EVENTS THIS MONTH AT THE BREWERY
Whether its celebrating a birthday, anniversary, wedding, retirement, baby shower or more we host dozens and dozens of events all year. Some, like Carolina Indie Fest and Brews Blues and BBQ, are larger and more planned. Others, like personal celebrations, are spur of the moment. Regardless of the reason we are ready to host you and your party - if you have questions reach out through our Google Business Profile, over Facebook, Instagram or email at info@huggermuggerbrewing.com and let us know how we can help make your event special.
In December
Here are the full slate of events at the brewery for the month of December:
* First Friday is back November 1st! Food truck starts serving at 5pm, vendors are set up by 6pm & live music starts 7pm. Also, beer! Beer beer beer!
* TNT Trivia returns Dec 10 and 17 - hosted by Traci. It's mostly trivia with some twists and turns that may involve composing beer poems and portraits of Krampus.
* Line dancing returns Sunday Dec 1st and 15th from 2:30pm-5pm. Tickets are $15 and include a beverage of choice.
* book club returns Wednesday, Dec 11th at 6:30pm - this month we're reading The 12 Dates of Christmas. Sigh. When are we going to crack open Heidegger's Sein und Zeit? You're going to want the Stambaugh translation, trust me.
* Yoga and beer has already passed us by this month but it is back on the first Sunday of January (the 5th) at 11am - Sanford Yoga & Community Center offers this yoga event for everyone. Your ticket includes adult beverage of your choice. Follow their socials for a variety of fun events like our recent Stitch and B***h where much was stitched and, possibly more, was b***hed.
* our monthly beer share is Wednesday, December 18th. Bring a couple bottles (or cans, or growlers) of your favorite brews to share. This is a group of serious beer lovers who source beers from all over this country and beyond, come ready to learn some things you didn't previously know about beer and breweries & sample some good beers.
* Our St Nick Christmas Market gets you lots of opportunity to grab a last minute Christmas gift on Friday, December 20 from 6-9pm. And for gift giving don't forget the gift of beer! Our four packs can be sold mix-and-match for a holiday sampler. And sealed beer can, contrary to some popular beliefs, go to room temperature and back to refrigeration without any consequence. Not sure what to get? You can always purchase a very easily transferred e-gift card!
* Another cool event right before Christmas is Manifest & Melt offered by Purple Reign on December 22nd. Join Martina to craft your own intention candle and vision board for an afternoon of creativity and connection! Ticket includes: custom candle you’ll create and take home, 1 drink to enjoy, refreshments & a swag bag full of surprises, vision board crafting to focus on your goals & fun games & amazing vibes. Grab tickets here.
* Got some truly awful holiday clothing? Come decked out and ready to win prizes at our Terrible Holiday Wear Contest. Yes, ugly Christmas sweaters are welcome but don't be shy about bringing that slightly offensive yarmulke your Uncle Larry gag gifted you. Got some holiday tights with a naughty message? Throw those on and get down here. Want to make your own terrible creation? Sounds like a winner to me. The only requirements are that you show up at 7pm and have purchased a beer/wine/cider to aid in holiday cheer. Certainly gift cards will be part of the prizes but we'll look to sweeten the prize pot a bit as well.
* Mask making is back and just in time for our masquerade ball on New Year's Eve! This class is taught by a special effects artist with two decades of experience bringing a broad variety of creations to life - including masks!
The class will be between 2-3 hours long depending on the complexity of the papier-mâché mask you've chosen to make. True mask making takes time so our instructor has created a number of forms of different sizes and shapes to speed up the process. Just choose a mask form and, if desired, some additions like horns or ears. Students will be painting the masks and adding other adornments (like hair, if desired) but if there are particular items you would like on your mask please ask ahead and we will let you know if that will be provided or if you need to source that item. Email Tim with your question (tim@huggermuggerbrewing.com)
This class will be taught by special effects artist Joh Harp. Joh (pronounced "Joe") has worked in the world of theater and film since he was a kid and has been doing special effects work for over 20 years. He loves sharing the knowledge acquired from years in the industry and seeing the wonder and joy these creatures can elicit.
Normally we include an adult beverage with the cost of the class but to keep costs down we decided against it for this class. Your takeaway will be a professional grade mask that we will display in the beer hall if you would like us to store it for you.
The class will be at the brewery from 3pm to 6pm on Sunday, Dec 29th.
* Give the gift of life by giving blood at the Red Cross blood drive in the beer hall on Monday, December 30th from 11am to 3pm
* Post Christmas on December 30th check out the Gyotaku Workshop (Game Fish edition) and learn about the Japanese art of fish printing. This has proven far more popular than I imagined when we were first approached about it. It's a really nice combination of something relaxing to do while learning about art and culture, having a beer and printing a fish. Do you really have something better than this to do with your Monday night?
* New Years Eve we will have a Masquerade Ball with DJ, smoke machine, dance floor and midnight champagne toast all being part of ringing in 2025. Time to find a mask (or make your own at our mask making class Dec 29th) and get ready to join us for drinks and dancing until midnight. No cover charge, free and open to revelers.
* Looking ahead just a little bit … Friday, January 3rd is First Friday. Competitive puzzling is all the rage & we want you to get jiggy with it amongst our many crafty vendors (6pm), Poppy's Backyard Grilling Food Truck (5pm) and beer beer beer (noon to midnight)!
Puzzlemania consists of teams of up to four competing to finish a jigsaw puzzle in order to win prizes. Everyone has the same 500 piece jigsaw puzzle and their own table reserved to work things out.
Register a team by buying a ticket (link below) and get to the brewery by 6:45pm on Friday, January 3rd to grab a beer/wine/cider and get situated for the big event. Tickets MUST be purchased and registration form (link below) submitted by Tuesday, Dec 31st to ensure we have all the puzzles we need on hand for the event.
First team to finish wins the top prize which includes a cash award, there will also be second place and honorable mention.
That's all folks, hope you'll join us for some, or all, of these events! Check our Facebook events page for details on all these and more.
