Local Wine Events

Freaktoberfest at Cigars and Stripes, in partnership with Shmaltz Brewing Company in New York and Chicago's premier beer distributor, Louis Glunz Beer, Inc., offers samples of the award-winning brewery's Coney Island line: Freaktoberfest Blood Red Lager, Sword Swallower Steel Hop Lager, Albino Python White Lager, and Human Blockhead Tough as Nails Lager, as well as over 60 other seasonal craft and import beers.  Shmaltz Proprietor, Jeremy Cowan, and other brewers will be on-hand to present their beers and field taster's questions.  Coney Island hot dogs will be available for purchase and non-stop, sideshow-style entertainment is planned in the bar's vintage sideshow tent, once owned by P.T. Barnum and the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus.  Halloween costumes encouraged.  For information, call 708-484-1043 or visit www.cigarsandstripes.com.  Price is $20 per person.