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BRANSONBULLETIN THE FUN NEVER STOPS IN BRANSON! SUMMER CONCERT SERIES KICK-OFF AT BRANSON LANDING Jason Pritchett will be taking the stage for the first live music performance of the season at the Branson Landing on Sat., May 27, 7:30-10:30 p.m. From his Top 8 Finalist appearance on NBC's America's Got Talent to making his goal not only to pursue country music but to "put western back in country and western," it seems like he is making it happen. Bring the family and come hear some great music on a Saturday night. BLUEGRASS & BBQ AT SILVER DOLLAR CITY What's the recipe for the perfect all-American music & food festival? Take a heaping helping of the very best Bluegrass music this nation has to offer and mix in a hearty portion of smoky, mouthwatering barbecue flavor. See electrifying performances by some of the very best names in Bluegrass today. You won't want to miss a single performance by groups from all over the United States May 4-29! WHITE WATER FOR FAMILY FUN Voted One of America's Best Outdoor Water Parks by USA Today, this Branson water park features 2 million gallons of fun and 13 acres of water rides, slides and waves. Enjoy the high tide of the 500,000-gallon Surf's Up Wave Pool, float your cares away on the Aloha River or splash with little ones in Coconut Cove. For high thrills take a 70-degree, 40-foot plunge at a screaming 26-feet-per-second on KaPau Plummet or brave the side by side freefall drop slides at Kalani Towers. Plan your White Water adventure – opening on May 27. THE BEST OF BRANSON Silver Dollar City's award-winning Bluegrass & BBQ Festival fills the 1880s theme park with the sounds of bluegrass and the aroma of smoked barbecue. Now pickin' for 19 seasons, Bluegrass & BBQ features over 35 of the nation's top bluegrass artists throughout the theme park's various indoor and outdoor theatres. Satiating appetites throughout May's springtime weather, The City's own pitmasters hickory-smoke a variety of meats for up to 16 hours, including pulled pork, barbecue chicken, beef brisket and smoked sausage, all part of the Bluegrass & BBQ Tasting Passport. New recipes and dishes like the ancho chili smoked pork belly skillet, barbecue chicken macaroni and cheese and a bourbon barbecue pulled chicken sandwich with green apple slaw are a few select items from the passport, available for use at 22 eateries throughout The City. Silver Dollar City continues to support and nurture the future of Bluegrass music with the annual Silver Dollar City Youth in Bluegrass Band Contest on May 27, sponsored by KSMU radio station. The best and brightest of young bluegrass musicians from across the nation will compete to win the top cash prize. While Bluegrass & BBQ heats up the later half of spring, Fire In The Hole continues to stoke flames during the indoor coaster's "Grand Finale Season." This year marks the last operating season for the "World's Most Historic Indoor Coaster" open now through Dec. 30. And, just across the street, 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of the Silver Dollar Saloon Show. With odes to performances over the past fifty years peppered throughout the show, guests join in on the fun with producers "Roots" and "Koontz" as they attempt to whisk together the Frontier Follies 50th Celebration, an endeavor that turns into a zany, folly-filled family show created exclusively for The City. Visit SilverDollarCity.com or call 417-336-7100 for more information. Silver Dollar City's Bluegrass & BBQ Festival to Feature Top Musical Artists and Award-winning BBQ Rhonda Vincent and The Rage April 30-MAy 6, 2023 WhAt's up! 31