Creative Fresno has been a great mainstay organization in Fresno for several years now. When I boomeranged back to Fresno in 2006, the organization and members helped me find the right connections and places to be with lots of cool creative events.

One of those events is the Bartender Challenge.

It’s been a while but the Bartender Challenge is BACK! This round we have two men that are passionate about creativity, architecture, food and a well made cocktail. Communications Strategist and Foodie James Collier will be pitting his mixing skills against Urban Designer and ArcHop Curator Kiel Famellos-Schmidt. These men are rising stars in their fields but who makes the best drink? You decide!

How this works: You vote for your favorite bartender with your tips. Bartender with the most tips in his jar (CASH or CHECKS made payable to Creative Fresno) at the end of the evening is the winner.

All proceeds from the evening go to Creative Fresno’s mural fund so you’re having fun for a good cause! But wait it gets better! Creative Fresno is a 501c3 non-profit so all your donations are tax deductible to the fullest extent allowed by law.

Bartender Challenge is Creative Fresno’s funding vehicle allowing us to bring together the resources necessary to create artistic murals in downtown Fresno and the community at large.

If you have been downtown you will see that many murals Creative Fresno has commissioned. It is your donations that help make that happen. So join me on my side of the bar for a cold beverage. I will have a few drink specials including local Fresno ingredients including the Jalapeño Martini. But I will also serve up any drink you desire as long as you give to the arts!