Coronado, CA- September 30, 2015- -The Islander Ladies Club is proud to host Coronados first annual beer festival at the Coronado Ferry Landing on Saturday, October 10th from 12-5pm. The event will feature unlimited beer tastings from more than 10 local craft brewers, live music from island bands, tasty fare available for purchase, and plenty of fun. Best of all, a portion of the proceeds will benefit the Coronado Schools Foundation and United Through Reading.
We are incredibly excited that Beer by the Bay will help fund such amazing organizations, said Rita Alipour, co-founder of the Islander Ladies Club. Coronado Schools Foundation works so hard to maintain the excellent standards in the Coronado Unified School District, and United Through Reading helps U.S. military families connect through the bonding experience of reading together, even though their loved ones are far away.
Beer by the Bay will feature some of the finest craft beers from award-winning local breweries like Coronado Brewing Company, Ballast Point, Bay Bridge Brewing, MonkeyPaw, Belching Beaver, Absolution, Thorn Street Brewery, Iron Fist, Pizza Port and more. Delicious local fare will be available for purchase from Coronado favorites such as Blue Bridge Hospitality, Spiros Gyros, Candelas, and Coronado Cupcakery. There is even a Winers Corner for the wine drinkers, featuring a selection of wines provided by Tartine.
Local bands Velvet Café and DNR will perform at the event, as well as a live DJ. A photo booth will be available to capture all the revelers, and local vendors will be raffling of everything from a stand up paddle board from Isle Surf and SUP to Sunday brunch at the Hotel Del and a sunset cruise aboard a yacht.
The Beer by the Bay event marks almost one year since the founders of the Islander Ladies Club rallied around Oscar De Las Salas and Gary Jackson, the Arizona couple whose wedding at the Coronado bayfront was marred by homophobic jeers and hateful comments. The ladies worked together with members and businesses in the community to stage a wedding redo at the Loews Coronado. At the end of it all, the wedding was beautiful, Coronado was redeemed in the press, and the grooms were happy. Soon after, the Islander Ladies Club was formed to preserve the incredible and unprecedented camaraderie, generosity and kindness established, and to raise money for community needs as they arise in the future.
The wedding was significant because people of all backgrounds rallied to right a wrong, despite differences that would typically divide people, said Alisa Kerr, co-founder of Islander Ladies Club. That character of Coronado should be remembered, celebrated and encouraged, so we committed to hosting an annual event to commemorate that camaraderie and the power of our unity. So please join your friends and neighbors and lets all raise a frosty brew to this beautiful island we call home.
Beer by the Bay is easy to get to by ferry, water taxi, or a short cab ride from the mainland over the iconic Bay Bridge. With admission, guests will receive unlimited tastes of favorite brews, an official Beer by the Bay souvenir cup, swag bags for the first 100, a super-relaxed vibe with bay breezes and signature downtown view, and of course the chance to benefit some fantastic local organizations. The Islander Ladies Club is very grateful for the support of the local businesses who have sponsored the event, providing everything from beer and food to entertainment and donations to the raffle.
Information and tickets are available at www.beerbythebay.com. Tickets are $50 until the day of the event, then $75 at the door.
About the Islander Ladies Club
The Islander Ladies Club (ILC) is a non-profit, community organization founded on the principles of tolerance, compassion, and inclusion. The ILC is dedicated to creating positive changes in the community by working to end discrimination based on sexual orientation, gender, race, disability or other differences. A home-grown group of women based in Coronado, the ILC is vested in creating a compassionate environment for all individuals, where differences are accepted and celebrated. The ILC is anti-hate, anti-bullying, and sees peers as equally valuable human beings worthy of respect, friendship and protection. For more information, visit http://islanderladiesclub.org
About Coronado Schools Foundation
Through community involvement and support, Coronado Schools Foundation raises and manages funds to provide exceptional learning experiences for all Coronado Unified School District students. Coronado Schools Foundation envisions a public school community that provides students an opportunity to learn, thrive and reach their highest potential today and into their future. For more info, visit www.csfkids.org
United Through Reading
United Through Reading is dedicated to uniting U.S. military families who face physical separation by facilitating the bonding experience of reading aloud together. In nearly 200 locations worldwide, United Through Reading offers military service members the opportunity to be video-recorded reading books to their children at home. Our program creates emotional connections between parents and their children, encourages literacy, and makes homecomings easier.
In 2014, with the help of more than 500 volunteers, United Through Reading served more than 100,000 beneficiaries, at nearly 200 recording locations around the world distributing more than 25,000 books to military children. For more info, visitwww.unitedthroughreading.org
