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Diana Chittester is one of the scheduled performers at House of Blues' second Local Brews Local Grooves beer fest in April.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio - Tickets will go on sale 10 a.m. Friday, March 25, for House of Blues' second Local Brews Local Grooves beer and music fest, with more than a dozen breweries and DJs/musicians lined up for Saturday, April 23.
Last year, more than 2,200 people attended the inaugural fest in late February.
Multiple food stations will be available with a menu created by House of Blues chefs. A pair of wineries - Debonne Vineyards in Madison and Gervasi Vineyards in Canton - also will be part of the fest. Oskar Blues, a Colorado craft brewery whose cans are available in Northeast Ohio, is the sole non-Ohio brewery scheduled to participate.
Brews
Brick and Barrel, Cleveland.
Cellar Rats, Madison.
The Cleveland Brewing Co., East Side of Cleveland.
Elevator, Columbus.
Fat Head's, North Olmsted and Middleburg Heights.
Great Lakes, Cleveland.
Jackie O's, Athens.
Lager Head's, Medina.
Oskar Blues, Longmont, Colorado.
Platform Beer Co., Cleveland.
Portside, Cleveland.
Revolution Brewing, Chicago.
17th State Brewing, Northeast Ohio.
Thirsty Dog, Akron.
Willoughby Brewing, Willoughby
Grooves (on four stages)
DJ Brooklyn
Brent Kirby & His Luck
Jones For Revival
Nathan Hedges
DJ Gene
DJ Brad Petty
Diana Chittester
Chris Allen
Tom Evanchuck
LT: Mixtape Casanova
DJ Chris Wright
Blues Chronicles
Swap Meet
Lost State of Franklin
If you go
The fest is 6-10 p.m.
Cost: $12 admission ticket. Wristbands are $15 ($25 for two, $37 for three). Each wristband comes with five tabs. Each sample will be one tab.
VIP Package is $35 and includes one admission ticket, two wristbands, one food voucher and entry at 5 p.m. and swag bag.
Tickets will be available at the box office, 308 Euclid Ave., Cleveland. (Box-office purchases avoid fees.) Online: ticketmaster.com, livenation.com and houseofblues.com/Cleveland.