Quick Chek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning
Quick Chek hosts an annual hot-air balloon festival in Readington, New Jersey, which runs the last weekend in July. An outdoor Quick Chek is set up with an actual deli and coffee counter, and during the weekend, visitors are able to attend the various activities that go on through the festival. Quick Chek's Balloon festival featured many exciting artists (2011) such as Meatloaf, Barenaked Ladies, and Abba in Concert. Meatloaf apparently collapsed shortly following his performance.
Read more about this topic: Quick Chek
Famous quotes containing the words quick, jersey and/or festival:
“You can say anything you want, ‘cause I’ve heard it all before. All you can do is pray for a quick death ... which you ain’t gonna get.”
—Quentin Tarantino, U.S. screenwriter and director. Mr. Blonde (Michael Madsen)
“New Jersey gives us glue.”
—Howard Dietz (1896–1983)
“Three times a year all your males shall appear before the LORD your God at the place that he will choose: at the festival of unleavened bread, at the festival of weeks, and at the festival of booths. They shall not appear before the LORD empty-handed; all shall give as they are able, according to the blessing of the LORD your God that he has given you.”
—Bible: Hebrew, Deuteronomy 16:16,17.