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Ziegenbock
or
Big year
new activities, Black will draw crowds
Festival organizers say
makes e more appealing to
By NIICHELLE CASADY officials predict a record crowd of a broadBrangeoof people. Steps have
to attend. been taken to offer other activities
michelle.casady@theeagle.com about 10,000 growing
"I feel like the show is
r the day on the For the past seven years, the said Matt Bobbitt~operationsaman' foThis year, a K d'seZone will be
Ziegenbock Music Festival at Lake ed. Adults also Bryan steadily has increased in target ° demeogevent.
d volley-
r phicOis still that indwomen's, m en's or co Participate
popularity. ball tournaments. The gates open
This year's event scheduled for 21 to 30 age group."
Sept. 6 should be no exception. It's not just snagging a national See FESTIVAL, Page A4
With Clint Black as the headliner, ly-recognized recording artist that
FESTIVAL: Benefits
Texan
Brazos County Go
growing quickly, he said he
continued from Al never doubted his gut instinct
at 2 p.m. and close at 11 p.m. that the community would
Some proceeds from the embrace sth f etiv something
concert, between $10,000 and good would come of it," he
$20,000 depending on atten- g
dance and concession sales, said.
will be donated to the Brazos A core group of about four
County Go Texan ograniza- or five people that a togetherke
tion. still are dedicated to
"They raise money fruly iimproving and expanding the
good cause that I really, truly
love," said Matt Peveto, the festival further.
of hours of
event's promoter. "It's a local, "Hundreds small charity that, raises preparation go into this,"
money for kids to go to school, B lbb ltt sa thing "We're tryi next take and being local was a big pal,
about it." level as far as customer satis-
Peveto has ties to the com- faction and the experience
munity, having graduated goes."
from Texas A&M University Production Manager Casey
nnalism1999. with a degree in jour-
better than last won'th be diffi-
In fact, when he began pro- cult.
moting as a career after col- `The more you do a festival,
lege, having a Ziegenbock the better of have our s said.
Music Festival on Lake Bryan kind down and of just have s-
was an idea he pitched. tem "I remember going out improve upon that and make
there when I was a student to it more enjoyable for every-
see Perfect Stranger and one. It's always such a fun
Owen Wilson," he said. "And event, I'm excited to work on~
as a promoter, I didn't want to
traditional it Tagain ickets this 25; kids and
venue." with [a] senior citizens get in free. For
venue."
Nearly a decade later, with more information, go to
the success of the program zi com