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Chowdafest

Chowdafest has been a Northeast tradition for over a decade. There used to be 2 Chowdafests per year, 1 in the Spring and 1 in the Fall, and there was a seperate division for men and women. Dave Toohey used to not only run the tourney, but also host the party usually at his house, and cook all the food with the lovely Betty. And the food is what Chowdafest is famous for. Toohey's RI version of clam chowda (clear) and his delectable chicken wings, not to mention numerous trays of pasta, salad, 9 bean salad, and BBQ items always filled everybody's tummy to the brim.

After a 2 year hiatus because we lost our fields after playing on them in a monsoon, Chowdafest returned in 1999 in a coed form. Matty Brier is now the Tourney Director, which allows Dave and Betty to concentrate on serving the best damm food, and plenty of it, at any tourney. We also serve breakfast Sunday morning, as well as providing the usual bagels, bananas, oranges, and lots of water delivered to your field.

When: Aug. 28-29, '04
Schedule

List of teams: Chinstrap, Halibut, Puppet Regime, Zumo, Donkey Bomb, The Jan Mueller Experience, Chum, WMD, B pool, Swingers, Pablo, Enough Monkeys, GrassBurners, Woods Hole, Heather Needs Some Play, Traffic, Stump, Moo Jah, Sideshow Bob, Vitamin I, PIE, Your Mom, Slow, White & the 7 Dwarfs

  1. Rules:
    NO Dogs, sorry
    NO alcohol at the fields
    NO swimming in the pool at the fields
  2. What To Bring:
    It has been a tradition for teams to bring canned goods to benefit the RI Community Food Bank. Please bring to dinner. Or, you can write a check, its tax deductible. Please do your part.
    Bug Spray
    Water containers - I will have 10 gallon igloo containers at every field for teams to fill up out of.
  3. Directions to Fields
  4. Parking at Fields
    There is a main lot all can park at. You will see a sign for Wheeler farm on your left on walker street. main and auxilary lots are there. there are also smaller lots closer to the specific fields. Fields 1, 2 and 3 off walker street, there is a lot on the right that can hold like 50 cars. Fields 4,5,6, there is a lot at the fieldhouse...go to the end of walker and take a left and fieldhouse will be on left. Fields 7 and 8 are inside the track which is across from fieldhouse, there is a small lot there.
  5. Directions to party at Tort's Bar & Grill from Wheeler fields
  6. Dinner Saturday night
    Bring your appetite. We will have a smorgasbord of delectable delights sure to please the palate including our world-famous chowda soup. Burgers, chicken, hot dogs, salad, potato salad, coleslaw, fruit salad, and who knows what else. We will have some veggy burgers for the vegans as well.
  7. Hotel Info
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