Drawing: Festival of Meats 2015

ASAP festival of meats 2015

Drawing's closed! Winner's been emailed!

The Albany Society for the Advancement of Philanthropy -- you know, the people behind the Santa Speedo Sprint -- has its annual Festival of Meats and Celebration of Bacon set for this Saturday, September 19. We have a pair of tickets and we're giving them away. Maybe to you.

To enter the drawing, please answer this question in the comments:

What's a meaty topic of local conversation right now?

It could be anything (normal commenting guidelines apply). We'll pick one winner at random.

ASAP's Festival of Meats starts at 4 pm Saturday at the Elks Club at 25 S. Allen Street in Albany. This year's festival will feature: "Whole Pig, Pit Beef, Bacon Surprises, Amazing and Fantastic Meats, and fantastic apps from R'Eisen Shine Farm."

Tickets are $25 and available online.

Important: All comments must be submitted by 5 pm on Tuesday, September 15, 2015 to be entered in the drawing. You must answer the question to be part of the drawing. (Normal commenting guidelines apply.) One entry per person, please. You must enter a valid email address (that you check regularly) with your comment. The winner will be notified via email by 7 pm on Tuesday and must respond by noon on Wednesday, September 16.

Comments

$15 per hour!!!!

Teacher Evaluations, Common Core, and the state of Education in New York (that's a few different but related meaty conversations).

The economics of local colleges

The Adirondack Rail Trail!

revival of Troy

Troy Beer eek

Troy's new butcher!

The hideous crime in Troy

Red light traffic cameras

In our neck of the woods it's the casino, and all the shady back-door dealings that are going on with regard to its design. It's going to be a hot mess!

Valentine's got DEMOLISHED today! Sad sad day!

The next round of crisis in school funding is coming soon as the tax cap was renewed and inflation is actually falling.

Busking on the streets of Albany.

reviving downtown albany's night scene.

Donald Trump

the Democratic Primary and if Bernie Sanders will come out on top.

Larkfest

the over abundance of gourmet burger shops that have opened or are soon to be opened in Latham.

You had me at Meat

Damn weiner kids and their back to school shenanigans!

a meaty topic is the police violence going on!

The unbelievably beautiful, sunny weather that we are having

Chester's Smokehouse . . . go!

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