Blues, Brews & BBQ Festival

May 24-27, 2013

As the unofficial launch of summertime in the mountains, top barbecue chefs from around the state join local chefs in serving up mouth-watering barbecue complemented by thirst-quenching microbrews at one of the largest Colorado Microbrewery beer tastings. To make the 10^th anniversary one to remember, this year’s event will feature a kickoff concert at the Vilar Performing Arts Center featuring the high-energy Chicago soul blues of Big James and the Chicago Playboys.

Other musical highlights include Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band Featuring Erica Brown, Too Slim and the Taildraggers and John Németh who will perform live at scheduled times during the weekend. Barbecue masters will be competing for bragging rights and $10,000 in cash prizes. On Saturday a panel of professional judges will rate pork, beef and side dishes according to appearance, taste and tenderness. This year, attendees will have the chance to text their vote on Saturday and Sunday to determine the People’s Choice winner for Best Barbecue Vendor. Selected winners will be crowned Saturday and Sunday at 4:10 p.m. on the main stage in Beaver Creek Plaza.

To Book Event Lodging & Our Special Festival Package ($110 value) CLICK HERE

Schedule
Microbrews
BBQ
Music
Big Green Egg BBQ Comp
Cut & Slice Golf Event

Friday, May 24th:

8PM-9:30PM: 10th Annual Blues, Brews and BBQ Kickoff Concert with Big James and the Chicago Playboys at the Vilar Performing Arts Center (ticketed event)

    Location: Vilar Performing Arts Center
    Price: $10 per person
    Tickets: Buy Tickets Online Here

Saturday, May 25th:

11:30PM-1PM: Spiegelau Beerglass Seminar (Ticketed Event)

    Location: Culinary Experience Tent
    Price: $30 per person; includes a set of Spiegelau Glassware
    Tickets: Buy Tickets Online Here

12PM-6PM: Beer Garden and BBQ Restaurant Vendors Open (Beaver Creek Plaza)

12PM-2PM: Live Music by Dan Treanor's Afrosippi Band Featuring Erica Brown

12PM-4PM: Kids’ Zone Open

12PM-1PM: BBQ Culinary Demonstration (Culinary Experience Tent)

12PM-2PM: BBQ Panel Judged Competition

12PM-6PM: People's Choice BBQ Competition

1PM-5PM: Microbrew Festival (Ticketed Event)

    Location: Centennial (Chair 6) Lawn - Located at the top of the escalators
    Price: $35 per person in advance; $45 per person at the door
    Tickets: Buy Tickets Online Here

1:30PM-2:30PM: BBQ Culinary Demonstration (Culinary Experience Tent)

2:30PM-4PM: Live Music by Too Slim and the Taildraggers

3PM-4PM: BBQ Culinary Demonstration (Culinary Experience Tent)

4:10PM: BBQ Panel Competition Winners Announced (Main Stage)

4:30PM-6PM: Live Blues Music by John Németh

Sunday, May 26th:

11:00PM-2PM: Big Green Egg Amateur BBQ Competition (Ticketed Event)

    Location: Centennial Lawn (Base of Chair 6)
    Price: $50 per team
    Tickets: Buy Tickets Online Here

12PM-6PM: Beer Garden and BBQ Restaurant Vendors open (Beaver Creek Plaza)

12PM-2PM: Live Music by Dan Treanor's Afrosippi Band Featuring Erica Brown

12PM-4PM: Kids’ Zone Open

12PM-1PM: BBQ Culinary Demonstration (Culinary Experience Tent)

12PM-3:30PM: People’s Choice BBQ Competition

1:30PM-2:30PM: BBQ Culinary Demonstration (Culinary Experience Tent)

2:30PM-4PM: Live Music by Too Slim and the Taildraggers

3PM-4PM: BBQ Culinary Demonstration (Culinary Experience Tent)

4:10PM: People’s Choice Competition Winners Announced (Main Stage)

4:30PM-6PM: Live Blues Music by John Németh

Monday, May 27th:

11:30AM-4PM: Cut and Slice Golf Event benefiting Can Do Multiple Sclerosis, presented by US Bank (ticketed event)

    Location: Beaver Creek Golf Club
    Price: $100 per player
    Tickets: Buy Tickets Online Here

If you are interested in applying to become a BBQ purveyor at this event, please contact Lauren Ciarallo at lciarallo@vailresorts.com

Saturday, May 25^th: BBQ Panel Judged Competition
BBQ purveyors will compete to win the Beaver Creek BBQ Panel Judged Competition! Certified judges will sample pork, beef and side dishes from each of the contestants and the winners will be announced on the Main Stage at 4:10PM on Saturday.

Saturday, May 25^th and Sunday, May 26^th: People’s Choice Competition
Now it’s your turn to be the judge! On both Saturday and Sunday, you can sample different BBQ dishes and text to vote for your favorite BBQ Vendor! Winners will be announced on the Main Stage at 4:10PM on Sunday.

Participating BBQ Purveyors

8100 Mountainside Bar & Grill at the Park Hyatt Beaver Creek - Beaver Creek, CO
Aw Shucks Roasted Corn - Dillon, CO
Big Country Bar-B-Que - Denver, CO
Black Diamond Bistro - Beaver Creek, CO
Blue Moose Pizza - Beaver Creek, CO
Bonnie Q BBQ - Dillon, CO
C BAR - Beaver Creek, CO
Coyote Café - Beaver Creek, CO
Dusty Boot - Beaver Creek, CO
Kirby Cosmos BBQ - Minturn, CO
Lost Weekend Grill - Arvada, CO
Moes Original Bar-B-Que - Vail, Eagle & Front Range, CO
Over the Fence - Thornton, CO
Southern Spoonful - Edwards, CO
Tommy's Bodacious BBQ - Littleton, CO
Wildwood Smokehoue - Vail, CO

= Denotes purveyors are committeed to using compostable products during the festival weekend

2013 Performers

	Big James and the Chicago Playboys: www.bigjames.com The Chicago Playboys first saw the light of day as the back-up band for Chicago blues and soul singer Little Johnny Christian, and the name has been carried forward by two of his former brass men who came together with other like-minded and talented musicians to create a unique Chicago-rooted, horn-heavy sound. The Playboys have now developed into a disciplined unit that is drawing comparisons to James Brown's former rhythm-intensive backing band, and are tearing up packed houses at home and across both seas. They continue to put the Chicago Playboys' name up on some of the biggest marquees and festival stages in the world. Big James Montgomery and Charlie Kimble first teamed up around 1990 and accompanied Johnny Christian throughout the early 1990s and backed him on his 1993 recording on the Big Boy label. Led by trombonist and vocalist Montgomery, the Chicago Playboys today are comprised of Charlie Kimble on saxophone, Kenny Anderson trumpet, Joe Blocker keyboards, Mike Wheeler guitar and vocals, Larry Williams bass, Cleo Cole drums and Theresa Davis backup vocals. Each member brings to the Playboys his or her unique skill and experiences earned working behind some of the top names in the fields of blues, soul and gospel. The Playboys have cohered into a hermetically tight, unrelenting juggernaut of blues, R&B and soul power. When the Chicago Playboys take the stage, they morph into a virtual wrecking-crew of funk and blues-Chicago style. On Stage: Friday May 24th, 8PM (Vilar Performing Arts Center)

	Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown: www.dantreanorband.com/theband.cfm Veteran Bluesman and Northern Blues Records recording artist, Dan Treanor has been entertaining and thrilling audiences for over forty five years. His band, the Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown, has graced the stages of some of Colorado's premier clubs and festivals. The Taste Of Colorado, The Mile High Blues Festival, Longmont's Rhythm On The River, Winter Park's Blues From The Top, The Greeley Blues Festival, and The Pueblo Chili Festival to name a few. They have also played the prestigious stage at the Orpheum Theater in Memphis, as well as several legendary blues clubs on Beale Street. The band plays Afrosippi Blues, R&B, Rock and Roll, Soul, Raggae and World grooves with equal part skill and power. They sprinkle in some Dylan and Cajun for a little spice. A tasty stew indeed. Erica is a nationally recognized Blues vocalist and top notch entertainer. On Stage: Saturday & Sunday May 25th & 26th, 12PM-2PM (Main Stage)

	Too Slim and the Taildraggers: www.tooslim.org Tim "Too Slim" Langford, with his band the Taildraggers, have created an eclectic style of blues and rock that has become a genre all its own. Too Slim‘s ever evolving musical direction cannot be classified into any box or category. The eclectic nature of the band allows Too Slim and the Taildraggers to easily crossover and appeal to audiences of various musical tastes. Experiencing a Too Slim and the Taildraggers‘ concert is like taking a journey through the history of American music. Too Slim’s style ranges from down-home blues, funky blues rock, Americana, southern swamp rock, and instrumental guitar styles. The band, led by singer, songwriter and guitarist, Tim Langford, is backed by the top-shelf rhythm section of Polly O’Keary on bass and vocals and Tommy Cook on drums and vocals. On Stage: Saturday & Sunday May 25th & 26th, 2:30PM-4PM (Main Stage)

	John Németh: www.johnnemethblues.com John Németh is a rising blues star; a singer steeped in the tradition and reminiscent of B.B. King, Ray Charles and Junior Parker, and a harmonica player of riveting intensity and virtuosity. His decade long career has found him opening forRobert Cray, Keb Mo’, and Earl Thomas. Performing major music festivals around the United States, Europe, Canada and Asia has brought him critical acclaim. John's origins are an unlikely breeding ground for such an impressive blues talent. A thirty year old native of Boise, Idaho, he grew up singing in a Catholic church and started playing in local bands as a teenager. Németh was a featured artist with Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets in 2005 and 2006 as well as a featured artist with The Junior Watson Band in 2002. The Cascade Blues Association selected Németh as a crowd favorite at the Portland Waterfront Blues Festival in 2002, and the Washington Blues Society called him the show stealer at the Winthrop Rhythm and Blues Festival in 2003. Greg Johnson of Blues Notes writes, "John Németh possesses rich harmonica tone that easily brings to mind Sonny Boy Williamson and Little Walter." On Stage: Saturday & Sunday May 25th & 26th, 4:30PM-6PM (Main Stage)

Date:		Saturday, May 25th
Time:		1:00PM - 5:00PM
Price:		$35 per person (advance); $45 per person (at the door)
Location:		Centennial (Chair 6) Lawn at the top of the escalators
Tickets:		*Buy Tickets Online Here*

	AC Golden Brewing Company
	Asher Brewing Company
	Aspen Brewing Company
	Beer Drinkers Guide to CO
	Bonfire Brewing
	Breckenridge Brewery
	Bristol Brewing
	Colorado Brewers Guild
	Copper Kettle Brewing Company
	Crazy Mountain Brewery
	Dillon Dam Brewery
	Dry Dock Brewing
	Durango Brewing Company
	Fate Brewing Company
	Gordon Biersch Brewery
	Great Divide Brewery
	Left Hand Brewery
	Mahogany Ridge Brewery
	New Belgium Brewing
	Oskar Blues Brewing
	Pug Ryans Steakhouse & Brewery
	Rockyard Brewing Company
	San Luis Valley Brewing
	Upslope Brewing

Date:		Sunday, May 26^th
Time:		11:00AM - 2:00PM (Teams to arrive by 10AM, competition to begin at 11AM)
Price:		$50 per team
Location:		Centennial Lawn (Base of Chair 6)
Tickets:		*Buy Tickets Online Here*

Date:		Monday, May 27^th
Time:		11:30AM - 4:00PM (Shotgun Start)
Price:		$100 per person and includes green fee, cart fee, practice balls, tee gift plus beer & BBQ on the course
Location:		Beaver Creek Golf Club - Click Here for Course Information
Tickets:		Please contact the Beaver Creek Golf Club to Reserve Tickets - *(970) 754-5775*

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