22nd Annual Chili Cook Off Upcoming In Douglasville

DOUGLASVILLE, GA – The Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County announces the 22nd annual Chili Cook Off at O’Neal Plaza on Saturday, Oct. 20, from 6 until 9 p.m., sponsored by John Bleakley Ford, Pepsi, Georgia Power, Greystone Power, Douglas County Economic Development Authority and Chapel Hill News and Views.

In over two decades Chili Cook Off has become a Douglasville tradition, one that originated on the front porch of the Arts Council. Last year more than 3,000 people joined in this festive evening of good food and family fun as many local Douglasville celebrities, political candidates, and local business leaders presented the community with over two dozen different flavors of chili to savor.

“We will have a packed Plaza, seeing that all our booths were reserved out more than a month before the event,” said Emily Lightner, executive director of the CAC. “This is always a joyous night bringing together great food, great sense of community, and great fun.”

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Halloween also called all hallows eve, is a time of celebration and superstition. Today's Halloween customs are thought to have been influenced by folk customs and beliefs from the Celtic-speaking countries. People will light bonfires, wear costumes to ward off ghosts, and go trick-or-treating for candy, as fall ushers in the winter season. In the spirit of the season, the Chili Cook off will have a costume contest for kids and adults awarding the “Best Costume” in each age category this year. Judges will select winners from various age groups, and each costume will receive a goody bag.

Proceeds from Chili Cook Off benefits exhibits and classes at the Cultural Arts Council, educational programs in our schools, and the CAC’s “Family ARTSVentures!” artists in the schools and in the community performing series, presented in the Douglas County libraries.

The Cultural Arts Council of Douglasville/ Douglas County, located at 8652 Campbellton Street in historic downtown Douglasville, Georgia, is open Mondays through Fridays, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.. For directions, more information, visit www.artsdouglas.org or contact the Cultural Arts Council at 770.949.2787.

Photos courtesy Cultural Arts Council Douglasville/Douglas County