BartendersBrawl News & Press

1. Free Anthony David Performance, Comedy, Trivia, Bartenders Brawl, and More Midweek Events
   Wednesday, August 17
   Bartenders Brawl CharlotteThe area’s top service-industry stars will duke it out at the inaugural Bartenders Brawl Charlotte. Bartenders Brawl was founded in St. Louis in 2010 and since has pitted mixologists against each other in St. Louis, Kansas City, and Chicago. Now the amateur fighting series, where bartenders, servers, and hostesses will face off against one another inside a ring, will be held in Charlotte. Each match will consist of three ninety-second rounds held under kickboxing rules. Participants, who’ve undergone professional training leading up to this event, will wear head guards, shin guards, and standard boxing gloves for each fight, and will be matched up by weight class. More than a dozen bouts are scheduled, including five female fights...sweet! 7:30 p.m. $20 and up. Suite will host the official after-party. Anyone with a wristband from Bartenders Brawl will be admitted for free, suitecharlotte.com. Pavilion at EpiCentre, 210 E. Trade St., pavilionatepicentre.com, bartendersbrawl.com.

   

   
2. Charlotte Observer

   Bartenders Brawl, comedy, more

   By Courtney Devores
   Special to the Observer

   Posted: Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2011

   Wednesday: The Bartenders Brawl is not a Tom Cruise-style "Cocktail" throwdown; instead, these service-industry stalwarts are actually stepping into the ring. The amateur fighting contest consists of a who's who in hospitality, as well as local celebs. Fighters, who have spent the past four to eight weeks training, will don guards, gear and gloves to punch and kick it out for three rounds at the Epicentre's rooftop Pavilion (210 E. Trade St.). Bell rings at 7 p.m. Tickets are $20-$100. Suite will host the after-party at 10 p.m. (free entry with Brawl wristband). 704-904-8946; www.bartendersbrawl.com.

   
   Read more: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/08/16/2532820/nightlife-bartenders-brawl-comedy.html#ixzz1VrTT4dBG

   

   
3. Chicago Fight Night has Monster Turn Out!
   

   The Bartenders Brawl wrapped up the summer on Sunday night at Joe's Bar in Chicago.   With a packed house on hand, Chicago's most popular hospitality individuals entertained a crowd of nearly seven hundred people this past weekend.   The first pictures can be seen here on REDEYE: http://www.redeyechicago.com/entertainment/clubs/redeye-bartenders-brawl-at-joes-bar-sunday-august-21-20110821,0,7957747.photogallery  
   
   
   
   

   

   
4. Inside STL pictures
   

   The pictures from The Bartenders Brawl 2011 kickoff show and www.insidestl.com can be found here!
   
   Click here for the pictures of ring girls, kickboxers, and action from The Bartenders Brawl St. Louis, from Sunday, June 26th.
   
   http://www.insidestl.com/insideSTL/STLNightlife/tabid/67/Default.aspx

   

   
5. Entertainment On the Hot List this week
   Posted: Friday, June 24, 2011 12:00 am
   Salsa you can't eat: Shake your hips on Art Hill as the St. Louis Art Museum hosts salsa group Cafe Danza as its Art After 5 music series performer, 7-8:30 p.m. today. Free.
   Bar fights: St. Louis drink-slingers will slug it out, mixed martial arts-style, at the Bartenders Brawl at 7 p.m. Sunday at Mile 277 Tap and Grill. $20.
   Works of art: PHD Gallery opens two exhibits Saturday: the masculine drawings of Touko Laaksonen, aka Tom of Finland, and "Film Noir," a collection of self-portraits by Michigan native Aunia Kahn. Reception starts at 7 p.m.; $10 donation.
   Weird science: Con-tamination 2011, a sci-fi, horror and pop-culture convention, showcases seminars, screenings and special guests, including Eric Roberts and the casts of "Boondock Saints" and the original "Fantastic Four." The Sheraton Westport Chalet hosts the event from 4 p.m. today through Sunday.
   Tiki time: Put on a Hawaiian shirt for Sanctuaria's Cocktails by Candlelight event at 7 p.m. Monday. Roasted pig, pineapple punch and an array of specialty cocktails are on the menu. $75, with a portion of proceeds going to the Spot at Washington University. 314-535-9700.
   

   Evan S. Benn is the assistant editor of Go! magazine. He also writes about beer and food, and he is author of the 2011 Post-Dispatch book "Brew in the Lou: St. Louis' Beer Culture - Past, Present and Future," available here. Follow him on Twitter and Facebook.

   
   Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/entertainment/article_6b04fd25-bac2-52f0-9e93-135ab3afbb33.html#ixzz1Qum3Fxew

   

   
6. Press Release
   
   

   

   The Bartenders Brawl fight series kicks off in St. Louis on Sunday night, June 26th, at Mile 277 Tap and Grill.  This is an amateur kickboxing and MMA event consisting of the "who's who" in the St. Louis hospitality business, infused with local celebrities and sports figures.  

   Over the past four weeks, these industry professionals were split into different camps and transformed into fighters by multiple fight schools.   Leading the charge was Mike Rogers and St. Charles MMA, along with Jim Cordes and The Boxing Gym.   This Sunday night should pan out to be one of the biggest industry events of the season!     The gates will be open at 6 o’clock, as the first bout is scheduled to start at approximately a little after 7pm.  

   Ticket prices will range from $20 for general admission, all the way up to $100 for ringside VIP packages.   As they are expecting a sold out show, please arrive early!   For more information about this fight series or to purchase tickets, please visit their website: www.bartendersbrawl.com.

   Event manager Scott Dyer at 636.262.1292.  

   

   
7. The Bartenders Brawl Results (Official)
   The Bartenders Brawl Results (Official)

   

   
8. Photos: The St. Louis Bartender's Brawl
   By William Melton
   

   published: Tue., Sep. 28 2010 @ 1:55PM

   Local promoters, bartenders, managers and cocktail servers stepped into the ring this past Sunday at Al Hrabosky's Ballpark Saloon. This night of amateur fights included both MMA and kickboxing matches. Photographer Sarah Rusnak was there to catch the action.
   
   
   

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