Advance tickets for the 19th annual Taste of Montgomery County went on sale Aug. 3 in select Crawfordsville locations. The Taste of Montgomery County will be held noon to 9 p.m. Aug. 22 at the General Lew Wallace Study and Museum.
Visitors can purchase Taste tickets at the Carriage House Interpretive Center of the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, home of the Taste; the Montgomery County Visitors and Convention Bureau on the first floor of Fusion 54, 101 W. Main St.; A Sprig of Lime at 115 E. Main St.; and Crawfordsville Community Center at 922 E. South Boulevard.
Advance tickets are $5 for adults and $2 for students. Benefits of purchasing advance tickets are twofold; tickets are less expensive than admission on Taste Day and ticket holders will be able to get in the gate faster on Taste Day! Admission on the day of the Taste is $8 for adults and $3 for students.
The Taste of Montgomery County is an annual fundraiser for the Lew Wallace Study Preservation Society, the organization that maintains General Lew Wallace’s original artifacts and keeps his legacy alive. Not only was Wallace the youngest Major General in the Civil War and the author of the novel Ben-Hur which was written on the grounds where the TASTE is held; but he was also the Ambassador to the Ottoman Empire and Governor of New Mexico Territory during the Billy-the-Kid days! All proceeds from Taste admissions directly benefit educational programming at the museum, while food ticket sales are split between the museum and the vendors.
Restaurants and caterers showcasing their foods at this year’s Taste include: Acai Bowls, Gordo’s Food Truck, Swick’s Kitchen & Emporium, , Four Season Local Market, China Inn, The Juniper Spoon, Smokin Melts & Rollin Dough, Crawfordsville Country Club, Chaves Kettle Corn, Keke’s Kravings, Greeks Pizzeria, Wildcat Creek Winery, and Klooz Brewz!
Musical entertainment includes the Mark Stansbury playing 1-3 p.m.; The Big Swing Band playing 4-6 p.m.; and Common Ground playing 7-9 p.m.
Volunteer opportunities are available for this year’s TASTE. Volunteers receive free entry to the TASTE and their choice of a TASTE shirt or 10 food tickets. Those interested in volunteering should visit http://www.tasteofmontgomerycounty.com/volunteers/ to sign up or call the Museum at 765-362-5769!
The Lew Wallace Study would like to thank Title Sponsors (to date) of this year’s event: Acuity Brands; Dr. Howard Miller; Hoosier Heartland State Bank; Journal Review; Market Street Wealth Management;McGowan Insurance Group; Montgomery County Tourism Commission; Nucor Steel Indiana; and Tri-County Bank & Trust.
Contributing sponsors include: Allen Monument Company; Bennett Boehning & Clary; CEL&P; Cook Home Services; D-Patrick Crawfordsville; Henthorn, Harris, Weliever; nPrint; Rusty Carter & Family; Sanders Funeral Care; Valero Renewables Linden; Wabash College; Walden Transport & Recycle; and WCDQ-WIMC-WCVL.
Supporting sponsors include: Arni’s of Crawfordsville; B&L Engineering; Campbell Ag Services; The Juniper Spoon; Judith Kleine Architect; Kyle Gobel Attorney at Law; Lakeside Book Company; Morrison Realty; Northridge Chiropractic; Pace Dairy; and Swift Land Consulting
For more information, visit www.TasteOfMontgomeryCounty.com.
