Exclusive media preview to kick off IceFest

January 5, 2005

Temperatures may be hovering just above freezing, but things are going to get icy when Miami University Hamilton hosts an exclusive IceFest preview Wednesday, Jan. 11.

In conjunction with Hamilton’s City of Sculpture, Miami Hamilton kicks off IceFest 2006 with a media event beginning at 10am in The Conservatory. Area news teams can get a glimpse of upcoming events for IceFest 2006, which is scheduled for the weekend of January 20 in downtown Hamilton.

While plants in The Conservatory enjoy balmy temperatures, Olympic ice carver Jeff Stahl of Artic Diamond, Inc., prefers much cooler surroundings. He will be outside creating a sculpture on the grounds of Miami Hamilton. Stahl and his fellow team member, Matt Williams, will be competing in the Ice Carving Competition during the festival weekend.

Artic Diamond is a premier ice sculpting company in Ohio responsible for the ice sculptures on display during IceFest. For more information on IceFest 2006, log on to www.cityofsculpture.org.