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GET A TASTE FOR GOOD CAUSE . . .
Admission to Taste of Montgomery County Helps Gen. Lew Wallace Study
The 18th annual Taste of Montgomery County is coming on Saturday, Aug. 23 from noon to 9 p.m.Mark your calendars!
It is one of the area’s most anticipated annual festivals, but the Taste of Montgomery County also fulfills a very important role: the Taste is the largest fundraiser for the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum, located on the grounds in Crawfordsville where Lew Wallace penned his masterwork, Ben-Hur.
Make sure you bring your appetite to the TASTE! Local food and beverage vendors serving specialties throughout the day include: Swick’s Kitchen & Emporium, Sunshine in a Box, Four Season Local Market, China Inn, The Juniper Spoon, Smokin Melts & Rollin Dough, Sabores de Veracruz Bakery, Wildfire 348, Messer’s Bar & Grill, Tacos el Pampano, Ice Cream La Michocanna, Greeks Pizzeria and Klooz Brewz!
This year’s Taste features three musical acts. The Golden Oldies Jazz Band (1-3 p.m.), a local group of talented jazz musicians; The Midtown Madmen (4–6 p.m.) who bring the energy of Elvis, Buddy Holly, Little Richard, Johnny Cash and more to the stage; and 45 RPM (7– 90 p.m.), multi-national band, who take their audience on a magical journey back to the music that changed rock history. Faithfully reproducing the hits of the British invasion and America’s musical response.
The site of the Taste, the General Lew Wallace Study & Museum at 200 Wallace Ave., was once General Wallace’s backyard, lying just north of his home on Wabash Avenue. Many people attending the Taste don’t realize that the area near the General’s bronze statue, where hundreds of Taste-goers will congregate to hear the great live music and enjoy amazing food beneath the shade of stately trees, was once the site where General Wallace set up his rocking chair under the spread of a giant beech tree, writing a significant portion of Ben-Hur.
As a National Historic Landmark, the General’s Study building is one of the gems of Crawfordsville and has seen visitors from around the globe for more than 100 years. The Study is filled with the General’s original artifacts and personal memorabilia, most of which have been in the Museum’s collection since Wallace’s death in 1905.
Volunteer opportunities are available for this year’s TASTE. Volunteers receive free entry to the TASTE and their choice of a TASTE T-shirt or seven food tickets. Those interested in volunteering should visit http://www.tasteofmontgomerycounty.com/volunteers/ to sign up or call the Museum at (765) 362-5769!Tickets for the Taste are $5 and will go on sale Aug. 1. Admission on the day of the Taste at the gate is $8.
All revenues from admission sales at this year’s Taste will fund the Museum’s extensive educational programming and annual exhibit. Museum programming in 2025 includes the ongoing Hoosier Authors Book Club, the Dr. Howard Miller Lecture Series and the Hoosier Author Fair. Information about fall programming is online at www.ben-hur.com/events/ .
For more information, visit www.TasteOfMontgomeryCounty.com.
Contributing sponsors include: Allen Monument Company; Bennett Boehning & Clary; Campbell Ag Services; CEL&P; Rusty Carter & Family; Henthorn, Harris, Weliever & Hoff; Christi Hubler Chevrolet; Cook Home Services; Crawford Industries/Spartech; nPrint; Valero Renewables Linden; Wabash College; Walden Transport & Recycle; and Crawfordsville Radio: WCDQ, WCVL and WIMC.
Supporting sponsors include: Arni’s of Crawfordsville; Kyle Gobel, Attorney at Law; Judith Kleine Architect; The Juniper Spoon; Lakeside Book Company; Morrison Realty; Northridge Chiropractic; Pace Dairy; Sanders Funeral Care; and Shepard Insurance.
Come to the Taste and show these sponsors how much you appreciate their commitment to our community!