{"id":178549,"date":"2026-02-24T21:04:23","date_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:04:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/178549\/"},"modified":"2026-02-24T21:04:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-24T21:04:23","slug":"mike-pritchards-friends-fest-returns-march-1-to-benefit-the-condra-school-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/178549\/","title":{"rendered":"Mike Pritchard\u2019s Friends Fest returns March 1 to benefit The Condra School"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; The Lubbock music community will gather Sunday, March 1, 2026, for Mike Pritchard\u2019s Friends Fest, an afternoon of live music honoring the life and legacy of Mike Pritchard. <\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The event runs from 2 to 7 p.m. at Texas Cafe &amp; Bar \u2013 The Spoon, 3604 50th St.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Friends Fest marks more than four decades of Pritchard\u2019s influence on the Lubbock music scene. The event brings together friends, fellow musicians and fans for live performances and shared memories.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Scheduled performers include:<\/p>\n<p>Southern WhiskeyMark Wallney &amp; Darren WelchJesse Day &amp; The Texas KnightsElement<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Proceeds from the event will go to The Condra School, which provides student-centered education for learners in a nontraditional academic environment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cMike Pritchard\u2019s impact on the Lubbock music community is immeasurable,\u201d said Jennifer Loper, Social Media Chair for Friends Fest. \u201cThis event is not only a celebration of incredible live music, but also a way for us to honor Mike\u2019s legacy by giving back to a cause that makes a meaningful difference in students\u2019 lives.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Tickets will be available at the door. For more information, attendees can scan the QR code on the official event flyer.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Mike Pritchard's Friends Fest\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1771967063_373_QMIEFIVIBBEGHKVBEG5L3TMVGM.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"1306\" \/>Mike Pritchard&#8217;s Friends Fest(Mike Pritchard&#8217;s Friends Fest)<\/p>\n<p class=\"copyright |\">Copyright 2026 KCBD. All rights reserved.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"LUBBOCK, Texas (KCBD) &#8211; The Lubbock music community will gather Sunday, March 1, 2026, for Mike Pritchard\u2019s Friends&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":178550,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[71663,2777,71662,168,170,169,15509,278,71661,71664],"class_list":["post-178549","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-lubbock","tag-condra-school","tag-entertainment","tag-friends-fest","tag-lubbock","tag-lubbock-headlines","tag-lubbock-news","tag-mike","tag-music","tag-pritchard","tag-the-spoon"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178549","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=178549"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/178549\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/178550"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=178549"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=178549"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=178549"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}