Mon 8/10 6-9 PM - Pig Pickin' for Somerville Homeless Coalition

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

From http://www.redbones.com/newsevents.html:

8th Annual Pig Pickin' & Benefit for
The Somerville Homeless Coalition

Monday, August 10, 6 - 9 pm
Rain Date: Aug 17

$25 per person, $10 for kids under 10.

Lots of real pit barbecue smoked all day in Redbones Pig Rig outside in front of the restaurant. there'll be slow smoked pork pulled off the bone, loins, butts, & pork bellies, corn on the cob, slaw, greens, cornbread, watermelon & more plus lemonade, ice tea, soda or beer.

Music is part of every Pig Pickin' and the popular SAPS will be on hand to play, along with The Goodtime Spring Band and local favorites, The Springhill Rounders.

Nothing beats barbecue & beer and this year, you can enjoy them together outside at the Pig Pickin'!

Our thanks to Berkshire Brewing Company for providing their Steel Rail Extra Pale Ale & Hefeweizen for the event.

Come for the fun. Come for the cause.

Comments

[ron_newman]

For those of us who tend to avoid pork but want to join the party ... are there alternative dishes available?

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

Doesn't say anything about beef or chicken - their portable "pig rig" is the star of Pig Pickin', so I suspect that if you wanted to pop in and get a different meat dish it wouldn't be included. I'm guessing "& more" is stuff like hush puppies and mac & cheese, which are popular aspects of their catering. I don't work there, so it might be worth giving them a call at (617) 628-2200 or dropping them a line at mail@redbones.com.

But there are days I could make a meal of their cornbread!

Redbones Pig Roast

[mark-shc.livejournal.com]

hi Ron, there are a lot of side dishes like cornbread, greens, beans, watermelon but no other meat dishes, at least that's my memory from previous years. all the best, Mark

[seltzer92.livejournal.com]

this event gets incredibly croweded each year.

[enhf94.livejournal.com]

I presume the event's still happening, even with a thunderstorm prediction for 6 (which should be over after an hour or so, and pleasantly cooler afterward)?

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

Rain date's listed as August 17 - phone number is (617) 628.2200 if you want to check.

It's on for tonight!

[redcolumbine.livejournal.com]

Update from SHC via Facebook:

"Subject: Redbones Pig Roast is on for tonight, rain or shine -- t he pigs went in the smokers last night and await your hungry stomachs. see u there"

Never heard back about a beef or chicken option, though.