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Posted: 12:04 AM Jul 19, 2008
Venetian Festival VP expects large crowds despite high gas prices
Festival Vice President Melissa Schultz believes organizers have planned a weekend that will draw in people of all ages, and not just from the local area.
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Record high gas prices may have played a factor in the recent Monaco Coach plant closing, but the pain at the pump is not expected to keep people from attending the 30th Annual Venetian Festival.
Festival Vice President Melissa Schultz believes organizers have planned a weekend that will draw in people of all ages, and not just from the local area.
"I think, because people are staying home, they're enjoying what we have to offer here, and you've got basically a 90-mile radius that people are willing to travel. Chicago, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo -- we're getting people from everywhere," she says.
The band Loverboy performed Friday night, and there are several concerts planned for the weekend, including a performance by Mitchel Musso of Hannah Montana fame.
We have a complete listing of Venetian Festival events under the Big Red Bar on the left side of your screen.

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