University of Arkansas Fayetteville - Razorback Yearbook (Fayetteville, AR)

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BEYOND THE CHOPPER STUDENTS and local charities benefit from THE ANNUAL BIKES, BLUES BBQ FESTIVAL SZ RX your engines for an exciting weekend of - - m --|. Every October bikers from all over the United tates ride through the streets of Fayetteville, enjoy the atmosphere °d Su Pport local charities. As the streets fill up, university students evote countless hours to making the festival possible. Students worked in various spots throughout the rally. Some were e Uing official merchandise, food and serving in local restaurants. For ° me stu dents, they were very familiar with what the festival was all b° ut , but for others it was their first time to work and participate in the rally. It has been a lot of fun and it has definitely been the busiest year,” enior Megan Lomax said. For Lomax, it was her fifth rally to attend, ut her first season to work in a booth. With the rush of people the u dents had to be alert and ready to serve the crowd. C ' ( ° me the student workers said that many of the tourists who hopp ec j at their merchandise booths wanted to take pictures of them. S° many people wanted to take pictures of us working and it was ally aw kward at times,” junior chemical engineering major Jennifer Urtz sa - Many of the students participating said that their favorite part of Bikes, Blues and Barbecue was definitely people watching, h is always fun people watching and we have met lots of people ° m over ; senior Elizabeth Watkins said. While working the different booths, many of the students agreed at they met a great number of unique people. h e 1 all y brings diversity to Fayetteville and it is a truly cultural x perience, senior architecture design major Anna Watkins said. She ° r ked in the Official Merchandise booth selling t-shirts. Lomax also said that what made their booth really neat was that all the shirts were designed and printed by a local artist named Clint Brannon. More than 400,000 people came to participate in the festivities, according to bikesbluesandbbq.org As the weekend progressed, more and more participants gathered on Dickson Street to show off their bikes, meet up with old friends, eat great food and have some fun. “IT HAS BEEN A LOT OF FUN AND IT HASDEFINITELYBEENTHE BUSIEST YEAR.” -MEGAN LOMAX To some students, the work was draining and fast-paced all night. “I have a very different side of the rally. I go non-stop and when the bars close we get hit with another rush. We have to stay after hours to clean up and close everything down. Some nights we don’t get done until 5 am. Then we get up and do it all over again the next morning,” senior economics major Randi Butler, who worked in a food stand, said. As the weekend came to an end, the volunteers helped close down and they agreed that it was a very successful year for the festival. Fayetteville was flooded with festival-goers, who saw some great bikes, listened to lots of music and enjoyed some barbecue. BIKES, BLUES BBQ | STUDENT LIFE 25

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ALS Associatio CANDACE CHANDLER PHOTO WIL E DODD Enjoying the sights and sounds of the bikes, junior Jared Thomas and senior Brandi Woods volunteer for local organizations. Bikes, Blues BBQwas held in Fayetteville each fall.

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