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WOOFSTOCK: A Lowcountry Dog Music Festival in Charleston

Lowcountry Dog Magazine along with Charleston Parks Conservancy, The Bridge at 105.5 and 98 Rock present WOOFSTOCK: A Lowcountry Dog Music Festival on Saturday, March 23rd at Brittlebank Park downtown. Gates for this all day family and dog friendly music festival open at 11:00 am and the fun will go until 7pm. Admission is $26 with a bundle package available for $48. Kids under 12 are free.

The live music features seven bands that include Tyler Ramsey (formerly of Band of Horses), Tyler Boone, Gaslight Street, Greg West, Hans Wenzel & the 86ers, Finnegan Bell and Sunflowers and Sin. There will be some fun and informative activities throughout the day including kids activities, dog training demos with Affordable Dog Training, ask a vet with Veterinary Specialty Care and free dental consults from Sweetgrass Animal Hospital. The festival will also have local artisan vendors and food trucks including Roti Rolls, Kickin Chicken, Immortal Lobster, Dave N Dubs Hot Dogs, Dave’s Barnyard BBQ, Sweet Tooth, Holy City Waffles, King of Pops and Kona Ice. A rain or shine event, there is no outside food, beverage or coolers yet lawn chairs, blankets and well behaved, leashed dogs are welcome.

Woofstock benefits six local rescue groups including Valiant Animal Rescue, Eunoia Rescue, Pet Helpers, Bullies 2 The Rescue, Greyhound Pets of America and Waters Edge Great Dane Rescue as well as the Charleston Parks Conservancy. This festival is made possible by the following sponsors: Pet Supplies Plus, Veterinary Specialty Care, The Barker Lounge and The Haven at Indigo Square. Rescue Row sponsors are Bole’s Law Firm and Hollywood Feed and Vendor Village is presented by David Aylor Law Firm and Sweetgrass Animal Hospital. The event beverage sponsors are Tito’s Handmade Vodka, Boone’s Bourbon, Pabst Blue Ribbon, Lagunita’s, Palmetto Brewery and Southern Barrel Brewery with help from Southern Eagle Distributors.

For additional information and to purchase tickets, visit www.lowcountrydog.com/woofstock. For media and interview inquiries, please contact Brian Foster at events@lowcountrydog.com.

Gene’s Haufbrau Announces Outdoor Beerfest

March 18, 2009 | 1 Comment

Gene’s Haufbrau will host Gene’s Outdoor Beerfest on Sunday, April 19th. Gates open at 12pm at 817 Savannah Highway in West Ashley. In addition to plenty of beers from sponsor SweetWater 420 and other $4 pints from around the world, the event features great food including a lowcountry boil and BBQ. There will be live musical performances by Lindsay Hollar from 12pm-2:30pm and Blue Plantation from 3-7pm.

Admission is $5 with a portion of proceeds benefiting Pet Helpers. This is a rain or shine event. Artists are subject to change without notice.

Gene’s Haufrau is Charleston’s oldest bar with the largest selection of over 200 beers. A winner of many awards, the bar most recently won for Best Draft Beer Selection, Best Bottled Beer Selection and Best West Ashley Bar by Charleston City Paper. Nightcap Food & Spirits owns Gene’s Haufbrau along with Vickery’s Bar & Grill Downtown and Shem Creek as well as Fontaine’s Oyster House, Highland Tap, Steamhouse Lounge and two Vickery’s Bar & Grill locations in Atlanta, Georgia.

For more information about the event, interviews or photos, please contact Lorrie Dixson at lorrie@eskimoadvertising.com. For more information about Gene’s Haufbrau, visit www.geneshaufbrau.com.