Summer Festival Update

Does everyone remember the festival? We're rapidly approaching the Aug 1 date for this years Lucile Street Summer Festival. The planning went on a short hiatus due my broken foot, but it's all back on track now. We are going to be in the yard still this year. The cost for a street permit was a little high to make worthwhile. Here's an idea of what we're going to have going on:

BBQ Cook Off
This was a little haphazard last year so we're going to be stream lining it a bit. We will still need anyone interested to register before hand. There is no minimum requirement for number of people on a team but the max is going to be five. There will be five categories again: appetizer, cold side, hot side, main dish, and dessert. The major change this year is that we will be having judges determine the score. There will still be a people's choice award but the overall standings will be determined by a panel of judges to be announced at a later date. All participants will need to make enough of each entry to accommodate 20 "tastes". The registration fee will be $20 per team (there will be prizes). If you're interested in participating send us an email and we'll get you registered and signed up for any further updates.

*** CORRECTION: The BBQ Cook Off has been cancelled due to lack of interest. Everyone is welcome to bring things to throw on the grill. Side dishes would also be appreciated. We're going to be having the fabulous Jake serving as our grill master. Nick will also be providing a "Vegan Buffet". Send us an email if you have other ideas for feeding the masses. ***

Deep Fry Mania
David has stepped up to save the deep fryer. We weren't going to it, but he insisted that it wouldn't be the same without it (I agree). I'm not exactly sure what he has planned just yet, but if there is anything you definitely want to see cooked in a vat of oil just bring it and we'll make sure it happens.

Live Music
So far we've got Jonny Durango confirmed to play again. There is also some speculation that we might see and collaborative effort from Casey and Morgan. I'm hoping that my cousin will be able to come down and do a jazz set of some kind. Also Jonny said he knows some others that might be interested. If any of you would like to or know anyone who would like to perform please contact us ASAP! We'd love to you!

T Shirts
I'm currently working on designs for a festival t-shirt with Nomura Love. Haven't set a design or a price yet. I'm also hoping to convince the lovely Nomura sister to set up shop for a little while and make some of their other designs available to the festival goers. Maybe even get some kind of silk screen while you wait going on.

Art
This year I'm trying to incorporate more art into the festival. What we have so far is doing a large collaborative mural in the front yard on stretched sheets. You might have to see it to fully understand this one. But keep in mind there will be outlets for your creative side.

Games
We will have some gaming competitions set up through out the day. Cribbage, Darts, Monkey Ball, etc. If you have any ideas about fun games to play let us know. Depending on the response we may also do a poker game later in the night as a small fund raiser.

Beer
There will be some beer. :)

So that's kind of what's up so far. I'm not exactly sure how we're going to work out the financing in the end. Would be nice to recoup some of the expenses so we could spend it on brewery improvements. I'm open to idea about that as well. I will keep you all posted as things start to progress further.

Cheers