14th annual 'Art of Beer' set for March 6

The “Art of Beer” – a signature beer and food-tasting fundraiser presented by the Niagara Arts and Cultural Center – will take place from 6-9 p.m. Friday, March 6. A bevy of Western New York’s top brewers, craft beverage sellers, restaurants and musicians will participate in the 14th annual event.

New this year, free parking – and a limo shuttle – can be found from 5:30-9:30 p.m. in the City Market lot, 755 W. Market St., off Pine Avenue.

Tickets are $40 in advance online and at Brickyard Brewing Company, Niagara Tradition Homebrew Supply, Marketside, The Craft Bar and The Red Coach Inn. The price increases to $45 at the door.

For more information, call 716-282-7530 or visit www.thenacc.org.

The NACC is located at 1201 Pine Ave., Niagara Falls.

Pictured, from left, inside The Starry Night Café at the NACC: (front row) Joe Zarrillo, café owner and bassist for The BOOM; Chris Budde, owner of Brewed and Bottled Craft Beer Shop, which returns to Lewiston this summer; (back row) Jason Buckley and NACC Director of Development and Marketing Kelly Lang Buckley.