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2nd Annual St. Louis 'Rib America'Festival at Soldier's Memorial ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), June 17, 2001 - The 2nd Annual St. Louis Rib America Festival, produced by SFX Music, will be held at the Soldier's Memorial Plaza, July 12 - 15, with proceeds benefiting the Soldier's Memorial located at 1315 Chestnut Street. Admission is free and tickets for food and beverages will be sold on-site. In an announcement, Frank LoPresti, executive director of the Rib America Festival, stated "We are honored to be associated with the Soldier's Memorial and all of the history that it stands for." The event will feature presence from the VFW, The American Legion, the U.S. Marine Corp, and the U.S. Army. The Marine Corp will be displaying three Humvees and the Army will be showcasing the interactive sixtyfoot long Army Adventure Van housing the interior of a tank and a helicopter cockpit. Participants serving up ribs and side dishes include Butch's BBQ Company (New Jersey), C.L.'S Hawg Heaven BBQ (Pennsylvania), Chicago BBQ Company (Illinois), Cowboy's BBQ (Texas), Famous Dave's BBQ (Minnesota), Hank's Old Tyme BBQ (Ohio), Howling Coyote BBQ (Illinois), Johnson's BBQ (Virginia), North Carolina BBQ (North Carolina) and Pigfoot BBQ Company (Ohio). Super Smokers BBQ, who is unable to participate this year, will instead be serving their ribs at a special BBQ, July 7, to feed 100 homeless veterans at the Soldier's Memorial. Live entertainment will include appearances by Little Feat, the FIXX, Ohio Players, Mesh, Todd Snider, Cowboy Mouth, Benny Smith & the Urban Blues Express, Oliver Sain and Johnnie Johnson.  City Swimming Pools and Sprinklers Provide Heat Relief ST. LOUIS, (SLFP.com), June 17, 2001 - St. Louis City residents can beat the heat this summer in water sprays and "A" frame water sprinklers in parks, recreation centers, school playgrounds and other sites throughout the city. The Recreation Division has opened 33 sprays and sprinklers yesterday because of the recent heat wave. The city's Recreation Division operates three outdoor and five indoor pools. Outdoor pools are: Chambers Park, Compton at Franklin; Marquette Center, 4025 Minnesota; and Fairground Park, Grand at Natural Bridge. All the pools are free. Indoor pools are: Cherokee Center, 3200 South Jefferson; 12th and Park Center, 1410 South Tucker; Tandy Center, 4206 W. Kennerly; West End Center, 5250 Enright at Union and Wohl Center, 1515 North Kingshighway. The indoor pools are open all year. The city's swimming pools are open daily and provide free swimming lessons. Each pool has a different schedule of opening and closing times as well as special swimming events such as water aerobics, senior citizens swim events, lap swimming and certain times that are open to adults only. The pool schedules are posted at the sites. "We open our outdoor pools after the public schools close for the summer," said Evelyn Rice-Peebles, recreation commissioner. "We want everyone - from toddlers to teenagers and adults - to enjoy our swimming pools and the variety of activities we offer for the summer through our recreation centers." Youngsters ages 4 to 12 can participate in the city's day camps, which open Monday, June 27, in parks, schools and recreation centers throughout the city. The camps are free and a free lunch also is provided to campers at all locations. For more information, call the Recreation Division at 289-5320.
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