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Beerfly Alleyfight returns on Saturday

By Sun-Times Wire

Beer + Food = Bliss

Food + Art = Alinea

Beer + Art = Pollock

Beer + Food + Art = ?

Find out the answer to that equation at the fourth annual Beerfly Alleyfight, taking place from noon-4 p.m. Saturday at the Rock Bottom Brewery. The competition, organized by the Drinking & Writing Brewery, challenges participants to create the best pairings of “homebrewed beer, home-cooked food and homegrown art”; dueling artists include Neo-Futurist Eliza Burmester and videographer Ren Valerde. Tickets are $30 in advance, $35 at the door.

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