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Nearly 200 contestants and thousands of BBQ and music fans enjoyed the first night of the 4^th Annual Stokin’ the Fire BBQ and Music Festival Friday night a Sloss Furnaces. Mark Kozelek put on the 8 p.m. show at the main stage while hundreds of canjun dancers and fans enjoyed Willis Prudhomne. For those coming for the music, Saturday features  seven  acts on the main stage and five on the Water Rower Stage. For fans of the BBQ, professional judging starts at 11a.m. and amateurs turn theirs in at 2:30 p.m. There activities for the children and various other events including a parade at 1:30 p.m.

There are more pictures from Friday night in our gallery.