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SAUGERTIES, NY (May 13, 2009)—HITS is pleased to announce that the popular local
children’s band Ratboy Jr. will be performing during the annual Purina Mills
Kids Day on Sunday, June 7 at HITS’ equestrian facility in Saugerties, New
York.
Ratboy
Jr. is a rocking duo for all ages with Tim Sutton on vocals and Matt Senzatimore
on drums and keyboard. They perform energetic, catchy and sometimes
improvised tunes. Ratboy Jr. has become known for their humorous banter on stage
and catchy, insightful lyrics. They sing songs that get stuck in your head
about emus, garbage men and family road trips. This is music for kids who want
to rock out and for parents who want to kick it old school on the dance
floor.
Earlier this year, Ratboy Jr. was handpicked
to be the house band for the Kidtopia series for a local independent
radio station in Woodstock, New York and recently made their New York City
debut at Bowery Poetry Kids. They are
currently filling up their spring and summer calendar with festival bookings,
including this year's Mountain Jam Festival, The Clearwater Festival and The
Rosendale Street Festival. Timmy and
Matty have played with such big kids as The Ramones, Uncle Rock, Pete Seeger,
Dog on Fleas, and Bob Dorough (School House Rock). Ratboy Jr. is also making it
to the airwaves and has been played on Spare the Rock, Spoil the Child, Gooney
Bird Kids, WDST and WKZE.
"We are so excited to be part of the
Kids Day, this will be our first time at HITS and we can’t wait,” said Sutton,
who is a Saugerties native. “We heard there are going to be Olympians there… maybe
we can get them to sing about monkeys with us... maybe? We are glad to do our
part to help raise money for a great organization like Family of Woodstock,
they do such great work. When Matty heard that there's going to be a $125,000
Grand Prix he wanted to enter. I said ‘Matty we are Ratboy Jr., not Horse Race
Sr.’!”
“We may not know about horses, but we know
how to play some tunes and have a great time,” continued Sutton. “I don’t know
who will win the Grand Prix, but I know anyone who comes to listen to us at HITS
on Kids Day will feel like a winner. I can’t believe I just said that!" For
more information on the band, please visit ratboyjr.com.
“We are very excited to welcome Ratboy Jr.
into the fold for this year’s Purina Mills Kids Day,” said Danette Kadlic of
the HITS Marketing Team. “We’ve been hearing great things about their
performances at Kidtopia and we thought they would be a fabulous addition to
the Kids Day schedule of activities. I’ve been listening to their CD for the
past several weeks; my daughter Chloe just loves the ‘monkey’ song!”
In
addition to the musical performance, Kids Day will
be filled with family fun and entertainment, including clowns, a slide,
a
bounce house, arts & crafts and loads of fun. When Kids Day
concludes,
spectators are encouraged to watch some of the best competitors in the
world compete for the top prize in the $125,000 Purina Mills Grand
Prix. Some of
the riders expected to compete in the featured class on Sunday, June 7
include
two-time United States Gold Medal Winner McLain Ward, and fellow
Olympians Nona
Garson, Leslie Howard, Chris Kappler and Margie Engle. After the Grand
Prix,
kids will have a chance to meet the riders up close and personal during
a
special Grand Prix rider autograph and photo session.
Equestrians love nothing more than to compete before
an energized crowd! So, HITS is offering a special $5 lunch coupon to all
children who arrive in groups of 10 or more and stay for the Grand Prix on June
7. This is a perfect opportunity for
school groups, including clubs, sports teams and community service groups to
enjoy a great and inexpensive day out. For more information on the group lunch
offer, please contact Chris Mayone at 845.246.8833 or via e-mail at media_info@HitsShows.com.
Purina Mills Kids Day will take place on Sunday, June 7 from 12 pm until 2 pm
and admission
is just $5 for adults, which is donated to Family of Woodstock, Inc. Children
12 and under and seniors 65 and older are admitted free. Parking for spectators
is free and located at gate E, which is directly across from the Kiwanis Ice
Rink on Washington Avenue.
The HITS equestrian facility is nestled at the
foothills of the Catskill Mountains, just one mile outside the village of
Saugerties. The facility offers an on-site food service pavilion, and an ice
cream parlor featuring an assortment of frozen delights and Starbucks® coffee.
The HITS Bar and Grill serves up pizza and cold beer in a spacious
air-conditioned lounge. Spectators can grab some lunch and find a grassy spot
on the berms while watching some of the world's best show jumping with the
entire family right here in the Hudson Valley.
Those interested in the behind the scenes of show
jumping can watch the horse show farrier put new shoes on a horse and even tour
the stables to see some of the horses and riders up close. And for those who
love to shop, HITS does not disappoint. The HITS Saugerties Mall features
clothing, tack, fine jewelry, custom footwear, art and photography, and custom
HITS souvenirs. For more information on any of the HITS Horse Shows or special
events, please call 845.246.8833 or visit www.HitsShows.com.
HITS, Inc. is a special events management company
primarily focused on producing hunter/jumper horse shows. Based in upstate New
York in the village of Saugerties, HITS produced its first horse show circuit
in Gainesville, Florida in 1982. Since that time, HITS has grown into a
nationwide company with world-class hunter/jumper circuits in California,
Florida, Arizona, New York and Virginia.
For more information and a complete schedule of
classes and events, visit www.HitsShows.com.
Media should contact Chris Mayone at 845.246.8833 or e-mail Media_Info@HitsShows.com.
Photo Provided.
Popular
local children's band Ratboy Jr. is scheduled to perform at the Purina
Mills Kids Day, Sunday June 7 at HITS-on-the-Hudson in Saugerties, NY.
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