BREWMASTERS WEEKEND
April 21 – 23, 2023
Cheers! Prost! Salute!
Join us as we celebrate the art of the brew with an array of local craft beers, food, crafts, and music during this exciting weekend devoted to all things beer! Learn traditional English drinking songs, how to brew, and how to make chili with the owners of Yard Owl Craft Brewery. Some of the Hudson Valley’s best will be featured in our Craft Beer Expo with local brewers and purveyors. You’ll leave inspired to start brewing your own beer.
Availability is limited. For reservations, please call .
PREVIOUS SCHEDULE OF EVENTS
FRIDAY
Live Music with Stoop Kidz Brass Band
9pm
Stoop Kidz Brass Band was formed in the summer of 2020 as an opportunity for the band members to get together and make music in a safe way. It has blossomed into a beautiful weekly performance in Brooklyn featuring a fun-mix of funky New Orleans-inspired brass band songs. Please join us in welcoming them and their funky music to this Brewmasters Weekend!
SATURDAY
English Drinking Songs*
10:30am
Learn of forgotten and traditional English drinking songs paired with beer! James Walsh and Joe Dolan of Yard Owl will join musicians Bill Vanaver, Livia Vanaver, and John Kirk in a bountiful gathering of song and cheer.
*Pre-registration is required. Space is limited. There is a $40 per person program fee. Participants must be 21 or older to attend.
Brewmasters Expo*
2 – 5pm
Explore, taste, and experience the unique flavor of the Hudson Valley during this special event with displays from breweries, cider houses, distilleries, farms, and many other local vendors! Your taste buds will be tantalized by some of New York’s finest including Millhouse Brewing Co, Immuneschein Elixirs, and more! No fee.
*Must be 21 years old and have a valid ID to taste.
Live Music with JB3
9pm
The Jeremy Baum Trio will play a mix of funk, soul, and jazz, drawing from the sounds of the late 1960s. Featuring Chris Vitarello, a gifted guitarist and blues hall of famer, drummer Cave Tedeschi and pianist Jeremy Baum, a jazz professional having performed 50 albums across 25 countries.
SUNDAY
Chili Demonstration and Tasting
10:30am
Beer, pickling, and chili too?! Join James, Joe, and Michelle from Yard Owl Brewery as they discuss their best tips and recipe for making a one-of-a-kind chili.
PROGRAM LEADERS
Yard Owl Craft Brewery
Gardiner, NY
James and Michelle Walsh combined their excitement for the restaurant business and opened Mudd Puddle Café in New Paltz, NY. Fresh roasted coffee, hand crafted food, and a warm community space has been the focus since day one. In 2012, they expanded their passion for fine crafted beverages and food by opening Yard Owl Brewery in Gardiner, NY. Here, the team comes together to brew and serve expressive Belgian inspired ales paired with house-made pickled vegetables and eggs, and beer mustards that are served with cheese, charcuterie, and pretzels. This venue has enabled them to create a second community space and expand their creativity into another area of the food and craft beverage world.
Bill & Livia Vanaver
Bill & Livia Vanaver are the co-artistic directors of The Vanaver Caravan, a Hudson Valley-based nonprofit organization that performs original, world-infused choreography and music, both locally and internationally. Since 1972, they have toured the US and abroad with their dancers and musicians collecting, performing and teaching. Drawing from their ever-expanding repertoire of dance and music traditions, The Vanaver Caravan also provides cross-cultural dance education through in-school arts residencies and after-school classes. Wherever The Vanaver Caravan goes dance and music follows, inspiring people in every walk of life to join together in song, dance, and celebration.
Stoop Kidz Brass Band
Stoop Kidz Brass Band is a group of six New York City musicians who banded together during the pandemic to bring music to the public in a safe way. The often can be found playing most Saturdays in Prospect Heights – on Park Place between Vanderbilt and Underhill. During this challenging time of the pandemic, there goal was to make sure music could still be heard and enjoyed by all. Since its porch founding, this brass band has now performed and marched their music across the entire Metropolitan Area and right to our mountaintop.
JB3
JB3 features keyboardist Jeremy Baum, guitarist Chris Vitarello, and percussionist Dave Tedeshi. Baum’s talents began his music career early, performing with artists Levon Helm, Melvin Sparks, Chris O’Leary, and Jim Weider- eventually earning him a spot as a Master Blues Artist in the New York Blues Hall of Fame in 2014. Another inductee to the Blues Hall of Fame, Vitarello has shared the stage with those same artists and continues to grow his 20 year career as an accomplished and acclaimed jazz artist; most notably touring with Tad Robinson. Rounding out the trio with versatility and improvisational prowess is percussionist Tedeschi, routing this trio in a talented and unique funk directly from the 1960’s.
Availability is limited. For reservations, please call .