July 02, 2009
NewsSplash ~ DownTown in July
Wine Tasting, Parade and soooooo much more!
This is the Fourth of July weekend and we will be OPEN and having our regular Saturday Wine and Beer tasting with a "Red, White and Blue" theme from 2pm until 7pm (or it's gone).
After you attend the big Parade downtown along with all the other activities stop by Inari Wines and join in the tasting. (www.inariwines.com).
Be sure to check out www.believeinbristol.org for all the happenings, Car show, Train Station, Baseball, you name it, its happening this weekend.
Dinner on the Diner ~ Dinner in the Diner...Nothing Could be Finer!
The Bristol Historical Association is excited to announce that the Moultrie Diner will travel to Bristol to take part in our Star-Spangled 4th of July weekend festivities! Take a step back in time to enjoy an extraordinary and unique dining opportunity!
The Moultrie Diner, part of the Atlantic Coast line Railroad, now belongs to the Watauga Valley Chapter National Railway Historical Society. The Moultrie has been restored to its original 1950 thirty-six seat dining car configuration and reflects the golden years of passenger train travel. The dining area has been refurbished in an elegant manner while keeping dependability, quality, and comfort as key objectives. Dining in the Moultrie will be a unique experience of a bygone era. What better way to celebrate Bristol and the grand reopening of Bristol's newly and beautifully restored historic Depot!
Dinner reservations are now being taken for the evenings of Thursday and Friday, July 2nd and 3rd, beginning at 6:30 pm and for two Sunday dinners, 12:30 pm and 6:30 pm. Reservations are priced at $50 per person with half of all proceeds designated as a donation to the Bristol Historical Association. KP Duty will be the caterer for both Thursday and Friday's dinners, and the Troutdale will cater Sunday's dinners. Each seating is limited to 36 persons, so call now to reserve your table for a three course gourmet dinner as well as a rare blast from the past...old fashioned and elegant dining in an authentic railroad car!
For reservations and more information, contact Carolyn Williams, 276-669-6506, or Roxanne Coulthard, 276-466-5357.
The Dining Car will also be open to the public for viewing only from 12:30pm- 5:00pm on Saturday, July 4th, at the corner of Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd and Scott Street where the Norfolk Southern Bristol, Virginia Yard Office is located. Look for the Bristol Historical Association sign!
Billiards ~ The WPBA announces its first satellite tour event at BORDERLINE BILLIARDS downtown. FRIDAY July 10th — SUNDAY July 12th
The Women's Professional Billiard Association is pleased to announce that Borderline Billiards, owned by WPBA Exempt Professional Janet Atwell, will play host to the WPBA's first Satellite Tour Event, July 10th — 12th, 2009. The WPBA Satellite Tour will be a series of non-televised tournaments which offers an opportunity to all players to compete against top WPBA Exempt Professionals outside of WPBA Classic Tour Events.
Janet Atwell, Owner/Proprietor of Borderline Billiards, is excited to host the inaugural Tournament. "It has always been my goal to change the public's perception of billiards and have it see billiards as the classy and competitive sport that it truly is. The start to reaching that goal came when I renovated a 1929 building in historic downtown Bristol, TN and opened Borderline Billiards.
Bristol is known around the country as the "Birthplace of Country Music" and the world's fastest half-mile NASCAR track. It is my hope that by hosting a WPBA Satellite Event such as this, Bristol will also be known for "billiards the way it ought to be".
Borderline Billiards is adding $10,000 to the prize fund. The field will consist of 64 competitors made up of Exempt players and amateurs alike. WPBA Exempt Professionals will receive Priority Registration beginning May 11th, 2009 until May 25th, 2009. Thereafter the registration will open up to all players on a first come, first serve basis until all 64 spots are filled. The entry fee will be $150, with payouts going to 50% of the field. Featured players who have already committed to participate include Allison Fisher, Sarah Rousey, Ewa Laurance and Tiffany Nelson-Crain.
Ticket information to attend the Borderline Billiards Satellite Tour Event will be available soon. Melissa Herndon, WPBA Board Secretary and top Exempt Professional, has this to say about the WPBA Satellite Tour event at Borderline Billiards, "As a WPBA Board Member, I'm thrilled to finally see the launch of the Satellite Tour program. The Satellite Tour is intended to bring the WPBA experience to areas that might not host a Classic Tour anywhere nearby...and to give the WPBA players more opportunity to compete between Classic Tour events. I think it very appropriate that our first event will be at a venue established and owned by one of our very own WPBA Exempt Pros, Janet Atwell. As a WPBA player, I'm looking forward to experiencing some of that famous Tennessee hospitality when I head to Borderline Billiards to compete. Janet Atwell is a terrific player and a great friend of mine, and I think she has done a wonderful thing by putting this incredible tournament on. I'm really excited about the whole experience...and I can't wait for July to roll around!"
Ewa Laurance, WPBA Hall of Fame Member and top WPBA Exempt Professional, is equally enthusiastic about the event, "I am so excited about our very first official WPBA Satellite Tour Stop! This is something we've been hoping to provide for our players for a very long time and it's so fitting to have one of our own players, Janet Atwell, owner of the beautiful Borderline Billiards hosting the inaugural event. I wouldn't miss it for anything!"
The 2009 Presenting Sponsor for WPBA Web Streaming, Pooldawg.com, is pleased to announce free, live web streaming from this event, including the semi finals & the final match! Stay tuned for more information about free, live web streaming.
Check www.wpba.com for updated information as it is made available.
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Borderline Billiards
628 State Street
Bristol, TN
423-989-7665
