Ohio Brew Week is for lovers? Well, for one couple it is.
Brooke Sheppard and Jesse Megenhardt, who reside in northern Kentucky, will be tying the knot on July 17 in Athens and treating their guests to the festivities of Ohio Brew Week.
The couple has been together since 2002, but said they really fell in love while attending Ohio University together. They both graduated as Bobcats in 2007. Sheppard works as a national sales recruiter for Total Quality Logistics and Megenhardt is a manufacturing engineering manager at Itron North America.
“We always tell people that we are college sweethearts just because that’s where we fell in love and really grew up,” Sheppard said.
Sheppard said that having their wedding in Athens was an easy choice. She is a graduate of Belpre High School and Megenhardt a graduate of Federal Hocking High School.
“Athens was a common choice,” said Megenhardt. He said Athens’ culture, atmosphere and environment made it a perfect place to attend college — and to get married.
The two will be married at Richland United Methodist Church with a reception following at Ohio University’s Baker Center.
“We wanted all of our friends from OU to be able to come and kind of have a reunion back in Athens since it’s been three years,” Sheppard said.
Sheppard said they were excited to find out that Ohio Brew Week coincided with their chosen wedding date.
“We knew that Brew Week would be close to our (wedding) date so we were really excited to hear that Brew Week was during the same time when the date came out,” Sheppard said. “We have a lot of out-of-town guests, including Ohio University alumni, so we opted for an early afternoon wedding and reception to cater to our guests. Our guests will have the opportunity to enjoy the Brew Week festivities and all that the city of Athens can offer afterwards.”
“I love beer,” Megenhardt laughed. “I love to taste and sample unique beers.”
Megenhardt said he was excited to offer his wedding guests the opportunity to try some of Ohio’s best craft beers.
“I can’t tell you how excited our guests are about our decision to have our wedding during Brew Week,” Sheppard said. “Not only do our guests get an opportunity to come back to campus and visit Athens, but they get to drink their favorite microbrew or craft beer while they’re at it.”
Megenhardt said this will be his second Brew Week and said he really enjoyed his first experience. His soon-to-be wife agreed.
“I have attended Brew Week in the past and it’s a really fun event,” Sheppard said. “I especially like Boogie on the Bricks that wraps up the week-long event. It’s a very upbeat, but casual event and I like how the community comes together to put such a great event on. I like trying craft beers, and having an opportunity to try ones from breweries across Ohio in one location makes it that much more convenient and fun.”
Ohio Brew Week kicks off next Sunday and wraps up with the Boogie on the Bricks celebration on Court Street on July 17. Craft beers from 26 Ohio breweries will be featured at 35 venues around town, and several thousand people are anticipated to visit Athens for the event. For information about Ohio Brew Week, visit www.ohiobrewweek.com.
IN MEMORIAM
To all the friends of Little Italy Wines, with heavy heart we must tell you of the passing of Jeff Silvaggio, Matt's brother and co-owner of the store. Jeff was a wonderful man. The Valedictorian of his high school, Jeff could discuss high opera in one breath and sing a honky-tonk song the next. One day, he came into the store with two sets of DVDs -- the complete works of Dylan Thomas and a complete year of Three Stooges short films. That was Jeff, eclectic, intellectually stimulating and just plain fun. A widower for a few years, his health began to fade. He was told 'go see a doctor' but he said he wanted to see his wife. Jeff, we know you are in Marge's arms now. God Bless You.
WE ARE HAVING A WINE TASTING SATURDAY
BECAUSE JEFF WOULD HAVE WANTED US TO.
Argentina is rapidly becoming a favorite wine producing country to the American palate. Well we are not going to let you down this time either. This week are welcoming back Andrew Moore of Wine Trends Distributor to introduce us to Norton Winery of Argentina. We will be pouring:
Great wines with great diversity. Come on down and enjoy a great wine tasting.
DATE: Saturday, June 19
TIME: 5:00 to 9:00 PM
COST: $7.00 (Credit Cards Accepted)
LOCATION - 12414 Mayfield Rd (next to our old store)
LITTLE ITALY HAS A NEW WEBSITE!
http://www.ClevelandLittleItaly.com
Please bookmark this new site.
Updates on all Little Italy events will be posted here!
Please go to our new website for announcements and details on all of our events. We have a Facebook page too: www.facebook.com/LittleItalyCleveland
We'll post the announcements here too.
ALL ITEMS 50% OFF AT THE OLD STORE !
Come by soon. We're almost out!
We're down to just a few more weeks. So hurry and get that great bargain. Please help us make the move easier. Our backs and wheel barrels will thank you.
STORE HOURS AT NEW LOCATION
12414 MAYFIELD ROAD (Next to our old location.)
Monday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday - Thursday: 1:00 PM - 8:00 PM
Friday: Noon - 9:00 PM
Saturday: Noon - 10:00 PM
Sunday: 1:00 PM - 5:00 PM
