Whiskey Waxing is a two part event by artist Chris Sollars in conjunction with Comstock Saloon and
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts. Come wax your whiskers and sip whiskey.
Welcome all Bearded Brethren!

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Whiskey Waxing @YBCA  
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Whiskey Waxing - fbook
@YBCA
Saturday July 30, 2011 5:00 - 7:00 pm

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Get your Beard Mustache waxed into Sculpture while sipping whiskey drinks served by Comstock Saloon with Rag Time by Will Billy. A Twist of the Stache to San Francisco's Past.
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Men (or Women) with righteous Beards and Mustaches are invited to twist and wax their hair into a sculpture for the evening with on site professionals and waxing material.WATCH THE PROMO
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Xavier Marvel of Beard Team USA will be here to assist

and answer styling questions!
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 Drinks include: St. George Spirits Single Malt & San Francisco's legendary Boothby Cocktail mixed by Renowned bartenders Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin of Comstock Saloon. The Boothby is served in honor of mustached bartender William T. "Cocktail" Boothby.
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Born in San Francisco in 1862, William T. “Cocktail” Boothby was the city by the bay’s premier pre-Prohibition mixologist. His bartending artistry was on display at the Palace Hotel, where his repertoire ranged from historic gold-rush libations to his signature drink, the Boothby Cocktail. .
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Hairy Men and Hard Alcohol
Whiskey Waxing at the YBCA
by Walter Green - The Bay Citizen - August 1 2011

Drawing Crowds bravely waded into a gathering of hirsute men (and the people who love them) having their facial hair massaged into wacky shapes as part of Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Whiskey Waxing event, designed to accompany the ongoing exhibit, Bay Area Now 6.
 
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Wax On
by Jennifer Maerz - The Bold Italic - July 28, 2011

There are a lot of great artists showing at YBCA's BAN6 showcase, but I found it really hard to pull myself away from Chris Sollars' Hairy exhibit. This Saturday Chris celebrates the art of "unruly facial hair" with a live event that features something that goes well with beards in this town — drinking whiskey! Between 5 and 7 p.m., you can get the growth on your mug sculpted, trimmed, and otherwise perfected while sipping brown booze cocktails crafted by Comstock Saloon.
   
   
 
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YBCA BAN 6

Featuring Hairy is the sixth edition of YBCA’s signature triennial exhibition, Bay Area Now, a roundup of exemplary talent across an array of disciplines, continues with a visual arts exhibition showcasing 18 artists and artist collectives.
   
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 Renowned bartenders Jeff Hollinger and Jonny Raglin of Absinthe Brasserie & Bar, partnering with Bill Russell-Shapiro and The Absinthe Group, pour classic drinks in a setting that preserves the saloon’s historic design elements and pays tribute to San Francisco’s Barbary Coast.
   
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 Since 1982, we've been relying on superlative natural ingredients to make delicious, aromatic spirits that are remarkably true to the raw materials they're made from. Our mission is to maximize flavor and aroma, not profitability.

We make all our spirits by hand, working in small batches on German copper pot stills that were custom made for us. We're proud to be craftsmen and inventors, and we're passionate about what we do.
   
   
BIO  
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Chris Sollars

For Hairy San Francisco based artist Chris Sollars shaved with an axe and made a wig from his beard. This former Beardo Awards include 2007 Eureka Fellowship Award, a 2007 San Francisco Bay Area Artadia Grant, and 2009 Headlands Center for the Arts residency.
   
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