Friday April 20th, The Contented Cow is the venue for a discussion on Sexual Assault, hosted by SARN (St. Olaf College Resource Network) and HOPE (sexual assault research network for Rice County). 10pm – midnight. The St. Olaf band Dirty Petrov will be playing at 11pm.

Happy Birthday, Bob Dylan!  -  Thursday May 24th.

Mayfly  - Friday May 25th & Saturday May 26th.  Line-up to be announced soon.

JuneBug 5th – Wednesday June 27th through Saturday June 30th.  Line up soon.

Drink Local! – A month of local brews + Music throughout August.

DJJD – Thursday September 6th through Sunday September 9th.

Low Brow, High Octane – Saturday September 22nd.

Rolling Stone’s 50th! - Saturday September 29th.

Guinness Stout, Smithwick’s Pale Ale, Harp Lager, Shock Top, Summit IPA, Crispin Cider, Schell’s Maibock, Dos Equis Amber, Anchor Bock, Grain Belt NordEast,..and more.

Laverstoke Park Farm produces great tasting ale and lager, biodynamically and organically. Their motto is Healthy Soil = Healthy Grass = Healthy Animals = Healthy Meat & Milk = Healthy People! The Contented Cow has them! Great for sipping on the patio…

Dos Equis and KFAN radio have invited The Contend Cow, along with 31 other pubs, bars, and restaurants in the Twin Cities area, to take part in a “March to the Championship”!

From now until March 8th, please use your smart phone and computer every 24 hours to cast your vote for the Contented Cow.

Click on this link to vote: http://www.kfan.com/pages/promotions/barbracket/bracket.html

In this round, The Contented Cow is Number 15!

For more details of this competition, and Dos Equis specials at the Cow, go to to the Contentd Cow’s facebook event page.

If you are a wine drinker and have been to the Contented Cow recently, you will have noticed the new wine line-up.

The new house red is the 2008 Alias California Cabernet Sauvignon. Scouring the web for some background information, we found the “Gut Check” blog, who was interviewing Kata Lozina about this.

‘The label features eight silhouettes, which Lozina explains are the “Cult of 8″ winemakers who joined forces to create this wine together – but anonymously. Without listing names, faces or estates — just the region, Napa — the winemakers instead detail their philosophy on the label, including “Vineyards make grapes, winemakers make wine,” “Wine is not art, wine is craft,” and “Luxury can be affordable.”‘

Come see what you think!

Just a quick reminder to check out our calendar for up-to-date listings of music and other events. You can also keep in touch via Facebook. 2012 is going to be a great year!

At the Contented Cow Friday night (8-midnight) The Mad Ripple (Tony Nelson, Katy Vernon, Rick Widen, Pete Christensen, Ken Goldman, Paul Odegaard and Jim Walsh) are making a live CD. Come and be part of the fun!