Mercy Memorial Hospital System announces the lineup for the 2nd Annual Blacktop Bash on Friday and Saturday, July 12 and 13, 2013 at Dolce Vita/Nick & Nino’s Parking Lot, 391 N. Telegraph Road, Monroe. There is a $5 General Admission Fee and all proceeds benefit the MMHS Pharmacy Assistance Fund and the construction of a healing garden at the Monroe Cancer Center/Mercy Memorial Nursing Center.

The event is presented by: Dolce Vita Italian/Nick & Nino’s, Farm Bureau Insurance-Starr Agency and Monroe Bank and Trust. There will be great food prepared by Nick & Nino’s and cold beverages served with smiling faces in addition to local bands featured on the 768 sq. foot performance stage.

The event commences at 4 p.m. on Friday July 12 until midnight and at 9 p.m. Motor City Soul will perform. This popular Motown band will delight and entertain you as you dance the night away under the stars. A crowd favorite, these guys never disappoint.

Come back on Saturday, July 13 for the 5K Run/Walk, with registration beginning at 7:30 a.m. The 5K Run/Walk begins with a 9 a.m. start. The cost is $16 pre-registration fee through June 30 and $20 registration fee July 1 through race day.

This accurately-measured course begins and ends at Nick & Nino’s and winds through the nearby neighborhood. Immediately following the 5K, stay for Kegs ‘n’ Eggs at Nick & Nino’s – which is held from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Bring your family and friends to cheer you on as you complete the 5k, then stay for breakfast and the reggae/island music of Crucial 420! Nick & Nino’s will open early to serve you while you revel in the camaraderie and festive atmosphere! There is NO admission fee for Kegs ‘n’ Eggs.

Saturday, July 13 at 9 p.m. is when the nationally-traveled Journey Tribute Band, The Rock Show, takes the stage. Based in mid-Michigan, The Rock Show returns this year with their unique style and uncanny similarities to one of the 1980’s hottest bands!

On both Friday and Saturday visit The Man Cave as members of the illustrious “Man Tree” Committee are your hosts in the Man Cave both nights at the Bash! Stop by to try your luck against our blackjack dealers and earn chances to win great raffle prizes! Blackjack not your thing? Raffle tickets to win a large-screen television, a La-Z-Boy chair OR a rifle will be available for purchase!

Mercy Memorial Hospital System wishes to thank the platinum sponsors: Tiffany’s Pizza, Friendly Ford Lincoln, ProMedica, Marsch Creative and Stanford Allen Chevrolet Cadillac; gold sponsors: Meridian Health Plan,
Finishers Unlimited of Monroe and Bacarella Funeral Home, Inc.; silver sponsors: Global Digital Printing, CBC Credit Services, Inc., KeyBank and Foot and Ankle Specialists, P.C.; 5K sponsors: Mind Body Balance, The Wrapped Gift, Finishers Unlimited of Monroe, Laboe Orthodontics, KeyBank and Tenneco. Also, thank you to the giveaway sponsor: Sieb Plumbing & Heating.

MMHS also appreciates the support of our Marketing Partners: Guardian Self-Storage, Jack’s Lawn Service, Masserant’s Feed & Grain – Newport, A-1 Auto Center, Inc., Monroe Charter Township Fire Department, Partyville Liquor, Snow’s Nursery, Victory Lane Quick Oil Change, Riverside Mini Mart, Paul’s Quality Collision, Nortel Lanes, Lino’s Car Wash and
Cashland Financial Services. In addition, we thank those for the donated products and services of: Staelgraeve-Turner Electric, Keith Masserant, Bryant Asphalt Paving, Cumulus Radio, Stevens Disposal, Bay Corrugated, Inc., Ace Commercial and Industrial Supply, Baker’s Gas & Welding Supplies, Serv-All Services, Inc., Quality Inn and Suites, The Coca-Cola Company and Scotsman Improvements, Al Peake and Sons, Daughter Too Complete Food Service, Masserant’s Feed and Grain, Reflections by Carey and Global Digital Printing.

MMHS is also grateful to our volunteers from Monroe County Community Credit Union. (Sponsorship listings reflect those received prior to June 12, 2013).

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