![]() We just want people to feel safe,” Armstrong told FOX40.įestival officials will meet with police in the next few days to review procedures, which will likely include some patrolling of the fencing at the festival grounds. “You don’t want people to come and feel like they’re at a compound or they’re trapped in here, you know. There is a police office on site, along with festival security. That prevents festival-goers from getting nervous when they do see a gun. One controversial provision says off-duty police officers are not allowed on site with their weapons. The festival already has strict admission rules it’s developed over the years, which include no gang attire or weapons of any kind. coli or something like happened in Gilroy, it always causes you to reflect and to look into your own operation and see what you can do to make it better,” Armstrong said. The 20-acre festival site, including the fencing, was inspected last week and will be again just before the festival opens in four weeks. A section of fencing along its main entertainment stage butts up against backyards but it is double-fenced and 12 feet high. Under a contractual agreement with San Joaquin County, the organization produces the annual Lodi Grape Festival and the Lodi Spring Wine Show. Lockeford Street, Lodi Admission: 45 Lodi Beer Fest VIP ticket (55 at the door), and 30 Lodi Beer Fest General. The Grape Festival grounds are in the city and much of its fencing is exposed to the street, unlike in Gilroy. Where: Ole Mettler Grape Pavilion at the Lodi Grape Festival Grounds, 413 E. The shooter in Gilroy cut a hole through the back fence to get in. But we keep ramping that up,” Armstrong explained. “Now we do metal detectors at the gates, we have wanding, we have complete bag searches, and a lot of police presence, which we’ve always had. Grape Festival organizers began upgrading security following 9/11. That is why the mass shooting at the Garlic Festival in Gilroy is so disturbing. It’s kind of a reunion of the whole city,” said festival CEO Mark Armstrong. LODI - Each September the Lodi Grape Festival draws 70,000 people during its four-day run. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. ![]() "Re-birth Tokay Carnival" (1936) ġ.8: Grape & Wine Festival Programs (1946-1949)ġ.9: Grape & Wine Festival Membership Rcpts. Carnival Souvenir Number (Oct 1907)ġ.4: Lodi Grape Festival Programs (1907) ġ.5: Lodi Grape Festival Clippings (1907)ġ.6: Grape & Wine Festival Programs (1934-1937)ġ.7: Arthur Marquhardt. CONTAINER LISTġ.1: Festival Queen Memorabilia (1907)ġ.2: The Lodi Magazine. The Lodi Grape & Wine Show Collection consists of programs, memorabilia and clippings from the Tokay Carnival (1907), as well as programs (1934-1959), premium lists (1947-1977), fine arts awards lists (1952-1966) and histories of the Lodi Grape and Wine Festival (1934- ). The Festival is made up of a number of events and activities, including a parade, a floral show, a fine arts show, grape exhibits and special appearances by noted entertainers. Following Repeal, however, Lodi revived the Grape and Wine Festival (1934) and it has been celebrated each September since that date save for a four year hiatus during World War II. Although the community was pleased with the Tokay Festival, backers lost money and the experience was not repeated during the pre-Prohibition years. Visit Castello di Amorosa, a medieval-style Tuscan castle winery located in Calistoga, Napa Valley. The Lodi Arch, a California Mission Revival style free-standing archway erected at the time of the Festival, still stands in downtown Lodi. Celebration events included a speech by California Governor, James N. Ellis, owner of the Lodi Sentinel, soon backed Ray's idea and the first agricultural festival in San Joaquin County was launched September 19-21, 1907. Other Lodi businessmen, including Henry F. The first Lodi Grape & Wine Festival, styled the "Tokay Carnival" (1907), was the brainchild of Charles Ray, local viticulturist and land developer. , Lodi (Calif.) Grape and Wine Festival Collection, Ms43, San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum. Users are responsible for satisfying any claimants of literary property. The library can only claim physical ownership of the collection. ![]() ![]() Administrative Information AccessĬollection is open for research by appointment only. Lodi (Calif.) Grape and Wine Festival Collection, 1907-1990Įnglish. San Joaquin County Historical Society & Museum. San Joaquin County Historical Society and Museum Processed by Don Walker machine-readable finding aid created by Lodi (Calif.) Grape and Wine Festival Collection
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