AT 10 A.M., RIGHT HERE ON "LIVE
IN THE D."
>> Jason: GET READY FOR A
TRADITION THAT WILL HAVE YOU
FEELING PEACHY.
THE ROMEO PEACH FESTIVAL IS DAYS AWAY.
THIS FEST STARTED BACK IN 1931,
90 YEARS AGO AND STILL GOING
STRONG. WE ARE JOINED BY ONE OF THE
WE ARE JOINED BY ONE OF THE
ORGANIZERS, DANIELLE AND
CHRISTINE, THE PRESIDENT OF THE
VILLAGE OF ROMEO.
THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
>> GOOD MORNING!
HAPPY TO BE HERE.
>> Jason: LET’S START OFF WITH THE ENTERTAINMENT.
THE ENTERTAINMENT.
DAN, WHAT CAN FESTIVALGOERS
EXPECT IN.
>> WE HAVE FULL CARNIVAL, A FULL
LINE-UP OF LIVE MUSIC EVERY NIGHT.
WE’VE GOT A GREAT SPONSOR, L & L
PRODUCTS IS AN AUTOMOTIVE AND
AEROSPACE SUPPLIER HERE IN ROMEO.
WE’VE GOT ON FRIDAY NIGHT ROCK
STAR, SATURDAY NIGHT THE MEGA ’80s, SUNDAY NIGHT FAMILY
’80s, SUNDAY NIGHT FAMILY
TRADITIONS AND THEN LIVE MUSIC
IN OUR PAPA JOE’S BEER AND WINE PAVILIAN, AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL
PAVILIAN, AND WE HAVE A SPECIAL
EVENT, A CIGAR & SPIRITS EVENT
THAT INCLUDES DETROIT CITY
DISTILLERY, AS WELL AS A FULL
JAZZ ORCHESTRA.
SO WE’RE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL
THAT. >> Jason: THIS EVENT EXTENDS
>> Jason: THIS EVENT EXTENDS
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE ROMEO
COMMUNITY.
TELL US ABOUT THAT.
>> MANY GREAT ACTIVITY THAT IS HAPPEN THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
HAPPEN THURSDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
MANY TRADITIONS, A 5-K FUN RUN. WE HAVE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
WE HAVE A FIREWORKS DISPLAY.
SATURDAY WE HAVE KID FEST, A
GREAT KIDS FEST.
RACHEL MACK WILL BE PERFORMING
IN OUR VILLAGE PARK ON SATURDAY.
AND THEN SUNDAY WE HAVE A CHILDREN’S PARADE AT 11:00 IN
CHILDREN’S PARADE AT 11:00 IN
THE MORNING PUT ON BY OUR ROMEO
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
AND WE HAVE THE CLASSIC CAR PARADE SUNDAY EVENING STARTING
PARADE SUNDAY EVENING STARTING
AT 7:00, SO MANY ACTIVITIES THAT
GO ON.
SO WE ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO COME
AND CHECK OUT ROMEO. >> Jason: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR
>> Jason: WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR
THE VILLAGE EVERY YEAR?
>> IT’S A HUGE TRADITION FOR OUR
COMMUNITY.
WE’VE BEEN HAVING THIS EVENT FOR
90 YEARS. AND WE HAD TO TAKE COVID OFF.
AND WE HAD TO TAKE COVID OFF.
SO WE’RE THRILLED TO BE ABLE TO
WELCOME PEOPLE BACK TO OUR
COMMUNITY FOR PEACH FEST.
AND WE ENCOURAGE EVERYBODY TO COME OUT.
COME OUT.
TAKE A SLIGHT OF HISTORIC ROMEO
HOME WITH YOU. >> Jason: LET’S TALK ABOUT MORE
>> Jason: LET’S TALK ABOUT MORE
THAN THE FOOD AND DRINKS, AND
IT’S MORE THAN PEACHES.
>> THE PAPA JOE’S GOURMET PAVILION, A FULL ON-SITE KITCHEN
PAVILION, A FULL ON-SITE KITCHEN
WITH A BUNCH OF GREAT, GREAT
LOCAL VENDORS. THE RUSTIC BLUEBIRD DOES OUR
THE RUSTIC BLUEBIRD DOES OUR
PIES AND DESSERTS.
AND GAMBINO’S KITCHEN, AS WELL AS A POPULAR LOCAL MEXICAN-STYLE
AS A POPULAR LOCAL MEXICAN-STYLE
FOOD TRUCK, AND ALL OF THAT IS
ON SITE THROUGH THROUGH MONDAY AT OUR LIONS FIELD.
AT OUR LIONS FIELD.
AS FAR AS THE DRINKS, WE’VE GOT
GREAT FRENCH WINE TO SHARE AS
WELL AS DETROIT CITY DISTILLERY.
A HAPPY HOUR ON FRIDAY,
SATURDAY, AND THEN AGAIN WE’VE GOT GREAT EVENTS ON SUNDAY.
GOT GREAT EVENTS ON SUNDAY.
ACTUALLY RACHEL MACK IS PERFORMING ON SUNDAY.
PERFORMING ON SUNDAY.
AND THEN [INAUDIBLE] IN THE
DISTILLERY.
SO SHE HAS A COCKTAIL REAL
QUICK.
LAST TIME I WAS IN STUDIO, WE
ENJOYED ONE OF THE OLD FASHIONS SO I KNOW YOU’RE A FAN OF THESE.
SO I KNOW YOU’RE A FAN OF THESE.
>> Jason: OH, YEAH, TAKE IT
AWAY.
>> I’M SUPER BUMMED WE COULDN’T BE DOWN THERE WITH YOU, BUT I’M
BE DOWN THERE WITH YOU, BUT I’M
SURE YOU REMEMBER.
IT’S A STANDARD OLD-FASHIONED, A
BROWN SUGAR CUBE AND THEN AN ORANGE PEEL AND DOUSED IT WITH
ORANGE PEEL AND DOUSED IT WITH
OUR BITTERS, TWO OUNCES OF
BOURBON.
MUDDLE IT ALL UP TOGETHER, MIX
IT UP. SOMETIMES YOU’LL PUT ICE OVER
SOMETIMES YOU’LL PUT ICE OVER
IT, BUT I PUT SYRUP IN THE
OLD-FASHIONED.
SO WE’LL BE DOING THESE FRIDAY, SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.
SATURDAY, AND SUNDAY.
AND WE’LL HAVE A GIN GIMLET.
>> Jason: I’M SORRY I’M NOT
THERE WITH THEM.
>> I KNOW.
>> YOU CAN COME OUT, WE’LL BE WAITING FOR YOU.
WAITING FOR YOU.
>> Jason: TELL EVERYBODY THE
LOCATION AND TIME, AND FIND OUT
ALL THE PARTICULARS. >> IT IS ENCOMPASSES PRETTY MUCH
>> IT IS ENCOMPASSES PRETTY MUCH
THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE VILLAGE OF
ROMEO.
THE FOOD WILL BE AT THE LIONS
CLUB IN THE VILLAGE OF ROMEO.
GO TO DISCOVERINGROMEO.ORG, AND
A FULL LINE-UP WITH LOCATIONS,
EVENT DETAILS, PARKING
THROUGHOUT TOWN.
AND WE HAVE AN APP, AND YOU CAN
DOWNLOAD THE APP AND ALL THE
INFORMATION IS THERE.
>> Jason: WE’VE GOTTA RUN.