What happens when you take our local craft brew culture and marry it to the energy often exhibited in television ratings’ darling storytelling-while-intoxicated programming like "Drunk History?" Well, you create a space for the second annual Spelling Bee(r) to appear.
Taking its cue from a rash of other popular events that were once reserved solely for the classroom, drunk spelling bees are popping up around the country.
The BOB, in partnership with Grand Rapids Public Library (GRPL) and DrinkGR, invite folks to come downtown on Thursday to experience this hilarious and fun night of drinking and judging.
As you are enjoying your craft beers, you will entertained by the improv provided by the comic theatrical troupe the Funny Girls, who will be on hand to keep the festivity-goers laughing all night long.
Since this is also a chance for area folks to do some good while having a laugh out loud time, feel free, even if you are not paying the $5 fee, to compete to drop a few extra dollars into the GRPL hat, since all the proceeds this evening benefit their annual
Summer Reading Challenge.
Those who are competing will battle to win the top three prizes which are a $200/$100/$50 gift card from the Gilmore Collection.
There is even a brewer’s beer contest also happening on this same night, but instead of gift cards they are battling for the Golden Paddle and, of course, those very important bragging rights.
Admission: Free to watch, $5 entry fee to compete