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AREA CHEFS SERVING UP SAVORY SOUPS AT 'SOUPER BOWL' JAN. 28 AT STEELSTACKS

Over 20 eateries coming together to raise funds for ArtsQuest's arts education programs for youth

DATE: Nov 15, 2011
CONTACT: Mark Demko, ArtsQuest, 610-332-1300, ext. 342, or mdemko@artsquest.org

BETHLEHEM, PA—More than 20 area restaurants and caterers are serving up sensational soups to help raise funds for arts education programming for young people during "Souper Bowl III," Jan. 28, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., at the ArtsQuest Center's Musikfest Café presented by Yuengling, 101 Founders Way, Bethlehem. Tickets for the event, which sold out the first two years it was held, are $20 for ArtsQuest Members and $25 for the public. They will go on sale Friday, Nov. 18, 10 a.m. at www.artsquest.org and 610-332-3378.

During the Souper Bowl, talented chefs from throughout the region will showcase a variety of homemade soups while competing for the title of "Souper Bowl Champ." The public is invited to the event to enjoy all of the delicious creations, with proceeds going to support ArtsQuest's Arts Education Programming Fund, which provides quality arts and educational programs and experiences for students from throughout the Lehigh Valley. In addition, a celebrity judging panel will sample all of the soups in an effort to determine the 2012 Souper Bowl Champ. Honors will also be given out for the best Vegetarian, Ethnic, Chowder, Cream-Based, Meat-Based and Most Original soups.

Restaurants already confirmed for the 2012 Souper Bowl include Aramark, Benner Street Restaurant, Billy's Downtown Diner, Cactus Blue Mexican Restaurant, Cathy's Creative Catering & Café LLC, Copperhead Grille, DiMaio's Restaurant, Don Pablo's, The Farmhouse, Glasbern Inn, Goosey Gander Caterer & Deli, The Gyro Company, Hampton Winds/NCC, Hanoverville Roadhouse, Iron Lakes Country Club, Jumbars, Looper's Grille & Bar, Molly's Irish Grille, Morgan's, Simply Smooth, Wegmans of Bethlehem and Zoup! of Easton. The complete list of participating eateries, as well as the celebrity judges, will be announced at a later date.

Souper Bowl III is presented by the ArtsQuest Special Events Committee. For more information on the event, visit www.artsquest.org/soup.

ABOUT ARTSQUEST

ArtsQuest™ is a Bethlehem, PA-based nonprofit dedicated to presenting music, arts, festivals, cultural experiences and educational and outreach programs that aid in economic development, urban revitalization and community enrichment. Through festivals such as its flagship event, Musikfest®; the Banana Factory® cultural arts and education center; and the ArtsQuest Center and SteelStacks™ arts and cultural campus, ArtsQuest's programming reaches more than 1.5 million people annually.

For more information on ArtsQuest, visit www.artsquest.org or call 610-332-1300.