Call to All Restaurants to Participate in the 24th Annual WOKQ Chowder Fest

April 30, 2008

(Portsmouth, NH) - Prescott Park Arts Festival is gearing up for the 24th Annual WOKQ Chowder Fest. The event will take place on Saturday June 7, rain date if needed is Sunday June 8, 2008. As the planning and details come together PPAF reminds restaurants who are interested in participating to reserve their spot today, as they fill fast.

"Last year we had huge crowds and over 14 restaurants participate in the Chowder Fest." states Executive Director Ben Anderson, "We are anticipating another record breaking year as we kick off our 34th season of art in the park."

Each year, more than 4,000 people help keep the arts alive and thriving in Prescott Park by attending New England's largest and oldest chowder tasting competition. With more than 500 gallons served for tasting, this event attracts chowder lovers of all kinds.

"The annual Chowder Fest serves as a wonderful community event not only for PPAF but the restaurants involved as well." says Anderson. "Restaurants are able to win over $3,600 in advertising packages from WOKQ and Taste of the Seacoast Magazine and have an opportunity to promote themselves to the throngs of festival visitors". After tasting the various chowders available visitors will then vote for their favorite chowder in the People's Choice Award.

Food Critic, Rachel Forrest, will be providing her judging expertise for the Judge's Choice Award. Rachel is a former restaurant owner who lives in Portsmouth. Her column appears Wednesdays in Go&Do. Her restaurant review column, Dining Out, appears Thursdays in Spotlight magazine. Hear her on Wine Me Dine Me with co-host Susan Tuveson Fridays at 6 p.m. on WSCA-FM 106.1.


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About Prescott Park Arts Festival
Established in 1974, the Prescott Park Arts Festival is entering its thirty-forth year of serving the seacoast area and its visitors with inspiring theatre, music, dance, food festivals, and art on 3.5 waterfront acres in vibrant downtown Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The Festival has always sought to provide quality family entertainment, promote artistic excellence in the community and consistently present quality presentations of both entertainment and educational events. The Arts Festival has a rich history of successfully presenting a range of arts and cultural events --over 9,000 events to date -- with no fixed admission. For more information, visit www.prescottpark.org or call (603) 436-2848.