Attractions
4th Annual Food Truck Championship – Graham, Texas
By Jessica Crabtree
Live music, art, activities for kids of all ages and the alluring aroma of diverse food from 50 food trucks is a Saturday in June well spent. The fourth annual event held at the downtown square in Graham, Texas, is as unique as the town that hosts it. The Graham Convention and Visitors Bureau and more than 250 volunteers welcome visitors to their town for the annual Food Truck Championship of Texas, as well as showcase all Graham has to offer.
Making the trip, visitors can enjoy the FTC, shop local at various boutiques and stay to get a taste of all Graham’s delectable eating establishments. Besides hospitality, food and fun, Graham boasts America’s largest downtown square, a whopping one mile in complete radius from start to finish, giving it all the more room to entertain guests.
The Food Truck Championship was created around the idea of incorporating food with fun. “With that in mind we stepped into the food truck phenomenon and the event blossomed from there,” Manager of Graham Convention and Visitors Bureau, Jenea Knight explained.
After the initial design, a date was picked, the first Saturday of every June. This year that date is June 2. “This event was founded as a fun, family event. We looked through the lenses of visitors, wanting to create a fun experience and improve upon it every year,” Knight said. From the first year on, Knight and her staff of volunteers have planned and executed those details to a streamlined process, making the event go as smoothly as possible.
The impressive event invites food truck vendors from all over to create and supply their very best food items for visitors to enjoy. From those food items, the trucks will be judged and a champion will be crowned. “We allow for 50 slots. Several apply and there is a process to choosing,” Knight elaborated. Liking variety, the Graham CVB has shared the square with vendors preparing barbecue, tacos, Asian food, Thai food, high-end burgers, dessert vendors and even taco ice cream truck vendors.
To read more pick up a copy of the May 2018 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.4
The Possum Pedal Bike Ride, which some use as a pre-curser to the Hotter N’ Hell Hundred, offers bikers the option to ride from six miles up to 83 miles. (Photo courtesy of the GCVB)
It’s already March and the smell of springtime parties and special events is in the air.
Everybody knows in order to have a great party, you’ve got to have the right music.
Well, that’s where my friend Katie Dieter comes to the rescue.
Katie, aka DJ KD “The Spinner,” has been spinning the right mix for parties and special events throughout North Texas for years now. Her passion for music helps to make your special event one your friends will never forget. Whether you’re planning a wedding, banquet, school event or just a backyard get-together with friends, DJ KD “The Spinner” is the right call for you.
To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
Seems lately these days Texas is becoming the envy of musicians from around the world.
With the overwhelming response to “Yellowstone,” the television series, Texas once again finds itself under the microscope of the world, much like the late 1980’s TV series know to all around the globe as “Dallas.”
With that said, the musician population in Texas is beginning to grow as many aspiring performers turn their sights on Texas instead of Nashville. Meet my newly-found friend and fellow musician Grace Partridge. This youthful 19 year old has recently made Texas her new home. She began fiddling at age four in Rigby, Idaho. Grace worked her way through the National Fiddle championships in Weiser, Idaho, becoming a five-time national champion. She’s even played on the Grand Ole Opry. Still yet, her desire to become a true Texas Fiddler has brought her to the Lone Star State. I’m pretty sure we can thank Bob Wills for that.
To read more, pick up a copy of the January 2024 issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
On Nov. 4, 2023, the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra will present an evening of Texas Cowboy, Country and Western Swing with yours truly, Dave Alexander and the fabulous Quebe Sisters.
Enjoy the music of Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Gene Autry and many more of your Texas Music favorites performed with a full symphony orchestra. We also will feature music from my latest CD, “From The Saddle To Symphony Hall,” along with some of my own compositions. It is guaranteed to be a night to remember.
To read more, pick up a copy of the October issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.
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