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Save $10 on AleFeast tickets til Friday at Midnight

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alefeast_mainDayton’s premier craft beer + food-pairing event returns to the  Masonic Center on Sat, Feb 6th from 4-7pm.

Tickets are $50 each, but for the next 24 hours you can buy them for $10 off.

Some 30+ local and national breweries will present over 75 beers during an afternoon salute to craft brewing and the Miami Valley’s local independent restaurants like Amber Rose,  El Meson, Mudlick Tap House, Esther Price and more to come.

• More than 75 craft beers from more than 30 world-class breweries.
• Fine food paired with corresponding beer styles at 15 stations,
• Select Draught Craft Beers.
• Commemorative AleFeast sampling glass.
• Event sampling & reference guide.
• Live entertainment by the incomparable Nick Mitchell.
• Retail sales of wearables and glassware.
• Silent auction featuring beer memorabilia.

Jane’s Best Bets (3/2 – 3/6)

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Photo Credit: Alli Shillito

As the famous Dr. Seuss once said,

“Congratulations!
Today is your day.
You’re off to Great Places!
You’re off and away!”

Hopefully you make your way to some of these great places/events this week…unless you’re a grinch and don’t like having fun!

On Dr. Seuss’s birthday (Wednesday), head to the East Branch of the Dayton Metro Library for the Dr. Seuss Birthday Bash! If you feel like catching a little art, head to the Dayton Art Institute for Folk Art from the Collection of Porter Wright Morris & Arthur LLP, Wright State for the Wright State University 2011 Faculty Exhibition, Gallery Saint John for Sea, Earth & Sky, UD’s Rike Center Gallery for God… Steel and a Wasted Dream: Kyle and Kelly Phelps, UD’s ArtStreet for Yasue Sakaoka: Suspended 3-D Paper Sculpture, or the Cannery Art and Design Center for Romancing the Metal.  And if you’re one of the Flyer Faithful, be sure to get your tickets to see the UD Flyers as they play Saint Louis…and this time, hopefully they win!

On Thursday, head to the Dayton Convention Center for the Dayton Home and Garden Show.  In the evening, listen to the sounds of Mara Rosenbloom at the Dayton Art Institute as part of the Vectren Just Jazz Series.  Perfect (or begin) your dancing skills as part of International Folk Dance Lessons at Michael Solomon Pavillion.  Over at Jay’s, check out their Troeg Beer Dinner.  Afterwards, catch some live music in the Oregon District – Nick Mitchell at the Dublin Pub, The Original Acoustic Revival Open Mic Stage at Trolley Stop, or the Blues Jam at Oregon Express.

On Friday, after you’ve eaten some green eggs and ham for breakfast, be sure to make your way to Chick-Fil-A for their FREE FryDay.  It’s one of my favorite restaurants, though I always seem to crave it on Sundays when they’re closed!  If you need to do some home improvements, check out the Dayton Home and Garden Show at the Dayton Convention Center.  In the evening, bring your bike downtown (I’m hoping it’s good weather!) for the Courteous Mass Ride and for the fabulous First Friday.  Be sure to check out the DMM events calendar for a listing of many of the arts events happening as part of this art hop!  If you don’t feel like hopping, the Incarnation Fish Fry, the St. Mary Fish Fry, and the Ascension Fish Fry are all excellent options!  You will be able to eat some fish, win some silent auction items, play some blackjack, and much more…all for a great cause of course!  If you love the 80s like me, wear your sunglasses at night and attend the DJ Skates: Awesome ’80s at RiverScape MetroPark.  For a “little” theater action, be sure to get your ticket to see The Wizard of Oz at Clark State Performing Arts Center or Little Women at Wright State University…after all, Dr. Seuss says that “a person’s a person, no matter how small.”  And if you want to listen to live music, enable yourself to see The Enablers at Canal Street Tavern, The Story Changes, Segments, Me and Mountains, and the Apprentice at Blind Bob’s, or The Noah Wotherspoon Band at Oregon Express.

AleFeast

On Saturday, if you didn’t get enough information at the Dayton Home and Garden Show on Thursday or Friday, you can head their again or you can go to the 16th Annual Miami Valley Gardening Conference at Sinclair.  Although it’s sad that you have to wait until August for Dayton AleFest, you will be able to attend Dayton AleFEAST at the Dayton Masonic Center, also on Saturday.  Great food and beer…who can turn that down?  All you car lovers should head to Daddy Katz for their Model Car Show & Swap Meet.  At Wright State, you will still be able to catch a performance of Little Women.  Due to the nature of the show, I’m guessing it would be a good idea to get a seat up front so you will be able to see the actors.  At the Dayton Liederkranz Turner German Club, celebrate Fasching – German Mardi Gras.  And if you didn’t get your opportunity to eat some fish on Friday night, head to the Mary Queen of Peace Catholic School Fish Fry.

On Sunday, start the day off by attending the Pancake Brunch at Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm.  Afterwards, learn the Fundamentals of Skating at RiverScape MetroPark.  At Wright State, you will be able to catch Little Women…no dumb jokes this time.  At Alex’s on 725, support a great cause with their Spaghetti Dinner Benefit for Deputy Hopper’s Children & Officer Blum.  And finally, although it’s not yet St. Patrick’s Day, get some Irish food as part of the Irish Buffet at The Dublin Pub and then later catch some Irish music at the Schuster Center as The Chieftains perform.

And now it’s time for the Dumb Joke of the Week. Drum roll please…

What is the best way to communicate with a fish?
Drop it a line!

These are just a few best bets from the DMM Calendar.  There are plenty more events listed there, so if you haven’t, I encourage you to check it out today!  Also, if you have an event to share or promote, please submit it– it’s great marketing and better yet, it’s FREE!  And finally, if you have a dumb joke to share, I’m all ears!

Have a great week Dayton!

AleFeast – A Meca For Beer Lovers

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500 Beer Lovers at AleFeast 2009

Over 50 craft beers, paired with good eats from about a dozen eateries, sounds like a great recipe for the perfect Saturday afternoon.  At least Joe Waizman, founder of Dayton’s AleFeast, thinks so.  This will be the 2nd year for what  started as Winter Ale Fest.  The name change , according to Waizman, “was to better describe the event.”  Last year’s inaugural event was well attended and plans for this year have been refned to make the event even better.  The concept matches beer with food, so that you can experience the pairings and how food brings out the nuances in the beer, or vice versa.

Not a cheap event at $55 for advance purchae, $60 at the door, if this year turns out anything like last year, you’ll walk away more than satisfied you got your $’s worth! The event takes place upstairs and downstairs at Dayton Masonic Center, this Sat, March 6th from 1 – 4pm. Tickets can be purchased at Arrow Wine, Chappy’s, Dorothy Lane Markets, Thai 9, 5th Street Wine and Deli or online.

Breweries Participating:

d843d599-04fc-4db8-a609-56dec259c03cGoose Island, Great Lakes, Avery, Bell’s, Boston Beer Co., Brooklyn, Chimay Trappist, Bear Republic, Flying Dog, Founders, Franziskaner, New Holland, Troëgs, Dark Horse, Weyerbacher, Southern Tier, Lagunitas, Van Steenburge, Brewkettle, McAuslan, Redhook, Widmer, Mortgaat/Duvel,
Ommegang, Victory, Erdinger, Lindemans, Stone, Unibroue, Dogfish Head, Hoppin’ Frog, Thirsty Dog

On the Menu for AleFeast Dayton:

Chefs David Glynn and Mike Wilhelm: Jambalaya and seaweed salad with scallops

Bellyfire Catering: Italian sausage with caramelized peppers and onions.

Chappys Tap Room & Grille: Pulled pork sandwiches and homemade chips.

Culinary Company: Smoked beef brisket, Culinary Company Signature Cole Slaw, baked beans and cheesecake.

Dayton Nut Company: Fancy whole cashews.

Dorothy Lane Market: Chipotle chicken mac & cheese and an assortment of artisan cheeses.

Foremost Seafood: Blackened Tilapia fish tacos with roasted potatoes

Friesinger’s Fine Chocolates: Light and dark locally made gourmet chocolates.

Thai 9: Shrimp Blanket and Shrimp Salad

The Pub: Yankee Pot Roast