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Saturday, Aug. 31-Sunday, Sept. 1: Thurston County BBQ Cookoff Grand Championships

Columbus Park

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It's been said the quickest way to a geek's heart is through his or her USB 3.0 port, but that's not true. We pop-cultural enthusiasts occasionally do take a break from mainlining second breakfast, Hot Pockets, and fourthmeal to eat real food-by which, of course, we mean good old (Mexican-)American barbecue. A sustainable solutions group called Americans for a Better World, or AFABWorld for short, has been pitting pitmaster against pitmaster in runoff events all summer long. Now the time has come to step into the hickory-scented culinary Octagon and see whose cuisine reigns supreme. Four tongs enter! Two tongs leave! Beginning with a chili cookoff Saturday morning, Columbus Park will host a saucy, porcine Labor Day massacre. There's plenty of live entertainment, and yes, there will be tastings. So now I say unto you, in the words of my uncle, "Save me a half-rack. Spicy!" Uncle Leon loves ribs.

THURSTON COUNTY BBQ COOFOFF GRAND CHAMPIONSHIPS, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Columbus Park, free to hang out, 5700 Black Lake Blvd., Olympia, 360.754.2868

Music line up for Sat Aug 31
Noon Burdman
1:00 John's Daughter
2:00 Quail
3:00 Local Tidesmen
4:00 Scott Askew

Sunday Music
12:00 Noon - Kelly and Kenton
1:00 Lisa Ramsauer
2:00 The Lonesome Cavalry
3:00 Dan & Shannon

Saturday BBQ turn in times
1:00 Gourmet Burgers
2:00 Anything Fowl
3:00 From the Surf
Chili cook off all day.
Sunday BBQ turn in times:
1:00 From the Turf
2:00 Pit Masters Choice low and slow
3:00 Dollar mystery throw down (food from the dollar store given to the teams to cook)
4:00 Anything in a Bowl (optional category)
4:45 Awards and prizes

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