The Indian Bayou Arts & Eats Festival is just a few weeks away, and event organizers are adding even more to the menu in 2018.
This year’s festival will feature Food Talks with Deep South Dining’s Deborah Hunter and Claiborne Barnwell, Nephew of famed New York Times food critic and Indianola native Craig Claiborne.
The arts and crafts festival will begin at 9 a.m. on Sept. 22, across from the B.B. King Museum, and it will continue through the day until 4 p.m.
"This year's Festival is so exciting,” said Evelyn Roughton, one of the event’s chief organizers. “(There will be) art to browse, live music all day, a visit with PRM's Deborah Hunter during Food Talks, special kids activities. (There is) something for everyone, even your pets."
The second annual Craig Claiborne Pecan Pie Contest, with Traditional and Creative categories, will begin judging at 10 a.m. in the Gin at the museum, with the People’s Choice judging slated for 10:30.
Food Talks will begin in the same location at 11 a.m., and the winners of the pie contest will be announced from the big stage on the festival grounds at 12:30.
Aside from the pie contest, the Organ Wise Guys, out of Washington D.C., will be on hand to do kids activities with the character Hardy Heart speaking to and interacting with kids.
The Delta Dog Contest will start at 2 p.m. with a $5 entry fee in several categories, including Best Dressed and Best Behaved, among others.
Locals are invited to come show off their arts and crafts, as well as their pie baking skills.
The cost to enter the pie competition is $10 for one baked pie.
Prizes include cash and pottery.
The cost for a booth on the festival grounds is $35, which includes a 12x12 space.
Applications can be picked up at the Chamber Office or The Crown.
For more information, contact Cheri Kirk at 887-4454 or Evelyn Roughton at 207-7520.
