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 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.
April Events
Now, here is your listing of all events at the brewery for the month of April:
* TNT Trivia returns Tuesdays (1st, 8th, 15th, 22nd & 29th) & is mostly hosted by Traci with the exception of the 22nd when Sanford's own Anna Bruner takes the wheel. Ours is a mix of traditional trivia with twists and turns for extra credit. This is a free event with prizes for first and second place.
* Our April 4th First Friday brings vendors selling everything from sweets to cigars to hot sauce to jewelry and wellness items. Need your fortune read? Got that. Looking for some non-firearm personal safety equipment? Got that. Also got a great food truck in Sanders Southern Seafood and our usual draft wall of 18 beers made on site. Cider, wine and craft soda are also options.
* Saturday, April 5th is an old fashioned pub jam we're calling Pipes, Accordions, Fiddlers & More because ... that's what you're going to hear! These are mainly traditional tunes but you might get an original number and some improvisation here and there. This is a free-to-you event that may have you up and dancing a jig or a reel. Beer is strongly recommended to make this an authentic experience.
* Sunday April 6th we kick off the day at 11am with yoga in the beer hall with Sanford Yoga & Community Center. This is a longstanding tradition that is now followed by a new tradition of Stitch and B*tch at noon - you don't need to sew/knit/embroider/macrame/whatever in order to participate, it's enough to share and be heard.
* Wednesday, April 9th at 6:30pm is our monthly book club meeting. This month we're reading The Haunting of Alejandra about a woman haunted by a Mexican folk demon until that demon was thrown out of the country by ICE. That last part isn't true but I didn't want to spoil the ending. 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 if you return them in time!
* also on Weds April 9th - our monthly beer share beginning at 7pm. This is a group of serious beer lovers who source beers from all over this country and beyond, come ready to learn some things you didn't previously know about beer and breweries & sample some good beers. Bring a couple bottles (or cans, or growlers) of your favorite brews to share. No fee to this event.
* the 4th Annual Brews, Blues & BBQ cookoff returns on Saturday, April 12th. This is one of our big ones - there will be three blues bands performing from 3pm to 9pm, ten cooks competing for the affection of ticket holders & a panel of judges, and the night culminates with the awarding of cash prizes and a bespoke blue ribbon made by one of Sanford's finest to the cooks for their efforts. Tickets are available on Eventbrite but also on our own point of sale for about $6 less each. If you buy online we will get all the info we need for ticket pickup, if you buy in the beer hall be sure to keep your receipt & bring it with you to the event.
* you're going to have to do something to work off the almost two pounds of pork BBQ included with a Brews, Blues & BBQ ticket ... why not go line dancing? For two Sundays a month we kick up our heels on a Sunday afternoon from 2:30-5pm. April 13th and 27th are the dates this month. This is a pay-at-the-door event and for only $15 you an adult beverage and an afternoon of line dancing. Suitable for beginners and advanced level dancers.
* On Monday, April 14th we have a sushi rolling workshop that includes more sushi than you can possibly eat and a lot of fun thrown in as well. We've not done this before so I'm excited to see what it's like. Gringo Ninja, the company putting on the workshop, will also be at Carolina Indie Fest May 23rd and 24th serving up Hibatchi.
* speaking of live music, our garage concerts are picking up interest as we go ... this month we have Oort Patrol, Modern Movin' and Manic Third Planet hitting the "stage" on Friday, April 18th at 7pm. This is a free-to-you event with all music played out the back of the brewery. The sound is shockingly good for being played out of the back of the brewery.
* a Pints & Paints night is coming to the brewery on Monday, April 21st - the subject is 3D Flower Bouquet painting which is great, love to see fun and innovative ideas for these sorts of events. Our artist is Jessica Rigsbee who is sweet as can be and wonderfully talented. We're happy to announce she will be doing several arts events with us this year including some summer classes for kids.
* on Tuesday the 22nd we are hosting a Red Cross Blood Drive at the brewery from 10am to 2pm. It's always a good time to help save a life.
* and for the second month in a row we close out the month with free-to-you retro arcade games at the beer hall on Friday, April 25th AND Saturday, April 26th. Level by Level Gaming installs a slightly different mix of games every time to keep it fresh. Come find out what's new & have a beer while enjoying some retro flavor.
If you're still here then you're a hearty soul and probably could use a beer. Hope some of this tickles your fancy & you'll join us for some, or all, of these events! Check our Facebook events page for details on all these and more.
