Discover Card Fan Fest To Provide More Free Entertainment Than Ever Before
July 27, 2007 - Arena Football League (1987-2008) (AFL I) News Release
NEW ORLEANS - The Arena Football League invites fans, young and old, to the Discover Card Fan Fest on Sunday, July 29, from 10 a.m. - 1:30 p.m. CT and 4:30 - 6:30 p.m. CT on Girod Street at the New Orleans Arena. All events are free to the public.
Discover Card Fan Fest offers a fun, relaxing family experience for thousands of fans to come for loads of free entertainment. The fun will include players from the New Orleans VooDoo, year-end award winners signing autographs, league mascots and performances by the Aaron's AFL Dream Team dancers. Fans have an opportunity to win an MP3 player while visiting the various sponsorship booths and are encouraged to take pictures and get autographs throughout the day as local musicians and the DJ Scratch Academy will be playing live music on the center stage.
The U.S. Army will be on hand, providing performances by the 82nd Airborne All-American Chorus Freedom Team and Swamp Romp and a special Army Service Dedication Ceremony. It will also feature three concerts by Fleure D'Lis, Soul Rebels, and No Idea.
Below is a schedule of events and players'/mascots' appearances:
Discover Card Fan Fest Sunday, July 29
*All Events take place at Girod Street/New Orleans Arena, unless otherwise noted
TIME EVENT
9:00 a.m. Fan Fest begins
9:30 a.m. Mascot Dance off
Aaron's AFL Dream Team Dance Performance
10:00 a.m. Fleure D'Lis Concert
11:00 a.m. Army Performance:
82nd Airborne Performance
Freedom Team Salute
Swamp Romp Performance
12:00 p.m. Aaron's AFL Dream Team Dance Performance
12:00 p.m. Soul Rebels Concert
1:30 p.m. U.S. Army Strong ArenaBowl XXI Pregame Show (Inside Arena)
4:30 p.m. VooDoo Dolls
5:00 p.m. No Idea Concert
APPEARANCES
TIME EVENT LOCATION
10-10:30 a.m. Foster ArenaBowl Trophy Discover Card Booth
10-10:30 a.m. Aaron's AFL Dream Team Aaron's Booth
10-10:30 a.m. AFL Mascots Discover Card Booth
10:30-11:30 a.m. Mark Lewis, Kicker of the Year
Aaron McConnell, 2006 All Rookie Team Discover Card Booth
11:30-12:30 p.m. Charles Frederick and Brett Dietz,
Co-Rookies of the Year Discover Card Booth
12:30-1:30 p.m. Siaha Burley, Offensive Player of the Year
John Dutton, Al Lucas Hero Award Discover Card Booth
12:30-1:30 p.m. Will Pettis, U.S. Army Strong Ironman of the Year U.S. Army Strong Booth
12:30-1:30 p.m. Greg White, ADT Defensive Player and Lineman of the Year ADT Booth
4:30-6:30 p.m. Aaron's AFL Dream Team Aaron's Booth
4:30-6:30 p.m. AFL Mascots, New Orleans VooDoo Players Discover Card Booth
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