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12th Annual Oyster Weeks


March 1, 2010 (Mon) - March 5, 2010 (Fri) from 4:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Boulder, CO

Cost: $12
Event ID #296588

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Jax Fish House Boulder & Denver celebrate their love for oysters during Oyster Weeks, March 1st-14th.  The 12th Annual Oyster Weeks benefits EFAA, helping those whose immediate needs for food, shelter and other basic necessities cannot be met and The Gathering Place, providing a safe daytime refuge and resources for self-sufficiency for women and their children. 

 

Join Jax Fish House for two consecutive weeks of oyster love.  The first week begins at Jax Boulder with 12 different ways to eat an oyster, 12 oysters for $12, 12 cents donated to EFAA for every oyster eaten during the week, a chance to win a dozen oysters every month for a year, drink specials ($4 Avery IPA, $5 cucumoto oyster shooter, $5 oyster punch), and culminates with the Oyster Eating Contest on March 7th where we start the Oyster celebration at 12pm.  Then, on to Jax Denver with 12 cents donated to The Gathering Place for every oyster eaten during the week, as well as the other great specials showcased at Jax Boulder the week prior.  The week also ends with the final Oyster Eating Contest at Jax Denver, doors open at 12pm, Oyster Eating contest at 3pm. 

 

Oyster Weeks Events:

12 different ways to eat an oyster

 

12 oysters for $12

 

12 cents donated for every oyster eaten during the week

 

Enter To Win “A Dozen Dozens,” a dozen oysters for every month for a year (a $300 value)

 

Drink Specials:

$4 Avery IPA, $5 cucumoto oyster shooter, $5 oyster punch

 

Oyster Eating Contest

March 7th, 3pm at Jax Boulder, doors open & the party starts at 12pm

March 14th, 3pm at Jax Denver, doors open & the party starts at 12pm

(To enter visit Jax Fish House Boulder / Denver or online, www.oysterweeks.com.  Winners from each location of the 12th Annual Jax Oyster Eating Contest will receive a three day /two night trip to Napa Valley, CA.)

 

Special thanks to the sponsors of this years Oyster Weeks: Yellowscene Magazine, Rage Unlimited, Avery Brewing Company, and Northeast Seafood

 

For all the pearls visit www.oysterweeks.com.   

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