Nerd Nite DC & Washington City Paper Present A D.C. Beer Week Event

Washington, D.C. sure does love its beer. So much so, that the city is dedicating a whole week to the beverage of the gods, starting August 16. It’ll run to August 21, and on August 20 Nerd Nite DC and Washington City Paper are having a party at Rock and Roll Hotel to celebrate. The event will feature craft beers and music pairings, featuring beer director Greg Engert of ChurchKey, founder and brewer Brian Strumke of Stillwater Artisanal Ales, Tracy Jill Doty from the NIH, New Rock Church of Fire and many more. There will also be presentations on the history, artistry and science of beer. Basically if you like music and beer, this is the place for you.

CANCELED: 19th Annual Microfest at Stoudts Beer Garden & Banquet Hall, October 15

Stoudts Beer Garden and Banquet Hall has canceled the October 15 session for their 19th Annual Microfest. Refunds have been made. Tickets are still available for the two sessions on August 28 and the two sessions on October 16.

Discounted Early Bird Tickets To Be Released for HOToberFest 2010 Monday, July 12!

Ticket Alternative will be releasing special early bird tickets for the upcoming HOToberFest in Atlanta. This exciting sale will take place Monday, July 12 and will feature a limited number of general admission tickets for $20 – that’s $10 off the usual advanced purchase price!

HOToberFest is the largest Consumer-Judged Beer Tasting & Competition combined with Atlanta’s best Sustainable Festival and a neighborhood festival in Atlanta’s historic Glenwood Park Neighborhood. Taking place on October 2, the festival will feature 170 craft beers, live music, artist market, food vendors, kid’s area and more! And it will raise money for local non-profits.

Get ready to take advantage of this special offer this coming Monday – it won’t last long!

Changes for The Sweat Hotel Summerfest in Florida

We apologize for the Sweat Hotel Summerfest not going ahead as planned this past Saturday, June 5, due to inclement weather. At this time the promoters are making efforts to reschedule the show. More information will  be available here as soon as we know more.

Taste of Atlanta Returns October 23 & 24 – On Sale August 23

Quickly becoming one of the foodie capitals of the country, Atlanta is jam-packed with amazing restaurants and super-chefs (quite a few of whom have attained glory on shows like “Top Chef”). The annual event Taste of Atlanta showcases these great talents and their extremely yummy treats. In its ninth year, the delicious event comes back to Tech Square in Midtown Atlanta, making it easy to get to by train on MARTA (or by car, if you must).

General admission tickets ($25 in advance, $35 at the door) include 15 taste coupons and VIP tickets ($75 in advance, $85 at the door) include 20 taste coupons included and entry into Wine+Beer+Cocktail Tasting Tents and Seminars. Tickets all go on sale August 23 at www.ticketalternative.com

Decatur Square Turns into Decatur Beach – June 18

The Decatur Business Association brings in 60 tons of sand and turns the square into a beach for the annual Decatur Beach Party on Friday, June 18 from 5pm to midnight. Dancing to live music on the MARTA Plaza, boardwalk games and an expanded children’s activities area provides fun for the entire family. Proceeds from the annual fundraiser benefit downtown improvement projects.

Decatur Beach Party
Friday, June 18
5pm – Midnight

Children Under 12 FREE
No Coolers, Picnics or Pets allowed in the event area

Atlanta Film Festival Opening Gala to Feature Stanley Nelson’s “Freedom Riders,” April 15

The Atlanta Film Festival is one of those gems that can be easily forgotten in the giddiness of the first signs of spring warmth. Yet it features some amazing creations as well as thrilling guests. The festival kicks off this year with a screening of Stanley Nelson’s Freedom Riders, a phenomenal piece of work about the 1961 Freedom Rides:

“Nearly 50 years after dozens of college students, Black and White, boarded two buses and risked their lives to challenge Jim Crow’s stranglehold and to push a nation to act, Freedom Riders is a film that documents a critical moment in American history and presents an amazing account of our nation’s conscience embodied in the actions of the young.”

The screening keeps up the festival’s tradition of introducing – or reacquainting – audiences with unsung heroes of American history. The film’s creator Stanley Nelson himself will be there, as well as many noted Civil Rights participants.

Friends of Dogwood Pavilion at Piedmont Park, April 17 & 18

The Friends of Dogwood Pavilion, a local restaurant tasting and wine sampling area, will once again open the doors to some of the city’s best cuisine during the 74th Annual Atlanta Dogwood Festival on April 17 and 18. Open Saturday and Sunday during the festival, the Friends of Dogwood is a ticketed area. Tickets can be purchased in advance for $25 or for $30 at the door. “Friends With Benefits” tickets are an additional $20 and include an open bar ticket from 1:00 – 9:00 pm. This year the “Friends Of Dogwood” program will be held indoors at the newly renovated Greystone event facility (the former bathhouse).

Participating Restaurants for 2010 include: Bakeshop, CHEF, Dogwood, Dolce, Eclipse de Luna, Fine Italian Foods, Geisha House, Genki, Gilbert’s Cafe, Graveyard Tavern, hobnob, Holy Taco, Legal Sea Foods, Livingston Restaurant and Bar, Metrotainment Bakery, Nakato, Pacci, PARISH, Peasant Bistro, Pura Vida, Ri Ra Irish Pub, Rolling Bones, Rosebud, Straits, TAP, Taqueria del Sol, The Melting Pot, The Sundial and Veni Vidi Vici and more!

Saturday, April 17

Sunday, April 18

Soundsick Festival and More Just Announced at the Rock in Maplewood, Minnesota

Maplewood, Minn. venue The Rock has an exciting list of shows recently announced, from the three-day SoundSick Festival to country star Chris Cagle! Check out what shows are on sale now at www.ticketalternative.com and therocknightclub.com.

Soundsick Festival – April 23, 24, 25
The Rock Nightclub, Soundstreet Entertainment and The Musick present Soundsick Festival, a three-day extravaganza featuring Bizzare from D12, Mars, Black Pegasus, Prozak and many more!

RED – May 18
RED, the Grammy-nominated Christian rock band has had multiple #1 songs on the Christian music charts and regularly impresses fans and music critics everywhere!

Dying Fetus – May 24
What do you get when you combine Death Metal and politics? Dying Fetus!

Taproot – May 27
With 10 years on the hard rock scene, Taproot has toured with Korn, 30 Seconds to Mars, Deftones and Linkin Park. Not bad for a little band from Ann Arbor, Mich.

Local H – June 8
The Chicago Tribune named Local H their 2008 Chicago Band of the Year. Putting out records for 15 years, Local H is considered to be one of rock’s greatest unknown two-man bands. Find out why June 8 at the Rock!

OTEP – June 13
Heavy Metal band OTEP was invited personally by Sharon Osbourne to join OzzFest in 2000, impressed after seeing a live performance briefly. Since then the band has returned to OzzFest several times, released four full-length records and tours extensively.

Chris Cagle – August 8
Wonder what a “country-song life” is all about? Come out to The Rock, Sunday, August 8 for country music star Chris Cagle and find out!

The South Willamette Wineries Association 2010 Barrel Tours – June 12, 19, 26

The South Willamette Wineries Association is once again proud to host the Annual Summer Barrel Tours. Now in its eighth year, the 2010 Barrel Tour will feature four different wineries on each of the three days, for a total of 12 local wineries in Eugene, Ore.

The Barrel Tour is a great experience, not only for the wine connoisseur, but for anyone wanting to learn about everything from the process of making wine to how to pair up different wines with different foods. … Continue Reading