2 - Colorama 2013
Beer tent comes back to Colorama
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erhaps the biggest change tent at North Dam Park during hours to Colorama this year will restricted to those that the other festival be the return of an old tradi- events operates. Chamber Manager Peggy Nevsition: The beer tent is back. Gone for decades now, the Col- mal said a 1500-square-foot tent will be located on orama beer tent the tennis court at was once a staple North Dam Park of the celebration, BEER GARDEN and staffed by volone that served Tennis Court at unteers. as a natural meetNorth Dam Park Nevsimal said ing place for old May 9 - 4-9 p.m. that people’s ID’s friends, some long May 10 - 4-9 p.m. and age will be gone from the May 11 • 4-10 p.m. checked at the encoulee, to come trance to the area together for a reLIVE MUSIC and that beer and union. Fri., May 10 7-9 p.m. wine will be availRun back then Love Stitch able. as a fund-raiser Sat., May 11 6-10 p.m. She said the for other organi•Rock-a-Bar beer tent will be zations, the beer open from 4-9 p.m. tent was revived Thursday, May 9; this year at the insistence of Grand Coulee Dam Area 4-9 p.m. on Friday, May 10; and SatChamber of Commerce board mem- urday, May 11, from 4-10 p.m. Live music will be featured bers who heard from locals past and present that Colorama was missing a both Friday and Saturday, Nevsimal said. “Love Stitch” will be the feacentral meeting place for adults. The old beer tent tradition ended tured band on Friday and “Rock-Aabruptly decades ago after two old en- Bar” on Saturday. At least one high school class emies got into a fight that ended after reunion group already has planned to one of them bit off the other’s nose. No one wants that kind of an at- make the new beer tent a part of their mosphere back. own gathering. The chamber will host the new beer
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