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| The Entertainment Review |
SAINT PAUL, Minn. –You really can't have "The Guy Expo" without beer, chicken wings or a batting cage.
Come to think of it, you need gadgets, grills, audio equipment, auto accessories, a rifle range, home
improvement gear, pro sports, race car driving, tailgating, contests, prizes, good grub and a swag sack full
of free stuff.
The Guy Expo hits the Twin Cities August 7-8 at Saint Paul RiverCentre. The event debuts here and plans
to expand to other cities in the coming months. It caters to the Minnesota man and there's nothing wimpy or
soft spoken about it. It aims to be fun, loud, entertaining and slightly irresponsible. There were no focus
groups in creating it, just years of knowing what Midwestern men like – and then putting it all under one
roof.
"The Guy Expo is a cross-section of every cool show that comes to town but we jacked it up a little to be
more fun," says Tom Ruzsa, director of sales with The Guy Expo. "We have 13 different themed exhibit
halls and a Guy'd Book to help you find demonstrations, food or fun. We threw in a little Elvis, a Miss Guy Expo crowning and topped it off with a beer can
stacking contest. This show literally has something of interest for every guy that walks through the door."
The Elvis portion of the program is "The King's Wings" wing-eating contest. The twist is that contestants need to wear their best Elvis costume. Another contest,
the Beer-a-Thon pits 12 pilsners, lagers and ales against each other for the title of "Minnesota's Beer of the Year." Augtoberfest, the expo's beer garden, lets
you sit back, enjoy a cold one and decide whether pronto pups or paintball will be your next stop.
KQRS FM and all four major sports teams will partner with The Guy Expo this year. The Twins, Vikings, Wild and Timberwolves will sponsor contests, games and
giveaways. Best Buy's "Man Cave" brings a bucket full of high-tech toys and ideas to jump start your Fortress of Solitude and Lowe's hosts the Home
Improvement Pavilion for do-it-yourselfers who need to start one more project.
A Twin Cities-based group of fried food-eating sports fans came up with the idea for The Guy Expo last year when they realized expos for just about everything
existed – except one that brought all things guy-related together. "We've all dabbled in home improvement, envied our neighbor's grills and gadgets and wanted
bigger, better A/V equipment," says Ruzsa. "We wanted to give guys like us a glimpse of the coolest stuff we could find."
The Guy Expo runs Friday, August 7 from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 8 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Saint Paul RiverCentre. Tickets are $12 for adults,
free for kids 12 and under.
Come to think of it, you need gadgets, grills, audio equipment, auto accessories, a rifle range, home
improvement gear, pro sports, race car driving, tailgating, contests, prizes, good grub and a swag sack full
of free stuff.
The Guy Expo hits the Twin Cities August 7-8 at Saint Paul RiverCentre. The event debuts here and plans
to expand to other cities in the coming months. It caters to the Minnesota man and there's nothing wimpy or
soft spoken about it. It aims to be fun, loud, entertaining and slightly irresponsible. There were no focus
groups in creating it, just years of knowing what Midwestern men like – and then putting it all under one
roof.
"The Guy Expo is a cross-section of every cool show that comes to town but we jacked it up a little to be
more fun," says Tom Ruzsa, director of sales with The Guy Expo. "We have 13 different themed exhibit
halls and a Guy'd Book to help you find demonstrations, food or fun. We threw in a little Elvis, a Miss Guy Expo crowning and topped it off with a beer can
stacking contest. This show literally has something of interest for every guy that walks through the door."
The Elvis portion of the program is "The King's Wings" wing-eating contest. The twist is that contestants need to wear their best Elvis costume. Another contest,
the Beer-a-Thon pits 12 pilsners, lagers and ales against each other for the title of "Minnesota's Beer of the Year." Augtoberfest, the expo's beer garden, lets
you sit back, enjoy a cold one and decide whether pronto pups or paintball will be your next stop.
KQRS FM and all four major sports teams will partner with The Guy Expo this year. The Twins, Vikings, Wild and Timberwolves will sponsor contests, games and
giveaways. Best Buy's "Man Cave" brings a bucket full of high-tech toys and ideas to jump start your Fortress of Solitude and Lowe's hosts the Home
Improvement Pavilion for do-it-yourselfers who need to start one more project.
A Twin Cities-based group of fried food-eating sports fans came up with the idea for The Guy Expo last year when they realized expos for just about everything
existed – except one that brought all things guy-related together. "We've all dabbled in home improvement, envied our neighbor's grills and gadgets and wanted
bigger, better A/V equipment," says Ruzsa. "We wanted to give guys like us a glimpse of the coolest stuff we could find."
The Guy Expo runs Friday, August 7 from 3 p.m. – 8 p.m. and Saturday, August 8 from 10 a.m. – 7 p.m. at Saint Paul RiverCentre. Tickets are $12 for adults,
free for kids 12 and under.
| AUGTOBERFEST, BEER-A-THON AND KING'S WINGS KICK OFF FIRST-EVER 'GUY EXPO' |
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