The Belmont Arts Center will hold its next “Hot Glass, Cold Beer” open house fund-raiser Friday, Sept. 28, from 5-9 p.m. The event, sponsored in part by New York Nick’s and the Handlebar, will take place at the Belmont, 401 N. Reus St., located inside the window factory in downtown Pensacola.

This increasingly popular event will feature glass-blowing demonstrations, complimentary beverages and snacks, artwork in the gallery, hand-blown cups and more.

Patrons who donate $20 toward the Belmont Arts Center’s glass-blowing programs and studio will receive a hand-blown glass to keep. Patrons who attended the previous HGCB event are invited to return to show off their glass.

All ages are invited to attend, however patrons must be 21 years of age with valid photo ID for consumption of adult beverages.

In addition, the evening will also feature glass bead-making demonstrations with Great Gulf Coast Arts Festival award-winning artist Meredith Hartsfield and the Florida Society of Goldsmiths, who will be giving jewelry-making demonstrations all evening long

For more information, contact (850) 429-1222 or visit www.belmontartscenter.com.

The Belmont Arts and Cultural Center is a nonprofit center dedicated to excellence, experimentation and education in the visual, performing and literary arts, while being a working studio center for artists.

Since 1999 the Belmont Arts and Cultural Center has been a part of a revitalization effort to transform the Belmont-Devilliers community into a thriving artistic, commercial and residential area.

Through multidisciplinary activities the center is able to contribute to Pensacola’s art scene by offering exposure to local, regional, national and international artists, thus enhancing the culture of the greater Pensacola area.