{"id":132038,"date":"2024-06-21T14:11:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:11:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=132038"},"modified":"2024-06-21T14:11:34","modified_gmt":"2024-06-21T18:11:34","slug":"steel-city-smokeout-now-offering-free-admission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=132038","title":{"rendered":"Steel City Smokeout Now Offering Free Admission!"},"content":{"rendered":"

Get mouthwatering BBQ, watch the competition heat up and learn from the best!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

PLUS, listen to some great music at the annual Blast Furnace Blues.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Bethlehem, Lehigh Valley, PA, June 20, 2024 \u2013 In April, ArtsQuest announced the Steel City Smokeout in partnership with\u00a0Nick\u2019s BBQ<\/a>\u00a0presented by Cigars International, Jack Daniels and The Restaurant Store. This brand-new barbeque competition \u2013 sanctioned by the Kansas City Barbeque Society and the Mid-Atlantic BBQ Association \u2013 will take place on\u00a0Saturday, July 20, 2024<\/strong>, on PNC Plaza\u00a0<\/strong>presented by St. Luke\u2019s University Health Network on the ArtsQuest campus at SteelStacks. Pitmasters Moe Cason and Bob Trudnak are so excited about all the barbeque happening here on campus for the first time, they\u2019re waiving general admission into the event! Everyone is welcome to come and check out the (literal) competition for the best barbeque and all the vendors cooking up mouthwatering meats. Check out\u00a0steelstacks.org<\/a>\u00a0for all the info on this event you won\u2019t want to miss!<\/p>\n

Interested in a complementary \u201cBBQ Brunch\u201d prepared by Nick\u2019s BBQ, an extra hour at the event and an exclusive area with a private cash bar?\u00a0VIP tickets<\/a>\u00a0are $69 (or $79 week of the event) and include all of this PLUS an exclusive seminar with Cigars International. Rich Monts and Mike Piparato will be covering the history of Cigars International and Smokeable Tobaccos, from the discovery of tobacco to the Cuban Revolution to modern cigars. Everyone who attends this session will be automatically entered into a drawing for a Cigars International Smiley\u2019s Specials, a special branded humidor that comes with a Smiley cutter and lighter.<\/p>\n

Professional and amateur teams from throughout the Mid-Atlantic region will be competing at the 18+ event in a number of categories to win cash prizes from a purse of $10,000. You can see how these teams prepare delicious meats while getting some of your own from the many barbeque vendors that will be on hand.<\/p>\n

Once inside you can purchase barbeque from:<\/p>\n