The idea that began 12 years ago as a fun summertime fundraiser for the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum has evolved into the county’s largest picnic and one of the area’s most successful summer festivals. The 12th annual Taste of Montgomery County is returning to the museum grounds from noon to 10 p.m. Aug. 25. Museum staff and a small army of volunteers are preparing for the most successful outing ever.
Some of Montgomery County’s finest restaurants, caterers and food vendors will serve up their most delectable delicacies on the museum grounds this year. Accompanying the food will be live music from local and regional acts, representing the quality and variety that Taste-goers have always enjoyed. From 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Highland Reign will play their Scots-American music. Indianapolis-based Half Step Sisters will take the stage with acoustic from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. From 8 to 10 p.m. is the headlining blues act the Tad Robinson Band. Evening intermission music on the lawn will be provided by local violin virtuoso Olga Berezhnaya.
Advance tickets are $2 for students and $5 for adults. Tickets at the gate on the day of the Taste will be $3 for student tickets and $7 for adults.
Advance ticket holders will also be able to get into the gate faster on the day of the Taste, as they won’t have to wait in line to purchase tickets.
Volunteer opportunities are still available for this year’s TASTE. Volunteers receive free entry to the TASTE and their choice of a TASTE T-shirt or three food tickets. Those interested in volunteering should visit http://www.tasteofmontgomerycounty.com/volunteers/ to sign up online.
The Taste would not be possible without sponsors. Every year the Taste committee and the Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society board and staff are amazed by the local businesses and individuals who contribute to this event and we sincerely thank them for their support.
Title sponsors of this year’s event include: Franciscan Health Crawfordsville/Franciscan Physicians Network, Hoosier Heartland State Bank, Howard Miller, Keller Williams/Team Rusty, the Montgomery County Tourism Commission and The Paper of Montgomery County.
Contributing sponsors include: Crawford Industries, Elizabeth A. Justice Attorney at Law, Lafayette Bank & Trust, NFP Insurance, Tri-County Bank and Trust, Valero Renewables Linden, Wabash College, Walden Transport & Recycle and WCDQ-WIMC-WCVL.
Supporting sponsors include: Arni’s of Crawfordsville; Banjo Corporation; Cook Home Services; Crawfordsville Oral Surgery; Davis Morrison Realty; Henthorn, Harris, Weliever & Petrie; Indiana American Water Co. Inc.; Industrial Federal Credit Union; J.M. Thompson Insurance; Journal Review; The Juniper Spoon; Lafayette Printing; LSC Communication; Market Street Wealth - Jessica Bokhart; Mike Reidy; nPrint; Pace Dairy Foods; and Teachers Credit Union.
