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First-ever ‘Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest’ coming to Fraze Saturday
KETTERING — A quick glance at the menus of restaurants and sports bars throughout the Miami Valley reveals one undeniable truth: We Dayton-area folks love our chicken wings. That’s why the folks at the Miami Valley Restaurant Association and the Fraze Pavilion are teaming up to offer a new festival called the Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest, to be held from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 9 in the Lincoln Park Civic Commons outside the entrance to the Fraze.
Admission to the event is free, and all the music is free. Eleven restaurants will offer the chance to taste-test multiple wings and sauces, most of them offering three wings for $2. The participating restaurants include Brixx Ice Company, Buffalo Wild Wings, Paradise Key, McGillicutty’s, Cold Beer & Cheeseburgers, Beef O’Brady’s, Nick’s Restaurant, Roosters Restaurant, Romer’s Bar & Grill, Archer’s Tavern and Buffalo Wings & Rings, according to the restaurant association.
Plans call for three “Kickin’ Chicken” parades for kids, the first one starting shortly after the festival begins at 2 p.m., MVRA Executive Director Amy Zahora said. A panel of wing-eating judges will choose winners in categories that include Best Wing, Best Sauce, Best Side, Best Hot Wing and Best Booth. Attendees will also be able to vote on a “People’s Choice” wing winner.
Free music includes a 2:30 p.m. performance by Big House, an Allman Brothers tribute band from Medina, Ohio; and a 6:30 p.m. show by Evil Ways, a Santana tribute band from Cleveland. The restaurant association will hold a raffle with a top prize of a three-day Bud Lite Caribbean Cruise in October, as well as $25 gift certificates from each of the 11 participating restaurants, Zahora said.
WHAT: Kickin’ Chicken Wing Fest
WHEN: 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, July 9
WHERE: Fraze Pavilion, 695 Lincoln Park Blvd., Kettering
COST: Free admission, free music, wings sold in orders of three for $2
MORE INFO: www.fraze.com or call the restaurant association at (937) 461-6872.
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