Don’t forget to enter the 2010 Beerku Contest

The 2010 Beerku Contest is still underway. What’s a beerku, you ask? It’s a haiku dedicated to beer. And if you write the winning beerku, you’ll win two free tickets to the Deschutes Brewery Sagebrush Classic Feast. Saturday, July 17, Eighteen world-class chefs will be coming to Bend for a night of cuisine expertly paired with Deschutes Brewery beer.

Entering to win is easy, but writing a beerku that captures the tastiness of beer or the enjoyment of drinking a pint can be challenging. (Remember, you have to follow the five syllable, seven syllable, five syllable model.) Here’s my first attempt:

Raucous pub at night
Joining my friends for a pint
Winter kept at bay

Hmm, maybe I need to keep working at that one.

Go ahead, give it a try yourself!

@jennyfurniss

Win Deschutes Brewery Sagebrush Classic Tickets

The Deschutes Brewery Sagebrush Classic is considered the must-attend golf and culinary event in the Northwest. That’s because it brings 18 world-class chefs to Bend for a night of cuisine expertly paired with Deschutes Brewery beer. Add in a day of golf, a variety of wine and dancing to live music, and we’re talking about the party of the summer. And all proceeds of this fundraiser benefit 40 children and family nonprofits through the Deschutes Children’s Foundation. The Sagebrush Classic will be held July 16 and 17, 5 to 10 p.m. at the Broken Top Club in Bend. Want to win free tickets to the Sagebrush Classic? Pour a pint of your favorite beer to get into a poetic frame of mind, because the 2010 Beerku Contest has begun. The haiku must follow the traditional form — 5 syllables, 7 syllables, 5 syllables — and must make some reference to beer, though not specifically to Deschutes. The first-place winner will receive a pair of tickets to the Sagebrush Classic Feast. The contest closes July 8. Good luck, everyone! — Jenny Furniss (@jennyfurniss)