Metro Gnome Music’s Gnome Fest 2012
Saturday April 7th, 11:30-6PM
4044 E. Speedway, Tucson, AZ 85712

Bands & Beards! Music & Mischief! Food Trucks, Local Bands, Contests and More!

Metro Gnome Music is having their first annual Gnome Fest on Saturday, April 7, 2012 from 
11:30-6PM. This family friendly event will be the first of its kind in Tucson and is guaranteed to put a smile on everyone’s face! So, be sure to grab your picnic blanket and lawn chairs and come check out this free concert event featuring six local bands! (The Bad News Blues Band, The Bouncing Czechs, Catch the Ghost, Genevieve & The LP’s, The Ronstadts, and Under the Bridge.)

In addition to the bands there will also be some of Tucson’s best food trucks for people that want to grab a bite to eat. Food trucks to include Jamie’s Bitchin Kitchen, Guero Loco’s Bubba Que and Trucking Good Cupcakes!

Children’s activities will keep the kids happy! From a crafty table where kids can color gnomes or draw their own gnomes to a dance contest during The Bouncing Czechs.

You can get in on the Gnome fun early by participating in a Show Your Gnome contest, currently on Metro Gnome Music’s Facebook site. Post your favorite gnome image and the picture with the most likes wins a prize.

AND, for you guys, don’t shave that beard, because there will be a beard contest for the best beard! ALSO, come hungry and participate in the Gnome eating contest.

About Metro Gnome Music: This one-of-a kind store has been serving the Tucson community since 2000. It is Tucson’s destination for used musical instruments & equipment, as well as video games, DVDs, Vinyl, and CDs. They carry musical instruments from entry level to professional. Whether you need a trumpet, electric guitar, drum set, keyboard, or violin, this is the place to go. Metro Gnome Music also specializes in renting musical instruments for students in school band and orchestra programs. They provide affordable, quality, pre-owned musical instruments which are refurbished and maintained by their knowledgeable repairmen. Minor adjustments and repairs are promptly provided for no additional charge to their rental customers. In addition to their band and orchestral rentals, Metro Gnome Music offers a wide range of parts and accessories for all your
musical needs.

Media Contact:
Todd Crawford, Metro Gnome Music
520-609-6789
metrognomemusic@aol.com
www.metrognomemusic.com

For you gnome fans, check out the French move “Amelie” where gnomes play a large (and humorous) role.

Food Truck Friday

Location:
Bookmans at Grant/Campbell (SE corner)
1930 E. Grant Rd.
Tucson, AZ, 85719
(520) 325-5767

Time:
02/24/2012 – 6:00pm – 9:00pm

“Gentlemen start your engines” because it’s Food Truck Friday, from 6-9 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 24 in the Bookmans Grant parking lot. Come on down for a tasty time and support local businesses because they couldn’t do it without you.

The line up (so far) is:
Guero Loco’s Bubba Que
Animal Farm
Jamie’s Bitchin’ Kitchen
Seis Curbside Kitchen
Street Delights
Trucking Good Cupcakes
K-Bork Tacos y Gorditas
Ni Hao Amigos
Hawaiian Shaved Ice
The Patty Wagon
Mafooco
Pin Up Pastries
Foodie Fleet
Red Pepper

These Food Truck events have been wildly popular at Dinnerware Artspace & Benjamin Plumbing, so check out this new location in mid-town at Bookman’s. Just went to the one on Sunday February 19 at the E. 6th St./7th Avenue location, and most of the trucks listed above were there, plus more (total of about 25 trucks/wagons at that roundup).

(Go to MyTowerTheatres.com for directions: Cortaro Exit/IH-10 Tower Theatres,
5755 W. Arizona Pavilions Drive, Marana, AZ.)

And here’s a great photo of the last roundup in Tucson on January 29, taken of Roy Chamberlain (courtesy of artist Mel Dominguez who participated in the event):

For more information on this Food Truck “Revolution”, go to www.foodtrucks.com., or contact David Aguirre at Dinnerware Artspace at dinnerwareartspace@gmail.com.

My blog on the last wildly successful/popular roundup which I attended on January 29 — pictured above (click here). I also went to the very first one on November 10, 2010, and now there are 5 or 6 times are many truck/wagons participating. Lots and lots of people seem to enjoy standing in line chatting with others, while waiting for food service, prepared fresh in those trucks.

Trucks scheduled to attend on Feb 6 – updated list from comment below (descriptions from David Aguirre):

`D’s Island Grill Jamaican Food
`Jamie’s Bitchen Kitchen (cuban sandwich and more)
`MaFooCo (Korean Tacos, Kimchi Tacos)
`Jane’s Rolling Wok (chinese gourmet)
`Pin-UP Pastries (whoopie pies and more tasty treats)
`Seis Curbside Kitchen (Mexican gourmet)
`Street Kitchen
`Animal Farm
`Espresso to the Rescue!
`Vero Amore Neapolitan Pizza
`Isabella’s Ice Cream (5:30pm arrival)
`Guero Loco’s Bubba-Que
`Trucking Good Cupcakes (now you’re talkin’)
`The Patty Wagon (tasty burgers)
`Red Pepper Mexican Gourmet (tacos and more)
`Robdogs (hotdogs, soy dogs, all the trimmings)
`Street Delights (pie, pie, pie)
`Ni Hao Amigos
`Baja Tacos (seafood from the Sea of Cortez)
`Stolen Recipe BBQ (omg, delicious)
`Jerid’s Roasted Corn (corn on the cob, on a stick, with hot sauce)
`Jones Street Bistro
`Jake’s Donuts and Funnell Cakes
`German Food Station (Brats! The way you like them.)

80 chairs will be provided but you can bring your own as well. Food (but not drinks) will be allowed into the theatre for movie viewing. Yappy Hour: Dogs on leash welcome.