Within Reach Festival in Downtown Columbia today

"This Saturday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 10 p.m. the Downtown Columbia Lakefront will come alive with music, gourmet festival food and craft beer for the Within Reach Festival.

The Bacardi stage, booked by one of D.C.’s hottest music venues The Hamilton, will host national touring acts Flow Tribe, The Alternate Routes, Justin & the B-Sides, The Walking Sticks and Swampcandy.

Some of Maryland’s finest craft breweries will be on hand selling their top picks including Heavy Seas, Denizens, Full Tilt, Jailbreak and Manor Hill Brewing. Attendees can indulge in a full glass or have a splash of them all with a flight that includes a taste from each brewery.

Chef Spike Mendelsohn, “Top Chef” contestant and co-owner of D.C. staples including Béarnaise and Good Stuff Eatery, will be cooking up special burger recipes for the festival. Food trucks and sponsor restaurants, including Clyde’s, will also be selling food. Mixologist Gina Chersevani, wine guru Tony Foreman, Clyde’s corporate chef Brian Stickel and pastry chef Travis Marley will also be in attendance.

WHAT: Within Reach Festival – music, food, beer and more

WHEN: Saturday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 10 p.m.

WHERE: Downtown Columbia Lakefront in the American City Parking Lot

Located adjacent to 10227 Wincopin Circle, Columbia, Maryland."

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