Bombshells and Ales Host Street Fest
Pamela Hall
The Ashland Beacon
Everyone loves a street fair event. There is always plenty of delicious food, great music, and lots of fun to be had. With the coming of cooler weather upon us, there are only a handful of such events left for the year. One that you won’t want to miss is this Saturday in Ashland.
Bombshells and Ales will host their very first Street Fest on Saturday, September 23. Of course, the three main elements needed for success will be there in abundance… delicious food, great music, and plenty of fun!
The Bombshells and Ales Street Fest will begin on Saturday morning at 11:00 with a Corn Hole tournament. The portion of Carter Avenue in front of the restaurant down to Tres Hermanos Nunez will be closed to accommodate the Street Fest. There will be bounce houses for the kids in addition to a Kona Ice truck. And of course, delicious food from Bombshells and Ales will be available.
The music portion of the event will begin at 4 p.m. on a street stage from Studimo, who is also running sound. Several popular local artists will be appearing that make the Street Fest well worth attending.
Barry Eastham is an artist who sometimes appears with Larry Pancake, who is certainly no stranger to the local music scene. Pancake is also the current Greenup County Jailer.
Tyler Waller has been gaining quite a following in the past few years. He has played many local venues and also opened for Clay Walker at the Paramount Arts Center. Waller, an avid fisherman, is a luthier, which is a guitar builder. Waller teaches, among other skills, as a technology teacher at Dawson Bryant High School.
Allison Road is a band from Springfield, OH. They have opened for artists such as Ashley Cooke and Lainey Wilson.
Shane Thomas is from Ashland and has performed across the country. He has opened for artists such as John Michael Montgomery, Aaron Tippin, and Little Big Town.
Love and Theft will take the stage at 8:30 p.m. They are from Nashville and are known for their #1 hit “Angel Eyes”. They have had several Top 40 songs as well and have been nominated for several awards through the Academy of Country Music, the Country Music Association, and the CMT Music Awards.
Now for the admission price, it’s FREE!! That’s right, there’s no admission fee to hear all of this great music!
“We wanted to do something for the community that was free and fun to do to highlight the restaurant,” said David Willey, Director of Operations for Bare Restaurants. “We had thought about doing a street event, so when the opportunity to book Love and Theft came about, we decided to make the event the Bombshells and Ales Street Fest.”
Although this is the first street event that Bombshells and Ales has hosted, there may be more events to come.
“We’ve had tremendous support from our sponsors,” Willey stated. “If this one goes well, there may be more in the future.”
Don’t miss the Bombshells and Ales Street Fest on Saturday, September 23 beginning at 11 a.m. It’s sure to be a fun time with delicious food and great music.