6th Annual Pig & Pint
July 25, 2026
1 pm
A Backyard Gospel of Smoke, Song, Story, and Soul
Attendance is limited and planning is based on RSVPs.
Six years ago, I had a pig cooker built in eastern North Carolina — not far from where my dad, Chuck Allen Sr., is buried. I stopped by his headstone on the way home to let him know I was going to do a pig pickin' every year in his honor, the way he taught me. Then I got back on the highway toward Oregon… and saw a sign that stopped me cold.
That sign had our name all over it. So does this gathering.
"I will do everything in my power to be there, Chuck." — Jarred Belman, flew from Maryland last year. Flying from Florida this year.
The Soundtrack
High Desert Jones rides in from Bend — Chris Jones, acoustic guitar, the kind of voice that makes the hush puppies shout. And because the pig isn’t the only ham, Chuck will be performing a few songs alongside.
Chris and Not Chris, a blues and folk duo whose hands know what they're doing, playing the songs that hold an afternoon together.
And as always… a few wandering troubadours may materialize. They usually do.
Hosted by Chuck Ray Allen Jr. and Rilla Ray Delorier
What Y’all Need to Know
(Lard have mercy… let’s do this)
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Rideshare if you can—our driveway’s part of the party!
We’re expecting around 120 guests, so parking will be tight. If you drive, try parking on SW Hamilton Terrace, SW Bancroft Street, or SW Condor Avenue, then walk uphill to our place.
Important: There are two SW Lowell Lanes. If your Uber turns onto a paved one, that’s not it. Ours is a gravel road about 100 yards south of that, off Terwilliger Blvd.
First time here? Just follow the signs for Eagle Point Overlook.
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1pm - Gather
2pm - Hog Call (huddle up for kickoff… be there!)
Live music ensues
3pm - Pig on yo plate
Hang out long time
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🐖 Whole hog, Eastern Carolina–style
🧈 Homemade hush puppies, slaw, and sides that know where they come from
🍻 Cold beer (and bring your own favorite sip)
🎶 Live music—Multiple bands and artists
🤝 Friends you haven’t met yet
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Favorite drank
Appetite
A side dish, if you choose (not required!)
Maybe a few $20 bills for the music-bringers
Loose waistband (optional but encouraged)
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Kids (adults only)
Pets
Color jello shots (don’t ask) 😒
Bad vibes
Who Was the
Tar Heel Prophet
of Pig & Pint?
Chuck Allen Sr. grew up in eastern North Carolina, where vinegar runs in the blood and barbecue is a love language.
He believed that time around a table—or better yet, a big-ass grill—was time well spent, as long as a cold beer was near.
Ten years after he passed, I didn’t want a solemn memorial. I wanted smoke in the air, music in the trees, and stories that get better with every retelling. I wanted the kind of gathering he would’ve loved—friends who laugh easy, stay late, and eat with their hands.
That’s how the Pig & Pint was born, and it began with a “Pigrimage.”
I had a pig cooker built in North Carolina, not far from where he’s buried, and flew out to pick it up and haul it to Oregon. On the way back, I stopped by his headstone to let him know that:
I live on the West Coast now (he probably turned over),
I married a girl who took our middle name (Ray), and…
I was going to do a pig pickin’ every year in his honor, in the way he taught me.
Then I got back on the highway toward home…
and saw a sign that took my breath away:
I don’t know if my dad sends messages from beyond… but this one had our name all over it.
Pig Merch
• 100% combed and ring-spun cotton
• Heather Prism Lilac & Heather Prism Natural are 99% combed and ring-spun cotton, 1% polyester
• Athletic Heather is 90% combed and ring-spun cotton, 10% polyester
• Other Heather colors are 52% combed and ring-spun cotton, 48% polyester
• Fabric weight: 4.2 oz/y² (142 g/m²)
• Relaxed fit
• Pre-shrunk fabric
• Side-seamed construction
• Crew neck
• Blank product sourced from Nicaragua, Honduras, or the US
• 100% combed ring-spun cotton
• Charcoal Heather and Carbon Grey is 60% cotton and 40% polyester
• Fabric weight: 6.5 oz/yd² (220 g/m²)
• 20 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• 1 × 1 rib at collar
• Single-needle edge stitch 7/8″
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
• 100% cotton
• Sport Grey is 90% cotton, 10% polyester
• Ash Grey is 99% cotton, 1% polyester
• Heather colors are 50% cotton, 50% polyester
• Fabric weight: 5.0–5.3 oz/yd² (170-180 g/m²)
• Open-end yarn
• Tubular fabric
• Taped neck and shoulders
• Double seam at sleeves and bottom hem
• Blank product sourced from Honduras, Nicaragua, Haiti, Dominican Republic, Bangladesh, Mexico
Disclaimers:
• Due to the fabric properties, the White color variant may appear off-white rather than bright white.
• Dark color speckles throughout the fabric are expected for the color Natural.
• 100% combed ring-spun cotton
• Charcoal Heather and Carbon Grey is 60% cotton and 40% polyester
• Fabric weight: 6.5 oz/yd² (220 g/m²)
• 20 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• 1 × 1 rib at collar
• Single-needle edge stitch 7/8″
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
• 100% combed ring-spun cotton
• Charcoal Heather and Carbon Grey is 60% cotton and 40% polyester
• Fabric weight: 6.5 oz/yd² (220 g/m²)
• 20 singles
• Regular fit
• Side-seamed construction
• 1 × 1 rib at collar
• Single-needle edge stitch 7/8″
• Blank product sourced from Bangladesh
This product is made especially for you as soon as you place an order, which is why it takes us a bit longer to deliver it to you. Making products on demand instead of in bulk helps reduce overproduction, so thank you for making thoughtful purchasing decisions!
• 47% cotton, 28% nylon, 25% polyester
• Structured, five-panel, high profile
• Flat bill
• Snapback closure
• Head circumference: 21⅝″–23⅝″ (53.3 cm–60 cm)
• Blank product sourced from Vietnam or Bangladesh
Dad surprising me with a pig pickin' on my first return visit to MD from my new home in GA (1993)
My first solo roast at 21 (in 1991)
Dad's pouring beer on the pig?
The secret sauce. Not a secret now.
