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SPUTNIKFEST!! It’s Coming

The Sputnik story is a little-known fact about the city of Manitowoc and we want to share that story with the rest of the world.

Be hokey, fun, and ridiculous!  Join us for Sputnikfest 2008 on September 6th as we bring out the wacky and the tacky to tell our tale. The festival will be a celebration of not only the Sputnik/Manitowoc tie, but to that fun and sometimes frightening space age. Join the Rahr West Art Museum as we travel back in time for our “Where Were You in ‘62/” art exhibit. See the world from a different perspective as you reminiscence about TV dinners, beehive hairdos and Russian satellites.

There’ll be dancin’ in the streets as you “Rock your socks” and listen to live bands playing songs you LOVE! Yep…kids around here in ’62 weren’t allowed to do the “twist” but at Sputnikfest you can shake, rattle and roll.

Artta this World Artists will be rockin’ at Sputnikfest too! Plan a jaunt into their intergalactic creation stations…and you could be the owner of some awesome masterpieces to hang in  your very own space pad.

Kids will love the Mountain of Moon Dust! Digging through Lunar Dirt to find extra terrestrial treasures is COOL! The whole family can take part in the Sidewalk Spacewalk event. Decorate your wagons, strollers, heck even your family dawg! As we get in shape and show the crowd our Sputnikfest spirit.

AND the food will be out of  this world!!! Get ready to digest some of the best space cuisine this side of the galaxy! At Sputnikfest calories don’t count and your weight won’t be an issue. There’s zero gravity in our food court! Don’t let your waistline weigh you down!

If you really want to be the “cat’s pajamas”, dress for success by wearing your favorite 1962 outfit to Sputnikfest. It’ll put you in the proper frame of mind and everyone will think you’re the BEE’S KNEES!

Start your countdown to Sputnikfest! It will be a trip you’ll never forget!