Tuesday night Texarkana got back together once again to raise money for Harvest Regional Food Bank in a little event called Taste of Texarkana, and it was fantastic.

Lisa and I got there early to work the Townsquare Media booth and our poor broken down old prize wheel which is desperately crying out to be retired. Seriously... But I digress. Other than our promotional equipment malfunctions the night appeared to me to be a complete success.

South side of the arena - Taste of Texarkana 2022
South side of the arena - Taste of Texarkana 2022
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Good crowd, great food and drink, and really awesome to see some of the folks out and about once again. Some of which we haven't seen since before COVID.

I haven't seen the final numbers from the 2022 Taste of Texarkana and frankly, I don't need to. This event was a complete success in my humble opinion no matter what the numbers are. The Texarkana community was out in force supporting a mission and organization they truly believe in, Harvest Regional Food Bank.

Texas High Jazz Band - Taste of Texarkana 2022
Texas High Jazz Band - Taste of Texarkana 2022
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Both Pleasant Grove and Texas High Jazz Bands performed for the event. they both did a great job. My apologies to PG, I didn't get back over there to grab a photo of them.

There may have been some, but I heard zero complaints about vendors, the food, or anything else. I left with a full tummy and I'm pretty sure everyone else did too.

Wes Spicher - Taste of Texarkana 2022
Wes Spicher - Taste of Texarkana 2022
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This is one of my favorite events each year and I'm already looking forward to the next one in 2023.

Side Note:

My son Tyler and I have renewed our effort to take a Father & Son pic each year with the Hooters Girls. That tradition was interrupted for a while due to the Pandemic. Ain't life grand?

Tradition Continues - Taste of Texarkana 2022
Tradition Continues - Taste of Texarkana 2022
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Jim and Tyler - Hooters Girls pics through 2016 collage
Jim and Tyler - Hooters Girls pics through the years collage
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See y'all next year.

 

 

 

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