DANBURY — Ives Concert Park has partnered with Townsquare Media to offer back-to-back events on Saturday and Sunday, September 13 and 14, at the outdoor venue located on the Western Connecticut State University westside campus, 43 Lake Avenue Extension.

First up is “Connecticut on Tap,” from 3 to 6 pm on Saturday At the event, attendees will be able to sample more than 120 craft beers from the best American Craft Breweries.

VIP tickets are $55 and general admission tickets are $35 when bought in advance. Day-of general admission tickets will be $45. A VIP ticket will include a catered meal and access to extremely rare beers. Guests must be 21 years of age or older to attend.

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On Sunday, the concert park will host “Pickin’ at the Ives” as part of the Newtown Savings Bank Fine Arts and Family Series. The inaugural offering of this event, featured artists will include Greensky Bluegrass, Cabinet and local artists Cricket Tell the Weather, The Korey Brodsky Band and The Wool Hats String Band.

Grammy Award-winner and multi-instrumentalist Stacy Phillips will conduct two dobro and fiddle workshops between sets.

The event will be from 2 to 10 pm. Tickets are available at  ivesbluegrass.com and will also be available at the gate. Presale general admission tickets are $25, and day-of tickets will be $35. WCSU students can attend for $15 at the gate, and children under the age of 6 will be admitted free.

Advance-only VIP tickets will include VIP seating, a food voucher and a signed copy of Greensky Bluegrass’ new album, If Sorrows Swim.

Later this month, a 5K Fun Run will take place in the concert park as well as the WCSU eestside campus grounds. Established to raise money for cultural enrichment programs and to keep the arts alive for all, plans are underway to make the September 21 event a huge success.

Registration will be from 8 to 9:45 am the day of the event. The Kids’ Fun Run will be at 9:30 am and the 5K will begin at 10. For more information, email info@ivesconcertpark.co, call 203-837-9226 or visit: ivesconcertpark.com.

Ives Concert Park wraps up its 2014 summer season with a performance by the Ives Festival Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr Fernando Jimenez, at 7 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, in the Concert Hall of the new Visual and Performing Arts Center on the WCSU Westside campus.

The program will feature light classical music, including Strauss’ Overture from Die Fledermaus, Gershwin’s An American in Paris, Marquez’s Danzon No. 2, and more. Admission is free, and seating in the concert hall will be first-come, first-served.