WinterFest Announces Festival Highlights

Bend, OR—January 14, 2010—Northwest Community Bend WinterFest announces festival highlights for WinterFest 2010. This annual winter celebration takes place February 12-14 in the Old Mill District in Bend, Oregon and features sporting events, music, activities and demonstrations for all ages throughout the weekend.

WinterFest will feature the newly redesigned U.S. Cellular Rail Jam, with competitions broadcast from the U.S. Cellular JumboTron. The Ski Competition kicks off at 5:30pm on Friday and the Snowboarders hit the rail jam on 5:30pm on Saturday. Also on Friday is the Winter Wine Walk, sponsored by Odom Corp. Participants will receive a specialty wine glass and generous tastings of selected wines from around the Northwest.

The Gourds and Hell’s Belles will headline the Mojo Music Eruption at the Festival Center February 12 and 13. Opening the Mojo Music Eruption at 5:30pm is Bend’s own Moon Mountain Ramblers, followed by the soulful Leif James and the Struggle. Headlining Friday night’s music is the Alt-Country supergroup The Gourds from Austin, Texas, known for its high-energy live shows and dedicated fan base.

Saturday’s music kicks off with American Rock from The Dirty Words, followed by the Janis Joplin reincarnate Bryanna Deane and The Sympathetic Strings. Hell’s Belles closes the Mojo Music Eruption on Saturday, February 13. This all-female AC/DC cover band returns due to popular demand after bringing down the house in 2008.

Sunday features Metal Mulisha, presented by Smolich Motors. New to WinterFest, Metal Mulisha pushes the limits of Freestyle Motocross and Big Air competitions. This world-famous motocross team brings some of its best riders, including Redmond resident Justin Homan. Metal Mulisha will showcase their sickest tricks and death-defying stunts during three Big Air shows at 1, 3 and 5pm.

Northwest Community Bend WinterFest presented by Mount Bachelor will also feature cross-country ski races and ski and snowshoe demos sponsored by Café Yumm, snow sculpting and ice carving exhibitions, the Snowflake Village Children’s Playground and the WinterFest Marketplace sponsored by Whole Foods. For a full schedule of events, please visit www.bendwinterfest.com/details/event-schedule <http://www.bendwinterfest.com/details/event-schedule> .

Lay It Out Events is a full service event production company. In addition to producing Northwest Community Bend Winterfest presented by Mt. Bachelor, Balloons Over Bend. The Bite of Bend, and The Little Woody, Lay It Out Events provides event production services and is available for contract events. Lay It Out Events has produced The Mentor Fundraiser, The Black and White Gala for Art Central, Wine By The River, Maragas Winery special events and special events for The Source Weekly. For more information please visit www.layitoutevents.com or www.bendwinterfest.com, email info@layitoutevents.com or call 541-323-0964