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Upstate NY brewers join effort to help live entertainment impacted by Covid-19
Updated Feb 26, 2021;
Posted Feb 26, 2021
Curtain Up is a collaboration by craft brewers in Upstate New York and elsewhere to benefit actors and others in the entertainment industry affected by the Covid-19 pendemic.
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Among the many industries that have struggled during the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic are live entertainment and craft brewing.
Now craft brewers nationally, and here in Upstate New York, are gearing up to help struggling musicians, actors and others in the entertainment industry.
The national effort, called Curtain Up / Save the Arts, brings together at least 50 breweries from across the country to make individual versions of a special beer, with proceeds benefitting organization like The Actors Fund and others that provide to workers in the entertainment industry. It’s coordinated by The Happy Hour Guys, two actors who like to promote craft beverages.
Episode 569 The Show Must Go On: The Happy Hour Guys’ Curtain Up Initiative
Aired: Thursday, February 18th 2021
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HOSTED BY Jimmy Carbone
This week on Beer Sessions Radio, Jimmy is taking center stage to highlight the Curtain Up initiative with the Happy Hour guys and a couple of special brewmasters. On the show is Dave Lopez from Gun Hill Brewing Company in the Bronx, NY; Jon Zerivitz from Union Craft Brewing in Baltimore, Maryland; Kris March from Slickfin Brewing in Fort Edward, NY; and Jimmy Ludwig and Mark Aldrich from The Happy Hour Guys.
For the first half of the show, Jimmy, The Happy Hour Guys, and Dave catch up with Jon down in Baltimore. Jon highlights Baltimore’s rich art scene and all the support his Curtain Up beer has received from the Baltimore community. He also credits Covid-19 for helping him refocus and slow down a bit, reworking his brewing process and recipes so that everything is in great shape for an