EAT LIKE A KING?

 

 

 

At The Springs Restaurant!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Join us Saturday July 23rd 2011

for a Dinner and Show

 

Dine on Elvis?s favorite foods and enjoy

a 45 minute tribute to Elvis himself!

 

Dinner starts at 6:00pm

 

The Show starts at 6:45 pm

  

FIT FOR A KING BUFFET

 

Potato cheese soup

 

Peanut butter and banana fried sandwich

 

Meat loaf

 

Southern fried chicken with cream gravy

 

Fried okra

 

Candied Sweet potato

 

Mixed greens salad with honey dressing

 

Red rice

 

Sour milk corn bread

 

Banana pudding

 

Caramel cake

 

$35.00 plus taxes and Gratuities 

Schedule of Events  

(as of June 27, 2011)
NOTE: ** DENOTES AN AGE OF MAJORITY EVENT.

Thursday, July 21

FIRST HURRAH KARAOKE PUB CRAWL ? FREE ? VARIOUS VENUES ? Come see

Elvis Tribute Artists perform throughout the following venues.

5:30 pm to 7 pm ? Pizza Hut, 275 First Street All Ages Welcome with Parental Accompaniment;

7 pm to 8:30 pm ? The Huron Club, 94 Pine Street at Second Street All Ages Welcome;

8:30 pm to 10 pm ? Casbah, 18 Huron Street Age of Majority;

10 to 11:30 pm ? Olde Town Terrace, 219 Hurontario Street All Ages Welcome;

11:30 pm to 1 am ? Mogul?s Bar & Grill, 32 Simcoe Street Age of Majority.

All Venues are open for business beginning at 5:30 p.m. and

Tribute Artists may be on-site earlier than the times posted for each venue.

MEET & GREET DAVID MUGGERIDGE & TIM E HENDRY & ED LABUICK

? FREE ? 4:30 to 5:30 pm ? Come out and meet Collingwood Champions who

represented the Collingwood Elvis Festival in Memphis, TN, for the Ultimate Elvis

 Tribute Artist Contest, together with Ed LaBuick, a friend of Elvis? and

Colonel Tom Parkers, at the Westin Trillium House at Blue Mountain.

SPEND AN EVENING WITH ELVIS ? CURLING CLUB ? presented by Mogul?s

 ? $15 Reserved ? 7 pm & 9:30 pm NEW LOCATION! Featuring at

7 p.m. -Roy LeBlanc, Shon Carroll, John Cigan and Matthew Lawrence.

 All Ages Welcome with Parental Accompaniment **Watch David Muggeridge,

 Glenn Aitchison, Robin Kelly and Paul Ross at 9:30 p.m. A sell out event!

 Cash Bar & Food available on site. No outside food or beverages permitted

 to be brought inside the Venue. Age of Majority


 Friday, July 22

GTA MIDWAY presents ?ROUSTABOUT? FAMILY VILLAGE ? 45 ST. PAUL STREET @

 THE STATION ? 11 am to 10 pm Come out to enjoy an old fashioned Midway

 featuring live entertainment on the Youth stage, Vendors, Carnival food

concessions and games. Fun for the whole family. Ride tickets available for purchase on site.

HURON CLUB CHARITY LOUNGE ? in support of Hospice Georgian Triangle

 ? 94 PINE ST. @ 2ND ST. ? 12 noon to 10 p.m. Come and enjoy Tribute Artist

 performances throughout the day with your Host ETA Doug McKenzie. Donations

are graciously accepted.

VENDOR ALLEY ? HURONTARIO STREET & SECOND STREET (FOOD COURT)

? 12 noon to 12 midnight

AWESOME STREET PARTY & TRIBUTE ARTIST SHOWCASE ? HURONTARIO ST.

 ? FREE?1 to 10 pm
 **FESTIVAL GARDENS presented by OLG ? ARENA PARKING LOT ?

$6 Gate Admission ? 4pm to 1am ? Age of Majority. Bar and Food on site.

No outside food or beverages are permitted to be brought into the Venue.

 See Elvis Tribute Artists perform.

ELIMINATION ROUND OF COMPETITION ? CURLING CLUB ? presented by Mogul?s

 ? $8 Reserved ? 4 pm to completion NEW LOCATION & TIME! Cash Bar & Food available on site.

No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue.

 All Ages Welcome with Parental Accompaniment.

MEET & GREET ALL FOUR ULTIMATE ELVIS TRIBUTE ARTIST CHAMPIONS ?

 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm ? FREE Come out to meet Shawn Klush, Justin Shandor,

Bill Cherry and Brandon Bennett at the Westin Trillium House at Blue Mountain.

THE ELVIS EVOLUTION ? OLDE? TOWN TERRACE ? 219 HURONTARIO ST. ?

$35 General Admission (plus tax & service fees) 7 pm to 12 midnight ?

Starring Shon Carroll, Anthony Von and Roy LeBlanc with Host Performer Brian Roman

 and featuring Geri & the Koasters. ? Licensed Tent and great food menu available.

Wheelchair Accessible entrance available. General Admission through Hurontario Street entrance.

No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue.

All Ages Welcome with Parental Accompaniment.
Visitwww.oldetownterrace.com for Olde? Town Terrace Show Tickets

or call 705-445-6950

SWING WITH THE KING ? GAYETY THEATRE ? $35 Reserved ? 8 pm to 10:30 pm -

 Starring British ETA Paul Anthony and the Mystery Train Showband ? Family Friendly event

, Air Conditioned Venue. No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside

 the Venue.All Ages Welcome

TIM HORTONS CHARITY LOUNGE ? in support of Tim Hortons Kids Camp ?

281 FIRST STEET ? 1 am to 3 am

Come out to enjoy ETAs as they perform to help raise money for the Kids Camp.

 Donations are graciously accepted.


Saturday, July 23

GTA MIDWAY presents ?ROUSTABOUT? FAMILY VILLAGE ? 45 ST. PAUL STREET @

 THE STATION ? 11 am to 10 pm

Come out to enjoy an old fashioned Midway featuring live entertainment on the Youth stage,

 Vendors, Carnival food concessions and games. Fun for the whole family. Ride tickets

available for purchase on site.

VENDOR ALLEY ? HURONTARIO STREET & SECOND STREET (FOOD COURT) ?

 9 am to 12 midnight

RISE & SHINE PANCAKE BREAKFAST ? presented by Heavenly Sweets Caf??

48 Pine Street ? 7:30 am to 11 am
 NEW LOCATION! Come out and enjoy a wonderful pancake breakfast for the whole family.

Nominal charge on site.

TRIBUTE ARTIST CLASSIC CAR PARADE presented by Enbridge Gas ?

HURONTARIO STREET ? 9 am to 11 am Begins at Collingwood Collegiate Institute

 on Hurontario Street South and continues along Hurontario through downtown core.

Please be advised that cars are not permitted to stop while on route.

QUALIFYING ROUND OF COMPETITION ? FESTIVAL GARDENS ? 11 am to 6 pm ?

$6 Gate Admission ? Cash bar and food available on site. No outside food or beverages

 permitted to be brought inside the Venue. All Ages Welcome

TRIBUTE ARTIST FAMILY VENUE TOUR ? VARIOUS VENUES ? FREE ? 12 noon to 6 pm

Venues include Olde Town Terrace, 219 Hurontario Street; Casbah, 18 Huron Street;;

 Mogul?s Bar & Grill, 32 Simcoe Street; Curling Club, 250 Hume Street; Cranberry Resort

 (at Station on the Green), 27B Harbour Street; The Huron Club, 94 Pine Street;
 Royal Canadian Legion, 490 Ontario Street ? Special Time ? 11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Village at Blue Mountain, Jozo Weider Blvd. ? Special Time ? 4 p.m. to 10 p.m.;

ROY LEBLANC IN CONCERT ? VILLAGE AT BLUE MOUNTAIN ? FREE ? 12noon to 3pm ?

 Come out and enjoy Champion Roy LeBlanc and the RoyL Tribute Band on the Village Stage.

NEW TIME!

ELVIS: ULTIMATE BEST presented by Enbridge ? ARENA ? $15 to $45 Reserved Seating ?

1:30 pm to 4 pm NEW TIME!
Featuring all four UETAC Memphis Champions ? Justin Shandor (2010), Bill Cherry (2009),

Brandon Bennett (2008) and a special Guest appearance by the first ever Ultimate Champion,

 Shawn Klush (2007), plus our own Collingwood Champion Robin Kelly.

No outside food or beverages

permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Food and beverages available.

Family friendly event. All Ages welcome

THE LEGEND LIVES ? GAYETY THEATRE ? HURONTARIO STREET ?

2 pm to 4 pm ? $25 Reserved

Featuring Collingwood Champion Gino Monopoli together with Rudy & the Angels

Showband. Air Conditioned. No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought

 inside the Venue. All Ages welcome.

MEET & GREET JAY ZANIER & LOWELL HAYS ? 4:30 pm to 5:30 pm ?

FREE Come out and meet a Collingwood Champion who represented the

Collingwood Elvis Festival in Memphis, TN, for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest,

 together with Lowell Hays, Elvis? official Jeweller at the Westin Trillium House at Blue Mountain.

BLUE HAWAII LUAU ? CRANBERRY RESORT ? $63.25 incl. Dinner Buffet ?

 6 pm to 10 pm ? Dinner at 6 p.m.; Show at 6:30 p.m. featuring Bruno Nesci,

Joey Cundari and Paul Ross. Cash bar on site. Air Conditioned. No outside food

or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Age of Majority Event.

BEST OF THE FEST ? OLDE? TOWN TERRACE ? 219 HURONTARIO STREET ?

$35 General Admission (plus tax & service fees) 7 pm to 12 midnight Starring

Lance Dobinson, Daylin James, Jay Zanier and Host Performer Brian Roman and

featuring Geri & the Koasters. No outside food or beverages permitted to be

brought inside the Venue. Licensed Tent & great Food menu available.

Wheelchair Accessible entrance available. General Admission through

 Hurontario Street entrance.

All Ages Welcome with Parental Accompaniment.
 Visit www.oldetownterrace.com for Olde? Town Terrace Show Tickets or call 705-445-6950

ELVIS: THAT?S THE WAY IT WAS ? ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BALLROOM ?

 ONTARIO STREET ? 7:30 pm ? $60 VIP Reserved Seating/$47.50 STANDARD

Reserved Seating ? Cash Bar on-site. No outside food or beverages permitted

 to be brought inside the Venue. Air Conditioned. Package rate of $80.00 is

available for purchasing both shows (The Way It Is & Midnight In Vegas) ?

 VIP seating does not apply to package rate. Age of Majority Event.

ELVIS: THE MOMENTS ? GAYETY THEATRE ? $35 Reserved ? 8 pm ?

Doors open 7:30 pm ? Starring Pete Paquette with Rudy & the Angels Showband.

Family Friendly. No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the

 Venue. All Ages Welcome. Air Conditioned.

MEMORY LANE STREET DANCE presented by OLG ? FESTIVAL GARDENS ?

$6 Gate Admission ? 8 pm to 12 am ? Age of Majority Event. No outside food

 or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Cash bar on-site & food available.
 Featuring the 50?s & 60?s favourites performed by Freddy Vette & the Flames.

 A sell out event every year!

AN INTIMATE PORTRAYAL OF THE KING ? LEISURE TIME CLUB ?

100 MINNESOTA STREET ? $30 General Admission- 8 pm ? Doors open 7:30pm

 ? Starring Gino Monopoli & the Memphis Cats. Cash Bar on site. No outside food or

beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Air Conditioned, Parking available.

A CHAMPION TOUR ? CURLING CLUB ? presented by Mogul?s ?

250 HUME STREET ? 8 pm to 1 am ? $5 Gate Admission
 Featuring James Gibb, Robin Kelly, David Stewart, David Muggeridge, and Roy LeBlanc.

Cash Bar & food available on site. No outside food or beverages permitted to be

brought inside the Venue. Age of Majority Event.

A SALUTE TO VEGAS ? ARENA ? $25 to $70 Reserved Seating ? 8 pm to 11:30 pm ?

 No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue.

 Family Friendly venue. Food & Beverages available on-site.
 Starring 2010 Collingwood Grand Champions Mark Anthony and

Tim E Hendry plus Ben Klein and featured Headliner, back by popular demand, Shawn Klush.

ELVIS: MIDNIGHT IN VEGAS ? ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION BALLROOM ?

ONTARIO STREET ? 12 midnight ? $60 VIP Reserved Seating/$47.50 STANDARD

 Reserved Seating ? Cash Bar on-site. Air Conditioned. Package rate of $80.00 is available

for purchasing both shows (The Way It Is & Midnight In Vegas) ? VIP seating does not

 apply to package rate. No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue.

Age of Majority Event.

 

TIM HORTONS CHARITY LOUNGE ? in support of Tim Hortons Kids Camp ?

281 FIRST STEET ? 1 am to 3 am

Come out to enjoy ETAs as they perform to help raise money for the Kids Camp.

Donations are graciously accepted.


Sunday, July 24

GTA MIDWAY presents ?ROUSTABOUT? FAMILY VILLAGE ?

45 ST. PAUL STREET @ THE STATION ? 11 am to 5 pm

Come out to enjoy an old fashioned Midway featuring live entertainment on the Youth stage,

Vendors, Carnival food concessions and games. Fun for the whole family. Ride tickets

 available for purchase on site.

VENDOR ALLEY ? HURONTARIO STREET & SECOND STREET (FOOD COURT) ? 9 am to 5 pm

GREET THE DAY PANCAKE BREAKFAST ? presented by Heavenly Sweets Caf??

 48 Pine Street ? 7:30 am to 12 pm
 NEW LOCATION! Come out and enjoy a wonderful pancake breakfast for the whole family.

 Nominal charge on site.

SUNRISE WORSHIP SERVICE ? ARENA ? FREE ? NON-DENOMINATIONAL -9 am to 10:30 am ?

 No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Featuring your

Host Ron Moore, and ETA performers Fab Giacomelli, Anthony Carbone and Jim Bishop.

 2ND ANNUAL GOSPEL BRUNCH ? OLDE? TOWN TERRACE ? 219 HURONTARIO STREET

 ? $20 General Admission includes Brunch ? 9:30 am to 12:30 pm ?

Featuring Gospel Champions Roy LeBlanc, Anthony Von and Ben Klein.

Opening Message by ETA Jim Anderson. Wheelchair Accessible entrance available.

General Admission through Hurontario Street entrance.

No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue.

All Ages Welcome with Parental Accompaniment.
 Visit www.oldetownterrace.com for Olde? Town Terrace Show Tickets or call 705-445-6950

 SEMI-FINAL ROUND OF COMPETITION ? FESTIVAL GARDENS -$6 Gate Adm. ?

10 am to 4:30 pm NEW TIME! No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought

 inside the Venue. Cash bar and food available on-site.All Ages Welcome.

 CANADIAN STAR CHALLENGE presented by OLG ? at Mogul?s on Simcoe St.

on the Canadian Star Stage?12 pm to 4 pm ? FREE No outside food or beverages

 permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Cash bar and food available on-site.

Come out to watch twelve competitors via for top honours to win a ?Special Career

Enhancing? Prize Package. We invite audience members to become part of the

?Judging Panel? for this exciting competition!

INSPIRATIONAL ELVIS GOSPEL COMPETITION ? ARENA ? $15 to $45

 Reserved Seating ? 1 pm to 3 pm No outside food or beverages permitted to be

 brought inside the Venue. Food and beverages available on-site. Featuring Norm Ackland,

 Jr., Bruce Stewart, Doug McKenzie, Daylin James, Robert Pooran, Wayne Junior, Brent Morrey,

 David Muggeridge, Jeff Marsh, Matthew Lawrence, Pete Paquette, Mark Anthony,

Corny Rempel, James Gibb, John Cigan, Wayne Curtis and Bruno Nesciwith 2010 Gospel

 Champion Ben Klein as your Host.

 THE MARTELS ROCK THE TERRACE ? OLDE? TOWN TERRACE ? 219 HURONTARIO ST.

? $20 General Adm. ? 2 pm to 6 pm

No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Licensed tent

 & great food menu available. Wheelchair Accessible entrance available. General Admission

 through Hurontario Street entrance. Featuring the legendary Martels performing a

 variety of 50?s & 60?s favourites. All Ages Welcome with Parental Accompaniment.
Visit www.oldetownterrace.com for Olde? Town Terrace Show Tickets or call 705-445-6950

THE GRAND FINALS ? ARENA ? 97 HURONTARIO STREET ? $25 to $70 Reserved Seating ?

 6 pm to 10:30 pm No outside food or beverages permitted to be brought inside the Venue.

 Food and beverages available on-site.
Final round of judging where we crown the 2011 Grand Champions.

 **LAST HURRAH PARTY ? OLDE? TOWN TERRACE, 219 HURONTARIO STREET ?

 $10 at gate ? 7 pm to close ? Admission payable at the Gate only. No pre-sold or

advance tickets available. Capacity is limited. No outside food or beverages

 permitted to be brought inside the Venue. Light food buffet included in the cost.

Wheelchair Accessible entrance available. General Admission through Hurontario Street entrance.

 Age of Majority event.
TIM HORTONS CHARITY LOUNGE ? in support of Tim Hortons Kids Camp ? 281 FIRST STEET

 ? 1 am to 3 am
 Come out to enjoy ETAs as they perform to help raise money for the Kids Camp.

Donations are graciously accepted.

ALL TICKET PRICES FOR ALL SHOWS ARE SUBJECT TO TAXES &

SERVICES FEES.

Visit

www.collingwoodelvisfestival.com or www.ticketbreak.com

for Festival Show Tickets

Visit

www.oldetownterrace.com for Olde? Town Terrace Show Tickets or call 705-445-6950

FESTIVAL SHOW TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE.

ALL SHOWS, CONTENT, PRICING AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

 WITHOUT NOTICE!

KEEP CHECKING OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES AND CONFIRMED INFORMATION.

 

 

ALL SHOWS, CONTENT, PRICING AND TIMES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE!

KEEP CHECKING OUR WEBSITE FOR UPDATES AND CONFIRMED INFORMATION.

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Historical Facts:

  • Festival began in 1995 with only 35 Tribute Artists in the Ballroom at the Vacation Inn
  • (now the Georgian Manor Resort) and was the brainchild of an actual Tribute Artist
  • Was first recognized as the Canadian National Elvis Tribute & Convention and operated
  •  unsanctioned and unlicensed
  • Event became licensed with Elvis Presley Enterprises in 1996 and has continued
  • as a licensed event ever since
  • Event became the Collingwood Elvis Festival, an incorporated company, in 1997
  •  and was managed by a Volunteer Management Board with it?s owners being the
  •  Downtown B.I.A. & the local Chamber of Commerce
  • Town of Collingwood took over ownership of the event in 2003 making the
  • Collingwood Elvis Festival a true ?municipal? event
  • The Festival has grown to include over 130 Tribute Artists each year and has individual
  •  events operating throughout the Town of Collingwood and surrounding area
  • Collingwood Elvis Festival is internationally recognized as the ?largest Elvis Festival in the
  •  World? and the benchmark by which all other Elvis Festivals operate
  • The Festival was recognized as one of the two originally selected Preliminary locations
  •  for the Ultimate Elvis Tribute Artist Contest in Memphis, TN.

Noteworthy Achievements:

  • Named one of the ?Top 50/100 Festivals in Ontario? from 2001 to 2010
  • selected from among over 3,000 Festivals throughout the province
  • Has won many Awards including Best Poster, Best Printed Program,
  • Best Overall Promotional Campaign, Best Newspaper Insert and Best Printed Program.
  • In 2008, Festival received an Achievement Award for the Best Virtual Campaign
  • (Website) at the Festival & Events Ontario Achievement Awards.
  • Celebrating our Fifteenth (15th) Anniversary in 2009, the Festival historically expanded
  •  to a four day event format back in 2004, our 10th Anniversary year.
  • Received a Special Merit Award in 2001 & 2004 from the Collingwood Chamber
  • of Commerce Business Excellence Awards
  • Received Nominations for Employee of the Year and Best Customer Service at the
  •  Collingwood Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards in 2002 and 2003
  • Received a Special Recognition from the Ontario Government for our Special Merit Award
  •  in 2004 from the Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards
  • Received the Reader?s Choice Award in 2005 to 2008 for ?Favourite Community Event?
  • In 2006, the Festival received in excess of 8,000,000 media impressions through their
  •  extensive marketing campaign
  • Received a T.E.M.P.P. Marketing grant for 3 consecutive years from 2006 to 2008 from
  •  Tourism Ontario.
  • Among the select few to receive a Celebrate Ontario grant in 2007 through 2009 from the
  •  Ministry of Tourism for the Province of Ontario. Funds are used to make improvements to
  • Town facilities. Among those improvements were a new Arena floor for events, additional
  • permanent power upgrades to Pine Street and newly installed permanent power to the
  • Ste. Marie Street parking lot.

Festival Management Structure:

  • Managed by a Municipal Services Board established in 2003 now with eight (8) voting members
  •  representing the Town of Collingwood ? 3 votes; Downtown B.I.A. ? 2 votes;
  • and three appointed Community Representative votes.
  • Staff includes a full-time Festival General Manager, several contract employees
  •  & one (1) volunteer office staff.
  • Operates with the support of approximately 100 volunteers & 60 paid casual weekend
  •  staff annually
  • More than twenty (20) portfolio positions available encompassing all facets of the
  • festival operations
  • Report annually to the Members of the Town Council for approvals to proceed
  • Governed under an annual License Agreement with Elvis Presley Enterprises in
  •  order to use the imaging and name of Elvis Presley

Financial Information:

  • Festival operating budget ? $556,500 in 2009; $638,000 in 2008; $626,000 in 2007;
  •  $565,000 in 2006; $412,000 in 2005; $385,000 in 2004; and $305,000 in 2003.
  • Local spending represents approximately ? the annual budget between 2006-2008.
  • In excess of $1,000,000 was invested back into the local community through local
  • spending between 2005 and 2008. This does not include visitor dollars spent in local
  • retailers and accommodations. Over $457,000 was spent in Marketing between 2005-2008
  •  for the Festival and the Town of Collingwood.
  • It is estimated that several hundreds of thousands of dollars was raised by Service Clubs
  •  or Not-For-Profit organizations who partnered with the event between 2002 & 2008
  • This is a multi-million dollar revenue generating event throughout Simcoe and Grey
  • counties resulting from the four (4) day event. Only a small fraction of that revenue is
  • realized by the Festival directly
  • In excess of 60 jobs have been created in the Collingwood and surrounding areas
  •  including salaried, casual weekend and contract employment as a result of event.
  • The Municipality continues to be a supporter through event sponsorship, however
  • between 2003 to 2008, over $40,000.00 in rental fees were paid back into the
  • Town of Collingwood coffers for use of Town facilities & services.

Future Goals & Objectives:

  • To develop more event ideas, promotions and revenue sources in order to
  • secure the future of the event
  • in a competitive and expanding marketplace.
  • To work co-operatively with other Elvis Festivals & Elvis Presley Enterprises
  •  in establishing and recognizing
  • the Collingwood Elvis Festival as the ?template? for the standard of operations
  •  in the Industry.
  • To further develop our Festival website to include additional revenue generating
  •  opportunities through banner ads.
  • To allow more accessibility to ticket sales through a Festival owned,
  •  operated & controlled ticketing program.
  • To continue enhancing co-operative business relationships with the
  •  Ministry of Tourism and Elvis Presley
  •  Enterprises through marketing strategies, cross-border promotions
  • and government funding initiatives.
  • To make our event more community and environment friendly.
  • To develop more events that will assist in promoting local talent,
  • increased youth participation and an overall
  • appreciation of the Arts through music.
  • To investigate the possibility of utilizing some of our beautiful waterfront
  •  parks as event sites to introduce our
  •  area visitors to some of the natural beauty that surrounds Collingwood
  • To develop unique partnership opportunities with our surrounding communities
  •  in order to expand, but not dilute,
  • the Collingwood Elvis Festival by offering more events and options for attendee
  • To utilize the Festival popularity and visibility to better introduce and promote the
  •  Town of Collingwood
  • internationally to potential investors and future residents.
  • To make the Festival completely self-sustaining financially through
  •  sponsorship

 

 

 

ELVIS FESTIVAL HISTORY



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2008 marks our 14th Annual Festival event. Our theme �Essential Elvis� will highlight some of the most successful and legendary performances of Elvis� career. For a second consecutive year the Festival receives a �Celebrate Ontario� grant and is considered among the Top 100 Festivals in the Province. Tourism Ontario provides a T.E.M.P.P. grant for the 3rd consecutive year. A new regional venue is included in Meaford. The Festival relocates its competition venue in the Pine Street lot to a new location. Patti Parry, the only female member of the �Memphis Mafia� joins us as a V.I.P. guest for the first time.
 

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Pete Paquette (Early Years)
David Muggeridge (Concert Years)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
James Gibb (Early Years)
John Cigan (Concert Years)

WINNERS - YOUTH
Brenen Katolinsky (Junior)
Anthony Carbone (Senior)

GOSPEL COMPETITION
 1st place winner � Roy LeBlanc


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2007 Celebrating 13 years of the Collingwood Elvis Festival and remembering Elvis 30 years after his death, with the theme �Elvis�Then, Now & Always�. A uniquely developed three-tiered Souvenir Program cover shows Elvis throughout his illustrious life and career. The Festival is included among the select few events to receive a �Celebrate Ontario� grant. A T.E.M.P.P. grant is received for the 2nd year through Tourism Ontario. Regional venues are developed in Thornbury and Wasaga Beach. Cynthia Pepper returns and Elvis� musical director, Joe Guercio, visits Collingwood for the first time. Still an event garnering inclusion in the Top 50 Festivals.

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Dwight Icenhower, FL (Early Years)
Jay Zanier, ON (Concert Years)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Chris Ayotte, MI (Early Years)
Doug McKenzie, ON (Concert Years)

WINNERS - YOUTH
Brenen Katolinsky, ON (Junior)
Matthew lawrence, ON (Senior)


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2006 Marking our 12th year celebrating the Collingwood Elvis Festival with the theme �Elvis�Live the Dream�. Celebrating Elvis� Canadian appearances through a salute to the archived �Chum Charts� and the historic look at Elvis� most popular chart topping hits. Sirius Satellite Radio becomes the Festival�s title sponsor. The new Starshine Series is created at the local Gayety Theatre highlighting $5 performances.Elvis� co-stars Cynthia Pepper and Suzanna Leigh join us as our V.I.P. Guests. Our Festival once again is among the Top 50 Festivals in Ontario. The Festival receives a Marketing grant under the T.E.M.P.P. initiative through Tourism Ontario

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Pete Paquette (Early Years)
Irv Cass (Concert Years)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Lance Dobinson (Early Years)
David Muggeridge (Concert Years)

WINNERS - YOUTH
Brenen Katolinsky, ON (Junior)
Brycen Katolinsky, ON (Senior)


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2005 The Eleventh Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival celebrated the theme �Elvis Lives�. This special theme showcased the continued success of Elvis� legacy and his impact on the success of some of the biggest recording stars of the last 40 years. Our 1st �Invitation only� Gospel Competition was added to our events. For the fifth consecutive year we are included among the Top 50 Festivals in the province.

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Ben Klein (Early Years)
Roy Evans (Concert Years)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Glenn Aitchison (Early Years)
David Stewart (Concert Years)

WINNERS - YOUTH
Brenen Katolinsky, ON (Junior)
Joshua Bravener (Senior)


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2004 This year will mark our 10TH ANNIVERSARY of the Collingwood Elvis Festival. More events & Arena Shows were added. We celebrated our past history and included the return of our past Champions in our arena shows. A revised competition structure was implemented. The Divisions were split into an �Era Competition featuring The Early Years/The Concert Vegas Years. We were once again named in the Top 50 Festivals category for the fourth consecutive year.

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Shan Carroll (Early Years)
David Lee Roseberry (Concert Years)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Pete Paquette (Early Years)
Marcus Wells (Concert Years)

WINNERS - YOUTH
Steven Pelleriti (Junior)
Paul Fracassi (Senior)


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2003 The Ninth Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival saluted Elvis� 30 #1 hits and also recreated the �Aloha from Hawaii� satellite concert. The Youth Division of the competition added a Junior & Senior champion. This also marked the first year that the ownership changed hands. The Town of Collingwood took over the operations and ownership of the Festival and implemented a new Elvis Municipal Services Board. Maclaren Momentum, a division of the internationally recognized Maclaren McCann came on board to assist in the expansion and marketing of the Festival. A new updated logo was created and we were named in the Top 50 Festivals category for the third consecutive year. We also earned nominations for Business Excellence, Customer Service Excellence and Employee of the Year, through the local Chamber of Commerce for the second year.

WINNER - PROFESSIONAL
Gino Monopoli

WINNER - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Jeff Bodner

WINNERS - YOUTH
Zachary Peddie (Junior)
Matthew Lawrence, ON (Senior)


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2002 The Eighth Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival adopted the theme �Collingwood Remembers�.� In honour of the 25th Anniversary of Elvis� passing and the 45th Anniversary of his appearances in Canada. The Festival earned Top 50 Festival status for the second consecutive year, as well as winning awards for Best Poster, Best Program and Best Overall Promotional Campaign during the Festival & Events Ontario Annual Convention. The Festival earned nominations for Business Excellence, Customer Service Excellence & Employee of the Year through the local Chamber of Commerce Business Excellence Awards.

WINNER - PROFESSIONAL
Robin Kelly

WINNER - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Darrin Hagel

WINNER - YOUTH
Paul fracassi

2001 Seventh Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival celebrated the 30th Anniversary of the �Taking Care of Business � In a Flash� theme by relocating our event to the Eddie Bush Memorial Arena. Our Non-Denominational Gospel Worship Service was added to our event listings. We earned recognition as one of the Top 50 Festivals in Ontario out of over 3,000 Festivals across the Province.

WINNER - PROFESSIONAL
Roy LeBlanc

WINNER - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Paul Ross

WINNER - YOUTH
Lance Dobinson

2000 Sixth Annual Collingwood Elvis Festival was celebrating the life & music of the �Artist of the Century� Forever Elvis theme. This would be the last year the event was held at the Collingwood Curling Club.

WINNER - PROFESSIONAL
Dean Vegas

WINNER - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Shane Jeffery

1999 Fifth Annual Festival celebrated the theme �I�m Back� and was held at the Collingwood Curling Club. This was the 1st Salute to the past Collingwood Grand Champions.

WINNER - PROFESSIONAL
Chris Purtee

WINNER - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Roy LeBlanc

1998 Fourth Annual Festival celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the �68 Comeback Special by promoting the theme �Elvis Comeback Special �98�. The Festival was now incorporated and renamed The Collingwood Elvis Festival Inc. and was owned on a 50% share by the local Collingwood & District Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Collingwood BIA.

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Shawn Barry (Canadian)
Matt King (International)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Pete Irwin (Canadian)
Leo Days (International)

1997 Third Annual �Canadian Elvis Tribute & Convention was held at the Collingwood Curling Club. A themed program was adopted. �The 20/40 Canadian Anniversary Salute.� The theme paid tribute to the 20th anniversary of Elvis� untimely passing and the 40th anniversary of Elvis� Canadian performances.

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Eric Gustafson (Canadian)
Ray Guillemette (International)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Shawn Barry (Canadian)
Thomas Gilbo (International)

1996 Second Annual �Canadian National Elvis Tribute & Convention Ball� was held at the Collingwood Curling Club. With attendance numbers increasing and the addition of the Street Party and showcase this event was earning its permanent place among Collingwood�s annual events.

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Anthony Von (Canadian)
Pasquale Ferro (International)

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Viii Verhovsek (Canadian)
Will Chalmers (International)

1995 First year of Festival. Held at Vacation Inn now known as Georgian Manor Resort. It was called the �Canadian Elvis Tribute & Convention� and was promoted by a Tribute Artist. Approximately 35 Tribute Artists attended his new and unique event.

WINNERS - PROFESSIONAL
Ray Guillemette

WINNERS - NON_PROFESSIONAL
Anthony Von
 

 

 

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