HARKER HEIGHTS– Hundreds– if not thousands– of individuals walked the Harker Heights Community Park on Saturday, tasting various beers, white wines, spirits and food at the 14th yearly Food, Wine & & Brew Fest, which was sponsored by H-E-B, the city of Harker Heights and the Texas Department of Agriculture’s “Go Texan” program.
Among the guests were Jarrell citizens Brittany Kromer and Luis Acosta.
Acosta stated that in spite of it being difficult for him to navigate his wheelchair around the park, it was a terrific occasion.
“The individuals, the environment; everyone’s down-to-Earth friendly,” he stated. “And like I stated, you can’t constantly fail with a great beer.”
For Kromer and Acosta, this year was their very first time at the occasion however both stated they like to go to occasions that include regional suppliers.
“It’s warm out here today, however otherwise, I like the environment (and) the truth that you can attempt numerous various food, white wine and beer alternatives in addition to other things,” Kromer stated.
It was likewise the very first time at the yearly occasion for Octayvia Clemons who featured her moms and dads.
“It’s fantastic, I enjoyed it,” Clemons stated. “My household is here. It was actually great.”
Though she resented the rate– $20 for parking– Clemons stated it is great to see a city display regional suppliers.
” I believe that everybody should have the time to shine, and they offered it their thing,” she stated. “Even though individuals are getting practically ruined by drinking, they get to come as one.”
The celebration used guests more than 100 suppliers, live music, craft beers, a choice of varied foods in addition to white wine from a variety of service providers, consisting of Blue Duck Winery, Big Rock Winery, Los Pinos Ranch Vineyards and more.
One of the suppliers established was regional author and artist Vickie Valladares.
“It’s our very first time here and it’s been an actually fantastic experience,” Valladares stated. “It’s been an actually great turnout, satisfying a great deal of individuals.”
Valladares had actually a painting picked to go to Uvalde in the after-effects of the school shooting inMay It portrays the victims standing outside evictions of Heaven, which are open. She discussed that she has actually been painting for about 4 years.
“The art ended up being a type of treatment for me after I had my child,” Valladares stated. “I went through postpartum anxiety extremely terribly and chose to paint simply to offer myself some treatment.”
Anyone thinking about following Valladares can do so by following Artful Hands Artistry on Facebook or Instagram.
