Behind the Scenes – Final Four Beer Tent
The Muskegon Athletic Club has been making a name for itself with sports fans since it opened last October. It hosted a successful Super Bowl party in January with fans digging the walls of HD TVs, and great sound. Now, as part of the marathon that is March Madness, the MAC is hosting a first time, and first of the season!, beer tent (gasp, its Muskegon) event that will make for a huge basketball, and now MSU, celebration. Main Street caught up with owner Andy Buck to get the scoop on this event and a few others being planned for this summer.
MS: So what’s the scoop with the Final Four Beer Tent? 
AB: We thought it would be fun to come up with an annual beer tent concept and decided to go with the Final Four. Who would have guessed that the nearest team to Muskegon in the tournament would make it to the Final Four! Even with out the Spartans though, this is going to be step above your average tent because we are connecting it to the restaurant, opening our big garage doors and on top of the 5 video walls we have in the the building, we are also going to have 3, 150" big screens inside the tent. We will also have games and giveaways through out the night.
MS: Sounds like fun. Is it going rain or shine? Sun, or snow?
AB: Absolutely, it's not like they are going to postpone the games over in Detroit. And while the weather is looking okay for the moment, no matter what happens we will have full walls and heat inside the tent.
MS: I am sure the opening rounds were a lot of fun at the MAC. What was the highlight? 
AB: Well, without a doubt the MSU game yesterday was the highlight. We had a great turnout of State fans and when they sealed the game, the mood was electric.
MS: I hear you have a number of outdoor summer events planned to tie into your outdoor seating space. What else is on tap? 
AB: On May 15th and 16th we are having our 1st Annual Wiffle ball tourney. It's called Smack The MAC. We will have a small tent at one end of Second Street and the field will be on Second directly in front of the restaurant. We will be signing up teams of 7 and will be giving out prizes for the top 3 teams. At the end of the final game, we will have a local band play for the remainder of the night. 1/2 of the profits generated from this event will go toward the clean-up and beautification of the current empty lots along Western.
MS: More than just MAC events you been creative in creating new downtown businesses. Any other ideas in the hopper?
AB: We have 2 new projects for the downtown. One is going to be an indoor playground and coffee house and the other is another restaurant. Both are going to located on Western Avenue.
MS: Very cool. Thanks so much for the creative energy you are pouring into downtown and the energy you are creating. It really is making a difference.
AB: Thank you.
Check it out on the web
MAC Website
Labels: Downtown Muskegon E-News
posted by Dan & Sarah @ 8:35 AM
0 Comments:
Post a Comment
Subscribe to Post Comments [Atom]
<< Home