7th Annual Buffalo Beard Competition - Editor's Pick - Thu 3.17
Essex St. Pub, 530 Rhode Island St. (883-2150/essexstreetpub.com)
On St. Patrick’s Day the Essex St. Pub will be hosting another rip-roaring beer soaked night of bearded men and bearded ladies competing for creative facial hair honors. The competition has gotten fierce over the past few years, particularly with the explosion of fancy beards worn by many favorite area bartenders. The Buffalo Beard Competition began in 2010 when Essex St. Pub owner Macky formalized his own traditional beard-growing season from September 17th to March 17th. In case you didn’t know, the start coincides with September 17th 1382 when Louis the Great’s mustached daughter Mary was crowned “King Mary” of Hungary.
Expect ferocious fun, particularly with the recent addition of the freestyle beard and the Dali mustache categories. Altogether there are nine categories: 3 for mustache; 3 for full beard; 3 for partial beard. Girls from Ultra Hoops/Melscamp show up in ‘whiskerina’ outfits. Since it’s St. Patrick’s Day there will also be Irish dancers and pipes and drums.
>BY AV STAFF
