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HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL WEDNESDAY, JAN. 25, <strong>2023</strong> ◆ 1B<br />
Arts & Entertainment<br />
Beasts on wheels<br />
hit the fairgrounds<br />
By WILL OLIVER<br />
HHJ Managing Editor<br />
woliver@hhjnews.com<br />
PERRY, Ga. — The<br />
Monsters are coming down<br />
to Perry for a day of destruction<br />
this weekend and their<br />
third-ever showing at the<br />
fairgrounds — and you don’t<br />
want to miss it.<br />
Come and take a gander<br />
at Monster Truck Wars,<br />
“America’s Wildest Monster<br />
Truck Show,” this Saturday<br />
at the Georgia National<br />
Fairgrounds’ Reaves Arena.<br />
If you and the family can’t<br />
make it to the 1-3 p.m.<br />
showing, head to Perry that<br />
night for another show from<br />
7-9 p.m.<br />
Racing.<br />
As far as bringing a show By BRIEANNA ROMERO this idea forward, and I<br />
like this to the city of Perry,<br />
said, ‘this sounds like a lot<br />
Brown said there’s been a bromero@hhjnews.com of fun,’ so we started it, and<br />
it has been a lot of fun,”<br />
demand for it.<br />
WARNER ROBINS, Ga. Harmon said. “We’ve really<br />
“We have had fan requests — Looking for something to enjoyed doing it.”<br />
for this over the years,” do during the week? Rigby’s And the community<br />
has enjoyed it as well.<br />
Brown added. “People had Entertainment Complex<br />
asked for something like may have the event you’re Promising an atmosphere<br />
this, and we linked up<br />
looking for on Jan. 25, and of enjoyment, Harmon said<br />
it combines decades of popular<br />
music with a classic<br />
with [Monster Truck Wars]<br />
the event is family-friendly<br />
and caters to everybody<br />
at one of our fair conventions.<br />
… We managed to<br />
who is looking to have fun<br />
game of luck.<br />
It’s an event Rigby’s<br />
meet different shows and<br />
during the week. Over the<br />
calls “Music Bingo,” and past months, the event has<br />
people like that out there, the premise is simple: for drawn out a crowd.<br />
and [Monster Truck Wars] three rounds, you’ll receive “We get repeat groups, we<br />
came highly recommended a bingo card with multiple get family groups, people<br />
from other fairgrounds and popular songs written on going out to have a good<br />
facilities as well.”<br />
them. As songs are played, time,” Harmon said.<br />
Monster trucks, while if you have it on your card, And while it’s certainly<br />
enjoyable to watch, can<br />
you get to mark it, with the “not your grandma’s bingo,”<br />
hopes of getting a “bingo.”<br />
be very loud. Brown said<br />
she will have a good time<br />
According to Amy<br />
spectators are welcome to<br />
as well.<br />
Harmon, marketing and<br />
bring their own earplugs<br />
“It’s not what grandma<br />
special events manager for<br />
and muffs, and according<br />
does in the basement of the<br />
Rigby’s, the crowd’s energy<br />
turns it into something ly different. … <strong>In</strong>vite your<br />
Catholic Church, it’s total-<br />
to the Monster Truck Wars<br />
website, there will be hearing<br />
protection for sale a the “It becomes a big sing-a-<br />
fun,” Harmon said.<br />
more.<br />
grandma, too. She’ll have<br />
event.<br />
long, because it’s popular Music Bingo isn’t the only<br />
The Journal caught up Brown said.<br />
Advance VIP tickets cost music,” Harmon explained. event Rigby’s is planning<br />
with Ashley Brown, commercial<br />
sales director with of the Titans” showdown to a special reserved seat-<br />
See a grudge match “Clash $30, and they include access “People know most of the for Wednesdays. They also<br />
music that is played.” have plans for “Trivioke,”<br />
the fairgrounds, for some<br />
Each card is also themed,<br />
between El Oso Loco and ing section, free access to<br />
a combination of trivia and<br />
with Harmon listing<br />
more details on the “topnotch,<br />
top-quality” monster Transformer and Reptar Kids Fun Zone. The Pit<br />
are playing will sing their<br />
Outlaw. Galactron Monster the pre-show Pit Party and<br />
karaoke, where those who<br />
decades, Disney and cartoons<br />
as examples. While<br />
truck show.<br />
will be battling it out in a Party will include a chance<br />
answers.<br />
you’re playing, the restaurant<br />
is in full swing and the February, and take place on<br />
“They do monster truck<br />
Trivioke will start in<br />
special feature competition. to meet the drivers and<br />
races, the freestyle competition,”<br />
Brown said. “Other part of the show, bring a pictures and even see the eat dinner or have a drink if month. Their first event is<br />
If your child wants to be get their autographs, take bar is open, so you can also the first Wednesday of every<br />
events will take place Powerwheel and reserve trucks being prepared for you would like.<br />
set for Feb. 1.<br />
during the show as well, your spot on the website. the show.<br />
As a midweek event, the If you can’t make Music<br />
such as funny cars, some Children ages 3-9 are Advance adult tickets are game only takes a few hours Bingo this week, it is a<br />
motocross and things like allowed to take part. $20, advance child tickets<br />
to play, and there are prizes<br />
for those who win their<br />
biweekly staple for Rigby’s.<br />
that.”<br />
Take a ride in an authentic<br />
monster truck, Sergeant 2 and under are admitted<br />
on the second and fourth<br />
are $10 and children ages<br />
Music Bingo will take place<br />
rounds. The event has been<br />
Some national household<br />
in full swing since last summer,<br />
stemming from an idea<br />
names in the monster truck Smash, for a $10 fee. Along free. Pay a $5 fee for admission<br />
to the Pit Party and<br />
Wednesday of each month<br />
realm will be present at the with the shows mentioned<br />
from 7:30-9:30 p.m. at the<br />
by “That Trivia Guy Steve,”<br />
shows, including Outlaw,<br />
Patio at Rigby’s, located at<br />
already, there will also Kid’s Fun Zone.<br />
who runs the event. 2001 Karl Drive in Warner<br />
Sheriff, Carolina Crusher, be a side act performing: Find out more by visiting “He started doing trivia Robins.<br />
Bear Foot and others, Quad Wars and Spring Cars monstertrucks.fun.<br />
with us and then he brought<br />
Perry Players presents:<br />
‘Run for your Wife’<br />
LER MEISTER again. Several of the cast family, but both sides will<br />
members who acted under be used throughout the performance.<br />
randburg’s direction have<br />
e stage once Finally, though the performance<br />
is set in the ’70s,<br />
the costumes chare<br />
sim-<br />
SOCIALS<br />
Not your<br />
grandma’s bingo:<br />
Midweek Music Bingo<br />
draws a crowd, continues<br />
through the year<br />
HHJ Sta f Writer<br />
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