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IT'S A GREAT WEEKEND TO SPEND
OUTSIDE, AT LEAST SOME OF IT
ANYWAY.
IN COVINGTON THEY ARE
CELEBRATING OKTOBERFEST.
IT IS
THE 36th YEAR FOR THE
FALL FESTIVAL.
IT RUNS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
ORGANIZERS EXPECT 125,000
PEOPLE
TO TURN OUT FOR ALL THE GERMAN
FOOD AND MUSIC,
ARTS AND CRAFTS
AND MORE, YOU CAN ENJOY A BEER
GUARD EARN AND IT GOES UNTIL
11:30
TONIGHT.
WE'LL HAVE TO ASK KEVIN ABOUT
THE WEATHER IN A BIT.
ACROSS THE RIVER YOU'LL
HAVE TO
WAIT TWO MORE WEEKS TO
CELEBRATE
SOUER CAUGHT, SAUSAGE AND BEER.
THERE WE LEARNED WHO WILL BE THE
WORLD'S LARGEST CHICKEN
DANCE.
WE HAVE THE DETAILS ON THAT
AND WHAT IS NEW AT THIS YEAR'S
OKTOBERFEST ZINZINNATI.
HERE THEY
ARE YOUR GRAND
MARSHALL'S FOR OKTOBERFEST
ZINZINNATI 2014 NICK AND DREW
LACHEY,
AND THAT WASN'T THE ONLY
EXCITING NEWS THAT CAME OUT OF
THIS MORNING'S ANNOUNCEMENT.
NICK AND DREW LACHEY.
[APPLAUSE]
THE HOMETOWN
BROTHERS
RECORDING ARTISTS AND REALITY TV
STARS CAN ADD ONE MORE NOTCH
TO
THEIR BELT.
[MUSIC PLAYING]
CHICKEN DANCE
LEADERS, WITH
TWO GRAND MARSHALL'S OKTOBERFEST
ZINZINNATI
USA2014 PROMISES EVEN
MORE FUN THAN THAN IN YEARS
PAST.
MORE THAN HALF A MILLION
PEOPLE
ARE EXPECTED TO TAKE IN THE
GERMAN HERITAGE.
ON TOP OF THE HUNDREDS
OF GERMAN
DISHES TO DRY BARRELS UPON
BARRELS OF BEER AND AUTHENTIC
GERMAN
MUSIC THE FESTIVAL WILL
EXPAND ITS
PARTNERSHIP TANKS TO
THE BENGALS, REDS AND BEARCATS.
OUR THEME IS HOMECOMING
CINCINNATI.
WE ARE MOVING OUR ENTIRE
CELEBRATION DOWNTOWN.
A WEEKEND FULL OF EVENTS
MEANS THOSE
HEADING TO
OKTOBERFEST WILL GET A TASTE OF
BEAR
CAT SPIRIT WITH A PEP RALLY
ON FOUNTAIN SQUARE AND THE
HOMECOMING PARADE MAKING ITS WAY
THROUGH
DOWNTOWN.
WE HAVEN'T HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO DO THIS BEFORE, I
KNOW OUR ALUMNI ARE GOING TO
HAVE SO MUCH FUN.
IN ADDITION TO ALL THE
HOMECOMING CELEBRATIONS THERE IS
SO MUCH HAPPENING IN THE
CITY.
LAST YEAR OKTOBERFEST BROKE
AN ATTEND TANS RECORD WITH MORE
THAN 600,000 PEOPLE AND HE ARE
EXPECTING EVEN MORE THIS YEAR.
THAT GIVES MORE PEOPLE A
CHANCE
TO TAKE MART IN A UNIQUELY
OKTOBERFEST ZINZINNATI
GOOD
TIME.
TO THAT I SAY
BROAST.
LAST YEAR THE FOLKS VISITING
OKTOBERFEST
DRANK 1700 BARRELS
OF BEER.
THAT IS A LOT OF BEER.
[LAUGHTER]