Mammoth Bluesapalooza & Festival of Beers, 2009

For Lodging Packages with Discounted Tickets

•  14th Annual Mammoth Festival of Beers and Bluesapalooza, outdoors among the pines with  California’s Eastern High Sierra as a backdrop.  Mammoth’s most talked about summer event, “Beer and Blues in the High Sierra,” showcases over 70 micro breweries and a variety of blues performers from around the country.

•  The Grand Tasting features over 70 of the most sought-after micro breweries such as Mammoth Brewing Company (sponsor of the event), Deschutes, Mendocino, Alaskan, Bear Republic, Anderson Valley, Anacapa, Stone, Lost Coast, Green Flash, Ballast Point, Kern River, Samuel Adams, San Diego, Santa Cruz Mountain Brewing, New Belgium and many more. Visitors sample ales, lagers and stouts while listening to an eclectic mix of blues performers.

•  Bluesapalooza features a variety of nationally known blues artists; a mix of styles including acoustic party blues, soul/funk, Chicago R&B, intense southern rock, boogie-woogie, and jazz tinged blues. Bands Announced

Date, Location and Hours

FRIDAY NIGHT BLUES BBQ & CONCERT

Friday, July 31 - 5:00 pm-9:00 pm
(gate opens 4:45 pm

GRAND TASTING & BLUESAPALOOZA

Saturday, August 1 - 12:00 pm-5:00 pm - Tasting
gate opens 11:30 am)
Saturday, August 1 - 12:00 pm-9:00 pm - PM Music

Hangover & Blues Party

Sunday, August 2 - 8:00 am-1:00 pm

Sam’s Wood Site, on Minaret Rd between Main St and Meridian Boulevard, Mammoth Lakes, CA

Event Schedule  (Artists and times subject to change.)

•  Friday, July 31   Friday Night Blues BBQ and Concert    Sam’s Wood Site
                                    Food Vendors Open                                5:00-8:00 pm
                                    The California Honeydrops                    6:00-7:00 pm
                                    Rod Piazza & The Mighty Flyers           7:30-9:00 pm
                                                                                               
•  Saturday, August 1   Grand Tasting                                      12:00-5:00 pm
                                         and Bluesapalooza                            11:45-9:00 pm
                                   Food Vendors Open                                 12:00-8:00 pm
                                   The California Honeydrops                     11:45 am
                                   John Nemeth                                              12:45 pm                     
                                   Janiva Magness                                          2:20 pm
                                   Eric Sardinas & Big Motor                         4:00 pm
                                   John Lee Hooker Jr                                    6:00 pm
                                   Kenny Wayne Shepherd                            7:45 pm

• Sunday, August 2    Sunday Morning Hangover Party      8:00am-1:00 pm

Box Office and Ticket Information (Bring blankets and low-back sand chairs only; no pets or outside alcohol.)

•  Ticket Prices (per person ticket costs; Tickets on sale NOW; some tickets subject to service charges.)
                                                              
-   Ultimate Blues/Brews/BBQ Party Pkg - $80 pp** -
Fri Blues, Fri BBQ Dinner, & Saturday Beer/Blues*

-   Friday Night Blues BBQ & Concert - $40 / $45.00 pp  -
Friday Blues & BBQ (includes BBQ Dinner)

-   Friday Night Blues Concert Only - $25 / $30.00 pp - Advance/gate -
Music Only

-   Saturday Blues/Brews Party Pkg* - $54 / $64.00 pp - Advance/gate price            
-   Saturday Blues Only - $45 / $50.00 pp - Advance/gate price -
Blues only-No beer tasting

-   10 and under - free - Free with paid adult

*   Saturday purchase includes unlimited beer tasting and commemorative glass; must be 21 years or older
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** Advance purchase only through July 30, 2009

•  Ticket Locations

• With Lodging Purchase - Discounted Tickets Available
  
• Online at www.vallitix.com or www.MammothBluesBrewsFest.com
• Vallitix Toll Free - 888-825-5484 or Vallitix Outlets
• In Mammoth Lakes at Mammoth Brewing Company’s Retail Store & Tasting Room at 94 Berner Street near The Village 
   (760-934-7141; until 3 p.m. Friday, July 31)
• At the gate

Event Information &Toll free: 888-99BREWS (888-992-7397)

Box Office Open Friday, July - 4:00 pm
                               Saturday, August 1 - 10:00 am

Parking

Parking available along Minaret Road and at the Eagle Lodge Parking Lot on Meridian Blvd.  •  Trolley available Saturday, 1 pm – 10 pm, from The Village, Sam's Wood Site, Eagle Lodge Parking Lot – every 15 minutes