Beats & Eats kicks off its 2018 season tomorrow, Saturday April 7, with a Cajun Creole theme called \u201cRajin\u2019 Cajun.\u201d The Beats & Eats planning committee has chosen separate themes for each event this year.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are excited to introduce themes to the Beats & Eats events,\u201d co-director Mat Faulkner said. \u201cThemes give an opportunity for each event to be unique in the style of food, type of music, activities and art.\u201d<\/p>\n
Co-director, Marka Bennett, said the event will include various activities, such as a crawfish eating contest, where competitors can pay $25 for three pounds of crawfish.<\/p>\n
Bennett said that this month\u2019s event will be sponsored by Who Dat\u2019s Cajun Restaurant in Bald Knob. Along with Who Dat\u2019s, there will be a variety of other options including, Say Cheese, Excaliburger, J&M Meats and Seafood, Joy Macarons, Daisy\u2019s Lunchbox, Burrito Day, Savor + Sip and Cookie Basket.<\/p>\n
The live music lineup consists of two bands: Brick Fields plays at 6:30 p.m., and the Chris Baker Blues Band at 8 p.m. Arts and crafts vendors will have booths set up at the event.<\/p>\n
Junior Savanna Bitting attended Beats & Eats events last year with her friends.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of really great local food trucks that come out, which is nice,\u201d Bitting said. \u201cMy friends and I also loved all the live music. It was really nice to be surrounded by both the Harding and Searcy community in the same place.\u201d<\/p>\n
Senior and student director for CAB (Campus Activities Board) Keslee Dunavin said she believes Beats & Eats is a great opportunity for students to spend their Saturday right up the road instead of finding fun outside of Searcy.<\/p>\n
\u201cStudents should consider attending Beats & Eats because it\u2019s a great way to connect with the Searcy community,\u201d Dunavin said. \u201cThe entire atmosphere is awesome.\u201d<\/p>\n
Beats & Eats will be held at 121 N Main Street from 5-10 p.m. For more information, visit Searcy Beats & Eats on Facebook.<\/p>\n
\u201cSearcy Beats & Eats is a great way to have fun, listen to great live music, eat awesome food truck food and check out artesian-made goods right downtown every month,\u201d Faulkner said. \u201cWe would love Harding students to be involved. Sign up to play music, bring yard games, make things and sell them, and come create art.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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