EVENTS THIS MONTH AT THE BREWERY
Whether its celebrating a birthday, anniversary, wedding, retirement, baby shower, high school reunion or more we host dozens and dozens of events all year. Some, like Carolina Indie Fest, our Renaissance Fair and Brews Blues and BBQ, are larger and more planned. Others, like personal celebrations, are spur of the moment. Regardless of the reason we are ready to host you and your party - if you have questions reach out through our Google Business Profile, over Facebook, Instagram or email at info@huggermuggerbrewing.com and let us know how we can help make your event special.
June Events
Temps are soaring and beers are pouring, we've got a busy month of June ahead - perhaps you will join us? Here's a listing of all known brewery events in June to help you decide:
* First Friday returns to the brewery on Friday, June 5th with many crafty vendors, a great food truck and the return of the karaoke championships. Our karaoke nights are mostly unstructured but this year we have a small portion of the evening dedicated to folks who want to compete. The crowd nominates the winner of the evening by general acclaim. In December the winners of the previous months will face off in a friendly sing-off to see who wins a handsome (and pricy) WWF style belt.
* Since we're talkin' karaoke ... we needed to move May's First Friday karaoke to a makeup time in June. That date is Friday, June 26th starting at 8pm. So there are two chances to compete for entry into the karaoke championships this month - make the most of it!
* the annual Ride for MS sets up at the brewery on Saturday, June 6th. There are hundreds of riders who take part in 22, 35 or 65 mile long rides through the countryside starting at 9am. The bike rides are completely supported and safe, there is food available before and after the event, and there will be live music at the brewery when riders return. Register for your ride here. I might be signing on for one of those 35 mile rides, it's only $65 to register for any length ride (that includes a beer!) and it all goes to a great cause.
* On the first Sunday of the month we have yoga with Sanford Yoga & Community Center starting at 11am. Yoga is immediately followed by Stitch & B**ch where both stitching and b***hing are featured (stitching is optional.) This growing group is for anyone who wants to connect with others who are frustrated with the state of the world around them - not surprisingly there's a lot to share & it's done in a fun, and often even productive, fashion!
* Staying with Sanford Yoga for a moment, they are throwing our second annual Pride Festival. I didn't think we could top last year's pool party theme but Sanford Yoga did - officially its known as Pride Fest (80s style) there is a lot of nostalgia and fun crammed into a four hour window starting at 2pm on Saturday, June 20th. With Richard Simmons as the event avatar there will be Richard Simmons themed zumba, a unicorn petting zoo, karaoke and arts & crafts. Grab your rainbow themed sweatband, leg warmers and fanny pack and meet us at the beer hall for a fun afternoon!
* we have a new bookish event on our calendar - The Traveling Scroll is visiting the brewery on Saturday, June 27th from 1-6pm for a pop up book show. There will be authors on hand talking about their work and signing books. May be a few additional bits and bobs, stay tuned for more deets!
* line dancing with Buckles and Boots is scheduled for the first and third Sundays in June starting at 2pm and running until 5pm. $20 gets you dance instruction, drink of your choice and social dance time. If you want a sneak peek at the songs you will dance to then check out that Buckles and Boots site. There are a lot of returning dancers every month which speaks well to how it's organized and how welcoming, helpful and fun the atmosphere the event is.
* free-to-you retro arcade games return June 12 and 13 courtesy of Level by Level Gaming. They always bring a mix of arcade classics, timeless console favorites and some things I've never seen before (and I'm old!) This is great for just dropping in for a pint and passing the time with a bit of arcade game nostalgia. If you're lucky maybe Terrance brings Sega's Altered Beast (pictured here).
* our next book club meeting is Wednesday, June 10th at 6:30pm. The book we're reading for May is The Family at No. 23. This is described as a "domestic thriller" which sounds like a Michael Jackson concert tour to me. Har. Are you looking for a good read? We have many fine book sellers locally including Sips & Sequels, Monkeykat or Fulfillity Books in Hope Mills. Of course your local library always appreciates the foot traffic and those books are free (but they want them back!)
* of course don't sleep on Tuesday night trivia - trivia master Zach is paying out cash prizes to trivia teams this year! Between March and September Zach will be tallying team point totals to determine what teams will win cash prizes for first, second and third place. A certain number of lowest scores by each team will be thrown out (so you can miss some trivia nights and still qualify for prizes). Zach has the specifics, go see him on a Tuesday night at 7pm and learn more.
* The Bier Garten Garden Club meets on Monday, May 11th at 6:30pm. The topic this month is propagation from cuttings. This is a great topic for anyone from beginner to advanced gardener! Event is free but learning always goes down easier with beer.
* Dave Miller is scheduled to join us on Wednesday, June 17th at 6:30pm to play some of his all original tunes. You'll see him at our place about once a month. Here's a good example of him at play.
* Boxes of fresh, locally grown fruits and veggies are arriving to the beer hall every Thursday now. Have you signed up for your box yet? You can sign up at any time throughout the season for these Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) boxes. There are options for purchasing even more items in the online store for delivery with your boxes. A big thanks to Cliff Pilson of CV Pilson Farms for taking on the CSA box program again this year.
* This month's crafting adventures includes two Crafts and Drafts events - one on Friday the 19th and again on Monday, the 22nd. Both are led by Jessica Rigsbee of My Depiction Addiction. Jessica is pioneering a subscription based model for her programming which I think says a lot about her approach to innovation and listening to her customers.
Our Facebook events page features most all of our events including anything I've missed here. See you in the brewery!
