Topeka Bar Wars, sponsored by seveneightfive magazine, was started in 2008. Bar Wars is a local competition that takes bar employees and their regulars and has them compete as a team of 12 against other bars in a variety of events and games that you would regularly find at a bar.
Money raised is donated to a local charity chosen by the winning bar.
Owner: Jared Hitchens
Officers: Sarah Hitchens & Kerrice Mapes
Volunteers: Jill Lira, Bri Holmes, Nick Leach, Jessy Forman, Rio Cervantes-Reed, Jared Corwin, Sarah Hitchens, Erin Wynkoop, Greg Shirron, Angie O’Conner, Nannette Massie Day, Amanda Mitchell, Jeff Dailey, Michael Hunter, Rhett Buckley, Ryan Bishop, Meredith Langfitt and Skye Bunting.
Past Winners:
2010: Tailgators Pub & Grub (TARC)
2009: Boobie Trap (charity Breast Cancer Awareness)
2008: Lucky Dog’s (charity ArtsConnect Topeka)
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A live auction will be held on March 9 at Uncle Bo’s at 6:30 pm. Here, owners will bid on hosting events at their establishments. This auction will also finalize the schedule of events which take place from April 10 – May 22.
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Click below for the official 2011 Bar Wars Calendar with locations and times
2011 photo contest
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