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Canadian Country Music "Rising Star" Award Winner George Canyon Set to Perform Live this Saturday at "Wild, Wild West" Hoedown 2004
Posted By Magna International
Sep 16, 2004

Aurora, ONT – "Wild, Wild West" Hoedown 2004 is thrilled to celebrate country recording artist George Canyon’s "Rising Star" award, handed out at last night’s Canadian Country Music Awards.

Canyon and Jimmy Rankin co-headline this year’s Hoedown, the largest charitable fundraiser in York Region. The 17 th annual Hoedown is set for this Saturday, September 18 at the Magna headquarters in Aurora.

Additional live musical performances by Barnard & Brohm and Karla Crawford are also part of this Saturday’s festivities.

"You don’t have to be a die-hard country and western fan to enjoy Hoedown," says Sandra

Levy, of Magna International Inc. and event director for the Hoedown. "Magna absorbs the cost of this event and donates 100% of the proceeds from Hoedown to local charities and not-for-profit organizations."

Hoedown 2004 event tickets are $60 each and include a Texas-style barbecue dinner, dancing, cash bar, and a live and silent auction offering great items such as platinum tickets at the Air Canada Centre for a Toronto Maple Leafs hockey game.

The Prospector’s Raffle features over $85,000 in prizes, including a 2005 Mercedes-Benz C230 Kompressor Coupe, a trip to Vienna, a Las Vegas getaway and 6 cash prizes ranging from $1,000 to $5,000. Tickets for the Prospector’s Raffle are 3 for $20 and are available the night of the Hoedown.

Hoedown event tickets are available through Ticketmaster, Scotiabank branches York Region, and the following retail outlets:

Richmond Hill – Southbrook Farms and Oakridge Outfitters

Oak Ridges – Oakridge Outfitters

Aurora – Oakridge Outfitters, Ab Cox Pontiac Buick, Charley Fitzwhiskey’s Tap and Eatery, and Rec Cycle N’ Sports

Newmarket – Mercedes-Benz Newmarket, Lipton’s Home Entertainment, Newmarket Honda and The Royal Travel Group

Bradford – Nancy’s Nifty Nook.

For more information about Hoedown 2004, call 1-800-872-5803, visit www.hoedown.ca