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DateTimeDescription
Thursday
Sep 1st		AfternoonArrive at Embassy Suites Hotel September 1 2011: Greenville Coming Home
All DayCar wash is available in the parking lot of the Embassy Suite Hotel daily after 3 PM. Please help keep the area clean.
All DayCheck-in and Registration will be set up at the Embassy Suites lobby Atrium and will be staffed from 2 PM to 7 PM.
For The Ladies 2:00 PM till 7:00 PM For the Ladies - Essential Bodywear !! Location and Room Number in the Embassy Suite Hotel, ( In Side ) TBA.
New Membership or RenewalNew or renewal membership will be available at ZFest 2011 at the registration desk for all to renew your membership or join ZSCCA for the coming year.
ZFest 2011 Tee ShirtsZFest 2011 Coming Home Greenville tee shirts will be available for sale at Registration table, The cost of the shirt is $22.00. If we sell out of the shirts we have at Zfest 2011 Coming Home Greenville, there will be a shirt on display so you can see what they will look like when you order your shirt. They will be available for sale all weekend.
All DayRaffle tickets will be on sale all day for a chance to win your Zfest 2011 Embassy Suites Hotel 3 night stay to be paid for by ZSCCA. Tickets will be on sale on line when you register at ZFest.com, the ZSCCA registration check-in desk, or from a ZSCCA Representative for $10.00 each, 3 for $20.00 or 10 for $50.00. The drawing will be held Saturday evening during the final banquet.
2:00 PM 7:00 PMSilent Auction Starts for Make-A-Wish
BMW Zentrum Panoramic Photo Raffle TicketsRaffle tickets go on sale at 2:00 PM, at the registration check-in desk, for the front row center 5 slots for the Panoramic 2011 ZFest Greenville Coming Home Photo on Saturday at 10:00 AM. This is too help support Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Carolina. So buy a ticket or many tickets as this is going for a good cause.
VendorsA great list of vendors will be attending the ZFest 2011 Coming Home Greenville, Thursday through Saturday to offer there services and expertise for each of the attendees as in the past Homecomings. They will be in the Embassy Suites Parking lot from 12:00 PM to 5:00 PM and Paid attendees have first service over non paid attendees.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PMManagers Cocktail 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for Hotel registered ZFest guest. Non-Hotel ZFest attendees there will be a $10 / person charge per night.
All EveningDinner is on your own with friends and other ZSCCA club members at local area restaurants or at the Embassy Suites Hotel. If you need recommendation's please see one of the ZSCCA registration staff.
7:30 PM Evening Cruise to Falls ParkThere will be an evening cruise for all that is interested to Reedy River Falls Park in downtown Greenville. This is a great place and a way for us to showcase Greenville and what it has to offer. A must see in Greenville in the evening.
Friday
Sep 2nd		All DayDay 2 ZFest 2011 Greenville Coming Home Activities
6:00 AM to 9:00AMBreakfast 6:00 AM till 9:00 AM your leisure
For The Ladies 9:00 AM till 5:00 PM For the Ladies - Essential Bodywear !! Location and Room Number in the Embassy Suite Hotel, ( In Side ) TBA.
ZFest 2011 Tee ShirtsZFest 2011 Coming Home Greenville tee shirts will be available for sale at Registration table, The cost of the shirt is $22.00. If we sell out of the shirts we have at Zfest 2011 Coming Home Greenville, there will be a shirt on display so you can see what they will look like when you order your shirt. They will be available for sale all weekend.
8:30 Am to 12:00 Am Registration For those folks arriving Friday, registration will reopen Friday morning from 8:30 AM till 12:00 Am in the Lobby Atrium to pick up your registration packet or get information on activities occurring during the weekend. If you arrive after 12:00 AM you will need to contact David Weeks , ZFest Coordinator, to get your registration packet at 864-414-7911 or me paged at the front desk.
8:30 AM to 7:00 PMRaffle tickets will be on sale for a chance to win your Embassy Suites Hotel 3 night stay to be paid for. Tickets will be on sale at the ZSCCA registration desk or from a ZSCCA Representative for $10.00 each, 3 for $20.00 or 10 for $50.00.
BMW Zentrum Panoramic Photo Raffle TicketsRaffle tickets will be on sale all day Friday , available at the registration check-in desk from 8:30 Am till 11:00 AM, and then from a ZSCCA ZFest Staff member till 7:00 PM. This is for the front row center 5 slots for the Panoramic 2011 ZFest Greenville Coming Home Photo on Saturday at the BMW factory in front of the Zentrum at 10:00 AM. This is too help support Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Carolina. So buy a ticket or many tickets as this is going for a good cause.
VendorsVendors will be on site from 9:00 am till 5:00 PM
9:00 AM Seat Bushing ClinicFred will hold the Seat Bushing Clinic at the Embassy Suites parking lot on Friday morning September 2, 2011. The cost of the clinic is $10.00 per seat, all money will go to Make-A-Wish. Fred has to loan some of the tools needed to do the clinic but it is advisable you bring your own. The tools you will needed are : Blanket or Towel, 16mm Socket, 13mm Socket, Ratchet & Extensions, T25 & T50 Torx Bites, and 100 Grit Sand Paper.
All DaySeveral Area Drives to choose from to be driven at your at your leisure.
BMW: The Zentrum Museum & Plant TourBMW Plant has set up for special Plant Tours for our Zfest 2011 Coming Home Greenville group. The Plant Tour times are as follows: Friday Morning Tours: 8:45, 8:55, 9:05, and 9:15. Friday Afternoon Tours: 1:00, 1:10, 1:20 and 1:30. When you check in at registration please let us know if you are interested in a Plant Tour and Time slot. The tickets are a First Come First Serve on the time slots. Please be on site and ready for the tour 15 minutes before your tour time!!
Plant Tours Must Attire !!You Must Have Closed Shoes to take the plant tour, No Exceptions!! No slips on, strapped on shoes etc. Tennis shoes is a good example of the shoes you will need!! or to make it simple any closed shoe that laces up.
10:00 AM to 3:00 PMThe BMW CCA Foundation would like to invite the participants to our open house on September 2, 2011. We are putting together a selection of all the Z cars that will be on display outside our office. Come by between 10am and 3pm to visit the Foundation and see our great BMW memorabilia and literature collection. We are looking forward to having the ZFest people in town. http://www.bmwccafoundation.org/
LunchLunch Friday is on your own or with old and new friends attending ZFest 2011. If you need suggestions on where to do lunch please ask a ZFest 2011 staff member or the front desk.
8:00 AM Area Rep MeetingThere will be an Area Rep meeting at 8:00 AM Friday, September 2, 2011 at one of the meeting rooms at the Embassy Suites Hotel. Room TBD and Area Rep's will be advised.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PMManagers Cocktail 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for Hotel registered ZFest guest. Non-Hotel ZFest attendees there will be a $10 / person charge per night.
5:30 PM to 7:00 PMBuffet Dinner will be served under the pavilion at 5:30PM to 7:00PM.
7:00 PM to 10:00 PMDance to follow dinner 7:00 PM to 10:30 PM with a Open Cash Bar. The Ashby Stokes Band will entertain us with an evening of fun and great music. Drawing for the Front Row 5 Slots will be done during the dance. You must be present to win.!!
All Day Car wash is available in the parking lot of the Embassy Suite Hotel daily after 3 PM. Please help keep the area clean.
Saturday
Sep 3rd		All DayDay 3 ZFest 2011 Greenville Coming Home Activities
MorningBreakfast till 6:00 AM to 9:00 AM your leisure. If you wish to make the Panoramic Photo you will need to eat early so you can get your car lined up for the photo at 10:00 AM. Staging starts at 8:30 AM.
All day till Drawing at Banquet 7:00 PMFinal Day for Raffle tickets for a chance to win your Embassy Suites Hotel 3 night stay to be paid for. Tickets will be on sale at the ZSCCA Dinner registration desk or from a ZSCCA Representative for $10.00 each, 3 for $20.00 or 10 for $50.00. Drawing will be held during the Saturday night banquet.
VendorsVendors will be on site in the Embassy Suites Parking Lot from 12:00 am till 5:00 PM.
For The Ladies 9:00 AM till 5:00 PMFor the Ladies - Essential Bodywear !! Location and Room Number in the Embassy Suite Hotel, ( In Side ) TBA.
10:00 AM Panoramic Photo At the BMW ZentrumAT 10:00 AM Saturday the Panoramic ZFest 2011 Car photo will be taken. Please start staging at 8:30 AM. There will be a raffle for the 5 Center front row slots to help raise money for Make-A-Wish Foundation. Buy your tickets when you register on Thursday and Friday during the day as the drawing will be Friday evening at the dance..
11.00 AM to 1:30 PM Lunch in GreerFollowing the Panoramic Photo the city of Greer SC has graciously open its doors to welcome the ZFest 2011 group to come and have lunch down town at several of there wonderful restaurants. The city has also in our honor closed a street, just for the ZFest 2011 group, so that we may park our cars down town all together and display them as we are doing lunch. The menu's are open and each of us are on our own for lunch.
All DaySeveral Area Drives to choose from to be driven at your at your leisure.
2:00 PM to 4:00 PMConcourZ in the Embassy Suite Parking Lot
All DayCar wash is available in the parking lot of the Embassy Suite Hotel daily after 3 PM. Please help keep the area clean.
5:00 PM to 7:00 PMManagers Cocktail 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM for Hotel registered ZFest guest. Non-Hotel ZFest attendees there will be a $10 / person charge per night.
7:00 PMFinal Banquet 7 PM till.
7:00 PM TillOpen Cash Bar
Sunday
Sep 4th		All DayDay 4 The Final ZFest 2011 Greenville Coming Home.
6:00 AM to 10:00 AMBreakfast 6:00 AM till 10:00 AM your leisure if not doing the Sunday drive.
10:00 AM Brunch / Lunch Cruise***** Sunday Cruise This Is A Must Register If you Plan To Go!! ******** Sunday at 10:00 AM there will be a Closing Cruise from the Embassy Suites Hotel to Brevard North Carolina drive ending with lunch / brunch at the Hob Nob Restaurant. Please let David Weeks know ASAP or no later then August 1, 2011 if you will be attending by sending an email to dgw1750@yahoo.com so I can get a head count to let the restaurant know how many to expect for the outing.
As we develop the activities for ZFest 2011, Coming Home to Greenville, we will post them here so check back often.

Larkin's Rythem on the River 
6:00 PM to 10:00PM Thursday Sept 1
Larkin's Rhythm on the River Beach Music at the Dow Amphitheater besides the Peace Center in Greenville.
Gates open 6:00 PM
Show starts 7:00 PM to 10:00 PM
Preforming  The Swinging Medallions
Famous top 10 song was "Double Shot" (of my Babies Love) 1966
Cost: $10.00 per person


Main Street Jazz
5:00 PM to 9:00 PM Friday Sept 2
The Wiredogs
Classic Rock
Main Street Jazz is a free weekly music series held every Friday night on the plaza of the Hyatt Regency on Main Street in downtown Greenville, SC. 
Preforming will be: The Wiredogs  A Classic Rock group.
If you like music from the 50s, 60s and 70s then you've come to the right place. The Wiredogs believe that the best music ever came from the 50s and 60s and we enjoy playing this music for people to dance and reminisce. 
Cost: Free

BUSHING CLINIC !!
There will be a Bushing Clinic put on by Fred Reinemier during the ZFest 2011 Greenville Coming Home event.
Clinic time will be announced as soon as we firm up the time with Fred.


The BMW CCA Foundation would like to invite the participants to our open house on September 2, 2011.  We are putting together a selection of all the Z cars that will be on display outside our office.  Come by between 10am and 3pm to visit the Foundation and see our great BMW memorabilia and literature collection.  We are looking forward to having the ZFest people in town.

http://www.bmwccafoundation.org/


Seat Bushing Clinic 9:00 Am Friday, September 2, 2011

Fred will hold the Seat Bushing Clinic at the Embassy Suites parking lot on Friday morning September 2, 2011. The cost of the clinic is $10.00 per seat, all money will go to Make-A-Wish. Fred has to loan some of the tools needed to do the clinic but it is advisable you bring your own. The tools you will needed are : Blanket or Towel, 16mm Socket, 13mm Socket, Ratchet & Extensions, T25 & T50 Torx Bites, and 100 Grit Sand Paper. So come and fix your slipping seats and have fun and help us raise money for Make-A-Wish.