57th Annual Cat Show at the Overland Park Convention Center August 8-9, 2009

(Overland Park, KS – July 15, 2009) Featuring over 300 purebred cats and a special house-hold pet competition, the 57th Annual Mo-Kan Cat Fanciers' Association (CFA) Cat Club Show will take place at the Overland Park Convention Center August 8 from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. and Sunday, August 9 from 9 a.m. until 3:30 p.m.

Household pets will be judged in eight separate rings with a chance for prizes in each ring. The highest scoring four pets will be ‘crowned’ by Fox 4 TV personality Joe Lauria on Sunday in a special 'coronation’ ceremony. The house-hold pet entry fee is $30 which covers both days of competition. Contestants must register online by August 4 at www.webfelines.com.

The public is encouraged to attend. Tickets are $7 for adults, $5 for seniors 60 years and older, and $4 for children ages three to twelve. Children three and under are free. Tickets are available at the door. Parking is free.

In addition to the judging of cats, this two-day event will have vendors selling cat toys, teasers, cat trees, furniture, fine jewelry, clothing, and collectibles. Purebred cats and kittens will be available for sale, and Kansas City Siamese Rescue will have feline pet adoptions. Beneficiaries of this year’s show are the Winn Foundation, Kansas City Siamese Rescue and No More Homeless Pets Kansas City (NMHPKC). Visit www.mokancatclub.org to learn more.

CFA is the largest purebred feline registry in the world. In addition to the 300 purebred cats at the show there will be approximately 150 exhibitors representing 40 breeds along with many former regional and national winning cats on display. To learn more about CFA visit www.cfa.org.

The OPCC sits on a 26-acre site in the heart of Overland Park, the largest suburban city in the Kansas City metropolitan area and the second largest city in Kansas. The mid-sized convention center features a 60,000 square-foot exhibition hall that connects to the 25,000 sq. ft. Edwin C. Eilert Ballroom. Additionally, the OPCC provides an additional 15,000 sq. ft. of event space and 40,000 sq. ft. of pre-function space that proudly houses a collection of selected works of art created by renowned Midwestern artists.
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Wednesday, July 15, 2009