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April 6-7, 2012
CONTACT: Steve Woolard
503-238-3770 or stevwoolard@aol.com
Celebrate Artisan Food and Drink at
Portland’s 18th Spring Beer & Wine Fest ~
April 6-7, 2012
PORTLAND, Ore. – April 6-7,
2012 – One of Portland’s original beer festivals, the 18th annual Spring
Beer & Wine Fest returns to the Oregon Convention Center for another year of
exceptional artisan food and drink.
The festival will partner with the Portland chapter of the
Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) to send kids, who are battling
neuromuscular diseases, to summer camp. Multiple local craft breweries and
wineries will generously donate one-of-a-kind specialty beers and wines that
will only be available at the MDA booth. Festival attendees can help send a
kid to camp by making a $5.00 donation in exchange for a 14 oz beer or 5 oz
glass of wine. All fundraising proceeds will help local MDA families.
Festival-goers will enjoy samples of more than 80 craft beers, 30 regional
wineries and many local artisan spirits, plus delectable tastes of specialty
cheese and handcrafted chocolate, all while mingling with brewers,
winemakers and other craftspeople. In addition, the festival will also offer
a global shopping marketplace, cooking demonstrations and educational
seminars on the Chef’s Stage, and live music featuring Northwest bands.
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“As the Spring Beer & Wine Fest continues to evolve each year, we are able
to bring even more of the best artisan food and drink under one roof for
everyone to enjoy,” says festival founder and director Steve Woolard. “Plus,
while eating, drinking and being merry, we are also strengthening our
commitment to the community, with a generous portion of proceeds benefiting
local charities such as MDA and American Heart Association (AHA).”
The Spring Beer & Wine Fest will be open Friday – Saturday, April 6-7, 2012,
from Noon – 11 p.m. both days at the Oregon Convention Center (777 NE MLK
Jr. Blvd., Portland, Ore.).
Admission is free for the first 1000 each day. Tasting
packages are available for $20, which includes admission, a wine glass or
plastic beer mug and 10 tokens. Purchased individually, sampling tokens are
$1 and may be used for beer, wine, spirits and food. A mug or glass is
required for beer tasting. The festival features Rastal glasses.
Minors accompanied by an adult are permitted until 7 p.m. each day; children
ages 12 and younger are free.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 6-7, 2012
PORTLAND FIREFIGHTERS, IAFF Local 43, TO SERVE SPECIALTY BEER & WINE AT
FESTIVAL TO HELP SEND LOCAL KIDS TO MDA SUMMER CAMP
Read complete Press
Release here
The Spring Beer & Wine Fest,
Inc is a not-for-profit organization with proceeds going to help local
charities.
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