Superman Celebration 2007 Starts Tomorrow!

The 29th Annual Superman Celebration starts tomorrow in Metropolis, IL. We will have updates during the week. Check some of our other blog posts for event information.

Our Purpose

If you are reading this blog, that means you know me, found it on blogger.com or used a search engine to find information about the Superman Celebration. I live in Metropolis and I figured, if I know all this information about when things are happening in town I should tell the world. Our town spends a lot of money trying to get more people to move here. They just aren't very good at speaking to a large audience. I plan to try and be the middle man for the leaders of Metropolis to the people who come to the Superman Celebration. If I get enough people to this blog, I plan to start a mailing list.

Superman Celebration 2007 List Of Events

This is a somewhat edited version of the .pdf that was released by the Chamber Of Commerce. Sorry about the format, blame them.
(no Thursday/Friday....,but...)
Thursday, June 7 Friday Cont.
5:00 Ribbon Cutting 2:00 Kids Karoke
Superman Square Smallville Tent
5:00 Carnival Opens 2:00 Superman Challenge
500 Block of 5th Street Metropolis Fire Dept
5:30 Superman Drama Contest for Supermen
Main Stage 2:00 Video Tourn.
6:00 Kids Karoke Host Replay Video
Smallville Tent Location TBA
6:00 Recognition & Awards 3:00 Kids Superhero
“Helping Hands Award” Costume Contest
“Lois Lane Award” Smallville Tent
6:30 Practice Smallville Stage age 14 and under
Supergirl/Superboy Pageant 3:30 Freestyle Connection
6:30 Gospel Music Main
Stage Man of Steel Area
Hosts: City of Metropolis Awesome BMX Stunts
Parks & Recreation Dept. 4:00 MiniSeminar
Featured Group Comic Art Gallery
The Kingsman 4:00 Meet Superman!
7:00 Super Road Race Smallville Tent
Fort Massac State Park Pictures, Prizes, Fun!
Hosts: MCHS Track Team 5:00 Kal Kotter Magic Show
Friday, June 8 Smallville Tent
10:00 Comic Art Gallery Opens 5:00 Freestyle Connection
Metropolis Community Center Man of Steel Area
11:00 What’s It Worth? Awesome BMX Stunts
Mike Mallory & WPSD 5:00 Carnival Opens
Main Tent 500 Block of East 5th
11:30 Freestyle Connection 5:00 Bluegrass at Main Stage
Man of Steel Area TBA
Awesome BMX Stunts 6:00 OMEGA Force
12:00 Artists & Writers Q & A Christian Strength Team
Main Stage Man of Steel Area
Jon Bogdanove, Len Wein, 7:00 Bluegrass at Main Stage
Murphy Anderson, Jake Black Southern Sun
12:00 Super Silly Games 8:00 Superhero Parade
Fun & Messy Games for Kids Everyone in Costume
Prizes for everyone! Invited to march down
Host: Zeta Zeta Market Street
12:00 Signup
Video Tourn. Meet at Man of Steel Tent
Host: Replay Video 8:30 Fan Films
Location TBA Smallville Area
1:00 Superman Jeopardy Grab some popcorn
Main Stage & enjoy the movies!
Host: Alex & John Renaldi
Saturday, June 9 12:00 Super Silly Games
8:00 Kiwanis’s Super Bike Trek Smallville Tent
Race at Fort Massac 12:00 Carnival at 500 E. 5th
9:00 Metropolis Comic Show 12:00 Video Tourn. Signup
Amerihost Theater 9:009:
00 Host Replay Video
10:00 Comic Art Gallery Opens Location TBA
10:00 Celebrity Autographs 12:00 Signin
Pedal Tractor Pull
Noel NeillMetropolis
Planet Smallville Area
111 East 5th Street 12:30 Superman Jeopardy
Erica DuranceCity
National Main Stage
423 Ferry Street Host Alex & John Renaldi
Helen SlaterMidCountry
Bank 12:30 Freestyle Connection
6th & Market Man of Steel Area
Jerry MarenAmericana
Hollywood Awesome BMX Stunts
10:00 MiniSeminar
1:00 Color a CapeComic
Art Gallery Courthouse lawn
10:00 RegisterWasher
Pitching Host Metropolis Planet
Located off Highway 145 1:00 SLP Superman Classic
Across from Sonic Man of Steel Area
10:00 Super XGames
Benchpress & Deadlift
Hosts: Thors Gym 2:00 Superdog Show
& Chiropractic Works Smallville Tent
Metropolis Sports Park Massac Co. Youth Fair
10:30 Freestyle Connection 2:00 Video TournMan
of Steel Area Replay Video hosts
Awesome BMX Stunts location TBA
11:00 Washer Pitching Tourn. 2:00 Celebrity Autographs
Across from Sonic Drivein
Metro*Chamber
11:00 Garden Walk & Luncheon Noel Neill, Erica Durance
Curtis House Museum 405 Market Helen Slater, Jerry Maren
Hosts: Metropolis Garden Club 2:00 MiniSeminar
11:00 Weighin
SLP Superman Classic Comic Art Gallery
Deadlift
& Benchpress Comp. 3:00 Kal Kotter Magic
Man of Steel Area Smallville Tent
11:00 Meet Superman! 3:00 Signin
Beautiful Baby
Smallville Tent Behind Smallville Tent
Pictures, Prizes, Fun! 3:00 Signin
& Sound Check
11:00 Signin
Lois & Clark Pool Tourn. Colgate Country Shwdn
Trails Inn 1640
West 10th 3:00 Signin
Beautiful Baby
11:30 Celebrity Q & A Main Stage Smallville Tent
Noel Neill, Erica Durance 3:30 Freestyle Connection
Helen Slater, Jerry Maren 4:00 Beautiful Baby Contest
11:30 MCHS Cheerleaders perform Smallville Tent
Smallville Area 5:00 Super Auction Preview
11:30 Lois & Clark Pool Tourn Starts Harrahs Convention
Trails Inn 1640
West 10th Center
Saturday Cont. Sunday, June 10
5:00 Miniseminar
8:00 Super Car Show
Comic Art Gallery Metropolis Rotary Club
5:00 Signin
Smallville Tent Massac State Park
SupergirlSuperboy
Pageant 10:00 Comic Art Gallery Opens
5:00 Colgate Country Showdown 10:00 OMEGA FORCE
Main Tent Man of Steel Area
Host WMOK Christian Strength Team
5:30 Freestyle Connection 11:00 Signin
Main Tent
Man of Steel Area $1000 Superhero
Awesome BMX Stunts Costume Contest
6:00 Super Auction Dinner 12:00 $1000 Superhero
Harrahs Convention Center Costume Contest
6:00 OMEGA FORCE 1:00 Super Silly Games
Christian Strength Team Smallville Tent
Man of Steel Area Fun & Messy Games!!
6:00 Superboy & Supergirl Pageant 1:00 Extreme AllStar
Smallville Tent Wrestling
Host Zeta Zeta Man of Steel Area
6:00 Cruisers Night 2:00 Music at Main Tent
Cool Cars at Superman Square Elvis & The BlueSuedes
Ohio Valley Chapter AACA “Elvis is in Metropolis”
8:00 Super Auction 2:00 MiniSeminar
Harrahs Convention Center Comic Art Gallery
2:30 Color a Giant Comic
Smallville Tent
4:00 Celebration Concludes

Jerry Maren At Superman Celebration 2007

Actor Jerry Maren will be in Metropolis for the 29th Annual Superman Celebration. If any new information becomes available for him, I will post it.

Jerry Maren is an actor of diminutive stature. Jerry was born Gerard Marenghi, in Boston, Massachusetts. He acted in The Wizard of Oz playing a member of the Lollipop Guild, handing the lollipop to Dorothy Gale (Judy Garland). When Jerry acted in "The Wizard of Oz" he stood three foot four inches. As a young man he appeared in a local act known as " Three Steps and One Half." After "The Wizard of Oz" Jerry continued acting and appeared in many movies and television shows. Some of these were several of the Our Gang comedy shorts, the Marx Brothers "At The Circus" and as an ape in "Battle For The Planet of The Apes." In the 1950's Jerry worked as a Little Oscar for the Oscar Mayer Company and as Buster Brown on television and radio commercials. Later he joined his friend Billy Barty in organizing Little People of America. Jerry has also portrayed Mayor McCheese and The Hamburglar in commercials for McDonald's. In the late 1970s Jerry was the dapper little man on "The Gong Show", heralding each show's big finish with an onslaught of confetti as Milton Delugg's band played "Hoop Dee Doo." Jerry continues to occasionally act in movies and television shows as well as traveling the country appearing at "Wizard of Oz" festivals and autograph signings. He and his wife currently reside in southern California.

Superman Celebration 2007 Forum

They have recently created a forum for the Superman Celebration. You can click the link below to visit it, you must register first.

Superman Celebration Forums

Superman Celebration 2007 Events

Here is the flier that was posted on the official Superman Celebration website. If you would like more information or would like to ask questions, just leave comments to this post.

Superman Celebration 2007 In Metropolis, IL

This year's Superman Celebration will be held June 7th - 10th. Over the next few days I will be posting news and information about the events. If you aren't familiar with Metropolis and need directions somewhere, leave a comment asking for help.