{"id":65430,"date":"2018-02-16T16:33:04","date_gmt":"2018-02-16T21:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=65430"},"modified":"2018-02-16T16:33:04","modified_gmt":"2018-02-16T21:33:04","slug":"second-bourbon-barbeque-tasting-event-added-blast-furnaces-blues-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thevalleyledger.com\/?p=65430","title":{"rendered":"Second \u2018Bourbon & Barbeque\u2019 Tasting Event Added to Blast Furnaces Blues Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"

Featured Image – Social Still Bourbon<\/em><\/p>\n

Event pairs great food, smooth drinks and hot music March 24 at SteelStacks<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

BETHLEHEM, PA\u2014It\u2019s a night of smoky beef brisket and the sweet sounds of blues at SteelStacks for the all-new Bourbon & Barbeque Tasting at the Blast Furnace Blues Festival.
\nAfter selling out the first session of this culinary experience on March 23<\/span>, ArtsQuest has added a second session of the event March 24, 6:30-8 p.m.<\/span>, in the Musikfest Caf\u00e9 presented by Yuengling. Tickets are $50, and include admission to the festival, which features performances by Sugaray Rayford, Walter \u2018Wolfman\u2019 Washington and The Fabulous Thunderbirds with Kim Wilson. They go on sale noon<\/span> today at www.steelstacks.org<\/a> and 610-332-3378<\/a>, and are limited to the first 100 guests.
\nAt the Bourbon & Barbeque Tasting, guests are invited to enjoy unlimited samplings of Cherry Wood Smoked Beef Brisket with Smokehouse Mac & Cheese; Mesquite & Black Pepper Rubbed Chicken Served over Braised Greens; and Slow Roasted BBQ Pork with House Slaw & Signature BBQ Sauce, along with samplings of Social Still\u2019s bourbon and rum. Guests must be 21 years or older to attend.
\nProducing ultra-premium spirits in the heart of the Lehigh Valley, Social Still uses the finest raw materials available to create its small-batch spirits that rival the best in the world.\u00a0 Samples will include The Vault Bourbon, a nutty and malty variety aged in new white American casks, and Spice Rum, a 50-50 molasses and cane sugar blend that\u2019s barrel aged for one year in used rye whiskey barrels and spiced with cinnamon, orange peel, vanilla and anise. Additional seasonal spirits will also be available.
\nTickets for the 2018 Blast Furnace Blues are also still available. Three-Day Passes are $89 for ArtsQuest Members and $99 regular admission. Single day passes are also on sale. The complete festival lineup is below:<\/p>\n

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2018 BLAST FURNACE BLUES
\nFriday, March 23<\/span>
\nMusikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling
\n<\/strong>7 p.m.<\/span> James Supra & Sarah Ayers Quartet
\n<\/strong>8:15 p.m.<\/span> Steve Krase Band
\n<\/strong>10 p.m.<\/span> Craig Thatcher Band<\/p>\n


\nSaturday, March 24<\/span>
\nFowler Blast Furnace Room
\n<\/strong>12 p.m.<\/span> Lesson Center
\n<\/strong>1 p.m.<\/span> Ezra Charles
\n<\/strong>2:30 p.m.<\/span> Sugaray Rayford
\n<\/strong>4:15 p.m.<\/span> John Egan
\n<\/strong>6-7:15 p.m.<\/span> Slam Allen Band
\n<\/strong>7:45 p.m.<\/span> Walter Washington<\/p>\n


\nMusikfest Caf\u00e9 presented by Yuengling
\n<\/strong>12:30 p.m.<\/span> John Egan
\n<\/strong>1:45 p.m.<\/span> Slam Allen Band
\n<\/strong>3:15 p.m.<\/span> Ezra Charles
\n<\/strong>5 p.m.<\/span> Walter \u201cWolfman\u201d Washington & the Roadmasters
\n<\/strong>6:45 p.m.<\/span> Sugaray Rayford
\n<\/strong>8:30 p.m.<\/span> The Fabulous Thunderbirds with Kim Wilson<\/p>\n


\nSunday, March 25<\/span>
\nFowler Blast Furnace Room
\n<\/strong>12:30 p.m.<\/span> The Mighty Orq
\n<\/strong>2:15 p.m.<\/span> Brad Absher
\n<\/strong>3:45 p.m.<\/span> Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws
\n<\/strong>5:15 p.m.<\/span> Toronzo Cannon<\/p>\n


\nMusikfest Cafe presented by Yuengling
\n<\/strong>Noon<\/span> Brad Absher
\n<\/strong>1:15 p.m.<\/span> Step Rideau & the Zydeco Outlaws
\n<\/strong>2:30 p.m.<\/span> Toronzo Cannon
\n<\/strong>4:15 p.m.<\/span> Trudy Lynn
\n<\/strong>6 p.m.<\/span> Bobby Rush<\/p>\n

For more information, please visit www.steelstacks.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Information and image provided to TVL by:
\nMark Demko, ArtsQuest
\nhttp:\/\/www.artsquest.org\/<\/a><\/p>\n

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