Why not pretend it’s a cultural event. However… you purse your lips, stare into space, and talk about fruity backnotes at your own peril. Today there will be two sessions at the Rhode Island Convention Center of the 15th annual Great International Beer Festival, featuring 250 beers from 160 breweries. There’s food and music as well.

$36, session one from 1pm to 4:30pm, session two runs 6:30pm to 10pm

‘The next meeting of the *new* Providence chapter of Drinking Liberally is TONIGHT, February 27th at 8pm at The Wild Colonial in Providence. Drinking Liberally is an informal, inclusive progressive social group that gives like-minded, left-leaning individuals a place to talk politics over a beer.

Looking forward to seeing you there!’

By Timm Carney

I love liquor stores. What’s not to love, really? They are stores and they sell liquor; what more can you want? Cigarettes? They’ve got those too! Providence has an abundance of great liquor stores. It has been a personal goal to go to as many of them as I can. I’ve always got an eye out for a new one and I am not a liquor store snob. I like a dive sometimes more than your swank establishments.

I like everything about liquor stores except one thing, the lottery. The lines always bug me and I just don’t get it. You’re not gonna win! I also don’t get the term Package store. I know it’s some Rhode Island expression that I just don’t get but that’s a whole other story. As I said I am always on the look out for a new store, so if you know of any please let me know! more »

The Wild Colonial
South Water Street

Doors open early today — 2:30 PM — for the Patriots/Chargers game, followed immediately by the Giants/Packers contest. Watch the games on a color television set!