Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms » Hot Chicken Festival http://friendsofshelby.org Dedicated to the preservation, protection, enhancement and stewardship of Shelby Park and Shelby Bottoms Sat, 28 Jan 2012 17:08:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 2011 Music City Hot Chicken Festival — Monday, July 4th, 11:00 a.m. -3:00 p.m., East Park, 700 Woodland Street http://friendsofshelby.org/2011/06/26/2011-music-city-hot-chicken-festival-monday-july-4th-1100-a-m-300-p-m-east-park-700-woodland-street/ http://friendsofshelby.org/2011/06/26/2011-music-city-hot-chicken-festival-monday-july-4th-1100-a-m-300-p-m-east-park-700-woodland-street/#comments Sun, 26 Jun 2011 17:40:26 +0000 patgray http://friendsofshelby.org/?p=335 What’s hotter than the 4th of July?
The annual Music City Hot Chicken Festival celebrating an original Nashville culinary tradition – hot chicken! This free event features the unique southern flare of local restaruants, amateur cooking competition, the Yazoo Brewery beer garden, and of course, legendary Nashville music. The first 500 people will be treated to free hot chicken samples from Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, The Chicken Shack, 400 Degrees, Pepperfire Hot Chicken, and Bolton’s Spicy Chicken & Fish. After the free bird is gone, you can head over to the food garden and purchase some tasty hot chicken. So plan to join us on Monday, July 4th from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. for an afternoon of hot chicken, hot music, and cool suds!

For all the hot details, visit the event web site at Music City Hot Chicken Festival.

]]> http://friendsofshelby.org/2011/06/26/2011-music-city-hot-chicken-festival-monday-july-4th-1100-a-m-300-p-m-east-park-700-woodland-street/feed/ 0 The 2009 Music City Hot Chicken Festival NEEDS YOU! http://friendsofshelby.org/2009/06/05/the-2009-music-city-hot-chicken-festival-needs-you/ http://friendsofshelby.org/2009/06/05/the-2009-music-city-hot-chicken-festival-needs-you/#comments Fri, 05 Jun 2009 15:56:59 +0000 Laura Creekmore http://friendsofshelby.org/?p=76 Nashville’s totally unique 4th of July festival is gearing up for another great event and as always, volunteers are crucial.

This year we’ve extended the festival’s hours from 11 a.m.-3 p.m. — more fun, more hot chicken — and we’ll need extra man and woman power.

The Music City Hot Chicken Festival is a free event featuring the unique culinary flare of local restaurants, professional & amateur cooking competitions, inflatable jumpy toys for the kids, the Yazoo Brewery Beer Garden, and home-grown Nashville music. The festival is held July 4 in East Nashville’s own East Park on Woodland Street. Proceeds from the festival benefit Friends of Shelby Park and Bottoms.

The first 500 festival attendees are treated to free hot chicken samples from Prince’s Hot Chicken Shack, 400º, The Chicken Shack and Bolton’s Spicy Chicken & Fish. After the free bird is gone, you can head over to the food garden and purchase some tasty hot chicken.

The 3rd annual Hot Chicken Festival offers an unparalleled opportunity to meet people from the community, hang out with friends and have a great time. There are many volunteer positions available and volunteers willing to do “whatever” are also greatly appreciated. If you’d like to be a Volunteer Hot Chicken this July 4th, e-mail volunteer@hotchickenfestival.com and indicate which time slot you’d like.

Available volunteer positions and shifts
Position 9:30-
11:30 a.m.		 11 a.m.-
1 p.m.		 1-3 p.m. 2:30-
4:30 p.m.
Event set-up X      
Event clean-up
We need a lot more help here this year!		       X
T-shirt & souvenir sales   X X  
Beer Garden
Sales, serving and ID check		   X X  
Non-alcoholic beverage sales   X X  
Children’s activities,
including inflatables and face painting		   X X  
Hot Chicken samples   X    
Entertainment area   X X  
Trash patrol   X X  
Volunteer tent   X X  
Watermelon giveaway   X X  
Parking direction   X X  
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