Fill your stomachs with food and feast your ears on music at the Chili Cook Off and Concert in Dahlonega.

The event will begin at 5 p.m. Friday, April 1, at 1538 Wesley Chapel Road in Dahlonega. Tickets are $20 per person online or $25 at the door. Tickets can be purchased at TLCHS.org

Chili cook-off participants must bring a large crock pot or pot with a heat source underneath it for tasting.

The cook-off and concert will benefit the TLC Humane Society of Lumpkin County, which is a no-kill shelter. Performing at the event will be the Gopher Broke Band. A silent auction will also be on site.

Kathleen Krueger said a member of the band, who owns the Funky Chicken Art Project, wanted to develop an event to help nonprofits in the area.

To enter the chili contest, email Kathleen Krueger at kjk30506@gmail.com.