Guest Bartenders Take Over Proof; Chefs Invade Elliotborough Mini Bar

EVENTWIRE — Owner of King Street establishment Proof, Craig Nelson, boasts three of the "most talented bartenders in the country" are taking over his bar from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m. on Friday, March 6. Alba Huerta, (Julep, Houston), Charlotte Voisey (Ambassador for William Grant & Sons), and Meaghan Dorman (Raines Law Room and Dear Irving, NYC) will behind the bar while Nelson plays bar-back. [EaterWire]

EVENTWIRE — Perhaps the cheapest ticket this weekend, chef Alex Lira (The Lot) and cookbook author Mark Andrew Gravel (Kill the Recipe) will visit Elliotborough Mini Bar for a guest chef spectacular on Friday, March 6. From 6 p.m. - 10 p.m., guest can indulge in duck confit tamales and smoky beans. The tickets are only $15, if purchased in advance. [EaterWire]

MUSICWIRE — Starting next week, pianist Tim Hockenberry will play every Wednesday and Friday 7 p.m. - 11p.m. at Stars Restaurant & Grill. Hockenberry will be int he downstairs Walnut Room. His credentials include performances with Bonnie Raitt, Steve Miller, the Trans-Siberian Orchestra. and Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead. [EaterWire]