BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:825@mnbeer.com DTSTART:20140913T200000Z DTEND:20140913T230000Z DTSTAMP:20140909T041145Z URL:https://www.mnbeer.com/events/prairie-brewfest/ SUMMARY:Prairie BrewFest DESCRIPTION:YOU’RE INVITED TO PRAIRIE BREWFEST ON SEPT. 13\n\nPrairie Bre wfest is acraft-beer festival sponsored by the Eden Prairie Community Foun dation. Our event is 3-6 p.m. Saturday\, Sept. 13\, 2014 atop the parking ramp at SouthWest Station\, 13500 Technology Drive in Eden Prairie\, and y ou can find more information in the “Blog” portion of this website.\n\ nBuy tickets now!\n\nYou can order tickets — which cost $40 each and inc lude food (brats and munchies) and entertainment — on the EP Community F oundation website by clicking here. Of the $40 ticket price\, $25 is tax-d eductible. For each ticket purchased\, your name is automatically entered in the door-prize drawing held the day of the event. Raffle tickets costin g $5 each are being sold separately.\n\nFood is included\n\nThat’s right \, we said brats and munchies are included in the price of admission. So\, come hungry and feast away. Or\, buy lunch or dinner at any one of the ma ny restaurants that are nearby. Oh\, and did we mention that wine will als o be served?\n\nPeople’s Choice Award\n\nWhile attending Prairie Brewfes t\, cast a vote for your favorite beer. The top vote-getter wins the “Pe ople’s Choice Award” and all the fame and glory that comes from such a distinguished honor. Ballots will be a part of the program on the day of the event.\n\nWho will be there?\n\nEarly commitments to offer craft-beer samples have come from Lake Monster Brewing\, Veteran Beer Company\, Mank ato Brewery\, Founding Fathers Brewing Co.\, Sand Creek (Wis.) Brewing Co. \, Crispin Hard Cider Company\, Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company\, Blue M oon Brewing Company\, New Belgium Brewing\, ENKI Brewing\, Indeed Brewing\ , Third Street Brewhouse\, Surly Brewing Co.\, Paulaner Munchen\, and Exce lsior Brewing. More brewers are being added to the list. Check back to see the revisions.\n\nBuy a raffle ticket for a chance to win great prizes\n\ nPurchase a $5 raffle ticket (or more than one!) at Prairie Brewfast or be forehand\, and you’ll be eligible for four great prizes:\n\n Timberwolve s Suite – Use of a Timberwolves suite for one game\, including 12 ticket s. Value: $3\,500\n “Barrel of Beer” – Wide selection and huge quant ity of craft beer\, donated by the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. Valu e: $300\n BBQ Grill – Gas grill donated by Home Depot. Value: $229\n CDT Tickets – Four-pack of tickets to Chanhassen Dinner Theatres. Value: $2 00-plus\n\nYou need not be present to win a raffle prize. Raffle tickets a re now available from members of the EPCF Board or Prairie Brewfest Commit tee members. Or\, contact Executive Director Mark Weber at mweber@epcommun ityfoundation.org or (952) 949-8499.\n\nWait\, there’s more! Two great d oor prizes\n\nPurchase a Prairie Brewfest admission ticket and you’re au tomatically in the door-prize drawing for either of these two great items: an airplane ride\, and a home-brewing kit. Check out the details here.\n\ nEntertainment\n\nOur band for the event is Dave Lindahl and Wondercure. T heir music ranges from classic rock and blues to pop\, soul\, country cros s-over and more. Enjoy music from The Beatles\, Doors\, Springsteen\, Mell encamp\, Van Morrison\, Creedence Clearwater Revival\, Eric Clapton\, Joe Cocker\, Huey Lewis\, James Brown\, Ray Charles\, and many more.\n\nIf you ’d like to be a sponsor for Prairie Brewfest\, contact EPCF Executive Di rector Mark Weber at mweber@epcommunityfoundation.org or call (952) 949-84 99. Many thanks to the businesses that have already committed to sponsorin g Brewfest: Hellmuth &\; Johnson law firm\, Tavern 4 &\; 5\, and Anc hor Bank.\n\nThank-you to our sponsors\n\nPrairie Brewfest sponsors includ e Hellmuth &\; Johnson law firm\, Anchor Bank-Eden Prairie\, and Tavern 4&\;5 restaurant in Eden Prairie. Thank you\, sponsors\, for making th is event a reality. Please support our sponsors!\n\nRead about us in the E den Prairie News\n\nThe genesis of Prairie Brewfest — and its link to po tential future craft-beer micro-breweries and taprooms in Eden Prairie — is explained in an article appearing in the Eden Prairie News newspaper o n Aug. 14\, 2014. You can read here about how this event came about\, as w ell as its importance to the Eden Prairie Community Foundation. Two of the principals — Len Simich of SouthWest Transit and David Lindahl of the C ity of Eden Prairie and the Community Foundation — are pictured here. Ma ny thanks to the Eden Prairie News\, Eden Prairie Sun Current\, Southwest Metro Magazine — and many other area media outlets — for their work in covering this first-time event. It is appreciated! LOCATION:SouthWest Station\, 13500 Technology Drive\, Eden Prairie\, MN\, U nited States GEO:44.8599867;-93.44407580000001 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=13500 Technology Drive\, Ed en Prairie\, MN\, United States;X-APPLE-RADIUS=100;X-TITLE=SouthWest Stati on:geo:44.8599867,-93.44407580000001 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR