HullabaLOU auction to benefit Make-A-Wish Foundation

A one-of-a-kind, all-inclusive ticketing package to the inaugural HullabaLOU

Music Festival loaded with special perks, including a meet-and-greet with Kenny

Chesney, is being auctioned online to the highest bidder to benefit the

Make-A-Wish Foundation.

The "HullabaPackage" is being offered exclusively by the Churchill Downs

Entertainment Group (CDE) with a starting minimum bid of $2,000.

Included in the special package is:

*		Two single-day front row VIP tickets to the HullabaLOU Music Festival with express entry via a private concierge escort
*		A personal meet-and-greet with Kenny Chesney (July 24)
*		A photograph taken on the exclusive Churchill Downs clubhouse balcony, which overlooks the HullabaLOU Main Stage and iconic Twin Spires
*		First-class airfare for two to Louisville (within the United States)
*		A two-night stay in the Grand Suite at Galt House Hotel & Suites in downtown Louisville
*		Dinner for two at the award-winning upscale restaurant RIVUE
*		Limo service from the airport and Galt House to HullabaLOU, courtesy Xtreme Transportation.

The special online auction of the HullabaPackage will be conducted through

Ticketmaster.

Online bidding began Thursday at 10 a.m. (EDT) and concludes July 14 at noon.

The starting bid is $2,000.

This auction will benefit the Make-A-Wish Foundation, CDE's community partner

for the HullabaLOU Music Festival and the September 12

Fork, Cork & Style

food and wine festival.

"The HullabaPackage is a great opportunity for a music fan to contribute to a

great cause while experiencing the package of a lifetime," CDE President Steve

Sexton said. "We are happy to work with these world class artists to generate

more funding to help the Make-A-Wish mission. This package is designed to catch

the attention of music fans who want the ultimate experience."

The inaugural, three-day HullabaLOU Music Festival, scheduled for July 23-25,

will feature a wide range of approximately 65 artists that blend the sounds of

classic rock, country, adult contemporary and Bluegrass on five stages

throughout Churchill Downs' sprawling 147-acre facility.

A complete list of confirmed performers is available

online. The

HullabaLOU Music Festival is also on

Facebook.

Ticket packages remain available at

www.HullabaLOUfest.com

and www.ticketmaster.com

and at all Ticketmaster outlets, including select Kroger locations, or by

calling 800-745-3000.