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ABBY CADABBY™ ©, ELMO™ © & SUPER GROVER™ © 2014 Sesame Workshop; BILLY BLAZES © 2014 Mattel, Inc. All Rights Reserved; CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG™ & © Norman Bridwell. All rights reserved; MR. POTATO HEAD © 2014 Hasbro; POPEYE © 2014 King Features Syndicate, Inc. UBS Parade Spectacular presented by U Stamford Town Center & The Advocate/Hearst Media Sunday, November 23, 2014 12 Noon–Stamford Downtown Presented by Stamford Town Center & The Advocate/Hearst Media

Dear Friends and Neighbors:

Please join us at the 2o14 UBS Parade Spectacular, presented by Stamford Town Center and The Advocate/Hearst Media in Stamford Downtown on Sunday, November 23. This year’s parade promises to be the highlight of the holiday season. The Master of Ceremonies for the parade will be Alan Kalter from the Late Show with David Letterman. The parade features 16 colossal helium balloons and 11 award winning bands including the Sacred Heart University Marching Band, the Butler, PA Golden Tornado Marching Band and bands from Stamford and other parts of Connecticut and Long Island.

The UBS Parade Spectacular is recognized as one of the most outstanding parades in the country. It is a partnership among the City of Stamford, UBS, Stamford Town Center, The Advocate/Hearst Media, Stamford Public Schools and Stamford Downtown. In addition, dozens of community-minded corporations and organizations proudly sponsor balloons, bands and floats for the day of the parade.

This is an event you will not want to miss. The festivities start the day before, Saturday, November 22, at the celebratory Giant Balloon Inflation Party, sponsored by Point72 Asset Management. It is an extraordinary experience to watch the drama of giant helium balloons coming to life. Many of the balloons reach heights of 6o feet! New balloons this year include Abby Cadabby and Shrek. And, the Inflation Party features performances from the XPogo Stunt Team, dancing with Locust Performing Arts Center of Stamford, music, clowns, holiday characters, and of course the big man in red!

Also, don’t forget to come back to Stamford Downtown on Sunday, December 7 to see Heights & Lights, Rappelling Santa and Tree Lighting, presented by Reckson, A Division of SL Green Realty Corp. Join us as Brian Cashman, Bobby Valentine and Santa dazzle us by rappelling 22 stories from the roof of the Landmark Building. Then follow Santa and his entourage to the fabulous Tree Lighting and holiday music in Latham Park.

Come one, come all to these exciting events. It’s a great opportunity to spend time with family and friends and raise the curtain on a joyful and peaceful holiday season.

Sincerely,

Master of Ceremonies Alan Kalter Do you know… from the Late Show with David Letterman • The UBS Parade Spectacular is 21 years old this year! Xpogo Stunt Team, the most talented and experienced extreme pogo performance The first parade took place in 1993. team in the world. • If we were to stand the 16 giant balloons on top of New giant helium balloons this year: each other they would be as long as 4 football fields Abby Cadabby and Shrek or as tall as 3 Trump Tower skyscrapers! • It will take 24 tons of sand to keep the balloons from Fantastic floats including Stamford Town Center’s flying away – that’s equivalent in weight to 12 Vocal Trash, Stamford Public Schools’ Teacher of the Year-Jimmy Sapia Global Classroom elephants! and Santa’s Workshop • It takes an average of 3,000 steps to walk the parade route. Second Company Governor’s Horse Guard, • 1,500 volunteers will walk the parade route this year, Dazzling Dance Companies including Center Stage, that’s 1,500 miles all together in just one hour! City Center Dance, Nova Jazz, Locust Performing Arts Center and STEPS Dance Studio • 1,000 barricades are used along the parade route. It will take If you lined them up edge to edge they would extend from The Stamford All School Musical Cast of 67,140 cubic feet Stamford Downtown to Long Island Sound! “The Addams Family” • Last year, an estimated crowd of 200,000 attended the of helium to Magnificent Marching Bands including the Sacred Heart Parade Spectacular. University Marching Band and the fill up the • Yankee Magazine named the Parade as a Butler Golden Tornado Marching Band, helium balloon “Well Worth the Drive” Destination in 2013. all the way from Butler, PA, NYPD Emerald Society Pipe & Drum Band, The Saints Brigade Drum & Bugle Corp, characters. • The American Bus Association voted the Parade among Northeast-Stillmeadow Elementary School, Rippowam the Top 100 Events in the Country for 2010, and Moffly Middle School and Stamford, Westhill, Harrison, Publications awarded it the “Most Uplifting Celebration” Brentwood and Uniondale High School Marching Bands for 2006. Clowns! Clowns! Clowns! Watch the UBS Parade Spectacular LIVE on itsrelevant.com! Giant Balloon Inflation Party! Saturday, November 22, Watch the giant helium balloons come to life! Join us 3:00 – 6:00 p.m. for a backstage look as we prepare for the parade. Summer & Hoyt Streets The Inflation Party features performances from the XPogo Stunt Team, dancing with Locust Performing Sponsored by Arts Center of Stamford, music, clowns, holiday Point72 Asset Management characters, and a visit from Santa!

Important Information: All parking is free. Seating for the disabled will be available at Veteran’s Park on Atlantic Street. Parking will be available at Landmark Square. (Enter driving westbound on Broad Street, 6’5” vehicle clearance.) Presented by Stamford Town Center Lost Child and First Aid are located on Broad Street & The Advocate/Hearst Media at Bedford in front of McDonald’s. Most streets along parade route will be closed by 9:00 a.m. Plan to arrive early. Public restrooms will be available throughout parade route. Backpacks and large bags are subject to police search. Visit www.stamford-downtown.com for more information.

Hungry? Don’t forget that Stamford Downtown is filled with outstanding restaurants, and many of them are “kid friendly.” Restaurants below are open on parade day and those appearing in red are kid friendly. (KF=Kid Friendly).

Restaurants: Aria Restaurant at 1033 Washington Boulevard (KF) Atlantic Pizza House at 221 Atlantic Street (KF) Bar BQ at 261 Main Street Bar Rosso at 30 Spring Street (KF) Barcelona Restaurant & Wine Bar at 222 Summer Street (KF) bartaco at 222 Summer Street (KF) Bobby Valentine’s Sports Gallery Café at 225 Main Street Bradford’s Grill & Tavern at 83 Bedford Street Brick House Bar & Grill at 244 Bedford Street

ABBY CADABBY™ © & SUPER GROVER™ © 2014 Sesame Workshop; CLIFFORD THE BIG RED DOG™ & © Norman Bridwell. All rights reserved. rights All THE BIG RED DOG™ & © Norman Bridwell. CLIFFORD Workshop; © 2014 SesameABBY CADABBY™ © & SUPER GROVER™ Buffalo Wild Wings at 208 Summer Street (KF) California Pizza Kitchen, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd. (KF) The Capital Grille, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd. Capriccio Café at 189 Bedford Street (KF) Cask Republic at 191 Summer Street (KF) Castle Bar & Grill at 488 Summer Street (KF) Coromandel at 68 Broad Street (KF) Cosi, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd. (KF) Cotto Wine Bar at 51 Bank Street (KF) Curley’s Diner at 62 West Park Place (KF) EOS Greek Cuisine at 490 Summer Street (patio w/ heaters) (KF) Fairfield Pizza at 87 Atlantic Street (KF) F.I.S.H. at 245 Bedford Street (KF) The Fez at 227 Summer Street (KF) Fiesta Restaurant at 83 Atlantic Street (KF) Fin II Japanese Restaurant at 219 Main Street (KF) Franklin Street Works Café at 41 Franklin Street (KF) Fu Ji at 94 Bedford Street (KF) Garden Catering at 235 Main Street (KF) Gastro Bar at 78 West Park Place (KF) Great Wall Restaurant at 219 Atlantic Street (KF) Hudson Grille at 128 Bedford Street (KF) Kati N More at 80 Atlantic Street (KF) Kona Grill, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd. (KF) Layla’s Falafel at 245 Main Street (KF) Lola’s Mexican Kitchen at 135 Bedford Street (KF) Lorca at 125 Bedford Street (KF) Lucky’s Classic Burger & Malt Shop at 209 Bedford Street (KF) McFadden’s Saloon at 261 Main Street (KF) napa & co. at 75 Broad Street (KF) Navaratna at 133 Atlantic Street (KF) P.F. Chang’s China Bistro, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd. (KF) Patrizia’s of Stamford at 249 Main Street (KF) Picante! Fresh Mexican Grill at 148 Bedford Street (KF) Pita Pit at 213 Main Street (KF) Plan B Burger Bar, Stamford Town Center at 230 Tresser Blvd. (KF) Quattro Pazzi at 269 Bedford Street (KF) Remo’s Brick Oven Pizza Company at 35 Bedford Street (KF) Riviera Maya Mexican Restaurant at 20 Summer Street (KF) Sam’s American Bistro at Stamford Marriott at 243 Tresser Boulevard (KF) Street Closings Siena Ristorante at 519 Summer Street Station Eats at 3 Landmark Square (KF) Sushi X II at 109 Atlantic Street (KF) Saturday, November 22 Tacos Guadalajara at 217 Atlantic Street (KF) BALLOON INFLATION PARTY TAWA Indian Cuisine at 211 Summer Street (KF) Tengda Asian Bistro at 235 Bedford Street (KF) Tiernan’s Bar & Restaurant at 187 Main Street Hoyt Street Summer Street Tigin Irish Pub & Restaurant at 175 Bedford Street (Summer St. to Washington Blvd.) Tomatillo Taco Joint at 114 Broad Street (KF) (Broad St. to Main St.) Volta Gelateria Creperia at 30 Spring Street (KF) 12:30 pm to end of parade approximately 4 pm Lower Summer St. closed at Broad. ZAZA Italian Gastrobar at 122 Broad Street (KF) on Sunday Bidirectional traffic from Main St. Fast Food: only 9:00 am to end of parade 16 Handles at 219 Bedford Street (KF) Franklin Street Dunkin Donuts at 450 Main Street (KF) (North St. to Hoyt St.) Atlantic Street North & Southbound Jenna Marie’s Deli at 459 Summer Street (KF) McDonald’s Restaurant at 25 Bedford Street (KF) Closed to thru traffic 12:30 pm to end of the (Broad St. to Bell Street) Original Pappas’ Pizza at 201 Main Street (KF) parade. Bidirectional traffic for residents only 9:30 am to end of parade Starbucks Coffee at 96 Broad Street (KF) Subway Sandwiches at 116 Broad Street (KF) Tropical Smoothie at 77 Bedford Street (KF) Franklin Street Atlantic Street Southbound Please visit www.stamford-downtown.com for locations, (Hoyt St. to Woodside St.) (Bell St. to North State St.) phone numbers and a complete Downtown restaurant guide. Closed to thru traffic 12:30 pm to the end of the 7:00 am to end of parade parade. Bidirectional traffic for residents only Atlantic Street Northbound Sunday, November 23 (North State St. to Bell Street) Trying to get around PARADE SPECTACULAR 7:00 am to end of parade Stamford Downtown? Here are your best routes to take during the Parade. Hoyt Street Tresser Boulevard Westbound (Bedford St. to Washington Blvd.) (Greyrock Pl. to Washington Blvd.) To Stamford Town Center: High Ridge Road South. 8:00 am to end of parade 7:00 am -- Except for Turn left onto Oaklawn Avenue. Turn right onto Newﬁeld Stamford Town Center & 300 Atlantic Avenue. Newﬁeld Avenue becomes Strawberry Hill Broad Street Westbound Parking-Westbound Only (Greyrock Pl. to Washington Blvd.) Avenue. Bear left onto Grove Street 9:30 am. Access to the Bedford St. & Landmark Tresser Boulevard, Eastbound (intersection of Hoyt, Prospect & Grove). Sq. Garages will be available for parking only (Washington Blvd. to Greyrock Pl.) Turn right onto Tresser Boulevard. 7:00 am to end of parade Stamford Town Center is 1.5 blocks Broad Street Eastbound on right. (Franklin St. to Greyrock Pl. ) Federal Street Closed 9:30 am to end of parade 5 am to 4 pm To I-95: follow directions above Summer Street except continue on Grove Street. (Bridge St. to Broad St.) It will become Elm Street. All lanes close at 8:00 am to end of parade Follow Elm Street to I-95.