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The fourth annual Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival, held Sept. 4 and 5, wrapped up the Sun Fun Celebration of Summer with an estimated attendance of 15,000 to 20,000. The festivities began with the 58th annual Sun Fun Festival June 5 and 6. Throughout the summer the Sun Fun Summer Concert Series, presented by Celebrity Square, Hard Rock Cafe and Broadway at the Beach, offered a variety of music—from beach to soul to country. The season-long family-friendly events, organized by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, provided free entertainment to tens of thousands of locals and visitors.
Forty teams competed for the Anything Goes competition Sept. 4 and 5. Among the winners were:
Anything Butt category ($1,000): Wholly Smoke, Mt. Pleasant, grilled cantaloupe, shrimp and bacon skewers
Best Dessert category ($200): Bastin’ Away, Chester, bananas foster
Best Sauce category ($200): Smoke Shack BBQ, North Augusta, Ga.
Best Booth category (Sea Mist vacation package): Butts R Us, Waxhaw, N.C.
Best-T-shirt category (Sea Mist vacation package): Fatback’s BBQ and Rib Shack, Fayetteville, N.C.
People’s Choice category (Sea Mist vacation package): Mike’s Catering, Savannah, Ga., beef bruschetta
Thirty-one teams total competed in the official South Carolina Barbecue Championship and Kansas City Barbeque Society Cook-off Sept. 5. The KCBS Cook-off, new this year, grew the event to competitors throughout the Southeast. KCBS Cook-off top winners were:
Grand champion ($1,000): Jack’s Old South, Unadilla, Ga.
Chicken category, first place ($500 and trophy): Jack’s Old South
Pork ribs category, first place ($500 and trophy): Pickin’ Porkers, Winston-Salem, N.C.
Pork category, first place ($500 and trophy): Potbelly Cookers, Summerville
Beef brisket category, first place ($500 and trophy): Common Interest, North Charleston
The South Carolina Barbeque Association announced its top winners:
Grand champion (Sea Mist vacation package): Central Truckin’/Smokin’ Coals, Summerville
Whole hog/butts category, first place ($500): Southern Q N Stew, Summerville
Ribs category, first place ($500): Taste of Clarendon, Manning
More than $20,000 in cash and prizes were awarded to winners of the three competitions. The large festival turnout significantly benefited Omar Shriners from the sales of Anything Goes tastings, barbeque combos, beer, T-shirts and donations for a Ford Mustang giveaway.
The Wheels at the Beach Car Show Sept. 5 boasted 213 cars, trucks and SUVs. The vehicles, which lined Farrow Parkway, featured a range of years, makes and models. Trophies were presented for:
Mayor’s Pick: Doug Cole, 1937 Ford pickup
Media’s Choice award: Dick and Sue Gasper, 1957 Chevy BelAir
Participant’s Pick award: Lenny and Argie Sirago, 1981 Chevy Corvette
People’s Choice award: Jerry Oliver, 1967 Chevy Nova
Plaques were awarded for the Top 30 cars and Myrtle Beach Car Club Cool 10. The Myrtle Beach Car Club, which hosted the event, raised $3,384 for Special Olympics of Horry County from the proceeds of the car show. More than $4,000 in door prizes were awarded to participants.
South Carolina Education Lottery ticket sales at the festival far outpaced last year, with gross sales still being calculated. Fabiana Oliveira, Myrtle Beach, won a Harley-Davidson® Fat Boy® motorcycle Sept. 4. On Sept. 5, three preselected finalists were awarded their prizes in the Harley-Davidson® Second Chance Summer Promotion Grand Prize Reveal event. Victoria Ross, Greenville, won a Harley-Davidson® Fat Boy® motorcycle. Greg Kinnard, Myrtle Beach, and Vickie Elmore, Honea Path, each won $1,000.
The fifth annual Beach, Boogie & BBQ Festival will be held at Grand Park, across from The Market Common, Sept. 3 and 4, 2010. Visit SunFunFestival.com or BeachBoogieBarbequeFestival.com for updates on events and activities.
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