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4th Annual Beer, Art & Music Festival October 5, 2013

18th Street Arts Center, BAM Fest, beer festival, craft beers, fundraiser, Local brewers, Santa Monica, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / August 9, 2013

The 4th Annual Beer, Art & Music Festival (BAM Fest) is returning to Santa Monica on October 5, 2013 and tickets are now officially on sale. BAM Fest will feature more than 30 craft breweries, four wineries, three bands, gourmet food trucks, several art galleries and open artist studios and four hours of fun. BAM Fest is a fundraiser benefiting the 18th Street Arts Center, a 501(c) (3) non-profit organization located in Santa Monica. The 18th Street Arts Center is a well-known and internationally respected alternative art space which has sponsored over 1,000 artists through their residency program. While enjoying …

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2nd Annual Waves of Grain at Shade Hotel, June 30

American Craft Beer, beer festival, fundraiser, Manhattan Beach, Richstone Family Center, Shade Hotel, Southern California, Waves of Grain / 2 minutes of reading / June 17, 2013

It is that time of year again, beer festivals are upon us and the fine crafted brews are flowing. June 30, Shade Hotel in Manhattan Beach, CA is hosting their 2nd Annual Waves of Grain Beer Fest; this time benefiting the Richstone Family Center in Hawthorne, CA. The Richstone Family Center is an organization dedicated to preventing and treating child abuse. Child abuse is a rampant epidemic in this country and the children need all the help they can get. As my daughter works for DCFS this is something that means a lot to me, so I had to get …

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Photos of Sausage Fest at FIG in Santa Monica

beer festival, craft beers, Fairmont Miramar Hotel, FIG Restaurant, Local brewers, Photos, pictures, Santa Monica, Sausage Fest, Smog City Brewing, Southern California / 2 minutes of reading / October 8, 2012

These photos are from last night at the 1st Annual Sausage Fest, held at FIG Restaurant in the Fairmont Miramar Hotel in Santa Monica. Our friends at Smog City Brewing are celebrating their first year in business and are pouring their fine brews at many events this October. When asked if I would not mind covering the event, I was honored and more than happy to do so. Over the years I have attended many events that might be described as a sausage fest, but this was the first one I attended that actually served sausage. In fact, if it …

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3rd Annual BAM Fest Santa Monica

18th Street Arts Center, American Craft Beer, BAM Fest, beer festival, craft beer, fundraiser, Local brewers, Photos, pictures, Santa Monica, Southern California / 1 minute of reading / October 6, 2012

Saturday, October 6, was the 3rd Annual BAM Fest (Beer, Art and Music Festival), which is a fundraiser benefiting the 18th Street Arts Center. I have been talking to many of the local brewmasters about this event and I heard nothing but good things about it; now I know why. This was a very fun event with beautiful weather, beautiful people, good food, good music and some really great beers. All of the local micro breweries were represented with Strand Brewing, Monkish Brewing, The Brewery at Abigaile, El Segundo Brewing and Smog City all showing up. There were over 30 …

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