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Mike Blakely Halloween Party – A Hill Country Party You Won’t Want to Miss!

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Mike Blakely Halloween Party – A Hill Country Party You Won’t Want to Miss

By Judy Peacock

Hands-down, the Mike Blakely Halloween Party is a Texas Hill Country party that you will not want to miss this year. The festivities are scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015, beginning at 5 p.m., with live music from award winning singer/songwriter and novelist Mike Blakely beginning at 7:30 p.m. It will be held at Lazy Hills Retreat and Conference Center in Ingram, Texas (just eight miles outside of Kerrville). Proceeds benefit Littlegrass Ranch, Inc.

Come to the Party expecting an evening packed full of family fun and entertainment, including trick roping, a costume party, great food and drinks, live and silent auctions, prizes, and a concert given by Mike Blakely.

Mike Blakely Halloween Party

Mike Blakely Halloween Party – A Hill Country Party You Won’t Want to Miss

Photo: mikeblakely.com

Texas born Blakely has performed all across the United States and also many times in Europe. He has released 11 CDs and is currently working on another one. Songs that he has written have been performed by numerous country and western artists including Red Steagall and Gary P. Nunn. Mike is a two-time winner of Western Writers of America’s Spur Award – once for best western novel of the year, and once for best western song of the year. As a writer of western novels, he has published 17 books, with two of his most recent books being co-written: one with Willie Nelson and one with Kenny Rogers.

Halloween Party Details

There are two American Competitive Trail Horse Association horse rides at Lazy Hills Retreat earlier the same day, also benefitting Littlegrass Ranch, and these riders will be joining in on the fun as they finish their second ride of the day.

At 5 p.m., World Champion Trick Roper Kevin Fitzpatrick will perform.
At 6 p.m. is the Bar-B-Que and Wild Game dinner with all the fixin’s. Some of the meats to be enjoyed will be Wild Axis Deer and the especially delicious Barasingha Deer.

Non-stop fun will abound throughout this time with the prizes, auctions, beer and wine, and much more.

Then, at 7 p.m. will be Mike Blakely’s concert, joined by Larry Nye.
Cost of admission is $25, and includes your amazing meal.
Located at Lazy Hills Retreat and Conference Center, 375 Henderson Branch Road, Ingram, Texas 78025

Information about the evening’s worthy cause, Littlegrass Ranch

Mike Blakely Halloween Party – A Hill Country Party You Won’t Want to Miss

Photo: littlegrassranch.org

Littlegrass Ranch, Inc.’s Mission Statement, from their website, by permission:

Of the women who go to shelters, an astounding 83% of them report that their abuser had either harmed or killed the family pets. However, out of the 1500 women’s shelters in the US, fewer than 100 accept the pets belonging to victims of domestic abuse.

There are at least a million women that no shelter has ever considered. Those women are horsewomen – barrel racers, dressage riders, working cowgirls, breeders, trainers and those women whose horses are family. They are also victims of domestic violence, and most likely their horses and other animals are too. Littlegrass Ranch is the first organization to focus on keeping horsewomen and their horses together. Our mission is to create a space to offer sanctuary and support for horsewomen and their horses as well.

For more information, or to offer support, [email protected].