Get tickets for 'Beer & BBQ @ Bowes'

Bowes Creek Country Club in Elgin again will be the beautiful setting for the fifth annual "Beer & BBQ @ Bowes" fundraiser, benefiting the Elgin Recreation Youth Scholarship Fund.

The Youth Scholarship Fund was created to provide financial assistance to young people in Elgin whose families could not afford to register them for recreation programs.

This family friendly event will take place from 4 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. It will feature great food including rib tasting, BBQ sandwiches, root beer floats, hot dogs, and tasting of craft beers and home brew beers provided by the Silverado Brew Club.

For children, there will be games, face painting, a clown and family games that take place from 4 to 6 p.m. At 6 p.m., musical group Just Enuff will take the stage, providing music that appeals to all age groups.

Tickets purchased in advance are $30 for the Beer Sampler Package, $25 for the Teetotaler Package, and $10 for the Kids Fun Package. The day of the event the cost will increase by $5.

Tickets can be purchased online at the City of Elgin's website at cityofelgin.org/bbbowes or at The Centre of Elgin, Porters Pub and Bowes Creek Country Club.

Last year, more than 800 Elgin children were able to participate in recreation programs through the Youth Scholarship Fund. For information, call (847) 931-6127.