Brews & BBQ steps in for canceled cook-off
By Luke Ulatowski - SSP Reporter
Alive After Five is stepping up with the brand-new “Brews & BBQ” event in Deer Lodge to “keep the cooking type alive” following the cancellation of Discover Deer Lodge’s (DDL) Cookin’ on the Clark Fork BBQ Cook-Off.
Brews & BBQ will land at the two blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Old Montana Prison Complex and Cell Block Tavern on July 27. On July 4, Alive After Five announced the event, asking for vendors and “BBQ masters.”
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Alive After Five is stepping up with the brand-new “Brews & BBQ” event in Deer Lodge to “keep the cooking type alive” following the cancellation of Discover Deer Lodge’s (DDL) Cookin’ on the Clark Fork BBQ Cook-Off.
Brews & BBQ will land at the two blocks of Pennsylvania Avenue between the Old Montana Prison Complex and Cell Block Tavern on July 27. On July 4, Alive After Five announced the event, asking for vendors and “BBQ masters.”
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