Get a VIP ticket for Elgin Craft Beer Fest Aug. 12.
Hang out along the Elgin Riverwalk Promenade and enjoy over 50 beers from 30 producers at the Elgin Craft Beer Fest from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12.
Participating breweries include: Surly Brewing, Stone Brewing, Dogfish Head, New Belgium, Exit Strategy, Revolution Brewing, Lakefront Brewery, Alarmist Brewing, Scorched Earth Brewing, Ballast Point, Boulder Beer, Lagunitas Brewing, Noon Whistle Brewing, Sierra Nevada, Boulevard Brewing Co., Firestone Walker Brewing, Hopothesis Brewing, 4 Hands Brewing, Two Brothers Brewing, Crystal Lake Brewing, Wild Onion Brewing, Heretic Brewing Co., Perennial Artisan Ales and Alesmith Brewing.
During the fest, Chris Buehrle will perform his own style of rhythmic pop-blues that's based on a fresh musical vision. He has shared the stage with acts such as Cowboy Mouth, Rusted Root, Sponge, Ryan Cabrera, and Freddy Jones Band, just to name a few.
Get a VIP ticket, which includes one hour early access to the festival at noon, for $60. Access to the VIP tent throughout the fest that features additional beers, small bites, and tables and chairs. It includes 20 beer samples and a commemorative glass.
General admission is $40. It includes 20 beer samples and a commemorative glass.
Admission for designated drivers is $15. It includes access to gourmet sodas and small bites throughout the fest.
For tickets, visit www.elgincraftbeerfest.com or www.facebook.com/ElginCraftBeerFest/. The Riverwalk is located on South Riverside Drive in downtown Elgin.
They are always looking for people to volunteer and help. They will need people to help pour beer, take tickets, and help provide an overall great festival experience. To learn more, visit www.elgincraftbeerfest.com.
The Elgin Breakfast Rotary Club, chartered in 1989, plays a vital role in our community. Through community-based activities, the club meets many of the community's needs including youth literacy, health and human safety, education, cultural diversity, and the international effort to eradicate polio.
To generate funds toward these local, regional, and global initiatives, the club conducts numerous fundraising/community building events including ringing bells to raise money for the Salvation Army; partnering with a local preschool and volunteer to read each month in Reading Buddies; building mini wooden structures to house books around the community to allow access to books for all as part of the Little Library Project. They also host and sponsor the Rotary Youth Exchange with high school students from foreign countries. Every year, they sponsor local teens to attend a three-day camp that emphasizes leadership skills, personal development and citizenship with the Rotary Youth Leadership Academy. For 25 years, the club has offered a $1,000 scholarships to Elgin students for post-secondary education, as well as the G. Michael Greene Scholarship which awards a $1,000 scholarship annually to an Elgin area student for post-secondary education with a focus on teaching.
The club also provides local nonprofits scholarships annually and supports Rotary International efforts to eradicate polio from the face of the earth. Visit www.facebook.com/ElginBreakfastRotaryClub/.