Samuel Adams News

With 'Hamilton' fever due to strike Boston in mid-September, Lexington Historical Society has come up with a way for the whole community to be in The Room Where It Happens.

Mimi's spices up its menu this fall with its all-new breakfast, bakery and dessert offerings, featuring the seasonal flavor, pumpkin spice. Later in the season, Mimi's will introduce a "Flavors of Fall" menu with a nod to indulgent fall favorites, centering on sauces created with Samuel Adams Oktoberfest Beer.

Now for a limited time, Applebee's Neighborhood Grill + Bar restaurants nationwide are serving up the NEW 3-Course Meal for one, including an appetizer, side salad and entrée. Starting at just $11.99, you can get the ultimate dining experience when choosing not one, not two, but THREE crave-worthy items from a selection of some of the most-loved dishes. But wait, the value doesn't stop there - Applebee's new Neighborhood Drink of the Month is the 2 DOLLAR Samuel Adams OctoberFest and it is available through the month of September.

With 'Hamilton' fever due to strike Boston in mid-September, Lexington Historical Society has come up with a way for the whole community to be in The Room Where It Happens.

On Sunday, August 19th and Monday August 20th, 2018, the national food sport series Culinary Fight Club, will host its annual two-day Grand Championship Competition at Morgan MFG. location 401 N. Morgan St. Day one will be Culinary Fight Fest during which 20 Culinary Fight Club champion professional chefs from nine states will bring their best 'bites' - small hors d'oeuvres - for the audience to taste and vote on. The chefs with the top four bites will advance to day two, The Final Plate, where they will go head to head in a 45-minute mystery basket challenge, using a mystery basket of unknown ingredient to create the one champion gourmet dish. A jury of judges will vote on the winning plate and the 2018 Grand Champion will be awarded $5,000 in cash $5,000 in prizes, competition branded Chef Coats and the coveted Culinary Fight Fest trophy. Attendees of both events will be able to enjoy small bites and appetizers created by the chefs along with samples from leading beverage brands. The events will be sponsored by industry-leading brands such as Bull Outdoor Products ($5,000 cash prize), Samuel Adams Beer, Reinhart Foodservice, Imperfect Produce, Kangen Water - Hydr8YourLife, Rhineland Cutlery, Essentia Water, and more. Guests will enjoy entertainment by US Poker & Casino Parties, A-Z Entertainment Music and a cameo appearance by Chicago favorite underground DJ, Chef and Artist Won Kim. Tickets to Culinary Fight Fest can be purchased at https:bit.ly2JV6WhJ, and tickets to The Final Plate at https:bit.ly2M8Fp9f. The exciting lineup of 20 chefs from nine cities are: · Janett Malpartida, ChefOwner of D Road Café - Montgomery, AL · Cherry Aikens, Executive Chef of Island Delight - Montgomery, AL · Josh Reeves, Executive Chef of The River Club - Atlanta, GA · Iliana Cordero, ChefOwner Concierge Chef Events - Atlanta, GA · Travis Hickman, Executive Sous Chef of The River Club - Atlanta, GA · Justin Rexroad, Executive Chef of Social Restaurant & Bar - Boston, MA · Gregg Brackman, ChefOwner of G Bar & Kitchen - Boston, MA · Ryan Rondeno, ChefOwner of Rondeno Culinary Designs - Los Angeles, CA · Hugo Miranda, Executive Chef of Four Points LAS - Los Angeles, CA · John Curley, ChefOwner of Ink & Knives Bacon Jam - Charlotte, NC · Matt Pickard, Executive Chef of Blackfinn Ameripub - Charlotte, NC · Kris Schoenberger, ChefOwner BBQ'd Productions - Chicago, IL · Steven Singer, Executive Chef of Michigan Shores Club - Chicago, IL · Stefano Roman ChefOwner of PR Italian Bistro - Chicago, IL · Joelle Brown, ChefOwner of NOLA Nights Southern Aromas - Chicago, IL · John Magno, Executive Chef of District Pour House & Kitchen - Kansas City, MO · Daniel Nutty, Chef de Cuisine of Lidia's - Kansas City, MO, · Bruce Russell, ChefOwner of Russell Restaurants - Milwaukee, WI · Lu Holter, Owner of Croix Valley Foods - Minneapolis, MN · Brent Berry, Executive Chef of Eatalia - Philadelphia, PA The judges of The Final Plate are: · Bo Jackson, All-Star in Baseball + Pro Bowler in Football Founder Bo Jackson's Signature Foods · Mike Fucci, ChefOwner at Chef Mikes Catering Watertown MA, Chef at Food Network and ChefAuthor at Michael Fucci's Delicious Attitude · Lance Avery, Chefowner Big Fork Brands, Four time #CFC Champ 2014 Taco, 2015 Burger, 2016 Chili + 2017 Pork · Wade Fortin, Marketing manager Bull Outdoor Products, Inc. and Two-Time World Burger Champion 2013 + 2014. 'It's so exciting to see these passionate chefs come together under one roof and battle it out to be named the Grand Champion Competitor of Culinary Fight Club,' says Culinary Fight Club founder, Jiwon McCartney. 'We are honored to have talents nine of our nineteen CFC cities represented in 2018; it's the years must-taste event!' About Culinary Fight Club Culinary Fight Club is an event company that produces live cooking competitions in nineteen cities across United States; Chicago, IL, Omaha, NE, New Orleans, LA, Cincinnati, HO, Boston, MA, Nashville, TN, Philadelphia, PA, Pensacola, FL, Sioux City, IA, Houston, TX, Atlanta, GA, Montgomery, AL, Denver, CO, Los Angeles, CA, Milwaukee, WI, Indianapolis, IN, Charlotte, NC, Minneapolis, MN, and Kansas City, MO. Culinary Fight Club partners with notable brands including Bo Jackson Signature Foods, Reinhart Foodservice, Bull Outdoor Grills, Samuel Adams, Mushroom Council, Big Fork Brands, Tiger Beer, The Beef Council and L&C Meats to hosts events at top venues, such as Navy Pier, Hard Rock Café, Extra Virgin, Bottled Blonde and more. Culinary Fight Club is an official qualifying event for the World Food Championships and partner for the Travel & Adventure Show's Culinary State. For more information on upcoming events, visit CulinaryFightClub.com, like on the brand on Facebook or follow it on Instagram or Twitter.

The StreetShares Foundation and Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream program have partnered to present the food and beverage edition of the Veteran Small Business Award. The summer cycle of the Veteran Small Business Award will provide small business capital and extensive mentoring, educational materials and inspiration to 'vetrepreneurs' in the food and beverage industry. The finalists will also have the opportunity to pitch their business idea live in front of an audience of the biggest military community bloggers, media, and thought leaders.

Lexington Historical Society is proud to host an officially licensed Hamilton singalong! Can't get tickets to the Opera House in September? Join us on Friday September 14 in the Room Where It Happens - Cary Hall! Sit with several hundred of your friends as we sing your favorite songs on the Hamilton Instrumentals album.

Black Angus Steakhouse, the original American steakhouse, is celebrating Lobster Appreciation Day by offering guests a free, cold-water Atlantic lobster tail on Thursday, June 14, with the purchase of a dinner menu steak starting at $18.99. This special offer is valid all day in the dining room and bar for groups up to 6 people and is available through Black Angus Steakhouse's Facebook page and Prime Club Email Club only (coupon is needed to receive the offer).

The Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts, UC Davis announces its 17th season of performing arts, filled with the leading artists in music, dance and theater alongside a powerful group of speakers. The season begins on September 22, 2018, with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis and concludes June 2, 2019, with the Alexander String Quartet and pianist Joyce Yang debuting a new work by composer Samuel Carl Adams.

Boston Calling announces its largest food and drink lineup to date. With over 150 menu items to choose from this year, the festival rolls out a lineup of incredible new restaurants, chefs and food vendors alongside several returning favorites. Plenty of local and international craft beers and wines will round out this year's menu. Boston Calling takes place Memorial Day Weekend, May 25-27, 2018 at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston (65 North Harvard Street, Boston). Tickets are available at www.bostoncalling.com.

Meany Center for the Performing Arts at the University of Washington announces its 2018/19 Season, presenting 24 visionary artists and ensembles that are pushing artistic boundaries, blending genres and redefining the meaning of creative mastery. The lineup includes international artists and ensembles from thirteen countries and cultures, including India, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Italy, France, Mexico, South Korea, Ukraine, Canada, Taiwan, Colombia, Spain and the USA.

The StreetShares Foundation and Sam Adams Brewing the American Dream have partnered to provide military and veteran-community entrepreneurs across the country access to capital and mentoring through Street Shares' Veteran Small Business Awards.

On January 26 & 27 the Paul Dresher Electro-Acoustic Band premieres Ned Rothenberg's improvised concerto Beyond C, an Ensemble commission inspired by Terry Riley's In C. Beyond C features Rothenberg as improvising woodwind soloist and Joel Davel as conductor. For this evening concert entitled BEYOND The Living Earth Show will premier selections from Dennis Aman's 24 Preludes & Fugues for invented instruments (created during Aman's 2016 Dresher Ensemble Artists Residency).

Three world-renowned artists come together to perform Brahms's complete piano trios at Carnegie Hall on Thursday, February 22 at 8:00 p.m. in Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage. Pianist Emanuel Ax, violinist Leonidas Kavakos, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma present the three works chronologically, beginning with Piano Trios Nos. 2 and 3, and concluding with No. 1 While this final work was first written in 1854 when the composer was 20 years old, he revisited the score and premiered a new version in 1890. This later version, most commonly performed today, will be presented as the third piece on this program.

Boston Calling reveals its daily lineup and releases single day tickets for this year's festival, taking place at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25 May 27, 2018.

As part of a five-city, eight-concert East Coast tour, Music Director and Conductor Riccardo Muti leads the Chicago Symphony Orchestra for two concerts in Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage in February that highlight new works by Jennifer Higdon and Samuel Adams.

On January 26 & 27 the Paul Dresher Electro-Acoustic Band premieres Ned Rothenberg's improvised concerto Beyond C, an Ensemble commission inspired by Terry Riley's In C. Beyond C features Rothenberg as improvising woodwind soloist and Joel Davel as conductor. For this evening concert entitled BEYOND The Living Earth Show will premier selections from Dennis Aman's 24 Preludes & Fugues for invented instruments (created during Aman's 2016 Dresher Ensemble Artists Residency).

Boston Calling, one of the city's most iconic events and one of the world's largest metropolitan music festivals, announces its 2018 lineup today. The internationally acclaimed and locally grown music festival returns for its ninth edition and will take place for the second consecutive year at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston (65 North Harvard Street, Boston) on Memorial Day Weekend, May 25 - 27, 2018. Headlined by Eminem, The Killers, and Jack White, Boston Calling 2018 will deliver over 54 performances from musicians, bands, and comedians across its three stages and the festival's indoor arena. Adding to the excitement, Academy Award-winning actress, producer and director Natalie Portman is confirmed to curate and host a series of special programming at this year's festival. More details will be announced in the months ahead.

See the full schedule of January and February events at Carnegie Hall below!

A Fan Favorite is returning to the State Theatre as comedian Bobby Collins hits the stage on Friday, January 12, 2018. Collins returns to the theatre where he recorded his most recent DVD in March of 2015.