{"id":7438,"date":"2014-07-16T21:20:34","date_gmt":"2014-07-17T01:20:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/?p=7438"},"modified":"2014-07-30T16:04:16","modified_gmt":"2014-07-30T20:04:16","slug":"glass-tiger-and-platinum-blonde-to-headline-ribfest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newspapers-online.com\/auroran\/glass-tiger-and-platinum-blonde-to-headline-ribfest\/","title":{"rendered":"Glass Tiger and Platinum Blonde to headline 2014 Ribfest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Brock Weir<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Aurora\u2019s 2014 Ribfest will have an extra dose of star power this September with headliners Glass Tiger and Platinum Blonde.<\/p>\n<p>The homegrown Glass Tigers will hit the stage on Friday, September 5, starting at 9 p.m. Platinum Blonde will perform the following evening, also at 9 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Geoffrey Dawe announced the headliners before a packed crowd at Town Park on Wednesday night for Concert in the Park, featuring the Celtic rock group The Tartan Terrors. <\/p>\n<p>Ribfest runs at Machell Park on Aurora Heights Drive, just west of Yonge Street, from Friday September 5, and Saturday, September 6 from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m., and finishing up on Sunday, September 7 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Age of majority for Ribfest activities is required after 8 p.m. <\/p>\n<p>Additional activities planned for Ribfest include Top 20 performances for the Hoedown Showdown, a kids\u2019 activity zone, the Glenn Marais Band, and a beer garden hosted by the Aurora Rotary Club. <\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" 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