Thursday, February 20, 2014

Events to Expect Wednesday



In honor of a theme day I have decided that my theme for the week will be “Events to Expect Wednesday’s,” where I will mention up and coming events to keep an eye out for in the Michiana area. Growing up in the Midwest is no easy feat. Just ask Kanye West what the Midwest is, “Young and Restless.” One of the frequent complaint of Midwesterners, or at least those in the South Bend area, is that “there’s nothing to do.” Once again I’m here to break down predispositions and to prove to readers there are in fact things to do. For instance, did you know that you can find local events daily at DowntownSouthBend or at the South Bend Tribune online? This includes events going on all around the area! Another interesting read is Michiana Entertainer, and if you’re out at the bar long enough you might just find yourself in one of their monthly issues.

One upcoming event that everyone should be looking forward to is South Bend’s Official St. Patty’s Day Tent Party and Pub Tour on Friday March 14th. I’ve been to the last two and have yet to be disappointed. Admission is only $5 dollars, but they’ll try to get you to buy the “Green Room Package” for $20 which basically means an easier outlet to a bathroom, if you’re into that sort of thing. The best part of the event is the pub tour. Not only is the tent located near places like CJ’s Pub and Club Fever, but there are shuttle buses that do a route to other local pubs like Oyster Bar and Corby’s. Once you get your tent party gear, you get to ride the shuttle buses and enter participating bars for FREE!  There you have it, almost an entire month to prepare yourselves for green beer and good times.

One of the funniest/craziest things to ever have happened to me occurred on my first pub tour. During a taxi ride with a couple of my friends and some random female cohorts up to Brother's Bar and Grill from Corby's, a group of people hopped out in the middle of the road and began to argue. Our driver stopped in the middle of the road and watched them for a minute, all the while the rest of us were in the back very nonchalant and waiting to get to the bar. All of a sudden, our taxi driver gets OUT of the van and starts walking up to these people, yelling and swinging his arms for them to get out of the road. It was like watching someone herd barn animals or something! Mean while those of us left in the van were left astonished and in knots over the whole ordeal, confused but amazed that our driver was willing to do such a thing!
 
Another event to look forward to is the resurgence of NASCAR, with special guest this year Chris Evans Chris Evans a.k.a. ‘Captain America’ enlisted as NASCAR Daytona 500's Grand Marshal | TheCelebrityCafe.com


4 comments:

  1. Hey Kyle
    Im loving your blog and I could definitely see myself finding it useful, as I like to partake in the occasional pub activities. It's nice to be able to go to one place to see what there is to do on wednesdays or otherwise. Are you going to be attending all of the events that you name? Or are you just suggesting them.

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    1. Thank you Gabby! I'm gonna try my best to attend the events I mention in order to give more in depth feedback for the blog, but I can't say if I'll do all of them. As of now I plan on attending the South Bend St. Patty's Day tent party for sure.

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  2. I liked your blog from the first, but I really like this feature. Having a weekly post about upcoming events lets everyone know about the local entertainment opportunities. I always seem to hear about everything at the last minute or after it's over! You can count on me checking back every week to scope out the next event.

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    1. I really appreciate that Ms. Fisher! I feel like the biggest problem a lot of these places have is not properly advertising their events to the public, and I thought it'd be a nice way to promote the events while engaging the community.

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