Change in the Air Festival!

Sat, 6/18 12:00 PM-7:00 PM

Change In The Air Festival is a fundraiser for New England Brewing Company African American Brewers scholarship through the Brewing Sciences Certification Program at Sacred Heart University.

Last year’s festival raised almost $10,000 towards scholarships for aspiring Black and Brown brewers. This year it's going to be bigger. Better. New event lineup. Same amazing vibes.

Where The Craft Meets The Culture.

Join us on Saturday, June 18th from 12pm - 7pm at Bear's Smokehouse BBQ in New Haven, CT for a one-of-a-kind annual Festival.

TICKETS ARE ON SALE NOW!

Why “Change in the Air"? What started as a beer collaboration between us and Dockside Brewery as a fundraiser for the CT brewers Guild African American Scholarship, has evolved into a festival with the same goals. Creating a more inclusive beer industry while uplifting and highlighting Black and Brown owned food vendors, music and art.

This inclusive event will provide the Black and Brown community the opportunity to discuss social issues, learn more about careers in the Connecticut and surrounding region craft beer industry, and the educational programs available through Sacred Heart University. What to expect at the festival

Beer - 26 breweries from Connecticut and the surrounding region, including Black and Brown owned breweries. Responsibly enjoy 2oz samples from each brewery, and we'll have some special collab beers only available at the Fest! New England Brewing Co. Labyrinth Brewing Company, Alvarium Beer Company, Dockside Brewery, Lawson's Finest Liquids, Hoax Brewing Company, Hog River Brewing Company, Tribus Beer Co., Black Hog Brewing Co., Fox Farm Brewery, Counter Weight Brewing Co, Best Friends Lunch, Twelve Percent Beer Project, Kent Falls Brewery, Rhythm Brewing Co., Great Falls Brewing, Allagash Brewing Co., Armada Brewing, Athletic Brewing Company, 5 Churches Brewing Company, Tox Brewing, Sam Adams, Night Shift Brewery, Reverie Brewing / Cervesa Papi, Aspetuck Brew Lab, Bissell Brothers.

WE ARE SO EXCITED TO POUR OUR COLLABORATION BEERS "EARLY DISMISSAL", WITH LAWSON'S FINEST LIQUID & BISSELL BROTHERS.

Music - Live DJ and performances from Timmy Maia , DJ Rawles, and more!

**Food **- Food available for purchase from Bear's Smokehouse BBQ and also from some of the best Black and Brown owned restaurants around including: Jazzy's Soul Kitchen Madeline's Empanaderia Je T'aime Cupcakes Perfect Poundcakes Ovelle Coffee Drunk Alpaca The CaseyPop Shop Mecha Noodle Bar More to come!

Artists - Magzart Alberto Colon Rochester Fine Art Art by Tiff Aundretia I Shaw Dooley-O Mhoor Art/ Hollywood Foxx Jewelry LLC Iris Thompson Trasloof Vendors Legacy Squad The Crafty Cat Co. Black Goat Milk Clothiers PURE by Shasha LLC Brina's Boutique Caribbean Home-Style Products Mahogany Beauty T-Shirt World CT Traveler On A Mission Essentially Kookie

We are proud to be an organizing partner of this event! And to be working closely with the Connecticut Brewers guild, along with Sacred Heart University. 100% of proceeds from this event will be donated to the scholarship endowment fund at SHU.

Learn more about the SHU Brewing Science Program and Scholarship here - https://www.sacredheart.edu/blackbrewers

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