Summer is officially here, and the temperatures are rising rapidly. There’s no better way to cool down on a hot summer day than with homemade ice cream! The Grand Prairie Farmers Market, 120 W. Main St., will host the third annual Ice Cream Challenge on Saturday, July 16, from 10 a.m. – 1 p.m. Local Grand Prairie charities and organizations will go head-to-head to see who has the best homemade ice cream recipe in order to be crowned the champion and win money for their charity. Tickets to sample all charities’ homemade ice cream and vote for your favorite will be on sale for a minimal fee. Come cool yourself off with ice cream while you enjoy live music, shop the market, and help your favorite charity win money!

For more information, contact Kellie McAliney at 972-237-8084 or kmcaliney@gptx.org.

Epic Fridays: Brave Combo
Friday, August 5, 2022
Doors 6:30pm | Showtime 7:30pm
The Epic Theater – 2960 Epic Place

Performing LIVE for one night only at The Epic Theater, Brave Combo! Space is limited, so grab your tickets NOW!!!!
$15 in advance
$20 at the door
Hometown: Denton, Texas
Started: 1979
Genres: Polka, World, Rock

Trying to describe Brave Combo’s music requires a pretty extensive vocabulary – at least when it comes to musical styles. For more than 40 years the Denton, Texas based quintet has perfected a world music mix that includes salsa, meringue, rock, cumbia, conjunto, polka, zydeco, classical, cha cha, the blues and more. They are America’s Premier Dance band and a rollicking, rocking, rhythmic global journey — offering what one critic recently wrote, “Even if you come for the party, you’ll leave with something of a musical education.”

Brave Combo’s catalog of recordings range from Japanese pop to Latin American dance tunes, to the orchestral classics to rock and roll at its finest. The band has recorded with the late Tiny Tim, and were the band Talking Head’s David Byrne chose for his wedding reception. From festivals and fairs of all varieties across the globe, rock clubs big and small, colleges, roadhouses, dances, cultural centers (including the annual Midsummer Night’s Swing at Lincoln Center in New York City) Brave Combo has charmed countless listeners and won avid devotees. The band has won two Grammy Awards and been nominated for their work 7 times.

Brave Combo’s vivid music can be heard in the films David Byrne’s True Stories, Clive Barker’s Lord of Illusions, Late Bloomers, Fools Rush In, Envy, The Academy award winning The Personals. They appeared at Oktoberfest in the beloved American burg of Springfield on an episode of “The Simpsons” and in 2008 Brave Combo provided the musical score for PBS’s first ever animated series, “As the Wrench Turns” which resulted in an “Annie” nomination from the International Animated Film Society. Their music has also been featured on ABC’s hit series “Ugly Betty”, and Fox Television’s “Bakersfield P.D.” They have also contributed original music for ESPN and The Big Ten network.

Online
Website: https://bravecombo.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bravecombo
Twitter: https://twitter.com/bravecombo
Instagram: http://instagram.com/bravecombo
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/bravecombo

Get your hot, roasted Hatch chiles at the Grand Prairie Farmers Market’s annual Hatch Chile Festival from 8 a.m.-2 p.m. (or sold out) on Saturday, Aug. 13. The festival will feature both raw and roasted Hatch chiles sold by the pound, live music, food, drinks and much more!

The Grand Prairie Farmers Market features locally grown fruits and vegetables, meats, honey, pasta, spices, tamales, candles, soaps and much more. The market is open every Saturday, March to December, from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information about the event, call 972-237-8084 or visit www.gptx.org/farmersmarket.