Brews and Tunes returns
REBECCA PETTINGILL | Hagadone News Network | UPDATED 2 years, 9 months AGO
Jus' Anotha Local Band – yep, that’s the name of the band – plays for attendees at Settler’s Natural Market at 2023 Brews and Tunes on March 18.
Caleb Perez
Love and Lumber, 121 W 3rd Ave, participated in Brews and Tunes. The business has clothing, home decor, and more.
The sunny day made for a great turnout at the 2023 Brews and Tunes event. Many people chatted outside participating businesses as they waited to go in.
Rylei Franks, a Soap Lake native, played his guitar at Love and Lumber during Brews and Tunes Saturday.
The 2023 Brews and Tunes event saw dozens of people turn out to get a taste of some local brews and music.
Some organizations, that did not have businesses along 3rd Ave, set up tents and tables outside to meet attendees and discuss their offerings. The Boys and Girls Club of the Columbia Basin boasted their raffle for folks to win a new home or $100,000 possibly.
Love and Lumber also had an artist painting an ocean sunset for attendees to enjoy.
MOSES LAKE – The annual Brews and Tunes event was held over the weekend, bringing folks together for an afternoon of beer and music of all varieties.
The event, put on by the Downtown Moses Lake Association, featured over a dozen businesses that hosted a brewery or musician, or both in some cases. From noon to 5 p.m., Third Avenue was bustling with laughter, smiles and great conversation as the attendees got to browse and shop local businesses while enjoying fine brews, good music and even country line dancing.
The 2022 event had attendees grateful for something to get out and do as life started to return to normal from the pandemic.
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