Run-A-Mucca 2024 Wrapper

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WINNEMUCCA — The “Run-A-Mucca” Motorcycle & Music Festival will celebrate its 22nd year this Memorial Day weekend, and Winnemucca is gearing up for one great time.

“Run-A-Mucca 2024” is scheduled for Friday, May 24, through Sunday, May 26, and participants can expect everything from live concerts and a $1,000 Poker Run to death defying special acts, bike games, and the now-famous Burning Bike spectacular.

Plus, for just $20 a ticket, raffle participants have the chance to win a new 2023 Harley-Davidson Heritage, Anniversary Edition, motorcycle. Tickets are $20 each or six for $100; only 2,000 tickets will be sold.

The drawing will take place at 9 p.m. Sunday, May 26; participants do not need to be present to win the bike, but must be 21 or older to purchase a ticket.

Sunday will also see more giveaways, including cash and other great prizes. For those drawings, participants must be present to win.

Last year, participants gathered from all over the United States and Canada. This year, organizers are expecting even more participants and more fun as they continue to establish the event as a Memorial Day tradition.

Friday, the Winners Inn & Casino will host Run-A-Mucca Radio Rock 94.3 beginning at 1 p.m. until 9 p.m. Vendors will open from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m., also at the Winners, while “Sierra Roc” takes the Main Stage Outside from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. Participants may pick up their “Run Packages” from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. at the Winnemucca Inn.

At 4 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. the “MOB FMX Bike Jumpers” will perform outside the Winners on Fourth Street. “Sierra Roc” will once again be on the Main Stage Outside at 5 p.m. followed by “Hed P.E.” at 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, vendors will be open at the Winners Inn & Casino from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., followed by live music from “Korner,ston” at 9:30 a.m. on the Main Stage Outside. RunA-Mucca Radio Rock 94.3 will take over at 10:30 a.m.

Participants may also pick up their “Run Packages” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Winnemucca Inn.

Live music with “Sierra Roc” will take place throughout the day at 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. on the Main Stage Outside at the Winners Inn & Casino.

Saturday’s $1,000 Poker Run will take place from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Participants will visit a variety of Humboldt County businesses with the object of building the best poker hand possible; first place takes home $1,000 cash.

TICKETS NOW ON SALE FOR 2024

‘RUN-A-MUCCA’ BIKE RAFFLE

Are you looking for a sweet new ride? You’re in luck!

Tickets are now on sale for the 2024 “Run-A-Mucca” bike.

For just $20 a ticket, or six for $100, raffle participants will have one of 2,000 chances to win the coveted bike. The drawing will be held Sunday, May 26, at the Winners Inn & Casino. Participants need not be present to win the bike, but must be 21 years old in order to purchase a ticket. The winner also will be responsible for federal taxes.

For the same $20 ticket, participants also will have a shot at a long list of prize giveaways.

For that drawing, participants must be present to win.

Darrel Field, Marketing and Special Events Coordinator for the Winnemucca Convention & Visitors Authority, said the drawing is one-way local residents can take part in the Run-A-Mucca event.

“Before these tickets are gone, we want to offer members of our community the chance to win this bike,” said Field.

Tickets are available at the Winnemucca Inn, the Winners Inn & Casino, and the Model T Resort Casino.

From 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., a barbecue will be served at Paradise Valley, located about 40 miles north of Winnemucca. The “MOB FMX Bike Jumpers” will return at 12 p.m., 2 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Fourth Street, and signups for the Run-A-Mucca Tattoo Contest will be held in the Winners Inn & Casino Lounge at 4 p.m.; competition between event participants will begin at 4:30 p.m. Contest entry is $10 without a “Run Package”; a total of $500 will be given out in prizes. At 6:30 p.m., All Pro Wrestling will return for the second year to the Winners East Lot.

The Winners East Lot also will feature live music throughout the day, including “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers” at 11:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m.; and “January Baker” at 1:45 p.m. and 4 p.m.

The Poker Run awards will be announced from the Main Stage Outside at 8 p.m., followed at 8:30 p.m. by the 16th annual presentation of the Nevada National Guard “Soldier of the Year” award by Winnemucca Mayor Rich Stone, Humboldt County Sheriff Angel Cardenas and Winnemucca Police Chief Mike Rangel. This year’s honoree is Specialist 4 Triniti Gordon-McGuire of Winnemucca.

At 9 p.m. Saturday night, the Burning Bike spectacular will set the scene as “Drowning Pool” plays on the Main Stage Outside.

Sunday will begin with worship services hosted by the local Christian Motorcyclists Association, “His Watchmen,” at 9 a.m. on the Main Stage Outside at the Winners Inn & Casino. Vendors will open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m., also at the Winners, with music from Run-A-Mucca Radio Rock 94.3 beginning at 10 a.m.

Also, at 10 a.m., motorcycles will depart from the Winners for a Memorial Cruise to Veterans Park; a Memorial Service will take place there at 10:30 a.m. Sunday’s Poker Run will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. with the winner of the best hand receiving $400 cash. At 11 a.m., bikes will begin lining up for a bike show at the Model T Resort Casino from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Music from “Sierra Roc” will take place at the Winners Main Stage Outside at 11 a.m., 1 p.m. and 3 p.m.; with “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers” playing the Winners East Lot at 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m.; and “January Baker” at 2 p.m. Special act “MOB FMX Bike Jumpers” will perform at 11:45 a.m., 1:30 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Fourth Street.

Bike games will take place from 3 p.m. to 6 p.m.; signups are from 2:30 p.m. to 3 p.m. At 6 p.m., awards for the bike show and Sunday’s Poker Run will be announced at the Winners followed by All Pro Wrestling at 6:30 p.m. in the

Winners East Lot.

“Stitched Up Heart” will perform on the Main Stage Outside from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m., leading up to the drawing for the 2023 Harley-Davidson Heritage, Anniversary Edition, motorcycle at the Winners Inn & Casino. Tickets for the bike will be available at the Run-A-Mucca booth until the time of the drawing. Winners must be 21 or older to participate.

And don’t forget that “Reckless Envy” will play in the Winners Inn & Casino Lounge Friday, Saturday and Sunday night beginning at 9 p.m.

Run-A-Mucca 2024 is organized by the Run-A-Mucca Committee and the Winnemucca Convention and Visitors Authority. For more information on this year’s festival, please visit www.runamucca.com.

Vendors will set up outdoors at the Winners Inn & Casino from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, and from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Vendors will sell everything from motorcycles to jewelry, leathers, food and even tattoos—both permanent and temporary.

Run-a-Mucca entertainment highlight of memorial weekend

The 2024 Run-A-Mucca Motorcycle & Music Festival will once again rock Memorial Weekend.

Friday, “Sierra Roc” will get things started with a string of hits from the ‘80s hard rock hair bands. Crowds will go crazy for favorites from Aerosmith, Van Halen, Def Leppard, Bon Jovi, Journey, Foreigner, and plenty more.

With Kevin Jones on lead guitar and vocals, Paul Rose on drums and vocals, April Higuera on lead vocals and guitar, and Scott Hudson on bass and vocals, these four will provide a high-energy rockin’ good time. Watch for “Sierra Roc” on the Main Stage Outside at the Winners Inn & Casino.

Times are 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. Friday; 11 a.m., 1 p.m., 3 p.m. and 4:45 p.m. Saturday; and 11 a.m., 1 p.m., and 3 p.m. Sunday.

Friday evening, “Hed P.E.” will take to the stage. With 14 studio albums, one live album and three compilation albums, these eclectic genre-crossing musicians will fuse punk-rock, metal, hip-hop and reggae to bring their own unique sound to the stage. Watch for frontman Jared Gomes and his crew on the Main Stage Outside at the Winners Inn & Casino beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Christian motorcycle band, “Korner,ston” will play for Run-A-Mucca crowds at 9:30 a.m. Saturday.

The group’s fluid sound will start the day right for rockers and rollers and set the stage for more great bands later in the day. Join Denise Beruman and Carol Martin on vocals, Corey Hooper on drums, and founding member Ken Palamar on electric guitar for a refreshing and rich rock experience on the Main Stage Outside at the Winners Inn & Casino.

Saturday and Sunday, two bands will rock

crowds from the Winners East Lot. “Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers,” a ZZ Top Tribute. Run-A-Muccans are in for the ultimate southern rock experience as Cornbread (bass), Tim (guitar) and Randy (drums) serve up ZZ Top’s music with integrity and pride. And by the way, the beards are real! Times are 11:45 a.m. and 7:30 p.m. Saturday, and 12 p.m. and 5:30 p.m. Sunday.

“January Baker” will also bring her powerhouse vocals to the Winners East Lot Saturday and Sunday. January is strongly influenced by country artists of the past and present, and her lyrics come straight from the life she lives in rural Nevada, on a small farm with her husband and children.

Her very first self-written song, “Chevy’s In Heaven,” was inspired by the loss of her father at a young age. Songs such as “The Hotel Song,” and “Full Time Job,” are raw and simple stories from her life. Don’t miss this chance to hear this amazing solo artist. Times are 1:45 p.m. and 4 p.m. Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday.

Sunday night, “Stitched Up Heart,” will play from 7:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. on the Main Stage Outside at the Winners Inn & Casino. The band, which was formed in 2010 in Los Angeles by singer Alecia “Mixi” Demner, has released three full-length albums and three EPs. Count on Demner, James Decker, Merritt Goodwin, and Randy Mathias to close out another fabulous year of Run-A-Mucca.

“Reckless Envy” will play the Winners Inn & Casino Lounge beginning at 9 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday night.

This Northern Nevada favorite can switch gears as quickly as someone can turn the channel on their satellite radio. They might wow crowds with a heartfelt ballad such as Chris

Stapleton’s version of “Tennessee Whiskey,” or they might upend things with Heart’s “Barracuda.” What about Charlie Daniels’ “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” or the guitar-driven ZZ Top classic “Tush?” Yup, they can do that too. Rest assured, with Bill on vocals and acoustic guitar, Virginia on violin, and Keith on lead guitar and vocals, Reckless Envy will build a new following at Run-A-Mucca.

But this year’s big news is “Drowning

Pool,” who will play for crowds Saturday night from 9 p.m. to 10:15 p.m. during the Burning Bike spectacular on the Main Stage Outside at the Winners Inn & Casino.

Drowning Pool will bring their unmistakable nu-metal sound, raw energy and unapologetic attitude to Run-A-Mucca’s climax. Best known for their breakout single, “Bodies,” members Stevie Benton (bass), CJ Pierce (guitar), Mike Luce (drums) and Ryan McCombs (vocals) will leave their mark.

‘Run-a-Mucca’ poker run, stagger open to general public

Run-A-Mucca participants are invited to play the hand they’re dealt — literally — Memorial Weekend as the Motorcycle & Music Festival returns for its 22nd year to Winnemucca.

Run-A-Mucca 2024 will take place from Friday, May 24, through Sunday, May 26. The festival will draw hundreds of motorcycle enthusiasts to Winnemucca for everything from live concerts to the “Burning Bike” exhibition Saturday night.

The weekend’s highlight will be Sunday night’s raffle of a new 2023 Harley-Davidson Heritage, Anniversary Edition motorcycle. Tickets cost $20 each or six for $100; only 2,000 tickets will be sold.

Saturday’s $1000 Poker Run will begin at 11 a.m. and run until 5 p.m. Participants will visit stops around town. The goal is to build the best five-card poker hand; the reward is $1,000 cash.

Sunday’s $400 Poker Stagger will take place from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and will also include local stops around town—all with

the object of building the best five-card poker hand. The winner of the best hand will receive $400 cash.

Purchase your 'Run Package'

As part of the three-day event, organizers are inviting local residents to purchase a “Run Package” for the rally in order to participate in the very popular Poker Run and Poker Stagger scheduled for Saturday and Sunday.

For just $50, the package includes one $1,000 poker run hand, one $400 poker stagger hand, an official “Run” shirt, an official event pin, one ticket to the event barbecue, and free entry to the bike show, bike games and tattoo contest. Plus, $5 from every run package purchased will be donated to local veterans organizations.

The “Run Package” is available at event check-in, scheduled for 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. Friday, May 24, and 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, May 25, at the Winnemucca Inn, located at 741 W. Winnemucca Boulevard.