Each festival will have food, music, and special activities. One example I wanted to highlight is the "50 Tour" in St. James Park. There will be an autograph signing and story time with four-time Super Bowl Champion Eric Wright as well as San Jose-legend and Gold Medalist, Kristi Yamaguchi. All eight of the Super Bowl Vince Lombardi Trophies for the 49ers and the Raiders will be on display. There will even be a STEM Zone, an interactive space that shows how science and technology fuel innovation.
Please use the handy map below to locate the festivities. I'm going to try to walk from Emma Prusch to St. James Park... we'll see how that goes =).
50 TOUR: CHAMPIONS OF THE BAY PRESENTED BY CHEVRON COMES TO SAN JOSE OCTOBER 11
WHAT: The Tour: Champions of the Bay presented by Chevron will make its next stop in San Jose, joining VivaCalleSJ on October 11, 2015. The 50 Tour will be located at 1-99 East St. John Street, San Jose.
VivaCalleSJ is a free recreational program that closes miles of scenic San Jose streets. This free event brings together the San Jose community to walk, bike, skate, play, and explore downtown San Jose.
This 50 Tour stop will feature an autograph signing and story time with four-time Super Bowl Champion Eric Wright, who was considered one of the best cover cornerbacks of his day; and Kristi Yamaguchi, former figure skater Olympic gold medalist, world champion and philanthropist.
The 50 Tour is the Super Bowl 50 Host Committee’s mobile exhibit designed to celebrate the history of the Bay Area’s championship teams, the Oakland Raiders and the San Francisco 49ers. This 50 Tour stop will feature the eight Super Bowl Vince Lombardi Trophies of the two teams; the Chevron STEM Zone, an interactive space that demonstrates how science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fuels innovation all around us – through the lens of football; and a youth area that includes the PLAY 60, Play On play space and The Re(a)d Zone early literacy corner.
WHEN: October 11, 10:00 A.M. – 3:00 P.M., with autograph signings from Kristi Yamaguchi and Eric Wright at 2:00 – 1:00 P.M., followed by story time in the Tour’s Re(a)d Zone.
About the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee:
Working in partnership with Bay Area public officials and the NFL, the San Francisco Bay Area Super Bowl 50 Host Committee is responsible for Super Bowl 50 and its celebration elements, including the Super Bowl Village, public exhibits and planning of game day logistics. The Host Committee seeks to make Super Bowl 50 the most giving ever, and is investing in Bay Area community initiatives and high-performing nonprofits through the 50 Fund, its signature philanthropic fund. To be hosted in the state-of-the-art Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara in 2016, Super Bowl 50 will be celebrated through a series of events that showcase all the Bay Area has to offer. For more information, visit www.sfbaysuperbowl.com.
Josh,
ReplyDeleteLet me know if you want the photos, or the Go Pro video from Sunday.
Definitely =) I was there too but did not get many photos. Send them the ones you want published and I'll put them in a future post.
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DeleteI put all the photos here, feel free to copy, crop or resize them.
https://drive.google.com/folderview?id=0B-aD_Z4BHiuXVWNtUGhUYlNQam8&usp=sharing
Josh,
DeleteI processed some photos somewhat, I'll upload those photos tonight to replace the ones here.
Awesome, will have a look tomorrow.
DeleteThis was a great event. Turnout was a little lower than I was hoping for, but I am certain that it will be higher if the city and its partners decide to hold it again. I certainly hope that they do!
ReplyDeleteCompletely agree, great event! I really hope they hold it again and think it will get much better participation a second time around.
DeleteFor those of us who bike in San Jose, we know that the best way to see our city is via a bike, and not a car. I tip my hat to the VilvaCalle organizers for taking us through willow street and Little Saigon. My kids loved it, my visting from SF relatives loved, it, and it just hit all the right notes. SJ is a wonderful bike town and I thought the day showed us off at our best. Well done!
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