Portland Harbor Hotel's Annual Ice Bar Returns in January 2012

Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.

PORTLAND, Maine - Portland Harbor Hotel's eagerly anticipated Annual Ice Bar, a celebration that embraces winter's cold, opens on Thursday, January 26, 2012. Tickets are on sale now for each evening through Brown Paper Tickets (brownpapertickets.com). Tickets to this 21+ event are $15-$21 per person. Tickets will not be available at the door.

This annual winter tradition is also a fundraiser for three local organizations; funds are raised through the tickets purchased. Last year's Ice Bar raised $15,000 for Big Brothers Big Sisters, Southern Maine, Share our Strength Southern Maine and VNA Home Health and Hospice, an affiliate of the Mercy Health System.

This year's Ice Bar will feature two martini bars, pouring specialty cocktails featuring Smirnoff vodkas Fluffed Marshmallow and Whipped Cream. Shipyard Brewery's popular beers will also be available at an outdoor Ice Bar. There is a full bar indoors.

The Ice Bar is carved outside in the hotel's courtyard. Indoors, attendees will enjoy music provided by a DJ and food.The Ice Bar is open from 5 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. each day. Sponsors of the Ice Bar include Smirnoff and Shipyard Brewery. Visit www.evesathegarden.com, or call 207-775-9090 for more information about the Ice Bar.

Eve's at the Garden is located inside the Portland Harbor Hotel and is open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner. The restaurant also offers a special Bar Bites menu and Happy Hour from 4-7 pm daily. During the warmer months meals are served in the Hotel's welcoming interior courtyard. Indoor complimentary valet parking is offered year-round for the restaurant's guests.

Located at 468 Fore Street in the heart of Portland's historic Old Port district, the Portland Harbor Hotel's old world charm, distinctive design, and top-notch to to receive the honor in Portland. The Hotel's deluxe guest rooms and suites offer views of the Portland cityscape, Casco Bay, or the hotel garden. The Hotel also offers four luxury suites as well as top-of-the-line new fitness facilities.

On-site services and amenities include complimentary Lincoln Towncar service, valet parking, 24-hour room service and certified concierge services, nightly turndown service, meeting and banquet facilities, and wireless high speed Internet access throughout the Hotel. Contact Portland Harbor Hotel by calling (207) 775-9090 or toll free, (888) 798-9090, or visit www.portlandharborhotel.com.


by Robert Doyle

Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.

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