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It's a beer, it's vinyl, it's hipster heaven - er, the Analog Vinyl Fair

Vinyl and craft beer go together like, well, hipsters and beards. Steel & Oak Brewing Co. and the Arts Council of New Westminster are once again joining forces for the Analog Vinyl Fair. The fourth edition of the event is set for Friday, Nov.
Analog Vinyl Fair
The Analog Vinyl Fair is returning to River Market for its fourth edition on Nov. 2.

Vinyl and craft beer go together like, well, hipsters and beards.

Steel & Oak Brewing Co. and the Arts Council of New Westminster are once again joining forces for the Analog Vinyl Fair. The fourth edition of the event is set for Friday, Nov. 2 from 7 to 11 p.m. in the food hall at River Market.

The event brings together record labels, collectors and vinyl lovers in an evening of music, food, beer and vinyl.

“Vinyl has always been something tangible and real to enjoy,” said Jorden Foss, co-owner of Steel & Oak, in a press release. “With these events, we’re always trying to bring people together over that shared passion and love for music and community. At the end of a work week, I think people are going to enjoy a cathartic evening of flipping through records surrounded by amazing music, good food and quality beer.”

Scrape and Highlife Records will be returning for the event, along with a handful of collectors and new recruits Apato Rekodo, who specialize in hard-to-find Japanese pressings as well as new and used jazz and hip-hop.

Longtail Kitchen will be open for the evening, featuring a special menu, and Steel & Oak will be releasing a new beer for the event – a coffee stout called First Press.

“We’ve teamed up with Timbertrain to brew a dark chocolatey stout with roasted coffee notes and enough caffeine to make sure you can keep digging till the end of Analog,” Foss said.

Plus, the Arts Council of New Westminster will feature the Patrick Kao trio, with a DJ spinning a few eclectic vinyl-only mixes between their sets.

“The arts council has been more and more involved in community programming over the past few years, and this event is such a fun one to pull together,” said Stephen O’Shea, executive director of the arts council, in the release. “It’s great to see people connect over the shared love for vinyl and how finding a unique gem or taking the chance on a $1 find can get people going.”

River Market is at 810 Quayside Dr.

It’s free to attend, but organizers are asking folks to RSVP at www.eventbrite.ca to help with planning (and beer quantities).