{"id":24989,"date":"2019-04-26T07:26:52","date_gmt":"2019-04-26T11:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/?p=24989"},"modified":"2019-04-26T07:26:55","modified_gmt":"2019-04-26T11:26:55","slug":"lime-rock-park-kicks-off-2019-seasonwith-free-community-eventto-benefit-local-charities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/2019\/04\/lime-rock-park-kicks-off-2019-seasonwith-free-community-eventto-benefit-local-charities\/","title":{"rendered":"LIME ROCK PARK KICKS OFF 2019 SEASONWITH FREE COMMUNITY EVENTTO BENEFIT LOCAL CHARITIES"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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LAKEVILLE, Conn.\u2014Lime Rock Park<\/a>, the historic motorsports and entertainment destination nestled among the hills of beautiful Northwest Connecticut, will host a\u00a0Season Kickoff Celebration<\/a>\u00a0on Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The free community event is sponsored by theTri-State Chamber of Commerce<\/a>, the\u00a0Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce<\/a>,\u00a0Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) Kids<\/a>, and\u00a0Wheels of Time<\/a>\u00a0in Pine Plains, N.Y.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

\u201cThis celebration is all about supporting local charities, nonprofits and businesses, all while experiencing a fun-filled day for the entire family,\u201d said Rebecca Lee, Lime Rock Park\u2019s Sales and Marketing Manager. \u201cYou can relax on the hillside while watching the club cars on track, admiring the sports and classic cars on display, and enjoying the community marketplace with local food trucks, sundae making bar, local craft brews, goods from local vendors and artists, kids activities and more.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The event will support two local charities:\u00a0The Corner Food Pantry<\/a>\u00a0of Lakeville, Conn., and\u00a0The Little Guild Animal Shelter<\/a>\u00a0of West Cornwall, Conn. Participants are asked to bring a non-perishable food item for families or pets in need, make a financial donation or participate in a fundraising prize raffle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


The community marketplace will include displays from The Artisan Shop, Audubon Sharon, Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream, Brooker Memorial, Great Cape Baking Company, Harney & Sons Fine Teas, LaBonne’s Market, Norbrook Farm Brewery, Robin Hood Radio, Sharon Playhouse, Survive The Drive, WTNH News 8 and more. Kids activities will include Artis Race Labs\u2019 full-motion racing simulator, a bounce house, a face painter and lawn games.
Attendees will also be able to learn about the full schedule of events at Lime Rock Park, purchase tickets for upcoming races as well as fan gear, and receive exclusive deals and giveaways. There will also be a classic car display by Wheels of Time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


In 2019, Lime Rock will host four major events: the\u00a0Trans Am Memorial Day Classic<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sunday Royals Car Show presented by Hagerty<\/a>\u00a0on May 24-27, the\u00a0SCCA New England Regionals<\/a>\u00a0on June 14-5, the\u00a0IMSA Northeast Grand Prix<\/a>\u00a0on July 19-20, and\u00a0Historic Festival 37<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Sunday in the Park Concours<\/a>\u00a0held over Labor Day weekend on Aug. 29 – Sept. 2. Additionally, the Park will hosts various racing and driving schools, car club events, and community and charity events.<\/p>\n\n\n\n


To learn more about the Season Kickoff Celebration as well as additional events scheduled at Lime Rock Park, visit\u00a0www.limerock.com<\/a>.
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LAKEVILLE, Conn.\u2014Lime Rock Park, the historic motorsports and entertainment destination nestled among the hills of beautiful Northwest Connecticut, will host a\u00a0Season Kickoff Celebration\u00a0on Saturday, May 18, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. The free community event is sponsored by theTri-State Chamber of Commerce, the\u00a0Northwest Connecticut Chamber of Commerce,\u00a0Connecticut Public Television (CPTV) Kids, and\u00a0Wheels of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,65],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-24989","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-connecticut","category-lime-rock-park"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24989","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=24989"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24989\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24990,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/24989\/revisions\/24990"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=24989"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=24989"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/newenglandracingnews.com\/16\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=24989"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}