• 05Aug

    Pig and Bluegrass for Charity

    In my inbox.

    -JAY

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    Café Saint-Ex Hosts Exciting Labor Day Celebration with Pig Roast and Live Bluegrass Music

    Mid-City Neighborhood Restaurant Shuts Down the Street for Energetic Labor Day Festivities Including Eco-Friendly Foods Pig Roast and Live Bluegrass Music

    Café Saint-Ex is shutting down T Street in Mid-City to host an exciting Labor Day Street Party complete with a charity pig roast and live bluegrass music on Monday, September 6 from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to raise money for the local Fillmore Arts Center. The community will come together to enjoy a whole smoked pig from Eco-Friendly Foods and live bluegrass tunes from Amanda Murphy and the Lost Indians. The public is invited to join Café Saint-Ex’s Labor Day festivities while supporting local arts. In addition to the live music and food, kids can gather at the interactive arts zone where they can help paint panels painted by Peter Chang of No Kings Collective.

    Patrons will enjoy typical cook-out favorites with a Café Saint-Ex twist including a delicious pulled pork sandwich, homemade potato salad and fresh coleslaw for $10, and an interesting selection of beers including Peroni, Batch 19 and Blue Moon. All proceeds will directly benefit Fillmore Arts Center, DC public school arts program that provides in-depth arts education for more than 2,300 local public school children.

    · Café Saint-Ex
    · Eco-Friendly Foods
    · Fillmore Arts Center

    Monday, September 6, 2010
    11 a.m. – 5 p.m.

    Café Saint-Ex (and along T Street)
    1847 14th Street NW
    Washington, DC 20009

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  • 10May

    3 Bar & Grill’s Charity Pig Roast

    Just got this one in my email box. Seems like a good deal, and it is for a good charity.

    -JAY

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    MEDIA ALERT

     

    Clarendon’s 3 Kicks-Off Summer with a Memorial Day Charitable Pig Roast

     

    The Neighborhood Bar & Grill Celebrates Summer with Craft Ales and a Whole Smoked Pig from Eco-Friendly Foods to Benefit the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

     

    WHAT: Nothing says “summer” like an old fashioned pig roast! To celebrate the warm weather season and seasonal opening of its patio, 3 Bar & Grill (formerly Restaurant Three) is hosting a charitable Pig Roast on Sunday, May 30 from 4 p.m until they run out of pork to raise money for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Brian Robinson of 3 and Bev Eggleston of Eco-Friendly Foods will  roast the 250+ pound pig from Eco-Friendly Foods street side on Clarendon Boulevard, while the restaurant will offer drink specials from 4 p.m. – 9 p.m.

    Drink specials include $3 Bell’s Oberon Ale, $2 Miller Lite and $5 Bacon Bloody Marys in case guests haven’t had their fill of pork for the day. Hot, smoky pulled pork sandwiches will be available for a suggested donation of $5, with all proceeds directly benefiting the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. The public is invited to attend the community pig roast while supporting a charitable cause.  

    WHO:

    • 3 Bar  & Grill
    • Eco-Friendly Foods
    • Leukemia and Lymphoma Society

    WHEN: Sunday, May 30, 2010

    4 p.m. until they run out of pig

    WHERE: 3 Bar & Grill (street side on Clarendon Blvd.)

    2950 Clarendon Boulevard
    Arlington, VA 22201

     

    About 3 Bar & Grill

    3 is located at 2950 Clarendon Blvd. in Arlington, VA, across the Clarendon Metro Station. Open for dinner Monday through Thursday from 5 p.m. – 10 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 5 p.m. – 11 p.m. and for dinner and brunch on Sunday from 11 a.m. – 9 p.m., 3 is a neighborhood Clarendon eatery featuring Southern cuisine with imaginative twists, an impressive beer list and specialty cocktails.  For more information or reservations please call 703-524-4440 or visit the website at www.restaurantthree.com.

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