{"id":1657,"date":"2016-02-18T19:43:43","date_gmt":"2016-02-19T00:43:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hoodcomstudies.com\/theblueandgrey\/?p=1657"},"modified":"2016-02-18T15:11:26","modified_gmt":"2016-02-18T20:11:26","slug":"first-saturday-fire-and-ice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/index.php\/2016\/02\/18\/first-saturday-fire-and-ice\/","title":{"rendered":"First Saturday: Fire and Ice"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/hoodcomstudies.com\/theblueandgrey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fire-and-ice.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-1668 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hoodcomstudies.com\/theblueandgrey\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fire-and-ice-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"fire and ice\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fire-and-ice-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fire-and-ice-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/theblueandgrey.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/fire-and-ice.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Fire and Ice attracted a large crowd to view the ice sculptures and fire shows in downtown Frederick.<\/p>\n<p>Attendees could view ice sculptures of various animals, pose with them, one of them even dispensed iced tea, and student could pose with a frozen version of the Hood sign. The event was sponsored by many businesses throughout Frederick. There were 77 ice sculptures in total.<\/p>\n<p>Along Carroll Creek an ice sculpture was being carved, then later that night also a fire performance. Free hot chocolate and s\u2019mores as well as a trolley that went to seven different stops were offered throughout the even last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Many businesses offered free samples for the event, stayed open later, had sales or different products to encourage business.<\/p>\n<p>Hood student, Suvana Batajoo, said, \u201cIt was nice to know that a lot of the ice sculptures reflected parts of Frederick in one way or the other. It was just overwhelming with too many people. However, I enjoyed it overall.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>This event is typically the most attended First Saturday event of the year according to locals, which was clear from the packed streets and restaurants.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Fire and Ice attracted a large crowd to view the ice sculptures and fire shows in downtown Frederick. 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