After hosting the event for nine years, the Cottonwood City Council agreed last week to nix the annual Rhythm ’n’ Ribs festival —this year branded as the Rhythm ’n’ Ribs Country Music Festival — and instead will focus on events like Thunder Valley Rally, the annual event that draws a motorcycle crowd, and the Tilted Earth Wine and Music Festival, a Riverfront Park event that involves several local wineries.
The council agreed to focus on working with events that have seen more growth in participation.
Hezekiah Allen, with Cottonwood Parks and Recreation, and Richard Faust, Cottonwood community services general manager, made the case at the Cottonwood City Council’s Oct. 7 meeting.
The council considered what had happened in the nine years the city has been running Rhythm ’n’ Ribs and the four years that the city has been hosting Thunder Valley Rally.
To read the full story, see the Wednesday, Oct. 15, edition of the Cottonwood Journal Extra.
