Watch bartenders bedazzle crowd at this competition (and for a good cause)

In this Dayton Daily News file photo from 2010, Brandon Shaw shows off his skill in a bartending contest at T.G.I. Fridays in Beavercreek. FILE

In this Dayton Daily News file photo from 2010, Brandon Shaw shows off his skill in a bartending contest at T.G.I. Fridays in Beavercreek. FILE
Arts & Entertainment
By Mark Fisher
Updated Aug 15, 2017
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The TGI Fridays at the Mall at Fairfield Commons in Beavercreek will host a regional bartender competition Wednesday night, Aug. 16.

The competition will allow several of the restaurant chain's bartenders to show their moves while also raising funds for the Blue Star Mothers of Dayton. The event, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the TGI Fridays at 2799 Centre Drive at the mall in Beavercreek.

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Seven bartenders from TGI Fridays locations throughout the Dayton, Cincinnati and Kentucky region are scheduled to compete by creating classic cocktails while demonstrating their mixology skills along with some dramatic moves with bottles and ingredients.

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The regional bartender championship will be sponsored by Jack Daniels, according to a TGI Fridays spokeswoman.

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About the Author

Mark Fisher, a 1981 graduate of Ohio State University and a 1976 graduate of Beavercreek High School, is a third-generation Dayton-area resident who has worked for the Dayton Daily News since 1983. He covered higher education and K-12 education accountability issues for nearly 20 years before taking over the food and dining beat in 2006.