Waxhaw News - The Official Community Publication - Waxhaw, NC Waxhaw News Sept_Oct 2017

SEPT/OCT
Volume 28 ● Number 5
Applications and more details for both competitions
can be found on-line. Applications are being accept-
ed through September 22nd so there is still plenty of
time to register your team!
A Look at Autumn Treasures
By: Lisa Hoff man
Stroll the streets of downtown Waxhaw during Au-
tumn Treasures, our two-day event held Saturday,
October 14 from 10 am – 5 pm and Sunday, October
15 from 12 pm – 5 pm. Autumn Treasures, which
also hosts the Grill’n & Chill’n BBQ Cook-off , is our
biggest festival of the year, off ering a lively atmo-
sphere with a little something for everyone.
On Friday, you’ll notice the trailers with smok-
ers and grills and travel trailers start rolling into
downtown Waxhaw. Over 25 professional BBQ
teams which compete on the Kansas City Barbeque
Society circuit throughout the United States will
arrive in Waxhaw to compete for prize money and
state championship titles. The teams will cook all
night Friday evening and then beginning at 11 am on
Saturday will compete for best cooked chicken, pork
ribs, beef brisket and pork butt. Forty professional
judges that follow the KCBS BBQ circuit will judge
the competition.
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At 1:30 pm Saturday, the public will get to taste
some of this awesomeness with a public tasting.
Tickets are $10 for 10 tastes. Each year, a not-for-
profi t is picked to receive the proceeds of the public
tasting ticket sales. This year, Waxhaw Elementa-
ry will supply over 40 volunteers to help with the
public tasting and take home the proceeds for PTO
school projects.
Do you consider yourself a superb chef? Do your
friends and neighbors’ mouths water over the smell
of cooking on your backyard grill? This year is your
year to show off your skills and bring home some
cash prizes! Aft er the professional teams leave
Saturday night, the backyard teams will roll in! We
are accepting applications from 18 backyard teams
to cook pork butt, chicken and ribs. The backyard
competition will begin at 12 noon with another
public tasting at 1:30 pm so if you missed Saturday’s
‘que you can get a taste on Sunday or if you really
love ‘que come again to compare! All proceeds from
Sunday’s cook-off will go to Waxhaw United Meth-
odist Church’s “Fixing it For Christ” program.
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While the Grill’n & Chill’n BBQ competition is a
major attraction of Autumn Treasures many other
activities abound throughout the weekend.
From handmade doll clothes, holiday wreaths,
paintings, birdhouses, and walking sticks to hand-
made soaps, jewelry, leather goods, Tupperware,
and microfi ber cleaning products, you’re bound to
fi nd something you need at the vendor fair on Main
Street during Autumn Treasures. Created in the
Carolinas Artisan Co-op on Main Street will also
feature local arts and craft s and host a quilt show.
Bring the whole family and make a day of it. Our
Kids Zone features infl atables, carnival rides, pony
rides, petting zoo, children’s entertainers (magicians,
jugglers, clowns, caricature artists, balloon twisters,
face painters, and kid’s craft s).
Autumn Treasures is a food truck foodie paradise! To
go along with your ‘que tasting, the
following food trucks have already committed to the
festival. Bebo’s Mac Shack, The Hog N
Dog, Roman’s Delicious Dogs, JoJo’s Backyard BBQ,
Mia Famiglia Pizza, as well as Italian
ices, gelatos, sno cones, funnel cakes, kettle corn and
dessert trucks. Vendor and concession applications
are being accepted through September 22nd.
Applications are available at:
http://waxhaw.com/114/Autumn-Treasures.
We have a special treat for our musical lineup this
year. Find out more on page 8!
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