Sparks/Reno, Nev. – Nevada's biggest party is back, bigger and better than ever, as Brew HaHa XIII returns Saturday, January 26, 2008, to the Rose Ballroom at John Ascuaga's Nugget.

Celebrating an effervescent fermentation of music and brews, this year's 13th annual benefit for Sierra Arts features the popular Shane Dwight Band as the evening's headline entertainer. And, once again, a single price includes responsibly unlimited tastings from more the 25 microbrewery selections. Hours for this year's Brew HaHa are 8 p.m. to midnight. Purchased in advance, tickets are $50 per person general admission, and $60 each for reserved seating with early entry. General admission tickets purchased the day of the event will be $60.

The Shane Dwight Band is known for its high octane, dance 'till you drop rock & blues and is a recent winner of the Monterey Blues Festival Battle of the Bands. Featuring a bluesy-rockin' danceable drive layered with soulful vocals and crisp guitar, the band will be performing over 180 shows throughout the United States in 2008. In the past two years the band has played at many prestigious concerts such as the Monterey Blues Festival, Oklahoma Blues Festival, Fire on The Mountain Festival, Reno Blues & Brews Festival, Portland Oregon Waterfront Festival, San Francisco Jazz Festival, S.F. California Blues Festival, Florida "Springing The Blues" Festival, Central Valley Blues Festival, San Jose Comcast Jazz Festival, San Jose Metro Fountain Blues Festival and the Redwood Coast Jazz Festival (Eureka). Although SDB's music is blues based, the band's ability to cross over to a variety of different audiences is evidenced in their current concert schedule which has them working at venues as diverse as County Fairs, Disneyland Theme parks, opening up for Major Country, Blues, and Rock Artists and appearing as the house band on Microsoft's Nationally Broadcast television show, "Microsoft Insider LIVE."

Guests can purchase tickets at John Ascuaga's Nugget or Sierra Arts. For tickets and details, contact Sierra Arts at (775) 329-2787 or John Ascuaga's Nugget at (775) 356-3300.

Sierra Arts is the local arts organization dedicated to presenting and promoting cultural events, arts in education, art in public places and other arts programs as needed in our community. The non-profit provides facility management for gallery spaces, while giving financial and technical support to artists and arts organizations. Sierra Arts leads the community in assessing the cultural needs of our region and developing programs that make this a better place in which to live. Visit sierra-arts.org for more information.

John Ascuaga's Nugget is a premier casino resort owned and operated by the Ascuaga family in Sparks, Nevada. For more information, call 800-648-1177 or 775-356-3300, or visit janugget.com.