The 2016 SEC Kick-off Party is just around the corner!
Make sure you clear your calendar for Saturday, August 27th, because it's time again to say the ultimate goodbye to summer and hello to football season, SEC style! Last year was the biggest SEC Picnic ever, with more than 1,000 SEC fans, and around 90 Vol fans in attendance. Let's try to top that this year! Bring the whole family!
Where and When
The 2016 SEC Kick-off Party will happen Saturday, August 27, from 12:00-3:00PM, at Stoney's Bar and Grill, 1111 Lincoln St., Denver.
Food and Drink
In keeping with tradition, we'll be serving up a full buffet of delicious house-made BBQ and Southern-style sides, and a soft drink. (Stoney's is also able to fully accommodate any special dietary restrictions you may have, including vegetarian/vegan, gluten-free, etc. Just let us know!)
If you're of legal drinking age, representatives from New Belgium, Budweiser, and Coors will be on-site and pouring complimentary beer while supplies last.
In addition to the complimentary beer, there will be a full bar with awesome drink specials coming your way courtesy of some sponsors still to be named.
Other Great Things Happening
- Dance it out to our live zydeco band!
- For the kids--break our piñata!
- For the kids and goofy adults--we'll have two face-painters on site to cover your face with Tennessee symbols!
- Take your personalized picture in front of a Tennessee landmark at Stoney's green-screen photo booth!
- Compete against other SEC schools in organized cornhole and flipcup tournaments!
- Grab yourself a free Red Bull from the Red Bull Mobile DJ Truck!
- Enjoy free skeeball, pool, and arcade games, complements of Stoney's!
- Hang out outdoors on the Stoney's patio, or chill out inside with Real Air Conditioning!
- Meet someone new!
Parking
Don't worry, there's plenty of parking! You are just going to have to pay a little for it. There are eight public parking lots within three blocks of Stoney's! Just look between 10th and 11th on Lincoln, 11th and 12th on Lincoln, at 12th and Sherman, at 11th and Grant, at 12th and Acoma, at the Beauvallon, at the Denver Art Museum, and at Colorado History Museum.
When I went down to see the space, I parked at the Cultural Complex (Art museum/ History Colorado) at 65 W. 12th Ave. They charge $7 for 3-5 hours.
Of course, we also encourage the use of Uber/Lyft, taxis, carpooling, and public transit. Be safe!
What Happened to the Picnic?
As you've probably noticed, the number of Vols and SEC fans in Denver has grown exponentially over the last 10 years. This is great news, but it also makes getting the proper parks permits/insurance/security/organization extremely difficult. In the end, the united SEC schools decided that the best option for this year's event was to have a hosted party at an event space.
Please rest assured that we're very excited and hopeful for the quality of this year's SEC Kick-off event, and we've done everything we can to preserve the picnic environment--we're even bringing Grove tents!--and to keep the event fun and family-friendly. Take a chance on it!
Ticket Purchase Details and Deadlines
Tickets to this awesome event are only $17. Kids ages 5 to 12 are just $7! You can buy tickets using PayPal.
Use this link for adult tickets: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=DJN9LC2HG6KRQ
Use this link for child tickets: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=G3AEBV3UAT4TC
If you would like to send me a check, make it out to Rocky Mt. UTAA. Send it to Patti Melosh, 9210 Quitman St., Westminster, CO 80031
Either way you pay will you please send me an email at volsindenver@gmail.com that tells me who you are and how many adults and children you have paid for.
The deadline for advance ticket sales is Monday, August 15.
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