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Come on Down to Celebrate South Orange

These happy volunteers will greet you!

Come on downtown to !  Happy volunteers such as these folks will greet you and make you feel right at home. 

Entertainment:

Arts for All at CSO
Main Stage Lineup!

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Celebrate South Orange and SOPAC welcome a variety of great music to the CSO main stage. Scheduled to appear:

4:30 p.m.  Matt Mattheiss + Rob
                 Betrus

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5:15 p.m.  First Baptist Church of
               South Orange Gospel Choir

6:30 p.m.  The Wisenheimers

CSO SecondStage

4:15 p.m.  JC's Closet Fashion
                 Show

5:00 p.m.  CSO Pup Parade

5:45 p.m.  Maria Priadka Dance

6:00 p.m.  Sloppy Joe Eating
                 Contest

CSO Pup Parade Prizes!

What's a pet parade without awards? CSO's Pup Parade will bestow prizes for the most memorable canine entrants, including:

  • Dog/Owner lookalike
  • Best South Orange spirit
  • CSO Best of Show!

The Pup Parade will start at 5:00 p.m. sharp. Dog owners and their pets should arrive at the CSO SecondStage no later than 4:45 p.m. All dogs participating in the parade must be leashed.

KidZone Games

At KidZone, there's something for everyone! Check out all the games we'll be operating:

  • Cover the Spots
  • Ping Pong Balls in Cups
  • Skee Roll
  • Speed Stackers
  • Sand Dig
  • Duck Pond
  • Darts
  • Ring Toss
  • Can Toss
  • Duck Toss
  • Flukie Ball
  • Basketball
  • Bucket Toss
  • Lollipop Tree

Joe-ing for the Gold!

We're proud to announce the six contestants who will battle it out for the title of Sloppy Joe Eater Extraordinaire at the CSO SecondStage at 6:00 p.m. sharp:

  • Jill Behrman, Miami, FL
  • Justin Chung, Englewood, NJ
  • Jim Collins, Maplewood
  • Seth Grudberg, New York, NY
  • Jared Robillard, West Deptford, NJ
  • Alex Torpey, South Orange Village President

Thanks to all who entered, and BEST OF LUCK to all our contestants!


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