8th Annual Whole Hog BBQ & Music Festival - 8/8/2010
EIGHTH ANNUAL WHOLE HOG BBQ & MUSIC FESTIVAL
Sunday August 8th, 2010
North Haverhill Fairgrounds, North Haverhill, NH.
The barbecue competition is sanctioned by the Memphis Barbecue Network (www.mbnbbq.com), with the grand champion getting a slot at the 2010 MBN BBQ Championship. Sanctioned pork barbecue contests encourage serious competition among barbecue enthusiasts because they provide a uniform set of rules and regulations governing the process of selecting the contest winners. Last year’s Grand Champion, Myron Mixon and his Jack’s Old South team, has been featured on the Pitmaster’s TV series on TLC this year.
The barbecue competition will be judged beginning at 9:30AM with the finals judging ending by 4p.m. Around 1:00PM, the People’s Choice Contest allows attendees to taste and judge the competitors’ finished product on a first-come, first-served basis, until the meat is gone. In past years, the Peoples Choice has started at 4pm, so this is a change in time and format. In addition to the contest, there will be authentic BBQ on sale, including äribs, äbrisket, ächicken, and äpork, along with the traditional barbecue side dishes. Other food vendors will provide an assortment of tasty treats as well.
Great live music, the only Memphis BBQ Network-sanctioned barbecue competition in the Northeast and an assortment of other tasty treats and crafts in the scenic outdoor setting of the N. Haverhill, NH Fairgrounds in the Upper Connecticut River Valley. Can it get much better than that? The Cohase Chamber of Commerce is sponsoring its eighth annual Whole Hog BBQ and Music Festival from NOON to 7:00PM on Sunday, August 8, 2010. Admission is $12 for those over twelve years of age.
For more information, go to www.wholehogfestival.comor call 802-757-3244, ext. 367.
A full day of live music kicks off at 12:15PM with the smokin’ blues of the Nobby Reed Project.
At 2:15, Dr. Burma, one of the Upper Valley’s most popular dance bands will take the stage, playing their eclectic mix of classic soul, blues, funk and funk. The Ms. Piggie contestants will compete at 4:30 and then local favorites, the Odell Walker Band will take the stage at 5:00. In addition to the musical performances, there will be kids games and activities. Local and regional artisans will be displaying and selling their wares. The BBQ contest and the Chamber Showcase Raffle prizes will be awarded at 6:30PM
Admission to the festival will be $12.00 ($10 presale) for those over twelve years of age. The admission fee does not include food and beverages, but it does include the opportunity to sample lots of excellent ‘pig’ on a first-come, first served basis, during the Peoples’ Choice Contest.
This is a family-friendly event so no alcohol is permitted. For more information about the festival, please check out the Chamber of Commerce web site at www.cohase.org
