HomeMy WebLinkAbout04.13.2017 Go Big or Go Home PR 2017
City of Plainview NEWS
901 Broadway St.
Plainview, TX 79072
April 17, 2017
Mark Marley’s Go BIG or Go HOME BBQ Bash
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Slated for Friday and Saturday, May 5 & 6th
Mark Marley’s Go BIG or Go Home BBQ Bash will be held on Friday and
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Saturday, May 5 and 6, at the Running Water Draw (Kidsville) Park. The
event will include a state-sanctioned barbecue cook-off, concerts featuring
Cody Canada & The Departed and Cooder Graw and many new events
added to the festivities this year.
The State-Sanctioned Barbecue Cook-off begins with a Fiesta Friday
themed event sponsored by Xcel Energy and includes a Fajita Cook-off, Hot
Sauce Blend-off and Margarita Mix-off. Friday night will also include the Kid’s
Q – a cook-off for kids. Lastly, the Steak Cook Association (SCA) Steak Cook-off will be held on Friday night as
well. Winner of this event will be a SCA Championship Qualifier as well as a World Food Championship
Qualifier - the first year that the Mark Marley Bash has received this designation for the cooks.
Saturday Cook-off includes four categories (pork spare ribs, chicken, pork or brisket) as well as an optional
Cook’s Choice category, Jackpot Beans category and a CASI Chili Cook-off. Entry fees for each event vary
between $15 - $150 and no association memberships are required to enter. To enter any of the cooking
events, contact RaeAnne King.
“Having a State-Sanctioned Barbeque Cook-off in Plainview draws a great crowd of participants,” said
RaeAnne King, event co-chair. “People enjoy participating in our event to not only hone their skills but also to
compete for a qualifying spot at the American Royal in Kansas City as well as the chance at the Jack Daniels
Invitational.”
Headliners for this year’s event feature Cody Canada & The Departed on Friday night and Cooder Graw on
Saturday night.
The Panhandle band, Cooder Graw barreled out of the gate in 1997, amidst a ferocious stampede of Texas
artists including Jason Boland and the Stragglers, Cross Canadian Ragweed and Roger Creager, on a trail
blazed by legendary Texas musicians turned national stars like Robert Earl Keen, Pat Green and Jack Ingram,
in the heat of the uprising Texas and Red Dirt music revolution.
Cooder Graw toured relentlessly for most of a decade, playing 200 dates a year. After a six-year hiatus, the
group came together in 2012 for what was expected to be a short reunion tour but the Cooder fan base is as
fervent as ever and the band is enjoying a relaxed touring schedule without expectations, having a good time
playing well-worn songs and writing new ones. With the 2016 release of Love to Live By, a six song EP, the
band marks the beginning of a new chapter.
Cody Canada was the lead singer/songwriter of the Oklahoma based rock-country band Cross Canadian
Ragweed from the inception in 1998 to their dissolution in 2010. In that time, they sold over a million albums.
Cody Canada has returned to vintage Cross Canadian form to take the lead of his four piece band, The
Departed, with a newly energized inspiration to get back to his roots.
Other bands performing at the Bash include Zach Wilkerson Band, Dalton Domino, Dix Hat Band, Cory
Mangum, Charlie Shafter Band and Drake Hayes Band.
Several new events will be added to the show this year including a Bark for Life Relay, Car Show and a
Volleyball tournament.
The Bark for Life Relay is best known as a Relay for Life for dogs (or other pets that will stay on a leash).
Beginning at 6:00 p.m. Friday night, pets will walk several laps in a fenced area. Prizes will be available and
entry is $15 (and doesn’t include entry into the event). For more information or to register, contact Jennifer
Settle.
The Car Show, sponsored by Ana Borrego State Farm, will be held on Saturday morning from 9:00 a.m. to
noon and is in memory of Terri Carter. The show will be in the parking lot of the park and entry fee is $25 per
car. To enter the car show, contact Joyce Sinor.
The 3-person sand volleyball tournament, sponsored by Covenant Hospital, will utilize the two new volleyball
fields which were recently added at Kidsville Park. Entry fee for the tournament is $50/per team and there will
be a $300.00 pay out to the winner of the tournament. To enter the tournament or for more information, contact
Torri Hatch.
“Several citizens have asked that sand volleyball courts be built and the Parks department added them this
winter,” said Melinda Brown, event co-chair. “They have been utilized often and we look forward to using them
for a tournament for the bash.”
A doubles horseshoe tournament will be held again this year on Saturday beginning at 10:00 a.m. The double
elimination bracket is $30.00 per team, belt buckles will be awarded to the top team and the tourney pits meet
NHPA regulations. To enter the tournament, contact Melinda Brown at 806.296.1119.
Other events include a Kids Corner with a rock wall and bouncy houses for the kids organized by the Elks
Lodge 1175. Vendors will be located in the park area and will feature different food and drink items as well as
fun items to purchase. For vendor space, contact Joyce Sinor at 806.292.5028 or jsinor@legacyfarmslp.com.
Gates open Friday night (5/5) at 6:00 p.m. and tickets are $15.00 for ages 12 and over and $10 for those 12
and under. On Saturday (5/6), gates will open at 9:00 a.m. and tickets are $20.00 for ages 12 and over and
$10 for those 12 and under. Coolers will be allowed both nights and include a $10.00 cooler fee. Tickets
include access to the venders, cookers, tournaments, concerts and beer garden.
Sponsors for the event include Mark Marley Family, Xcel Energy, Covenant Hospital Plainview, Atmos Energy,
Ana Borrego State Farm, Monsanto, Liquor Loft, Vista Bank, Happy State Bank, Prosperity Bank, Tucky’s
NAPA Auto, Tye Roofing, Hatch Farms, LLC, Higher Power Electrical, LLC, Texas Car Worx, Cargill, Potato
Speciality, Frisco Bakery, Carlitos, High Plains Radio Network and County Services.
All money raised goes to the American Cancer Society as a Relay For Life contribution in memory of Mark
Marley.
For more information about the Mark Marley Go BIG or Go HOME BBQ Bash, visit
www.markmarleybbqbash.com, find us on Facebook at Mark Marely’s Go Big or Go Home Barbecue Bash or
contact RaeAnne King or Melinda Brown at 806.296.1119.
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