SATURDAY 8/9: Shore’s Only Craft Beer Music Festival

Both connoisseurs of craft beers and the curious can choose from over 30 regional microbrews to sample and savor at the Eastern Shore’s only Craft Beer and Music Festival Saturday, August 9 from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. The lawn of the ESO Arts School is transformed into a beer garden with live tunes brewing, and local seafood and BBQ grilling. Other foods, wine and non-alcohol beverages will also be available.

“Elvis”

It is the second year for the event, the only craft beer festival on the Shore and the non-profit art school’s main fundraiser.

Headliners are Bird Dog & the Road Kings, the four-member band that began in 1973 and are still trucking ripping out what they call “Honky-Tonk – Truck-n-Country, Blues, Blue Grass, and some old Stones.”

The group has opened for or played with legends across the country including Willie Nelson, George Jones, Lonestar, Mommas and the Poppas, Kris Kristopherson, and many more.

Win Winslow opens the event with party starting Acoustic Rock, Trop Rock, and Blues.

This year ESO is raffling an original oil painting by renowned Shore artist Carole Boggemann Peirson entitled “Fleeting Moment” with the winner drawn during the Festival.

Tickets include a souvenir sampling cup, ten 4 oz. pours, and the good feeling you are supporting ESO Arts Center’s mission of “Empowering the Shore through the Arts.”

Bring a lawn chair but please no coolers, outside food or drink, or animals with the exception of guide dogs for the visually impaired. Please drink responsibly and use a designated driver.

Prior to the event tickets are $20 and $10 for designated drivers. At the event $27 and $14 for designated drivers. Purchase tickets online: http://www.esoartscenter.org/events.html or at ticket outlets: ESO office Belle Haven, The Book Bin in Onley, BB&T in Exmore and Rayfield’s Pharmacy in Cape Charles