Durham
Jul 21, 2016
Food and history lovers can feast with a purpose at the premiere "Trucks for Duke Homestead" food truck gathering Aug. 21 at Duke Homestead State Historic Site. The Duke Homestead Education and History Corporation sponsors this event to raise funds to support preservation, historical interpretation and education at the site. Menu items ranging from Belgian Waffles to Korean dumplings will be offered by 15 food trucks from 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Tickets are $50 each and capped at 200 for sale. Unlike the typical food truck rodeo, patrons won't have to wait in long lines or worry that a truck will run out of a menu item. Each ticket, picked up at the entrance, will get one plate from each truck - plenty of food to share! Ticket sharing is encouraged, making the $50 price a budget-friendly way to support Durham history while enjoying delicious food and family fun.
Bluesman Tad Walters, a Music Maker Relief Foundation member, will enhance the ambience with trills on the guitar and harmonica, all in a historic 19th century setting. Duke Homestead staff also will provide tours of the historic family house during the event.
Tickets and a list of food trucks participating are available at http://bit.ly/TrucksforDH. Tickets must be purchased in advance online and the supply is limited.
For more information, please contact (919) 477-5498 or visit DukeHomestead.org. Duke Homestead is the site of the Duke family's 19th century farm, where Washington Duke started a tobacco business that later became the largest in the world.
With the money generated by this venture, the Dukes endowed Duke University, began what later grew into Duke Energy, and founded an endowment that continues to contribute to charitable causes today. Duke Homestead is located at 2828 Duke Homestead Rd., Durham, and is part of the Division of State Historic Sites within the N.C. Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.
The Duke Homestead Education and History Corporation, established in 1974, is a 501(c)3 organization whose mission is to support the Duke Homestead State Historic Site and Tobacco Museum.