SECOND ANNUAL FLURRIOUS! FESTIVAL RETURNS, SAT JAN 21, 2012!

FLURRIOUS!, Western New York’s park-centered winter festival returns for its second year at Buffalo’s Delaware Park on Saturday, January 21^st, 2012!   FLURRIOUS! is a FREE admission outdoor event, presented by the Buffalo Olmsted Parks Conservancy that promises to be fun-filled and action packed.  The day’s events begin at 9:00am with the “Flurrious Forecast” fun run and continue until 10:00pm!

“We’re very excited to host FLURRIOUS! for a second year” said BOPC president & CEO, Thomas Herrera-Mishler.  “We invite the Western New York community, of all ages, to come outside and celebrate winter and all that our parks have to offer!”

Activities this year include snow tennis, family skating (weather permitting/bring your own skates), face painting, igloo building, winter science workshop for kids, & cookie decorating, blacksmithing, as well as sleigh rides, cross country skiing, sled pull, snow golf, and much more.  Spectator events include a Quidditch tournament, hockey exhibition (weather permitting), and kickball & softball tournaments. 

FLURRIOUS! will feature food and beverages from Magnolia Catering, Coles Restaurant, and Rolling Joe Café.  Parking for the event can be found in the Buffalo Zoo parking lot on Jewett Parkway off Parkside Avenue, the surrounding neighborhood, and around the ring road after 10:30am.

The Master of Ceremonies for FLURRIOUS! will be WGRZ Channel 2 personality, Andy Parker!  Writers, Artists, Musicians (WAM) will be providing the music for the event, with a wide range of music styles. Event partners and sponsors include Wegmans, National Grid, WGRZ Channel 2, Magnolia Catering, Coles Restaurant, and the City of Buffalo.

For more information and registration information, please visit www.bfloparks.org or call 716-838-1249.  Schedule of events and music can be found below.

Snow Golf Tournament at Flurrious! (Jan.21, 2012)

Delaware Park Meadows Golf Course

FLURRIOUS! SNOW GOLF TOURNAMENT

Saturday, January 21, 2012    10:00AM – 2:00PM

Cost:  $5 per golfer - $10 per team

TO SIGN-UP, Contact Dave Hoover @ 838-1249, x19 or email: dave@bfloparks.org

Snow Golf Rules:  “HAVE FUN!!”

• Game Play
•  4 hole course
• Hole distances will be 110 yards to 220 yards 
• Golfers will play two rounds for an 8 hole total score
• Two player teams using “Best Ball” format to earn one score per hole. (Max. 8 strokes per hole)
• Teams will be paired for honor scoring.

Regular Play

• Only 4 clubs allowed per team.  (Steel shaft recommended due to cold temperatures).  If using a putter as one of your clubs, any shaft is okay.  BOPC Golf will provide a selection of clubs for those who do not wish to use their own.
• Color platform tennis balls (provided by BOPC Golf) will be used.  If lost a $2 replacement fee must be paid for your team to continue. 
• Mark your own ball in an identifiable manner.  Play your own ball.
• Players may create/build a “Tee” (out of snow) on the tee box only.
• Winter rules are in effect.  You may lift, clean and place ball back down.  Ball must be placed within 1 foot of original lie no closer to the hole.

Greens Play

• Poles with flag identifies each green / hole.
• NO Grooving or Trenching of snow to form ball channel is allowed. 
• Holes themselves will be 32” in diameter marked by a hula-hoop. 

Ties

• Final score tie-breaker will be closest to the pin shoot-out once all teams have completed the last hole.
• Each team will select one player.
• All selected players will hit at the same time & closest to the hole wins the tie.

All other standard PGA golfing regulations apply.

In case of any Disagreements, ALL decisions by the BOPC Golf are final.

2 Mile Run, Snow Sprint Bike Race, Snowshoe Softball, and Kickball Tournament Sign-Up!

You can now register for a multitude of winter events for this year's winter festival, FLURRIOUS! in Delaware Park!  Events include the Fleet Feet Sports Flurrious Forecast 2 Mile Fun Run, Campus Wheel Works Snow Sprint Bike Race, Snowshoe Softball Tournament, Snow Golf, and Snow Kickball Tournament.  Check out the links below!

Fleet Feet Sports Flurrious Forecast 2 Mile Fun Run

Snow Sprint Bike Race Registration

Register for the Snowshoe Softball Tournament!

Register for the Flurrious! Kickball Tournament

Register for Snow Golf

Snow Golf Tournament!

Delaware Park Meadows Golf Course

FLURRIOUS! SNOW GOLF TOURNAMENT

Sunday, January 16, 2011    11:00AM – 3:00PM

Cost:  $5 per golfer - $10 per team

TO SIGN-UP, Contact Dave Hoover @ 838-1249, x19 or email:  dave@bfloparks.org

Snow Golf Rules:  “HAVE FUN!!”

Game Play

-         3 hole course (Delaware Pk. holes 2, 9 & 10).  Golfers will play two rounds

for a 6 hole total score.

-         Two player teams using “Best Ball” format to earn one score per hole.  (Max. 8

strokes per hole).

    -   Teams will be paired for honor scoring.

Regular Play

-         Only 3 clubs allowed per team.  (Steel shaft recommended due to cold temperatures).  If use a putter as 1 of your clubs, any shaft is okay.  BOPC Golf will provide a selection of clubs for those who do not wish to use their own. 

-         Pink platform tennis balls (provided by BOPC Golf) will be used.  If lost a $2 replacement fee must be paid for your team to continue. 

-         Mark your own ball in an identifiable manner.  Play your own ball.

-         Players may create/build a “Tee” (out of snow) on the tee box only.

-         Winter rules are in effect.  You may lift, clean and place ball back down.  Ball must be placed within 1 foot of original lie no closer to the hole.

Greens Play

-         Poles with flag identifies each green / hole.

-         NO Grooving or Trenching of snow to form ball channel is allowed. 

-         Holes themselves will be 16” in diameter marked by a deflated bicycle tube.

Ties

-         Final score tie-breaker will be closest to the pin shoot-out once all teams have completed the last hole.

-         Each team will select one player.

-         All selected players will hit at the same time & closest to the hole wins the tie.

All other standard PGA golfing regulations apply.

In case of any Disagreements, ALL decisions by the BOPC Golf are final.