Ultimate Backyard BBQ With Dolly Parton

Here's a once in a lifetime chance. Want to be the envy of the entire neighborhood? Purchase a copy of Dolly's Dixie Fixin's cookbook by Sept. 1 for a chance to win the ultimate backyard barbeque hosted by entertainment superstar Dolly Parton!

Anyone who purchases a copy of Dolly's Dixie Fixin's cookbook before Sept. 1 is automatically entered to win the ultimate backyard barbeque grand prize for 100 of the winner's family and friends. What makes this the ultimate backyard barbeque? Dolly Parton will perform a few songs, provide the barbeque and all the trimmings, pose for photographs, and host the event at the lucky winner's home.

Dolly's Dixie Fixin's is $27.50 (includes shipping and handling) and sold exclusively at Dollywood, Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show locations in Pigeon Forge, Branson, Mo., and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and online at www.dollywood.com, www.dixiestampede.com, and www.imaginationlibrary.com.

Parton will announce the grand prize winner Sept. 15 at Dollywood to coincide with the launch of Dollywood's new Bluegrass & BBQ festival which begins that day. Deadline to purchase books to qualify for the grand prize is Sept. 1 at midnight. Cookbooks will be shipped in late September.

Dolly's Dixie Fixin's features more than 125 recipes, including many from Parton's personal collection of southern specialties like her popular banana pudding. Many of the recipes were passed down to Parton from her late mother, Avie Lee Parton, as well as several from her mother-in-law, "Mama (Ginny) Dean." Dolly's Dixie Fixin's also includes recipes from Parton's Dollywood Companies, including Dollywood family adventure park's Noodlin' Ned's Catfish and Dolly Parton's Dixie Stampede Dinner and Show's one-of-a-kind cream of vegetable soup. Parton also includes recipes for dishes inspired by her favorite restaurants discovered during more than 40 years of touring.

Published by Penguin Group (USA), 100 percent of the proceeds from sales of Dolly's Dixie Fixin's will benefit Parton's Dollywood Foundation which sponsors the Imagination Library.