Hey, summer is here! Get out of the house and re-join the land of the living. Consider this your official invite to a one of a kind First Friday Event as we bring together a talented, albeit unusual, compilation of artists from the worlds of craft beer, tattooing, specialty pizza and artisanal letterpress printing. Bring your friends, office chums, grandma, someone else’s grandma – it’s an open invite. Here’s a sampling of what we’ve got going on:

• Introductory tastings of “Black Currant Stout” a new specialty beer from St. Boniface Craft Brewing, featuring label-design by Tattoos Ink
• Hand-crafted flatbread pizza prepared in Penn Stone’s wood-fired pizza oven by their soon-to-be neighbor, The Fridge
• Tattoo consultations by the imaginative artists at Tattoos Ink
• Print your own complimentary coaster and release of a new Limited Edition Letterpress Art Prints from the folks at Paisley Dog Press

*Facebook Us! For a chance to win some letterpress wares; coasters, prints, cards, tote bags:) Drawings held Monday June 6th @ 5pm.

When:

This Friday – June, 3rd from 6pm to ????

Where:

PATIO at Penn Stone, Lancaster PA
http://www.patiopennstone.com

Artists:

Paisley Dog Press creates original letterpress works, utilizing a printing method not too far removed from that of Johannes Gutenberg over 550 years ago. They specialize in printing challenging designs and techniques not traditionally suited for letterpress, the crazier the better! Their approach combines newfangled ideas with century old equipment to tell new stories through unique, inspired, eco-friendly paper goods for individuals, designers, and businesses.  http://www.paisleydogpress.com

Tattoos Ink is a custom tattoo shop located in the heart of Lancaster, PA. Tattoos Ink prides itself on creating a customer-friendly and medical-grade sterile environment where everyone from the average Joe to suits to tattoo enthusiasts are welcome. Their artists specialize in bio-mechanical, organic and portrait tattoos, but mostly love any work that means something to their client. http://www.tattoosinkoflanc.com

The Fridge (opening Summer 2011) will feature Lancaster’s largest selection of specialty-beers and creative, hand-crafted flatbread pizzas made with the freshest, seasonal ingredients from local growers & suppliers. You can dine-in or take-out with your choice of a rotating selection of draft beers or mix-and-match 6-packs. http://www.beerfridgelancaster.com

Saint Boniface Craft Brewing Company is a nano-brewery located in Ephrata, PA started by two local brewers whom after years competitive brewing, decided to join forces and bring their talents to the masses. Naming their brewery for the patron saint of brewers, Mike and Jon aim to convert people from the false gods of the big beer industry to a better way of life, one full of rich, tasty, more satisfying brews. http://www.stbonibrewing.com