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APRIL 27�MAY 4, 2022
Celebrating a milestone with a community party
By Lisa Britton
Go! Magazine
L
A GRANDE — Side A Brewing
is having a birthday, and the
entire community is invited to a
block party on Saturday, April 30.
The brewery, 1219 Washing-
ton Ave., is turning 5. The block
party will run 3-8 p.m. on Elm
Street with a kids activity cor-
ner, lawn games, a “Paint a Pint”
station with Art Center East, and
booths from local organizations,
including La Grande Parks &
Recreation, Kevin Boylan Glass,
The Sweet Stick, Gardenia’s
Tamales, Blue Mountain Outfi t-
ters, Teahouse Bakes, Pixie Dust
Creations, Pinedrop Designs
and Oregon STEM.
At the ACE booth, visitors can
learn more about art classes, ex-
hibits and memberships. For the
“Paint a Pint” project, no painting
experience is necessary and all
Side A/Contributed photo
Staci & Co. will play from 5-7 p.m. April 30 at Side A’s birthday block party in
La Grande.
materials are supplied. Pre-
register at artcentereast.org or
purchase the glass at the booth
on Saturday. Supplies are limited.
Cost is $15 per pint glass or $25
for two.
Starting at 5 p.m., Staci & Co.
will take the stage to play live for
about two hours. At 7:30 p.m.,
an “after party” concert by Bag
of Hammers starts on the Side
A patio.
Side A will host a beer garden
throughout the block party.
HISTORY
When Side A opened, the
brewery didn’t serve its own
beer.
“The process of converting an
old fi rehouse into a restaurant is
a serious undertaking, as well as
converting a fi retruck bay into a
brewery,” said Caiti Burke, event
coordinator for Side A. “So, at
the opening of the restaurant
Side A had 10 guest brews on
tap as placeholders until we had
our own beer available to pour.”
Gourmet Provisions,
Majestic Pizza,
Wine & Beer Bottle Wonderland,
Dedicated Tap House,
Craft Cocktails,
Espresso Bar, Local & Far-Out Deli
403 S. Main Street Pendleton • 541.276.1350
Side A/Contributed photo
Bag of Hammers will play an after party on the patio of Side A Brewing at
7:30 p.m. April 30.
But the wait was only a few
weeks, and Side A debuted Cop-
per & Gold Strong Ale.
“Since then we have gone on to
brew 75 diff erent beers as well as
our own cider, and even added two
more taps to our bar to accommo-
date the growing number of brews
that were being produced from
our brewery,” Burke said.
For more information about
Side A, and to stay updated on
events and concerts, visit sidea-
beer.com or Facebook.
Prairie City
FIBER FEST
July 30 & 31, 2022
www.PrairieCityFiberFest.com