CK Expo for sponsoring this special feature! Check it out: The vehicle?
Media Release for Immediate Release Thursday, January 12, 2023 RIMS AND RIBS RetroFest™ and Ribfest Chatham will be held on the same weekend – May 26 – 28, 2023 Two of Chatham’s best attended events will be combined for one “SUPER” event that will encompass all of downtown Chatham and Tecumseh Park. RetroFest™ and Ribfest
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Saturday October 15, 1pm – 4pm Tecumseh Park Sport your best costume and you could win some great prizes! REGISTRATION & RULES Registration begins Aug. thru Oct. 12. Register early! we may have to limit how many we can accept. Early registration encouraged, and a cap in place based on time available. Contest rules &
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The first annual Crowfest Gala will be held at the Chatham Armoury. All participants are urged to wear all black attire and any Crow themed apparel (masks, boas, evening gloves, top hats, capes, and so on). (300 max. tickets available) A sneak peak of some of the world class buskers that will be appearing on
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The Crow Poetry Contest and Slam Calling all Writers! Guest Judges Sue Rumball & Chris Ford 1st Prize – Leather bound journal and hand turned pen 2nd Prize- Leather bound journal and wooden pen Entry is free, max. 2 piece can be submitted. All entries must be tagged with I.D. Drop entries off at Art
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The Crow ART SHOW – Contest & Showcase Calling all Artists! Guest Judge Anne Gilbert – 1st Place Prize $200.00 cash Best of Show wins 1 month free window showcase (TBD) Entry is free and a max. of 2 pieces (No larger than 11X14 inches) Entrants to carry own insurance and use tags provided for
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Congratulations Peter Z for winning the contest to name the talking trees… Spruce Springsteen and Forest Stump! Awesome names! You will see and hear Spruce and Forest this holiday season on top of the Capitol Theatre. Thank you Blitzen Pro Lighting and the MY MAIN STREET COMMUNITY ACTIVATOR PROGRAM 2021.
On Day 2 we featured the cars and car owners Charron, Thompson, Uhr, Ernie, Brent, Erickson, Christmas, Chinnick, Hendrie, Langlois, Chrichton, and McKinley. Thank you Ron Van Dewynckel from the Kent Historic Auto Club for all your help. Bands featured on Saturday were the Big Shiny Tunes and The Universe featuring Ray. Awards were announced
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You can watch day #1 RetroFest Live Stream Cruise Party. It was a stormy evening so the classic cars that were expected to come out were unable. Just the same as if we have had a live downtown event. If you scroll past the first 28 minutes, the stream will begin. On Friday you will
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Sorry Lindsay Brecka had to withdraw from the competition.
A gift sent to our FAV RetroFest™ person: Len Langlois just to let him know how much we love him!
TODAY NOVEMBER 28, 2020 between 1pm and 2pm Santa will be at 237 King St. W. Chatham ONT N7M1E6. Santa will be sitting high in his sleigh to say hi and take some pictures in front of his sleigh. All social distancing will be respected. He has a little treat for the kiddies that come
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Week #1: Santa was out in our beautiful Downtown Chatham BIA area. It is listed on Facebook page: Downtown Chatham Santa Claus Parade for people to post where they think Santa is. On the last day of this week, all the people who answered correctly and tagged both the Business and the HDTC-BIA will have
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Parking lot #10 is the gravel lot at the corner of 4th and Wellington. Also there are no 1 hour sections any longer. The 1 hour has changed to 2 hours. FYI.
In 1967, challenges were facing retailers as a proliferation of shopping malls were springing up on the outskirts of the city. As a result, some merchants were forced to close their shops or even in some instances, follow the crowds to the malls. Vacancies resulted and many local shopping areas began to look run down
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Downtown Chatham Merchants working together and in partnership with the HDTC-BIA to create a week-long “Come back to Downtown” campaign on CKXS 99.1 Several businesses chose to participate (15) all on air in one week. Starting on July 27, 2020 99.1 morning show will be broadcasted live from downtown Chatham during this marketing event. Each
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The office hours, open to the public will be Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday 10:00 am until 4:00 pm. You can also book an appointment either by phone: 519-352-8387 or email: downtownchathambia@gmail.com