The City of Conroe has announced the program for its second annual Texas Independence Day Music Festival and Chili Cook-off on March 7.
The musical lineup:
Randy Weeks, “Transistor Radio”
2:00 – 3:15 Scooter Brown
3:45 – 5:00 The Gougers
5:15 – 6:30 Randy Weeks
6:45 – 8:00 Jesse Dayton
8:30 – 10:00 Ray Wylie Hubbard
10:30 – Midnight Josh Ward
Ray Wylie Hubbard, “Screw You, We’re From Texas”
The Chili Cook-off is a blind judging and features a $1,000 first prize, $500 for second place and $250 for third. The entry fee is $25 and each contestant must provide a minimum of five gallons of their most bodacious red. Cooks can register online at www.TexasIndependenceDay.org
Tickets for the festival are $5 for children, $7 for adults. The location is at Heritage Place in downtown Conroe.
This article appears in Jan 29 – Feb 4, 2009.