This Week at BLAH

TUESDAY:
• U.S. Men vs Czech Republic. We'll be showing the game on the big screen (w/o sound) at 5pm.

WEDNESDAY:
• Adams Ave Farmers' Market at it's temporary location on 35th St. more info
Farmers' Market Specials:
Suzie’s Farm Beet and Mizuna Salad $10
Goat Cheese, Hazelnuts, Balsamic Emulsion
Zucchini Pizza $15.50
Caramelized Onion, Oil-Cured Olives, Orange Zest, Goat Cheese, Fontina, White Anchovy
Squash Blossoms Stuffed With Crab $13.00
Summer Beans, Soffritto, Romesco Sauce, served with a Suzie’s Farm Petite Salad of Arugula, Cucumber and Radish
Side of Braised Greens $7.00
Bacon, White Wine, Parmigiano-Reggiano, EVO
Side of Grilled Summer Squash
Salsa Verde, Pecorino Romano $5.00

SATURDAY:
• $3.50 Cask 'til 3:50pm.
• U.S. Men vs Turkey. We'll be showing the game on the big screen (w/o sound) at 11am.

SUNDAY:
• Ballast Point Showcase. To celebrate their being named World Beer Cup's Best Small Brewery/Brewmaster of the Year, we are serving flights featuring Sculpin IPA (gold medal), Sour Wench, Big Eye IPA, Calico Amber, Wahoo Wheat and Cask Ballast Point Spirits Rum-Soaked, Oak-Aged Piper Down (gold medal). Come celebrate their award and taste what got them there.
• Edible San Diego Issue Release Celebration: It looks like we'll have the publishers in house with the new issue hot off the press. Come by, meet the staff, read the new issue and have some lunch.
• Chicago Fire vs AC Milan at 5:30pm

UPCOMING:

Art Around Adams: June 5th from 3-9pm. www.artaroundadams.org

Taste of Adams: June 13th taste of adams.com

San Diego Beer Week'nd: June 11-13 we will be participating in the SDBW Preview Weekend. Events will be posted soon.

The World Cup is coming! We'll release a schedule of the games we plan on showing ASAP.



Le Tour at BLAH: Running from Saturday July 3^rd to Sunday July 25^th 2010, the 97^th Tour de France will be made up of 1 prologue and 20 stages and will cover a total distance of 3,600 kilometres. Last year we showed the 9pm recap nightly and plan on doing the same this year. More info to come.

American Bike to Craft Beer Work Week

It's American Craft Beer Week and National Bike to Work Week. So, what better way to celebrate than by biking to work and then over to Blind Lady? Cyclists always save 10%, and then on Friday in honor of National Bike to Work Day cyclists save 20%!!

Tuesday, May 18th
Firestone Walker event with a glass giveaway. Info will be announce on Facebook on Tuesday.

Wednesday, May 19th
Showcase of Lost Abbey (Framboise, Barrel Fermented Serpent Stout and maybe Angels Share).
JUST ADDED: Pookie Imperial Black IPA, and Good Grief Brown Ale
DrinkAbout 6: check out the website for info

Thursday, May 20
American Belgians: RR Consecration/Damnation, Allagash White/Curieux, Bruery Berliner/more tba ...

Friday, May 21
American Germans: Craftsman Hefe, Sierra Summerfest, Sierra Glissade, Gordon Biersch Schwarzbier, Victory Prima Pils, Hangar 24 Alt.
Bike to Work Day: Ride your bike and get 20% off!!!

Saturday, May 22nd
Champions League Final @ 11:30am. We will open at 11am for you to come in and cheer on either Bayern Munich or Inter Milan. It's a beer vs pizza throwdown. After the game we will have either a German beer or Pizza special depending on who reigns supreme!

more info tba

UCL FINAL LIVE AT BLAH : MAY 22ND

Saturday, May 22nd
Champions League Final @ 11:30am. We will open at 11am for you to come in and cheer on either Bayern Munich or Inter Milan. It's a beer vs pizza throwdown. After the game we will have either a German beer or Pizza special depending on who reigns supreme!

Bike to Work Day/Week

Bike to Work Day is coming up May 21st, but did you know that whole week is California Bike Commute Week? In 2009, 5,000 San Diegans participated in Bike to Work Day. That's pretty awesome. We'll be a Pit Stop this year and hope to see you between 6-9am. Register Today www.icommutesd.com

Items at the pit stop will include bottled water, Function beverages (energy drink), Clif Bars, Bear Naked Fruit, sunscreen, t-shirts, and much more!

Ride your bike to the Blind Lady after work and get 20% off food and drink and watch bike themed movies on the big screen.

Get motivated:

1. The typical American family spends almost $8000 a year to own and operate a car.
2. The U.S. alone uses 46% of all the gasoline used in the world.
3. Most Americans don't get enough exercise.

Here are some great resources for planing your ride:
BikeToWorkDay
CaliforniaBikeCommuteWeek
AdamsAveBikes
VeloCult
ThomasBikeShop
SDBikeCommuter
RideTheCity

Food Bank Benefit : May 16th

April's fundraiser for Beers for Books raised enough money to translate over 400 books! Thanks to everyone who came out in support. Now it's on to May and we've got a pretty lofty goal of raising enough money to help the Food Bank provide 1,500 meals.

Glücklicher Vatertag

In Germany, Father's Day (Vatertag) is celebrated differently from other parts of the world. It is always celebrated on Ascension Day (the Thursday forty days after Easter), which is a federal holiday. Regionally, it is also called men's day, Männertag, or gentlemen's day, Herrentag. It is tradition to do a males-only hiking tour with one or more smaller wagons, Bollerwagen, pulled by manpower. In the wagons are wine or beer (according to region) and traditional regional food, Hausmannskost, which could be Saumagen, Leberwurst (Liverwurst), Blutwurst (Blood Sausage), vegetables, eggs, etc. Many men will use this holiday to get very drunk, so usually groups of drunk people roam the streets all day. These traditions are probably rooted in Christian Ascension Day's processions to the farmlands, some of which reportedly took on the character of drinking sprees as early as in the 17th century. In the streets of urban regions, especially Berlin, "gentlemen parties" take place since the 19th century, excluding women and going along with alcohol consumption. However, several fathers also spend the day with their families and refrain from getting drunk.

Come to the Blind Lady tonight (May 13th) and ask for the Vatertag Pitcher Special and we'll give you a Schwartzbier or Prima Pils pitcher for $14.

NIGHT on ADAMS

NIGHT on ADAMS happens on the 2nd Wednesday of every month. Go to the new Farmers' Market from 3-7pm and check out all the things happening on Adams from 6-9pm. www.OnAdams.com