Event
Link Centre hosts the 2nd Annual Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel on Friday and Saturday, March 16 and 17, at Fairpark in Tupelo. More than 80 professional BBQ teams will compete for $14,000 in prizes and tv’s BBQ Pitmasters will be filming for their new season. The public events open at 11am on Friday. There will be live entertainment, kids’ activities, and BBQ plates available Friday at 11 and 5:30 and Saturday at 11. You can even be a judge. Vote for your favorite BBQ in the People’s Choice Competition on Saturday. Entertainment includes Bob Ray, Lucky Jefferson, Bonfire Orchestra, Busted Screen Door, Surviving Allison, and Pay-Per-Blues, plus appearances by Atlanta Falcon Reggie Kelly and the Tupelo Hound Dog Dancers. For more information, call 662.690.4011, or just come join the fun at Fairpark this weekend.
The Don’t Be Cruel BBQ Duel is the annual signature fundraiser for Link Centre, a 501(c)(3) multitenant nonprofit organization that fosters creative partnerships in the arts and social services for residents of northeast Mississippi. Learn more about Link at http://www.link-centre.org.
FRIDAY, MARCH 16
11am – Bob Ray
Noon – Lucky Jefferson
6PM – Bonfire Orchestra
8PM- Busted Screen Door
SATURDAY, MARCH 17
10:00am – WELCOME
10:30am – Reggie Kelly (Atlanta Falcons)
10:45am – Tupelo Hound Dog Dancers
NOON- Surviving Allison
2pm- Pay Per Blues
4pm – Awards Ceremony
