Tickets selling fast for northern Arizona's longest running, most popular craft beer tasting event

Flagstaff, AZ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/06/2015 -- Preparations are well underway, over 80 breweries are expected and craft beer fans are already eagerly buying tickets for the region's premier beer tasting festival, the Made in the Shade. The Festival is Saturday, June 13 from 1 to 5 p.m. at Pepsi Amphitheater-Coconino County Fairgrounds.

The Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival returns for its 23rd year as northern Arizona's longest running, most popular craft beer tasting event featuring dozens of craft breweries, party music and entertainment, plus food and other vendors at Pepsi Amphitheater, the region's largest outdoor venue. Pepsi Amphitheater is in a natural forest bowl in Ft. Tuthill County Park just off of I-25 and directly south of Flagstaff.

"This year's Festival marks our second year at northern Arizona's best outdoor venue and we already have eyebrow-raising interest in strong pre-Festival ticket sales plus commitments from many breweries and food vendors," said Gina Byars, Flagstaff Station Manager for Sun Sounds of Arizona. "We'll feature an excellent, fun, carefully designed and well-run event with even more space and the West's best breweries will be here."

Every dollar raised allows the not-for-profit service organization, Sun Sounds of Arizona, to keep print-disabled persons connected to their community. The Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival is an outstanding opportunity to enjoy a super-fun Saturday afternoon in Flagstaff's cool pines and support a needed service providing information access in Flagstaff and surrounding regions.

Enjoy craft beer, live music and a cool vibe at the Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival, June 13, 2015 at Pepsi Amphitheater, Ft. Tuthill-Coconino County Fairgrounds. The Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival is from 1 to 5 p.m., with VIP admission at noon.

Attendees must be 21. Tickets (VIP, general admission and designated driver) are available at azbeer.com/flagstaff.

Follow the latest plus news about the 2015 Made in the Shade at facebook.com/MadeintheShadeBeerFestival and on Twitter @FlagBeerfest.

Contact: Gina Byars, Sun Sounds of Arizona, 928-779-1775, gbyars@sunsounds.org
Additional media contact: Steele Wotkyns, WotkynsPRplus, 928-266-2129, steelewot3@gmail.com

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Flagstaff, AZ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/07/2014 -- The Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival returns for its 22nd year as Northern Arizona's longest running, most popular craft beer tasting event featuring a superb new venue: the Pepsi Amphitheater. The 2014 Made in the Shade Beer Festival unfolds over a mid-June weekend kicked off by the official Made in the Shade pre-party with Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers on Friday, June 13th at 8 p.m.

On Saturday, June 14 from 1 to 5 p.m. over 50 of the best breweries from the West and Southwest will have tasting tents throughout the spacious Pepsi Amphitheater grounds. This year, Made in the Shade – an annual fund raising event for Sun Sounds of Arizona – also features two stages and four bands to entertain and energize festivalgoers.

"Made in the Shade Beer Festival is the longest running beer festival in Northern Arizona," said Gina Marie Byars, Flagstaff station manager for Sun Sounds of Arizona. We're very excited to be in a new venue this year. Every dollar raised allows print-disabled people to stay connected to their community – it's an opportunity to come out for a super-fun weekend and support a needed radio reading service in Flagstaff and surrounding regions."

Pepsi Amphitheater is in a natural forest bowl at the heart of Ft. Tuthill County Park and is Northern Arizona's largest outdoor venue. "We are pleased to host Made in the Shade in its 22nd year," said Kerry Dunne of R Entertainment North, management company of Pepsi Amphitheater at Fort Tuthill County Park. "We love the event, and also its mission to support Sun Sounds of Arizona. It will be all the more special for patrons who will be able to enjoy the beautiful surroundings of the amphitheater in the pines."

Tickets are $45 for general admission and $80 for VIP. Visit azbeer.com/flagstaff for tickets and information including designated driver tickets and to sign up to volunteer. Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers pre-party tickets cost $18 and $25. Visit pepsiamp.com.

Viola and the Brakemen will play country and western Americana, funk, dirt jams and original music on one of the two stages at this year's Made in the Shade, with the other bands to be announced later.

A free shuttle service for Made in the Shade attendees has pick up and drop off points at the downtown Flagstaff Mountain Line bus transfer station (on Phoenix Ave.) and the Wal-Mart (on Beulah Blvd). In addition, all of Flagstaff's Mountain Line bus routes are free for Festival attendees on Saturday, the day of the event.

For over 20 years, the Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival in Flagstaff has been the coolest thing happening each summer in Northern Arizona. "Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival was conceived in a brainstorm of figuring out a way to raise money for Sun Sounds of Arizona," said Byars of this mostly volunteer-staffed group. Sun Sounds provides audio access to information to people who cannot read because they have a disability. "People want to participate in providing services to their community. The Festival is that opportunity."

In association with Four Peaks Brewing Company, Sun Sounds of Arizona announces a fabulous Weekend in the Pines giveaway contest with two tickets to the Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers concert, two tickets to Made in the Shade, a two-night stay at the Doubletree by Hilton Hotel in Flagstaff and more. For details and to enter, visit Pepsi Amphitheater on Facebook (flagstaffamp).

The 22nd Annual Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival is sponsored by Majestic Mobil, Interstate Mobil, Little America Hotel Flagstaff, Beaver Street Brewery, Lumberyard Brewing Company, McGaughs Smoke & Bottle and the many brewery partners and their distributors who make this such an amazing, premier event. Sun Sounds of Arizona in Flagstaff is delighted to be partnering with R Entertainment, a national entertainment and events firm that manages Northern Arizona's outstanding outdoor venue, Pepsi Amphitheater.

For tickets, azbeer.com/flagstaff
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@FlagBeerfest (Twitter)
For Roger Clyne & the Peacemakers Made in the Shade pre-party tickets, visit pepsiamp.com | for Weekend in the Pines Getaway, visit Pepsi Amphitheater on Facebook (flagstaffamp).

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Phoenix-based Blues and Rock and Roll Band Dance Band Signs with Sun Sounds of Arizona

Flagstaff, AZ -- (ReleaseWire) -- 05/19/2011 -- The band Peppermint James will fill the summer air with top-notch music at this year's 19th annual Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival on Saturday, June 25th. Hailing from Phoenix, the groove-rock band plays original rock and blues as well as their favorite Beatles, Wailers, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, and Pink Floyd covers.

"We love to groove and make people move," said Dave Rodenbach of Peppermint James. "Perhaps our genre is groove-rock or simply 'groove.'"

All proceeds from the Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival benefit Sun Sounds of Arizona in Flagstaff and their programs to provide audio access to information to people in northern Arizona who cannot read print because they have a disability. The 19th annual fund raising event features some 50 breweries from around the Southwest and West Coast that bring many varieties of beer to sample: wheat beer, stout, barleywine, cider, bock and India pale ale, among others. Made in the Shade, a special treat for visitors and residents alike, is northern Arizona's main event on June 25, 2011 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Coconino County Fairgrounds (Ft. Tuthill) south of Flagstaff off I-17 at Exit 337.

"This is shaping up to be another great event for Flagstaff and for Sun Sounds of Arizona," said Eleanor Mooney, Station Manager, Sun Sounds of Arizona.

"We are psyched to be a part of the Made in the Shade Festival, and have been longing to be a part of it for several years now," added Rodenbach. "The handful of festival gigs we play on a yearly basis are our absolute favorite shows, and to be a part of the Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival for Sun Sounds of Arizona has made our summer." Peppermint James is also playing on June 12, 2011 at Heritage Square in downtown Flagstaff.

Advance tickets for the Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival are on sale at azbeer.com/flagstaff.htm for $40. Event-day tickets are $50. This ticket price includes a souvenir sampling mug, 24 sampling tickets to exchange for beer samples, plus the live music of Peppermint James, and more. A tantalizing variety of food and snacks are available for purchase from several vendors. Tickets are also available by calling (928) 779-1775 and at the Flag Quickstop, Homebrewers Outpost, Beaver Street Brewery and Arizona Music Pro.

Sponsors of the 19th Annual Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival include the Radisson Woodlands Hotel, The Museum Club, The Mountain 98.9, Magic 106.7, Grand Canyon Railway, Salsa Brava, Mogollon Brewing Company, Phoenix Ales, and Findlay Toyota Flagstaff.

Contact for the Made in the Shade Beer Tasting Festival:

Steele Wotkyns
WotkynsPRplus
928-266-2129
steelewot3@gmail.com

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