Saturday, November 9, 2024

Old St. Francis School's 88th Birthday

with the Garcia Birthday Band

Old St. Francis School

All day

All ages welcome

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About Old St. Francis School's 88th Birthday

Old St. Francis School's 88th Birthday

It's a big year for this beautiful old Catholic school: the property turns 88 and we're celebrating 20 glorious years as its caretaker. Two nights of fun are just what this November weekend calls for, so grab a pint of birthday beer - two from our award-winning brewer! - listen to live music and raise a glass in celebration!

History Tours

Noon, 1:30pm & 3pm * All ages * Free; must RSVP
Tours meet in front of the pub on Bond Street near the flagpole. Reserve your spot for free!
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Live Music

in Father Luke's Room
7-10pm * Garcia Birthday Band

Our brewer Vance - winner of Small Craft Brewery of 2024 - whipped up two delicious ales to celebrate:

Hop Blanket Hazy IPA
Notes of stone fruit, citrus, tropical flavors
Malts: 2-row, white wheat, spelt, oat, flaked oats, chit
Hops: Columbus, Azacca, El Dorado, Nectaron

Spirit Journey Formation Anniversary
Crisp West Coast pilsner with notes of tropical fruit, citrus
Malts: Pilsner, chit, acidulated
Hops: Magnum, Tettnanger, HBC 1019, Nectaron, Motueka

About with the Garcia Birthday Band

Good ol' Grateful Dead

with the Garcia Birthday Band

Garcia Birthday Band, based in Portland Oregon, isn't your mother's Grateful Dead cover band. Playing for over 20 years, GBB has evolved into something far deeper than the sum of its parts. The beating heart of the Pacific Northwest's GD community, the band's ever-expanding fanbase is an experience unto themselves. Using the Dead's repertoire as a springboard for limitless potential and improvisation, Garcia Birthday Band are a cornerstone of the modern Grateful Dead universe, and their fans have come to expect the unexpected as the norm.

Placing no boundaries on eras of the Dead's career or catalogue, and drawing on decades of individual and shared experience, GBB play the music through an auditory kaleidoscope. Composed of some of the most ace players of the Oregon live music community, the band makes every show an act of exploration, both musically and spiritually. United hearts and minds blur the line between the stage and crowd - a carnival of human potential. If you're new to Garcia Birthday Band, their doors are always open, and you'll recognize it as something familiar when you first walk in: a place called home.

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