It has been a couple weeks since the last update. Sorry for the delay but we have have been super busy at both locations. It's hard to keep up communications when we are as busy as we have been lately. Before we get into anything else I just want to send out a call for prayers for people that are a part of our Tavern family...Matt and Lewis Oehmig and the rest of the Oehmig family experienced a great loss when their mother passed away from complications of a stroke. Unfortunately another member of our tavern family, Patrick Droke, also experienced a loss when his mother passed away from similar complications. Our heart goes out to them and please keep them in your thoughts.
 
On the music front: This weekend will be great. At Tremont on Friday we host country music legend Randy Howard. Randy has shared the stage with Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Jr, Waylon Jennings, Charlie Daniels, and Greg Allman. He will be at Tremont on Friday at 10p (no cover). Then on Saturday join us for an intimate night of music with Charles Allison & Friends at 10p.
 
At Market on Friday at 10p, local funk/rock phenoms Fearful Symmetry will take the stage and then on Saturday the tavern house finger lickin' pickin' band, Seersucker, will entertain with their own unique style of country tinged bluegrass. Music starts at 10p and there is no cover.
 
Last of all, I am sending out a request of support to all Tavern supporters. Seven years ago, in my past life :>), I worked for the American Diabetes Association as a fundraiser. I launched a new event, at the time, called the ADA Chattanooga Tour de Cure. The Tour de Cure is a an event that brings bikers (bicycle, not motorcycle) together to ride and raise money for diabetes research and education. Over the past few years we have raised $90,000 each year. Since my departure I have been involved as a volunteer with the ADA. This year, for the first time in seven years, I am going to ride in the event I launched in 2002. My request is three fold. 1) I am asking for riders to join Team Tavern and raise $150 each to reach our goal of $3,000. There are 4 distances being offered 15, 25, 50 & 100 miles so you do not have to be a competitive rider to get involved. 2) As a board member I am looking for volunteers to come out and help make the event enjoyable for the riders. The volunteers are the ones who ultimately make this event a successful one. 3) I am looking for corporate sponsors to either be Team Tavern sponsors or to be grand sponsors of the event and to recruit their own riders to raise money. So, if you have any interest please reply via email. I will contact you or pass on your interest to ADA Area Director, Ben Bass, depending on what you would like to do.
 
Thanks for your consideration of this and I hope you all have a wonderful Easter weekend!

Hope you all have a great week...and don't forget to get your Tavern on!

Dustin Choate
Tremont Tavern & Market Street Tavern