Event at craft brewery, Makin’ A Difference Monday: Blues3, will
feature bluegrass and Oskar Blues to benefit Blue Ridge Food Ventures; public
invited
Feeling the Monday blues? Not when
you hop on over to the Oskar
Blues Brewery taproom, at 342 Mountain Industrial Dr., in Brevard, on Oct.
20, for Makin’ A Difference Monday, where 10 percent of your purchase benefits
a local nonprofit. Held the third Monday of each month, the event combines with
the brewery’s weekly Mountain Music Monday, an open, old-time jam for all skill
levels, to make the first day of the work-week something to cheer about.
This month’s event, dubbed Blues3, will be an
evening of bluegrass and Oskar Blues brews to benefit Blue Ridge Food Ventures, a
food and natural products manufacturing facility where artisan food
entrepreneurs, farmers, chefs, bakers, caterers, mobile and food cart
operators, and natural products manufacturers can find the equipment and resources
they need to make and market their creations.
Blues3 (that is, “Blues Cubed”) will include a
sampling session from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring products made at Blue Ridge Food
Ventures’ shared-use commercial kitchens. Among the tasty offerings: Chili made
with ingredients that include Old Chub Scotch Ale, Smiling Hara Tempeh (a Blue
Ridge Food Ventures client), and local produce from Winter Sun Farms, the
community supported agriculture program operated by Blue Ridge Food Ventures.
In addition, patrons can enjoy samples of 5th Sun
Salsa, made at Blue Ridge Food Ventures, along with homemade ice cream topped
with Blue Blaze Syrup, also made at Blue Ridge Food Ventures. Musicians are
urged to bring their instruments for the old-time and bluegrass jam.
A free shuttle to the event is available on the Oskar Blues
trolley, with pickups at 4:30 p.m. from the Aloft hotel in downtown Asheville,
and at 5 p.m. from Biltmore Park, returning when the taproom closes at 8 p.m. Reservations
for the trolley can be made by emailing Kathi Petersen at kpetersen@awnc.org by Oct. 15.
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