Festival brings community together with crafts, music, food, fun

Deep Roots is in its seventh year. Milledgeville’s own music and arts festival has been in the historic part of downtown from its start. This year, downtown has been going through construction and improvements, but by the festival it will be safe, according to Belinda Washlesky, the executive director at Milledgeville Main Street who helps orchestrate the whole festival. Money from the festival goes to improving the downtown business district. Doors open at 10 a.m. on Oct. 23 and tickets are $5 before 5 p.m. and $15 after 5 p.m..

Arts and Crafts

Past Vendors Include:

Giggles & Gumdrops- clothing hairbows and accessories

Misty Mountain Pottery

The Urban Pearl-jewelry

Flury’s Craft House- embroidery

Hallowed Hawk Farms- soap scarves and blankets

New Vendors Include:

Willowgrass Designs- painting/acrylic oil

ST Stephens- baked goods

World Gifts- Basketry

Mickey & Madeline Art Glass- handblown glass and jewelry

Santa’s Mircle Fund- hand painted ornaments

Barbecue extravaganzas

Deep Roots there will many barbecue events, three of them are during the festival itself.

The first one held was the BBQ Sneak Peak sponsored by the Kiwanis club on Oct. 21. The cost of $15 covered servings from three different barbecue champions plus soft drinks at 6 p.m. or 7 p.m., according to Washlesky.

The seventh annual BBQ Cookoff awards are given out during the festival at 5:45 p.m. According to Heather Holder, a co-chairperson of the BBQ Cookoff, the judges have to be trained by the Memphis BBQ Network. There will $14,000 in prize money. Teams from all over the southeast will come to compete.

The third event is The Ville’s People’s Choice BBQ Tasting. It will start at 11:15 a.m. and the public can vote on the day of the festival for their favorite out of five competing teams. The winner gets $1,000.

The last BBQ centered event is the Grill/Smoker raffle sponsored by Stump’s Smokers. Tickets are $5 or five tickets for $20. The winner will be announced at six on the Bellamy Louie Herron Main Stage.

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