| A barbecue cook-off to benefit The Arc of
Moore County and its family support project, First in Families
of the Sandhills, will kick off the Carthage Buggy Festival on
Friday, May 9. The event will start with a concert,
featuring the McKenzie Brothers, in the
theater at Nancy Kiser Park beginning at 7:00 p.m. The
public is invited to come out and enjoy the music in the
outdoor theater and be on hand as the cookers arrive and set
up their booths. The Buggy Festival Cook-Off is
officially sanctioned by the North Carolina Pork Council.
There is a lot to look at for folks who come out early.
Members of the Classic Hot Rod Association will display some
interesting vehicles at the park and the Carthage Museum that
evening. The cooker teams also go all out with the
decoration of their booths for the Showmanship Competition
judged by local notables. The public will have an
opportunity to vote on their choice for favorite booth, with
the winner awarded a "People's Choice" trophy.
The Carthage Fire Department will be selling
hamburgers and hot dogs and Two Scoops will be selling ice cream.
Delivery of the pigs to each contestant will take place at
about 10:00 p.m. They cook all night and the following
morning on-site judging by N.C. Pork Council certified judges
begins at 8:00 a.m. Following the on-site judging, local
barbecue enthusiasts will put their palates to a blind taste
test of all contestants' barbecue. On-site and blind
scores will then be combined to determine the first, second,
third and fourth place winners.
The public is invited to come out to the park between 8:30
and 10:00 a.m. Saturday morning and taste free samples of each
cooker's pig and sauce. This will be the only chance to
taste differences between cookers. Once the judging is
complete the cooked and chopped barbecue will be combined and
sold as sandwiches and in bulk at The Arc/First in Families
Barbecue Cook Off booth on the courthouse square.
The cook-off is a benefit for The Arc and its family
support program. The Arc of Moore County is a non-profit
United Way organization providing services and support to
children and adults with mental and other developmental
disabilities, and their families. |
