Beads of Courage

During the anniversary celebration the parking lot is going to be packed with tons of fun, so it may be best to ride your bicycle to avoid finding a place to park your car.

Some of the events include live music by Mark William from 2 – 5 p.m., live music from Mary After Dark from 5 – 8 p.m.,and Bubba’s Burger Food Truck and Sarge’s Cheese Cakes will be parked in the lot.

In addition, you can take part in tarot readings, Henna art, and multiple outdoor games.

First things first, the collaboration consists of the brewers at BlackRock and the 13 Hose Monkeys — a local group of Tucson firefighters who are also home brewers, and with the Southern Arizona Professional Firefighters Association (SAPFFA).

Secondly, the beer sounds delicious. Together the crew has created the Overhaul Black IPA, which is a recipe made by the 13 Hose Monkeys, and brewed at BlackRock’s facilities.

Holy Smoking Butts and its tasty barbecue will be parked outside, and $1 from each beer sold will be given back to the SAPFFA.

Much like the previous years, the Parish is roasting several alligators over an open flame, each weighing between 20-30 pounds — that’s about 600 pounds of gator waiting to be eaten.

In addition, you can expect classic Cajun food and a Crawfish Boil out of chef Travis Peters and his crew, beer from Abita Brewing, and multiple drink specials, live music, and a massive amount of beads to go all around.

And that’s not all; both the gators and the crawfish (all 500 pounds) are flown in from Louisianna, live. How’s that for fresh and authentic?