On May 4th and 5th, Washington Irving Memorial Park In Bixby, Oklahoma will once again host the Bixby BBQ’n Blues Festival. The festival is two days of the State’s best Barbeque and music all rolled into one and is a community fundraiser created by the Rotary Club of Bixby.

This is great for those families and individuals attending the festival. The famous “taster kits” can be purchased on Saturday for only $10. Taster kits allow one to sample the food from every competitor at the event. On Saturday from 11:00a.m.- 1:00p.m, the public can sample the barbeque from the competing teams. This is essentially a “walking Buffett”. They can also vote for their favorite Team to win the People’s Choice Award.

There is a huge area that is dedicated to kids. Jupiter Jump, Giant Slide, miniature horses, face painting and clowns are enough to keep all the kids happy and allow parents to enjoy the food and the music.

The Rotary Club of Bixby used funds from past festivals to build the new Rotary Club of Bixby Amphitheater which is located in Washington Irving Memorial Park. Proceeds from the first festival enabled the Club to present Bixby Public Schools with a large electronic marquee sign, complete with a digitized message board. Located on Memorial Drive. The sign promotes school activities from PTA meetings to athletic events.

Volunteers are a huge contributor to the success of the event. “Every year, we are blown away by the support and numbers of individuals that dedicate their time to help us put this event on,” stated Fred Beasley, Past President of the Bixby Rotary Club. “It is great to know that our efforts to better serve the community are in turn supported greatly by our community.” For more information about Bixby Rotary and the BBQ’n Music Festival, visit the Rotary Club of Bixby’s website at www.bixbyrotary.com.

Just a reminder to order your tickets ASAP for this fun event!!!! The event takes place February 25, 2012! Unfortunately it is also open to the general public. This means that “other groups” can reserve tickets for that night and be automatically sold out. The Spotlight Theatre is known for being booked up up to five weeks in advance!
Tickets are $11.00 for adults and $8.00 for children 12 and under. Your family and friends are invited. This is a fun event for the whole family. Call The Spotlight Theatre today at 918-587-5030 for your reservations. Tell them you are with Southside Rotary please!!!!

The Olio acts are going to be great!!!! We have an outstanding up-in-coming country singer (she is awesome…you will want her CD’s if you like country music), a hilarious singing banjo player, a man that plays a saw, an awesome juggler and a top rate magician. Seriously, you won’t want to miss it.

SEATING IS LIMITED!!!! HURRY AND GET YOUR TICKETS!!! We worked hard at getting really good Olio performers for that night just for Southside! You aren’t allowed to pick the Olio acts…but…well that is our secret!!! HA!!!! Probably won’t ever be successful at it again.

If you don’t know….The Drunkard is a great melodrama where you “boo and hiss” the villain. In 1953, Dickinson and a small group of performers known as the Tulsa Spotlight Club, gave their first performance of The Drunkard. Since that performance, the group has performed the melodrama and Olio each Saturday night in what is now known as The Spotlight Theatre. This is the longest running play in America!!!!!!

If you are a new member, one of the requirements to get your blue badge is to complete new member training. Don’t forget to come!