KAY ELLINGTON | TEXAS SPUR Jake Hooker and the Outsiders will be performing Saturday, Sept. 2 at White River Marina from 7 to 10 p.m. in a “Labor of Love” benefit for the Matador tornado relief fund.
Hooker’s Outsiders are a five-piece band whose repertoire includes Western swing, traditional country and gospel, and the multitalented musicians play a variety of instruments including steel pedal, violin, guitar and stand-up bass. They are regularly among the featured musicians at Western Swing events, but haven’t often appeared at smaller gatherings in our area.
Bandleader Hooker began playing the bass at the age of seven and formed his own band at the age of 14. By the age of 18, he was playing bass and singing full time. He moved to the Fort Worth area in 1998 where he quickly became a local favorite and signed with Southland Records that same year and began recording.
Organizers of the event are selling sponsorship tables to dance as follows: Bronze, $250: 4 gate passes and 1 cooler pass, mentioned throughout the event Silver, $500: 6 gate passes and 1 cooler, Facebook mentions and patio banner Gold, $1,000: VIP Cover seating (table with six chairs close to stage), 6 gate passes and 2 cooler passes; Facebook mentions and patio banner The dance featuring Jake Hooker and the Outsiders will cap off a day of events on Saturday, Sept. 2 at White River Marina all designed to benefit the Matador tornado relief fund, including a “Labor of Love Bake Off.” Bakers are invited to compete in three categories, cake, pie and other dessert.
There is no contest entry fee for the bake-off, but participants must register by August 25. Each bake off registrant will receive one gate pass to the event.
All entries will be judged by category, and the remainder of the entry will be sold by the serving with all proceeds going toward the fundraiser donation for Matador. Awards will be presented to 1st place in each category.
For more information email wrmarinaevents@gmail.com or text (806)7021956.
Also at White River Marina that day will be food truck, vendor booths and a cornhole tournament starting at 11 a.m.
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