FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Sept. 19, 2007

TROLLEYS HOP AROUND DOWNTOWN ON SATURDAY NIGHT, SEPT. 29
Free trolleys connect HopAround restaurants, bars, Mid-Point Music Festival

CINCINNATI - Downtown Cincinnati will be hopping on Saturday night, Sept. 29 with Downtown HopAround and the Mid-Point Music Festival. So hop on the FREE HopAround trolleys and sample all that the city has to offer.

Two HopAround trolleys will run 8 p.m. to 1 a.m. connecting 30+ restaurants, bars and MPMF venues. The free trolleys are sponsored and funded by the generous support of the Downtown HopAround Organizing Team and Friends, led by Downtown HopAround co-founder Mary Armor in cooperation with DCI.

Join Grand Marshals Mayor Mark Mallory, Bootsy Collins and Ickey Woods to kick off Downtown HopAround on Fountain Square from 6-8 p.m. with a celebration of the Bengals 40^th anniversary and free music by The Addisons. Then things really get hopping, with trolleys connecting HopAround and MPMF locations until 1 a.m.

The HopAround Trolley route will be from Fountain Square on Vine, up Vine to Central Parkway, up Main to Liberty, down Sycamore to 8^th, down Walnut to 4^th, up Elm to 5^th , and back to Fountain Square.

Trolley frequency will be about every 15 minutes; look for specially marked "HopStop" trolley stops along the route. Board at any stop and ride as often as you want... free!

For more information, visit www.downtownhoparound.com or www.go-metro.com.

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