Tuesday, December 5, 2006 , Updated
New Real. Texas. Festival. to help celebrate 50 years of rodeo in Mesquite
Next season, the Mesquite Championship Rodeo will have been around for 50 dang years. To help celebrate, the Real. Texas. Festival. (complete with three extra periods to make sure you're paying attention) is coming to Resistol Arena April 26-28. It's a three day music/arts/food/extreme sports festival - plus a special bull-riding event.
It will also feature an all-Texas music jam on the main stage. Scheduled to perform are:
April 27 6 p.m. - Bleu Edmondson
April 27 7:45p.m. - Jason Boland & the Stragglers
April 27 9:30 p.m. - Kevin Fowler
April 28 7:30 p.m. - Charlie Robison
April 28 9:30 p.m. - Jack Ingram
There will also be a carnival, firefighter olympics, kids activities and more. Plans are to develop the Real. Texas. Festival. into a signature event for Mesquite and a regional draw for DFW.
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