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This year, musical entertainment has
been added in the lounge both Friday
and Saturday, he said, which should add
even more to the lounge atmosphere.
“People fly in from all over the coun-
try for this,” he said. It's a very, very pop-
ular weekend. You just never know who
you might run into.”
He said that tentative plans in the
lounge include a large statue of Jack
Daniels (one of the lounge sponsors
along with Stolichnaya Vodka) with
whom folks can pose for photos.
Agostini said there is always a big
crowd drawn in initially by the ice bar
where they can buy and be served a
drink. From there, they can go into the Cool duel
lounge to relax and get warm. Last year, professional ice carvers took their chain saws and other tools to
“We are going to try to have the blocks of ice for 15 minutes during the Dueling Chainsaws competition to
carvers do the ice bar on Thursday,” the delight of huge crowds who watched as artistic creations emerged. The
Agostini said, “so it is done for Friday event is set for 7 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 12 this year.
when the crowds start.”