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Brew Haw Haw: Drinking Beer for a Good Cause
For beer lovers tired of all these wine tasting events, your time has finally come! A couple weekends ago, the Pine Meadows Lawn of the Autry National Center was the site of the first annual Brew Haw Haw. A few dozen microbreweries and brewpubs represented at the beer tasting festival, and some great catering was provided to soak up all the beer. Live entertainment was provided by Bill Dwyer, who you may know from watching VH1's "I love the whatever decade" specials (and if you don't, then maybe it's time to buy a TV). There was live music by Blackstone Heist, Lilly Carrico and Mark Radcliffe. If that's not enough for you, the event was a fundraiser benefiting the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to which taken many of our friends before their time. Bob Flanagan, this Bud's for you.
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