Third annual 6 Corners BBQ Fest returns with all the fixins!

Third annual 6 Corners BBQ Fest returns with all the fixins!
The 6 Corners BBQ Fest is returning for its third year on June 15-16 – showcasing a
weekend of great BBQ, bands, kids activities and local arts. The fest runs from noon
to 10 p.m. on Saturday and from noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday on Milwaukee, just north of
Irving Park Road.
Beef (Italian sausage, and Italian ice) and Blackhawk BBQ & Seafood (giant turkey
legs, burgers). And while patrons are wrist-deep in BBQ sauce, they can stroll the
unique marketplace offering goods of all sorts!
Also performing on Sunday on the main stage on Sunday is Molehill (pop rock) at 3
p.m. and Pet Lions (indie pop) at 5 p.m., while on the north stage on Sunday there
will be a special performance by blues musician Lurrie Bell at 7 p.m. Bell, a Chicago
blues guitar legend, will be touring South America later this summer and recently
released his new album, “The Devil Ain’t Got No Music.”
Professional wrestlers will take to the mats on Saturday and Sunday. Saturday’s lineup will feature a Battle Royale at 4 p.m. and appearances by Eugene, Gangrel and
Mr. USA Tony Atlas at 4:30 p.m. All three wrestlers will return on Sunday at 5 p.m.
Audience participation sumo wrestling will take place from noon to 4 p.m. each day.
The “Meat on Milwaukee Cookoff!” will return this year – back by popular
The music stages will showcase local bands including St. Viator alum Tom Schraeder demand! The neighborhood cooking contest will take place Sunday, June 16, boasting
the best backyard chefs. Cooking will begin at 8 AM, judging takes place at 4 PM and
and His Ego at 7 p.m. Sunday as well as Warnock, whose lead singer is a Portage
the winner will be announced at 6 p.m. with the awarding of the Bungalow Belt.
Park resident, at 1 p.m. Sunday.
On Saturday, the band line-up includes Common Shiner (indie rock/folk), at 12:30
p.m. WitchFeet (indie rock) at 2:30 p.m., Clip Art (indie pop) at 4:30 p.m. and Fort
Frances (indie) at 6:30 p.m. The headliner, rock artist Ezra Furman will hit the
stage at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Furman will be performing with his band, The BoyFriends, and will be releasing his new album, “Day of the Dog,” later this summer.
The kids will have a bouncing-blast on the inflatables or get their creative juices
flowing with tables of arts and crafts. The family stage will include a great mix of
entertainment on both days, including several ethnic and folk dance performances
and martial arts demonstrations. Highlights of the schedule on Saturday include
Super Stolie at 12:30 p.m., Dennis PaSamba Dance at 1:30 p.m., BSI Tae Kwon Do at
2:30 p.m., Zumba at 3:15 p.m., Tae Kwon Do Demo at 5:45 p.m. and at 7:30 p.m. local
favorite the Polkaholics will start working the crowd into a frenzy.
All of the profits from this year’s fest will be shared with local arts organizations that
will be bringing a creative touch to the fest. The National Veterans Arts Museum will
feature a participatory arts experience outside the entrance to its museum, 4041 N.
Milwaukee. Filament Theatre Ensemble will use perform classic romantic scenes from
Shakespeare right among the fest crowd in a performance called “A Muse in Love.”
Arts Alive will be host a one-of-a-kind miniature golf experience in the Kids Corner.
And Northwest Arts Connection will host a special arts tent.
The entrance donation is only $5. All the local businesses at Six Corners host the
fest, which s organized by the Six Corners
Association. The association was founded by
a group of dedicated business owners who
initiated several improvement efforts for
the business district.
On Sunday, the family stage will feature Bubbles Academy presenting Lauren
Hubert at 12:30 p.m., CircEsteem at 1:15 p.m., Rico Music & Dance at 2:30 p.m. and
3:15 p.m., International Traditional Karate
Association at 4 p.m., Rico as Michael
Jackson at 6 p.m. and blues guitarist Lurrie
Bell at 7 p.m.
Fest-goers undoubtedly will not want to
miss the great barbeque offerings that
will line Milwaukee Avenue. Food vendors
will include Chicago BBQ Company (rib
sampler, pulled pork), Robinson’s #1 Ribs
(baby back ribs, corn on the cob), Texas
Thunder (rib sampler, beef brisket), Joe’s
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Bungalow Belt at stake in Cook-off
The “Bungalow BBQ Belt” will once again be awarded to the winner of the festival’s
annual “Meat on Milwaukee” cook-off. The contest will conclude at 6 p.m. on Father’s
Day.
Volunteers Kenji and Dorie Kearns, who have six different smokers at their Portage
Park home, are organizing the contest for the second year in a row. Kenji describes
himself as an amateur smoker and said that the idea for the contest grew out of the
desire to create a fun way to draw more people to the festival and to give residents
from the Northwest Side a platform to showcase their cooking talents.
Each of the estimated 5 to 10 contestants will be bring their own equipment to the fest
and starting early Sunday morning will be given pork spare ribs and chicken from Jefferson Park’s own Ellengee meats. It will be up to them to add their own seasonings.
A group of local restaurateurs will be judging the results. The belt and several great
prizes will be awarded.
Wrestling matches will be hot at BBQ Fest
The 2013 6 Corners BBQ Fest will feature two top independent wrestling organizations and the best fan interaction experience possible, including former WWE superstars on June 15 and 16.
Meet former WWE stars Eugene, Gangrel and WWE Hall of Famer Tony Atlas in
the Championship Wrestling From Hollywood wrestling ring at 4:30 p.m. on Saturday
and 5 p.m. on Sunday. The mighty men of the mat will meet and greet fans, and maybe
they’ll go toe-to-toe if someone looks at them the wrong way.
Division 3 Wrestling will hold a 15-man battle royal at 5:30 p.m. Saturday immediately
following Championship
Wrestling from Hollywood’s show. The winner
of the “Battle Royale”
will earn the chance
to compete later in the
evening to become the
first-ever D3W National
Wrestling Champion.
The bell will ring for
the Division 3 Wrestling
Championship at 8:30
p.m. Saturday, with a
special performance of
“America The Beautiful”
sung by Mariah Pulice
from American Idol
2013. Come see who
will win the D3W title.
Take part in the SLAM
ZONE wrestling challenge! You can take on
your family members,
friends by donning
our inflatable sumo
wrestling suits in the
squared circle from
noon to 4 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday.
Cameron Matthews, of
Championship Wrestling from Hollywood,
and Mark Goles, founder of Division 3 Wrestling, have teamed up to
create a wrestling tour
de force.
“With so much wrestling
firepower in one place,
the heat in the ring
might be hotter than
the heat of the barbecue
grills,” Matthews said.
Goles also expected
a show that is not to
be missed. “The man
who emerges from that
battle royal is going to
really want this championship,” Goles said.
“People who see this
match will have something to tell their grandchildren about.”
Join us Father’s Day Weekend for the Northwest Side’s Premiere Street Fest!
Your $5 entrance donation will go toward these fine local art organizations: National
Veterans Art Museum and the Filament Theater, both at 4041 N. Milwaukee Ave. and
Arts Alive 45 and Northwest Arts Connection. During the two-day festival, the art
museum will host a variety of family friendly art activities; Arts Alive will host a miniature golf course; NW Arts is sponsoring a tent with a mix of culinary, horticultural,
visual and performing artists; and Filament will be performing classic romantic scenes
from Shakespeare’s “A Muse In Love.” Please visit 6cornersbbqfest.com