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Photos: Blocktoberfest
Sep. 16, 2022 8:57 pm, Updated: Sep. 17, 2022 3:32 pm
Bassist Sean Hester performs the song “Talk Dirty to Me” by Poison with the band Slap N Tickle during the Blocktoberfest event in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2022. The 80s hairband tribute group performed several popular hits for a large crowd.(Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
The Pork Tornadoes perform for a live crowd during the Blocktoberfest event in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2022. The band played several cover songs including “Shut Up and Dance” by Walk the Moon and “Truth Hurts” by Lizzo. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Reiss McPherson, 7, of Cedar Rapids, left, smiles as she runs with her friend LaNyah Chalmers, 7, while waiting for live music to start during the Blocktoberfest event in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Brittany Engels of Cedar Rapids dances with her son Holden Engels, 2, to the music while waiting for the band Slap N Tickle to perform during Blocktoberfest in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Lead singer Curt Burgess of Slap N Tickle performs the song “Kickstart my Heart” by Motley Crue during the Blocktoberfest event in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
A group of women put their hands up with keyboard player Jerry Lorenson of the Pork Tornadoes as they perform the song “Shut Up and Dance” during the Blocktoberfest event in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
Ruthie Moorman, 4, puts her glow stick bracelet around her face as she dances on the shoulders of her stepfather Andrew Hunt of Cedar Rapids while listening to live music at the Blocktoberfest event in downtown Cedar Rapids, Iowa on Friday, September 16, 2022. (Savannah Blake/The Gazette)
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