{"id":4180,"date":"2015-07-16T04:59:05","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogslikegauthier.com\/?p=4180"},"modified":"2015-07-16T04:59:05","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T04:59:05","slug":"oysterfest-2015-its-a-shucking-good-time-be-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/?p=4180","title":{"rendered":"Oysterfest 2015 It&#8217;s a Shucking Good Time! Be there"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/oysterfest-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft  wp-image-4182\" src=\"https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/oysterfest-2.jpg\" alt=\"oysterfest\" width=\"406\" height=\"186\" \/><\/a>Do you like or even love oysters well you&#8217;re in luck cause the The 27th Anniversary of the Ontario Oyster Festival is happening! July 19th in the alley beside Rodney&#8217;s Oyster House get your tickets <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/carpe-shuck-em-ontario-oyster-festival-2015-tickets-16808871788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a> &amp;\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/carpe-shuck-em-ontario-oyster-festival-2015-tickets-16808871788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">seize the day<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/carpe-shuck-em-ontario-oyster-festival-2015-tickets-16808871788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CarpeShuck&#8217;em<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I have gone this event for the past 2 years i absolutely love it. This year will be special though\u00a0The theme this year is Roman as in Seize the Day Carpe Shuck&#8217;em \u00a0We expect togas. There will be two oyster shucking competitions, a live auction , &#8216;Chariot&#8217; races, &#8216;Javelin&#8217;, and of course live music to dance us into the dark once the shucking contest is done.<\/p>\n<p>Watch live bands with We are going to have Piece o&#8217; the Rock, Ride the Riger and DJ Soucial performing \u00a0and Ontario&#8217;s best oyster shuckers in action and celebrate oyster culture with the Shucking Competition, Lobster Boil there will be\u00a09 breweries, 2 wineries and of course the Caesar Station all bring something to pour it will be a great time &amp; so much fun there\u00a0Of course it wouldn&#8217;t be complete with out oyster fest t-shirts<\/p>\n<p>Past years OysterFest Happenings below<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vine-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/hKABYMTY3Jw\/embed\/simple\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n<script src=\"\/\/platform.vine.co\/static\/scripts\/embed.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>Events that be happening at OysterFest are as follows Oyster Shucking Competition: New this year, 20 enthusiastic amateurs will shuck-off in the \u201cChef\u2019s Cup\u201d for a chance to compete at the pro-level. The \u201cInvitational\u201d sees 25 of the country\u2019s top shuckers compete to represent Ontario at the Canadian championships in PEI. Winner from the Canadian championship competes in the World Oyster Shucking Competition in Ireland. OysterShucking Competition \u00a0<iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"vine-embed\" src=\"https:\/\/vine.co\/v\/hKA1BVMmnaA\/embed\/simple\" width=\"480\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><script src=\"\/\/platform.vine.co\/static\/scripts\/embed.js\" async=\"\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Oyster Eating Contest: Beat the 8 time reigning champion in a hands-free oyster eating contest that\u2019s not for the faint of heart\u2026or stomach!<\/p>\n<p>There will be: Oysters, Caesar-dressed Corn (Nero&#8217;s Knob), raw Clams, Coliseum Ragu, Matane Shrimp Gazpacho, and whole Lobster.<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20140701-134122-49282373-e1437024323785-2.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-1182 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/techwrites.joncaptures.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/20140701-134122-49282373-e1437024323785-2.jpg\" alt=\"20140701-134122-49282373.jpg\" width=\"257\" height=\"201\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nAll food tickets will be sold for $5.00, except for the lobster &#8211; that one is $20. Because it&#8217;s a whole lobster.<\/p>\n<p>Advance Tix &#8211; $34 \u00a0per person Entry to the Ontario Oyster Festival, two drink tickets , and one plate of oysters, OR a bowl of Coliseum Ragu or Mantane Shrimp Gazpacho \u00a0tickets are available for purchase before the event at <a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/carpe-shuck-em-ontario-oyster-festival-2015-tickets-16808871788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here @ this eventbright<\/a>\u00a0link\u00a0or at the gate for $40 per person.<\/p>\n<p>All funds raised support Environmental Defence, Canada&#8217;s most effective environmental action charity. So you&#8217;re enjoying oysters ,seafood &amp; entertainment all for a good cause<\/p>\n<p>Will see you there<\/p>\n<p>Sunday, July 19, 2015;<br \/>\nGATES open at 2PM<br \/>\nAlley beside Rodney\u2019s Oyster House at 469 King Street West, Toronto<br \/>\nTixs @\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.eventbrite.ca\/e\/carpe-shuck-em-ontario-oyster-festival-2015-tickets-16808871788\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">EventBright<\/a>\u00a0or at the door<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Do you like or even love oysters well you&#8217;re in luck cause the The 27th Anniversary of the Ontario Oyster Festival is happening! July 19th in the alley beside Rodney&#8217;s Oyster House get your tickets here &amp;\u00a0seize the day CarpeShuck&#8217;em I have gone this event for the past 2 years i absolutely love it. 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