Bluegrass, Bourbon and Brews

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Local Band, TruGrass, to Open for Bluegrass, Bourbon and Brews Pensacola, FL – August 22, 2013 WHAT :: Bluegrass, Bourbon and Brews Presented by Jim Beam - featuring 20 craft Bourbons, 20+ microbrews and live music from The Grascals, Blue Dogs, The Honeycutters WHERE :: Pensacola Bay Center - 9th Avenue Parking Lot WHEN :: August 30 :: DOORS - 5:30pm :: EVENT STARTS - 6pm :: TASTINGS – 6pm – 9pm :: MUSIC until 11pm ONSALE :: Tickets Available Now PRICES :: $40 for tasting, $20 for non-tasting admission TICKETS :: PensacolaBayCenter.com, Pensacola Bay Center Box Office, all Ticketmaster outlets, 800-745-3000 SPONSORED BY: JIM BEAM, KENTS, SPRINGHILL SUITES – MARRIOTT, DLUX PRINTING, SPLASH MAGAZINE __________________________________________________________________________________ Pensacola Bay Center/SMG recently conducted a contest on their Facebook page that let the community vote on what band they wanted to see open for Bluegrass, Bourbon & Brews. Casey Sparks, Assistant General Manager, comments, "Since this is our first year doing this event, we have relied heavily on grassroots and word of mouth marketing. We decided a fun way to get people excited and talking about the event was to host this type of contest… and it worked." There were three local/regional bands that people could choose from. Mill Town South, Highway Home Bluegrass and TruGrass collectively had over 1100 votes. TruGrass claimed the top spot with over 600 of those votes. "We were really excited to participate in the opening band contest and can't wait to play at the event. We are familiar with and appreciate the effort of the other bands and we feel all the bands were qualified. We appreciate everyone who voted for us and helped us win," states Milton Shryock, Manager for TruGrass. TruGrass is a band of seasoned bluegrass musicians playing traditional and original bluegrass music. They have recently finished their first cd and have posted samp