Hey there, Solid State.

It’s Friday, and I hate to end the week on a down note. But Saturday at 12 p.m. Magic Hat Brewing Co. will be holding a memorial/dedication ceremony at the brewery for my friend Bryan Kapschull, who passed away on August, 17. The “service” will be a very low key affair. Anyone and everyone who is so inclined is encouraged to share stories and memories about Bryan. If I can keep it together, I think I might. And in typical MH fashion, it will be followed by copious amounts of beer-drinking and wing-eating because, well, that’s pretty much how Bryan would have wanted it.

So spread the word and come on down. Hope to see you there.

Dan Bolles is a culture coeditor at Seven Days. He joined the paper in 2007 as its music editor, covering Vermont's robust music, comedy and nightlife scenes for a decade before deciding he was too old to be going to the Monkey House on weeknights to see rock shows for a living. He became assistant arts editor in 2017 and culture coeditor in 2021. Bolles has received numerous local and national awards for his writing on Vermont arts, sports and the occasional celebrity canine murder mystery. He loves...