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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2008

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Marketing & Public Relations
(410) 548-4900 ext. 102
lspinelli@wicomicocounty.org


Salisbury Maryland’s Annual Pork in the Park
Festival is Right Around the Corner!
Top performers to compete in this Kansas
City Barbecue Society Sanctioned Festival

(Salisbury, MD) Wicomico County is looking forward to welcoming you to the fifth annual Pork in the Park Bar-B-Que and Beer Festival to be held at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, MD on April 18-20, 2008. This event has grown in leaps and bounds and now hosts over 84 BBQ competitor teams. Many very accomplished teams will be filling up the rooster, and we are excited to host the 2007 overall top ranked team - Cool Smoke.

Based out of Richmond Virginia, Cool Smoke is fairly new to the world of barbecue competition, having entered their first competition in 2004. Teammate Tuffy Stone, owner of the upscale catering company Sharper Palate (Richmond, VA) was drawn to barbeque and later competition when searching for a new culinary challenge. When recalling his first attempts cooking with a wood burning pit, Stone reminisces, "It was a humbling and exciting experience. Learning to cook with nothing but a wood fire is one of the greatest learning challenges I have faced in the kitchen."

Stone partnered with Kendall Lamp and George Stone to create Cool Smoke and the trio began on the BBQ circuit at the 2004 KCBS contest in Lynchburg, VA. We are pleased to welcome Cool Smoke back to Pork in the Park, and excited to see how they and the other competitors will perform in this year's competition.

The festival is three days of great events with entertainment for the whole family. Each competitor team will spend the weekend slicing, seasoning and sizzling chicken, pork and beef in hopes that their cooking earns them a portion of the $17,000 in cash prizes and invaluable bragging rights. Their fate lies in the hand of a team of professionally trained, Kansas City Barbeque Society professional judges. Judging is done in many categories including whole hog, beef, chicken, pork, ribs, anything butt and a special Perdue chicken category.

As part of one of the nation’s largest festivals of this kind, attendees will enjoy live blues entertainment, a variety of cold beverages, motorcycle and classic car displays, arts and crafts. Scrumptious barbecue - some of it cooked by competitors themselves - and other festival food will be available for sale. Additionally, a selection of amusement rides will be on hand for kids.

The festival is open from 4pm to 10pm on Friday, 10am to 10pm on Saturday and 11am to 5pm on Sunday. The Pork in the Park National Bar-B-Que Cook-Off is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbecue Society and sponsored by Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism as well as Delmarva Power, Clear Channel Outdoor, Clear Channel Radio, Comcast Spotlight, Farmer’s Bank of Willards, French’s, Harley Davidson of Ocean City, Holt Paper Company, Pepsi, Perdue, Saturn of Salisbury and WMDT 47.

For more information and a complete entertainment line-up please visit www.PorkinthePark.org or call 410-548-4914.

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Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism Department
500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21804
www.wicomicorecandparks.org
www.wicomicotourism.org
www.wicomicociviccenter.org
 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 7, 2008

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Kristen Conn, Marketing & Public Relations
(410) 548-4900 ext. 140
kconn@wicomicocounty.org


5th Annual Pork in the Park Brings Entertainment
to the Community
Entertainment Line-Up Released

(Salisbury, MD) Do you love Bar-B-Que, the great outdoors and free live entertainment? The Wicomico County Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism is excited to announce the schedule for the fifth annual Pork in the Park Bar-B-Que and Beer Festival to be held at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, MD on April 18-20, 2008.

Friday (4:00pm-10:00pm)
4pm Chris English
6pm The Bonedaddies
8pm The Couch Potatoes

Saturday (10:00am-10:00pm)
10:30am Mitchell’s Marshall Arts Demo
11am Feet of Fire Dance Co.
11am Red Knights Motorcycle Show
11:30am Northpointe Tabernacle Youth
1pm On the Edge
3:30pm Wi-Hi Steppers
4pm Jon Bolin, Acoustic Guitar
4:30pm Red Knights Motorcycle Awards
5pm KCBS BBQ Awards Ceremony
6pm Crawdaddies
8pm Tom Principato

Sunday (11:00am-5:00pm)
11am Squelin’ Wheels Car Show
11:30am Mitchell’s Marshall Arts Demo
12pm Jon Bolin, Acoustic Guitar
1pm Crossroads
3pm Julius Curcio

Strolling entertainers, including the Amazing Justini and Magician Chuck Flayhart will bring family-fun throughout the whole festival.

The festival is open from 4pm to 10pm on Friday, April 18, 10:00am to 10:00pm on Saturday and 11:00am to 5:00pm on Sunday. Admission is only $2 per person, and children under twelve are free.

The Pork in the Park National Bar-B-Que Cook-Off is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society and sponsored by Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism as well as French’s, Harley Davidson of Ocean City, Perdue, Saturn of Salisbury, Farmer’s Bank of Willards, Comcast Spotlight, Delmarva Power, Pepsi, Froggy 99.9, Q105, Holt Paper, Clear Channel Outdoor, and WMDT 47.

For more information please visit www.PorkinthePark.org. If you would like to learn more about other upcoming programs offered by the Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism Department sign up for Recreation email alerts at www.wicomicorecandparks.org.

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Wicomico Recreation, Parks & Tourism Department
500 Glen Avenue, Salisbury, MD 21804
www.wicomicorecandparks.org
www.wicomicotourism.org
www.wicomicociviccenter.org
 

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WICOMICO YOUTH & CIVIC CENTER
500 Glen Avenue
Salisbury, Maryland 21804

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT:
Licia Spinelli, Marketing & Public Relations
(410) 548-4900 ext. 102
lspinelli@wicomicocounty.org

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - March 19, 2008

Salisbury Annual Pork in the Park festival
is looking for a few good volunteers!
Volunteering for a few hours earns you free admission, free food and a free t-shirt!

(Salisbury, MD) Do you love Bar-B-Que, the great outdoors and free admission and food? The Department of Recreation, Parks and Tourism is looking for an eager cast of volunteers to assist at the fifth annual Pork in the Park Bar-B-Que and Beer Festival to be held at Winterplace Park in Salisbury, MD on April 18-20, 2008.

After a few hours of work, volunteers will be permitted to enjoy the festival admission-free. For their efforts, volunteers will also receive a “Pork in the Park” volunteer t-shirt and a $5 coupon to enjoy some tasty barbeque. There are many types of volunteer duties including the welcoming committee, the beautification committee, admission attendants, event runners and more.

“We are so grateful for the volunteer support that is so essential to the success of this exciting event. If you want to be a part of the team, please volunteer!” says Sandy Fulton, Tourism Manager for Wicomico County.

The Festival is open from 4 PM – 10 PM on Friday, 10 AM – 10 PM on Saturday and 11 AM to 5 PM on Sunday. Volunteers will be able to sign up for their desired morning or afternoon shift time and type of work- on a first come first serve basis.

The Pork in the Park National Bar-B-Que Cook-Off is sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society and sponsored by Wicomico County Recreation, Parks and Tourism as well as Clear Channel Outdoor, Clear Channel radio, Harley Davidson of Ocean City, WMDT 47, French’s, and Saturn of Salisbury.

To register simply download a registration form online at www.porkinthepark.org. For more information call (410) 548-4914 or email krjones@wicomicocounty.org.