Officially: The Summer Solstice hotluck and Maryland State Chili Championship will be held at the Aberdeen Proving Ground - Maryland Boulevard Park (just inside the the south entrance) on Sunday, June 21. As already posted, this is a great facility that will work rain or shine. Admission is free and chili samples will be available for 25 cents or whatever donation you care to make. The event proceeds go to the ROnald McDonald HOuse. If you would like to cook in the CASI-sanctioned chili cookoff, let me know and I will send you an entry form and rules. First-time CASI cooks will have a free entry. There will also be a freestyle chili competition (entry $5). Send me an email with your snail mail address and I'll get the info right out to you. Of course, the cookoff comes with all the fixin's for a fine family time - music, beverages, food, hotluck, and good friends. Hope to see you all there. I'll be posting complete directions in the next couple of days. Alan