Calling all beer aficionados — the chilled froth of Carolina crafted beers is waiting to linger on your carefully cultivated mustaches (or upper lips for you gals) at the inaugural Brew Stash Bash.

Folksy, indie bands — the Farewell Drifters, Brown Bird and Cory Chisel & the Wandering Sons — will serenade and strum as tasters treat their practiced palettes with the finest from Carolina-based breweries. The lineup includes NoDa Brewery, Olde Mecklenburg Brewery, Four Friends Brewing and more. $5 for four sampling tickets. Music portion is free and open to the public. June 16, 1 p.m. U.S. National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Parkway. 704-391-3900. www.usnwc.org. - Mary Stevens