Jul 09, 2011: 15:00 | AmCham Annual U.S. Independence Day Celebration

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TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE for AmCham's Annual U.S. Independence Day Celebration, starting at 3:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 9, 2011! Tickets cost 500 rubles if purchased in advance (600 rubles at the gate) - to purchase tickets please complete and return this ticket form. Tickets may be collected from the AmCham office from June 23 until July 9. Click here for an information flyer.

This year's event will be held at a new location in the heart of Moscow (by the Prospekt Mira metro) at the Moscow State University Lomonosov Botanical Gardens "Aptekarsky Ogorod" (right). Join AmCham for a fun-filled family day featuring:
 

● The Russian Ministry of
Defense Big Band (right). The Big Band comprises the Russian Armed Forces' top jazz musicians. It's repertoire includes a mix of jazz, traditional national melodies, as well as European and Latin-American numbers.

● The world’s most famous jazz
balalaika quintet (right).

● Scrumptious food and beverages on
sale all day, including traditional
American hotdogs and hamburgers,
hot buttery corn-on-the-cob, delicious
Russian pies, frankfurter-style German
sausages, a wide selection of fresh sushi
& Japanese rolls, not to mention
ice-cream and a host of other sweet
goodies for children and adults alike!

● The Funny Firemen band (right).

● A magician performing amazing magical tricks and illusions!

● The ever-popular mechanical rodeo!

● Clowns for the children and a special children's playground.

● The traditional AmCham all-day raffle with dozens of prizes, including the top prize of two round trip Business class tickets to any point in the U.S. courtesy of Delta Airlines.

● Tons of other surprises and family entertainment!

Join us on July 9 for a day of family fun in one of the most beautiful city parks in the
heart of Moscow!

Aptekarsky Ogorod
AmCham has fittingly chosen one of Russia's first innovation centers as the venue for this year's U.S. Independence Day Celebration. In 1706, Peter the Great gave the order to establish a garden for the purpose of growing medicinal herbs and grasses. Aptekarsky Ogorod, founded next to Sukharev Tower in then northern Moscow, is the last remaining garden of this type from that period. The garden was later incorporated into Moscow hospital, and towards the 18th century became part of the Moscow Surgical Academy. The garden was used for both cultivation and processing of medicinal herbs, and became a center for scientific research and a base for launching Russia's first botanical expeditions, thereby making Aptekarsky Ogorod one of Russia's first innovation centers.
 

Stage Schedule

3:15 p.m. – MC opens the festivities
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. – Disco with DJ
3:45 – 4:45 p.m. – Big Band of the Ministry of Defense
4:45 – 5:00 p.m. – Coca-Cola contest
5:00 – 5:30 p.m. – Jazz-Balalaika Quintet Performance
5:30 – 5:45 p.m. – Pie-eating contest
5:45 – 6:00 p.m. – Super Cake! (provided by the Radisson Slavyanskaya Hotel)
6:00 – 6:15 p.m. – Coca-Cola contest
6:15 – 7:00 p.m. – Big Band of the Ministry of Defense
7:00 – 7:15 p.m. – Official Ceremony
7:15 – 7:30 p.m. – Raffle Drawing
7:30 – 8:30 p.m. – Big Band of the Ministry of Defense
8:30 – 8:45 p.m. – Coca Cola contest
8:45 – 9:00 p.m. – Raffle Drawing for major prizes
9:00 – 9:15 p.m. – Closing Ceremony
9:15 – 9:45 p.m. – Disco with DJ

Raffle Drawings!

Buy tickets at the raffle station!
Top prize: Two round trip business class tickets to any destination in the U.S., courtesy of Delta Air Lines
Other prizes include: restaurant gift certificates, cosmetic gift sets, weekend getaways, mobile devices and many more!
Improve your odds! The more tickets you buy, the more chances you’ll have to win, with discounts for bulk purchases:

1 ticket = 50 rubles
10 tickets = 400 rubles
20 tickets = 700 rubles

The major prize winner will be announced from the stage at 8:45 p.m. Ticket holders must be present to win the main prize! If the holder of the winning ticket is not present, a new ticket will be drawn!

Special thanks to raffle donors:

Ami-Ami
Ararat Park Hyatt Moscow
Avon Beauty Product Company
Colgate-Palmolive
Delta Air Lines
Fanagoria
Holiday Inn Moscow Lesnaya
Holiday Inn Moscow Suschevsky
Johnson & Johnson
Kodak
Kraft Foods
Lambi Metsa Tissue
Lotte Hotel Moscow
Marriott Moscow Grand Hotel
Marriott Moscow Tverskaya Hotel
Nestle Russiya
Mary Kay
Procter&Gamble
Radisson Royal Hotel Moscow
Renaissance Moscow Monarch Centre Hotel
Research in Motion (BlackBerry)