Thank you for coming out to "Sweet Revenge" the 5th Annual John Prine Night At The French Co. Grocer in Marathon, TX
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Photos From JP5
High quality screen prints of this excellent poster, created by artist Taylor Rushing, were available for purchase at the event. There might be a few left at the store if you missed your chance.
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John Prine Night is an annual gathering at The French Co. Grocer in Marathon, TX to celebrate the life, music, and spirit of John Prine. This event is not affiliated with the Prine family, although we’d more than welcome them all any time. Hosted by Sam Stavinoha, the owner and proprietor of The French Co. Grocer, and emceed by artist, writer, and musician M. Walker, the event occurs each October on the weekend nearest to Prine’s birthday (October 10). Each year features a new theme based on lyrics, song titles, album titles, or stuff John Prine enjoyed (like Christmas and hot dogs). We feature delicious and made-to-order food, libations, performance art, music, and surprises that delight the senses.
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John Prine Night is a free event, no tickets needed. We celebrated 2024 with delicious fried chicken dinners by guest chef norichmen and beverage. While we're not officially associated with the Prine family, we love the good work they're doing. If you haven't yet, please consider donating to the Prine family's foundation, The Hello In There Foundation.
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Want To Perform?
Each year, we welcome performers to join in the festivities and pick/sing their favorite John Prine songs during the event dinner and into the night. And each and every year our performers blow us away with their talent and charm. If you want to come play, we welcome you! Of course, we can't have 6 versions of Angel From Montgomery no matter how badly everyone wants to play it so there's a sign up process and it's first come, first serve. This means you may not get the exact song you wanted. But there's never been a better time to dig into his catalogue and learn something new. We'll open the sign up for the 2025 event down the road. Check out the sign up form below and reach out to [email protected] with any questions.
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Read the Alta Magazine piece about the event
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A Few Previous John Prine Night Artists
Lauren Meckel
Alex Dupree
George Zupp
Nick Taylor
Rachel Esther Tate
Christian Wallace
S. Brady Dietert
Sandy Devers
Danielle Gallo
Nick Lochman
Matt Lochman
Chris Burrell
Kirby Warnock
Danny Blake
M. Walker
Sam Stavinoha
Photos From Previous John Prine Nights
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Previous Event Posters
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If You Forgot To Get A Bumper Sticker At The Show, There's Still A Few Left At The Store
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About Sam Stavinoha & M. Walker
Sam Stavinoha and M. Walker began their creative endeavors together in the four confining walls of the Texas State University robotics laboratory in San Marcos, TX. It was there, under the tutelage of Dr. Heping Chen, that they dreamed up a 30 page scavenger hunt that would be entirely done on bicycles. They printed flyers, took to the message boards, and the teams assembled themselves for an absolute chaotic sprawling mess unleashed in the dive bars and grocery stores of San Marcos. At the after party, the fabled Green Mountain Grass played bluegrass into the night as hundreds of tired and happy scavengers ate brisket and danced and took outdoor showers at their leisure. As the years have gone by, their shenanigans have expanded to new absurd horizons, such as mad-dash naked canoe races on various Texas rivers (catch me if you can Comal County sheriff's dept.), welding giant 20-person steel slurping bowls for chili cooking competitions, and the annual John Prine Night.
