Thursday, February 23, 2012

Game On

Our comely contest queen Cami announces, tah-dah, the categories and prizes for the 2012 10th anniversary edition of the Kansas City Irish Fest contests! Can you win? Not if you don't enter.

BREWING CONTEST: Scottish and Irish Ales
Attention all home-brewers! Enter your home-brewed Scottish or Irish ale in this year’s brewing contest, using the Beer Judging Certification Program (BJCP) guidelines for category #9 beers. Check out the all the style details here . The contest is free to enter, just amateurs only please. Properly-labeled entries will be accepted up until 4 p.m. at Bacchus & Barleycorn, Saturday, August 18. Great prizes can be won, including gift certificates to Bacchus & Barleycorn .

2011 Brewing Winners
1st Place: Michael Straily
2nd Place: Richard Cartwright
3rd Place: Michael Downs


BAKING CONTEST: Made with Spuds
Whether its potato bread or potato candy, dust off your best recipe for mouth-watering goodies made with SPUDS (please, no yams or sweet potatoes)! Maximum two entries per person, per day. The contest is free to enter and is open to all ages, just amateurs only please.  There will be great prizes, including gift certificates to Pryde’s Old Westport , for first, second, and third place winners on both Saturday and Sunday, and a grand prize winner will be chosen from the highest-scoring daily first-place winners.

2011 Baking Winners
Saturday 1st Place: Mary Jo Fisk
Saturday 2nd Place: Mary Jo Fisk
Saturday 3rd Place: Colleen King
Sunday 1st Place: Charles d’Ablaing
Sunday 2nd Place: Charles d’Ablaing
Sunday 3rd Place: Keith Buchanan


KNITTING CONTEST: Celtic Knots
Back by popular demand, there will again be two contests—one for novices only on Saturday, and one for masters on Sunday! If you teach knitting or crocheting, have won a prize in this contest, or judged this contest in the past, you’re eligible for the master’s category. Maximum two entries per person, per day. The contests are free to enter and is open to all ages.  There will be great prizes, including gift certificates to Yarn Shop and More for first, second, and third place winners on both Saturday and Sunday, and a grand prize winner will be chosen from the highest-scoring daily first-place winners.

2011 Knitting Winners
Saturday 1st Place: Carma Cervetti
Saturday 2nd Place: Shannon Bower
Saturday 3rd Place: Heather Wilk
Sunday 1st Place: Teri Plemel
Sunday 2nd Place: Gina Hills
Sunday 3rd Place: Teri Plemel


PHOTOGRAPHY CONTEST: Rainbows
Enter your best photo of an Irish rainbow in this year’s photography contest. Maximum two entries per person, per day. The contest is free to enter and is open to all ages, just amateurs only please.  There will be great prizes—including cold hard CASH and tickets to next year’s Irish Fest—for first, second, and third place winners on both Saturday and Sunday, and a grand prize winner will be chosen from the highest-scoring daily first-place winners.

2011 Photography Winners
Grand Prize Winner: Martin Ufford
Saturday 1st Place: Ginny Zane
Saturday 2nd Place: Laura Morford
Saturday 3rd Place: Darla Pittman
Sunday 1st Place: Martin Ufford
Sunday 2nd Place: Stephen Edwards
Sunday 3rd Place: Cinty Easton

Entry forms and further details will be on the contests page of our website, soon like.

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