**AlterNatives' Bluegrass & Brews 2015!**

For all of you guys that came to AlterNatives' Bluegrass & Brews in May 2014, you know how much excitement and music flowed in the air, just as much as the beer flowed into your cups! All of it was for the cause of building stoves in the Highlands of Guatemala, what could be a more fun approach in supporting the cause?! **Hmm, how about doing it again this year on Saturday, May 16th from 11am-11pm? Yes!** So, Alternatives Boutique is Richmond's first fair trade store on 3320 W. Cary St. in good, ole Carytown. They get amazing products from fair trade craftspeople and companies that support them with livable wages and safe working conditions. The same people who own AlterNatives also are the founders of Richmond's Highland Support Project (HSP), which is a 501c3 nonprofit that helps enable positive change and empowers individuals and whole communities in the Guatemalan Highlands. Volunteer teams make annual trips to these places to do various projects affiliated with HSP - in this case, we are focusing on the root of change for many women, families, and communities - building stoves. HSP works with its partner-organization called Asociación de Mujeres del Altiplano (AMA) - Association of Highland Women - to construct these stoves for families and communities that would normally cook food over an open-pit fire inside of their homes. These stoves prevent illnesses and deaths from smoke inhalation, reduce deforestation because they use less wood, and they allot women more time to pursue other educational opportunities and trainings within and outside of their rural communities, which are coordinated and provided by AMA and its affiliates. This, in turn, helps empower the women and builds confidence, which makes these communities stronger to protect their specific interests in these regions. Date: Saturday May 16th Time: 11am-11pm Free Entry! $5 Beer Tickets! $2 Raffle Tickets! **VENUES** - AlterNatives Boutique (Main Venue ; 11am-11pm) - TC Artworks, Inc (2pm-4pm) - Sacred Waters Holistic Spa & Boutique (3pm-5pm) **BAND LINEUP** - Stu n' the Beef 11:15am-12:15pm - Tara Dillard & Friends 12:30pm-1:30pm - The Animal Frights 1:45pm-2:45pm - Western Avenue 3:00pm-4:30pm - Clay Spokes 4:45pm-6:15pm - Cutch Tuttle & Hound Dog Hill 6:30pm-8:30pm - Axt Museum 8:45pm-10:45pm --> Special Acoustic Performances at... - TC Artworks with Cutch Tuttle & Hound Dog Hill (2-4pm) - Sacred Waters with Stu n' the Beef (3-5pm) **BEER** - Hardywood Park Craft Brewery - Center of the Universe Brewing - Starr Hill Brewery - Garden Grove Brewing Company **FOOD** - BoDillaz **VENDORS** - New Normal Apparel - Mona Lounge Cigar Bar **LIVE BROADCAST by Radio Rubber Room!!** To listen live on May 16th: www.RadioRubberRoom.com **Also being broadcasted in between sets will be brief Panel Discussions from Grlz Night and People of Color Collective (POCollective)** **RAFFLE ITEMS FROM...** - AlterNatives Boutique - New Normal Apparel - Sacred Waters Holistic Spa & Boutique - Mona Lounge Cigar Bar - Butler Photo Art - Wired Jewelry by Nathan Shifflette - Carytown Mezzanine - Garden Grove Brewery - Starr Hill Brewery - COTU Brewing - Hardywood Brewery - Print by Artist Brendan Coyle - Plan 9 Music - Blue Bones Vintage **SILENT AUCTION ITEMS via Bidding For Good** - AlterNatives Boutique (SURPRISE) - Sacred Waters Holistic Spa & Boutique - Spa & Gift Package Basket (valued @ $100) - Butler Photo Art - $500 Gift Certificate - Garden Grove Brewing Co. - (5) Growlers ; (5) T-Shirts - Jewelry by Nathan Shifflette **SPONSORS** - AlterNatives Boutique - TC Artworks - Urban Interiors - Sacred Waters Holistic Spa & Boutique - New Normal Apparel - Mezzanine If you have any questions, please email: info@rvabluegrassandbrews.com You can also DONATE to the cause on our Firstgiving page, which can be accessed at our website: www.rvabluegrassandbrews.com Twitter & Instagram: @BGandBrewsFest *Logo design by Victoria Borges *Handouts and programs by South Cherry Creations LLC