Red Stone Pub Gives Back with Guest Bartender Program

As way to give back and have fun, the is starting a guest bartender program, beginning Sept. 20 from 6 to 8 p.m. with State Rep. Linda Schofield, D-Simsbury.

Managing partner Mark Lubetkin is encouraging people to stop by the pub and let Schofield pour them a drink to benefit Simsbury’s A Better Chance (ABC) house.

Lubetkin is donating $1 per drink to the ABC program, which provides educational opportunities to students of color. In exchange, Schofield has to try her hand at mixology.

“Whether you want soda water or something a little stronger this is a great way to help promising young students reach their full potential, while also supporting a new local business,” said Schofield. “As a board member of the ABC program and a person who enjoys the cozy atmosphere at the Red Stone Pub, this will be a lot of fun.”

Simsbury ABC is one of 29 ABC programs located throughout the country that recruit motivated, talented students of color and place them in outstanding public high schools. The students live in a residential house and attend the local high school. The Simsbury ABC House, the first one in Connecticut, was established in the early 1970s.

The guest bartender program will continue every other week with Tom Gilmore from the Rotary, Nancy Hasse, Mary Glassman and John Hampton to name some, said Lubetkin.

"The guest bartender program is designed to support the local community by encouraging participation in local charities and other programs that require community support to thrive. The Red Stone Pub is really geared toward being an active part of the community and affording our patrons a comfortable and familiar place to gather," he said.

In the next few weeks the pub will be starting the fire and the fall menu. Some of the new items will include an Italian beef sandwich, turkey chili, pretzels with IPA mustard, and other fall type items. And there is a full complement of Oktoberfest beers.

The Red Stone Pub is located in the Courtyard Building, 10 Mall Way. It is open Tuesdays through Saturdays at 5 p.m.