BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberMaster//Event Calendar 2.0//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-PUBLISHED-TTL:P3D REFRESH-INTERVAL:P3D CALSCALE:GREGORIAN BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART:20210221T180000Z DTEND:20210221T210000Z X-MICROSOFT-CDO-ALLDAYEVENT:FALSE SUMMARY:Fire & Ice "Delmarvalous" Drink Competition DESCRIPTION:Join the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce & local restaurants on Sunday\, February 21\, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM for the Fire & Ice "Delmarvalous" Drink Competition. Local bartenders will compete head-to-head to have their drink awarded the "Delmarvalous" Fire & Ice 2021 winner! Bethany Beach Ocean Suites in downtown Bethany Beach is hosting the virtual event that will be streamed via Facebook Live! To access the live stream\, please click here.\n\n\n\nAll drinks will be provided in branded Fire & Ice to-go cups and drinks will created in collaboration with Sagamore Spirit and Steel Blu Vodka. Patrons will be able to vote for their favorite drink alongside a celebrity panel! Tickets will be available until Thursday\, February 18 for $40. \n\n*Must be 21 or over to participate. All participants must bring their ID's\n\n*All sales are final. Refunds will not be provided\n\n\n\nFor a printable flyer\, please click here \n\n\n\nCOVID-19\n\nThe Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce will follow all COVID-19 protocols set forth by the State of Delaware and the Centers for Disease Control to provide a safe event for all participants\, bartenders\, and staff. Current mandates\, restrictions\, and guidelines (if necessary) will be communicated prior to the event.\n\n\n\nDrink Competition patrons will receive:\n\n One complimentary to-go drink from each participating restaurant\n Link to virtual drink competition stream\n Link to the "People's Choice" vote\n Opportunity to ask each bartender questions\n An exclusive preview of the Fire & Ice Demarvalous drinks\n Ability to support local restaurants & Nemours duPont Pediatrics & SeniorCare\, Sussex Campus\n\n\n\nCompeting Bartenders\n\nParticipating bartenders will compete for an opportunity to be named the Fire & Ice "Delmarvalous" Drink Competition winner. The winning bartender will be awarded a cash prize and an ice trophy that will be displayed at their restaurant during Fire & Ice Festival weekend from February 26 - February 28.\n\n\n Melanie Petrie- The Cottage Cafe\n Anthony Taylor- Good Earth Market\n Ryon Helminiak- Bethany Blues\n Ben Wenke- Zoca\n Chaz Galliher- 99 Sea Level\n Jordan Fisher- Signatures at Bayside\n Paul Turcot- The Den at Bear Trap Dunes\n\n\n \nBeneficiary\n\nTicket sales will benefit Nemours duPont Pediatrics & SeniorCare\, Sussex Campus and local area restaurants. In 2020\, $7\,525 was raised for Nemours through the Drink Competition and Tasting Tour. Make sure to follow Nemours duPont Pediatrics & Senior Care\, Sussex Campus on Facebook.\n\n\n\nDo you have a story about Nemours that you would like to share? Sharing the compelling\, heartwarming and even difficult\, yet positive\, experiences that their patients and families have had at Nemours is an integral part of their fundraising!\n\n\n\nCelebrity Judging Panel\n\nA panel of celebrity judges will participate in the Fire & Ice "Delmarvalous" Drink Competition. Drinks will be judged based on taste\, presentation\, and best theme. Judges will be onsite\, and will follow all COVID-19 safety protocols.\n\n\n Megan Ryan - Delaware Today: Meg's passion for magazines stems from a young age while growing up in Bucks County\, Pennsylvania. This passion shows through her early career at various publications as an editor and writer. Before joining Delaware Today in 2019\, Meg spent two years at Delmarva Now on Maryland's Eastern Shore as a reporter covering education and entertainment. A proud Louisiana State University alumna\, she was editor-in-chief of Legacy\, the LSU student magazine\; a contributing writer for the LSU Alumni Magazine\; and a writer and editor for The Daily Reveille\, the LSU student newspaper. Meg also interned for 225 Magazine\, which covers the city of Baton Rouge\, Louisiana and The Desert Sun\, a newspaper in Palm Springs\, California.\n Kathy McDonald - La Vida Hospitality: Kathy McDonald is the Catering Director for Fork & Flask (formerly known as Nage Catering) and the Big Chill Beach Club. She loves making lifelong memories for all the couples who work with her to plan their special event. Prior to starting with La Vida\, with a 2 year break in Key West\, Kathy worked as Director of Operations for a large restaurant group in Washington\, D.C. and Delaware. Kathy enjoys working with different non-profit groups\, firmly believes in conscious capitalism and that giving and community involvement are crucial to a successful business plan. When not working\, she loves to travel\, eats at local restaurants\, and studies drawing.\n Bob The Foodie - Rehoboth Foodie: Bob Yesbek\, aka The Rehoboth Foodie\, is a weekly food and restaurant columnist for Delaware's Cape Gazette and Beach Paper newspapers. For over 14 years\, RehobothFoodie.com has provided restaurant news and reviews for the Sussex County\, DE ocean and bay resorts. For the last 11 years\, he has been the author of the popular travel app Rehoboth in my Pocket. He is also part owner of the Eating Rehoboth restaurant tours\, now in its 10th year\n Kami Banks Kane - Banks Wines & Spirits: Kami has been at Banks Wines & Spirits since its inception in 2003. She is responsible for ordering\, special events\, deliveries\, and invoicing. Her favorite part of Banks Wines & Spirits is helping customers with wine selections. Her favorite drink of choice is wine\, specifically rose and sparkling wines\, and she always loves a good cocktail too. When she isn't at Banks\, she is active in our local community supporting organizations such as Delaware Botanic Garden\, Delaware Hospice\, and Beebe Healthcare.\n\n\n\n\nVolunteers\n\nIf you interested in volunteering for the Fire & Ice "Delmarvalous" Drink Competition\, please click here.\n\n\nFire & Ice Drink Tasting Tour\n\nJoin us February 26 - 28 for the Fire & Ice Festival Tasting Tour. For more information and to purchase tickets\, please click here.\n\n\n\nFire & Ice Festival - Delmarvalous\n\nExperience the Quiet Resorts as you never have before at the 2021 Fire & Ice Festival - Delmarvalous on February 26 - 28! For more information about the Fire & Ice Festival\, please click here. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Join the Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce &\; local restaurants on Sunday\, February 21\, from 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM for the Fire &\; Ice "\;Delmarvalous"\; Drink Competition. Local bartenders will compete head-to-head to have their drink \;awarded the "\;Delmarvalous"\; Fire &\; Ice 2021 winner! Bethany Beach Ocean Suites in downtown Bethany Beach is hosting the virtual event that will be streamed via Facebook Live! To access the live stream\, please click here.
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\nAll drinks will be provided in branded Fire &\; Ice to-go cups and drinks will created in collaboration with \;Sagamore Spirit \;and \;Steel Blu Vodka. \;Patrons will be able to vote for their favorite drink alongside a celebrity panel! \;Tickets will be available until Thursday\, February 18 for $40. \;
\n*Must be 21 or over to participate. All participants must bring their ID'\;s
\n*All sales are final. Refunds will not be provided
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\nFor a printable flyer\, please click here \;
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\nCOVID-19
\nThe Bethany-Fenwick Area Chamber of Commerce will follow all COVID-19 protocols set forth by the State of Delaware and the Centers for Disease Control to provide a safe event for all participants\, bartenders\, and staff. Current mandates\, restrictions\, and guidelines (if necessary) will be communicated prior to the event.
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\nDrink Competition patrons will receive:\n\n
\nCompeting Bartenders
\nParticipating bartenders will compete for an opportunity to be named the Fire &\; Ice "\;Delmarvalous"\; Drink Competition winner. The winning bartender will be awarded a cash prize and an ice trophy that will be displayed at their restaurant during Fire &\; Ice Festival weekend from February 26 - February 28.\n\n\n\n
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\nBeneficiary
\nTicket sales will benefit \;Nemours duPont Pediatrics &\; SeniorCare\, Sussex Campus \;and local area restaurants. In 2020\, $7\,525 was raised for Nemours through the Drink Competition and Tasting Tour. \;Make sure to follow Nemours duPont Pediatrics &\; Senior Care\, Sussex Campus on \;Facebook.
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\nDo you have a story about Nemours that you would like to share? \;Sharing the \;compelling\, heartwarming and even difficult\, yet positive\, experiences that \;their \;patients and families have had at Nemours is an integral part of their \;fundraising!
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\nCelebrity Judging Panel
\nA panel of celebrity judges will participate in the Fire &\; Ice "\;Delmarvalous"\; Drink Competition. Drinks will be judged based on taste\, presentation\, and best theme. Judges will be onsite\, and will follow all COVID-19 safety protocols.\n\n
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  1. Megan Ryan - \;Delaware Today: \;Meg'\;s passion for magazines stems from a young age while growing up in Bucks County\, Pennsylvania. This passion shows through her early career at various publications as an editor and writer. Before joining \;Delaware Today \;in 2019\, Meg spent two years at \;Delmarva Now \;on Maryland'\;s Eastern Shore as a reporter covering education and entertainment. A proud Louisiana State University alumna\, she was editor-in-chief of \;Legacy\, the LSU student magazine\; a contributing writer for the \;LSU Alumni Magazine\; and a writer and editor for \;The Daily Reveille\, the LSU student newspaper. Meg also interned for \;225 Magazine\, which covers the city of Baton Rouge\, Louisiana and \;The Desert Sun\, a newspaper in Palm Springs\, California.
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  2. Kathy McDonald - La Vida Hospitality: Kathy McDonald is the Catering Director for Fork &\; Flask (formerly known as Nage Catering) and the Big Chill Beach Club. She loves making lifelong memories for all the couples who work with her to plan their special event. Prior to starting with La Vida\, with a 2 year break in Key West\, Kathy worked as Director of Operations for a large restaurant group in Washington\, D.C. and Delaware. Kathy enjoys working with different non-profit groups\, firmly believes in conscious capitalism and that giving and community involvement are crucial to a successful business plan. When not working\, she loves to travel\, eats at local restaurants\, and studies drawing.
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  3. Bob The Foodie - \;Rehoboth Foodie: Bob Yesbek\, aka The Rehoboth Foodie\, is a weekly food and restaurant columnist for Delaware'\;s \;Cape Gazette \;and \;Beach Paper \;newspapers. For over 14 years\, RehobothFoodie.com has provided restaurant news and reviews for the Sussex County\, DE ocean and bay resorts. For the last 11 \;years\, he has been the author of the popular travel app \;Rehoboth in my Pocket. He is also part owner of the Eating Rehoboth restaurant tours\, now in its 10th year
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  4. Kami Banks Kane - Banks Wines &\; Spirits: \;Kami has been at Banks Wines &\; Spirits since its \;inception in 2003. She is responsible for ordering\, special events\, deliveries\, and invoicing. Her favorite part of Banks Wines &\; Spirits is helping customers with wine selections. Her favorite drink of choice is wine\, specifically rose and sparkling wines\, and \;she always loves a good cocktail too. When she isn'\;t at Banks\, she is active in our local community supporting organizations such as Delaware Botanic Garden\, Delaware Hospice\, and Beebe Healthcare.
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\nVolunteers
\nIf you interested in volunteering for the Fire &\; Ice "\;Delmarvalous"\; Drink Competition\, please click here.
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\nFire &\; Ice Drink Tasting Tour
\nJoin us February 26 - 28 for the Fire &\; Ice Festival Tasting Tour. For more information and to purchase tickets\, please \;click here.
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\nFire &\; Ice Festival - Delmarvalous
\nExperience the Quiet Resorts as you never have before at the 2021 Fire &\; Ice Festival - Delmarvalous on February 26 - 28! For more information about the Fire &\; Ice Festival\, please \;click here. LOCATION:Bethany Beach Ocean Suites 99 Hollywood St Bethany Beach\, DE 19930 UID:e.2126.21867 SEQUENCE:3 DTSTAMP:20260425T024329Z URL:https://business.bethany-fenwick.org/events/details/fire-ice-delmarvalous-drink-competition-21867 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR