![Liz Berlin](https://sweetwaterartcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/8724a1ad-fcf3-48e4-ac3b-135b67bac259-LizBerlin.jpeg-300x236.webp)
SEWICKLEY — On Feb. 17, Liz Berlin kicks off Folk February, a new concert series at the Sweetwater Center for the Arts.
A founding member of Pittsburgh’s multi-platinum Rusted Root before embarking on a successful solo career, Berlin will hit the Sewickley center’s Community Room stage at 7:30 p.m., following an hour-long live cooking demonstration by the leader of Sweetwater’s new culinary program leader, chef Andrew Alvarez, whose impressive resume includes restaurants in Cleveland and Cincinnati, and as a culinary instructor at at Gaynor’s School of Cooking in Pittsburgh.
![Chef Andrew Alvarez will do a cooking demonstration at Sweetwater Center For The Arts.](https://www.gannett-cdn.com/presto/2023/02/07/NBCT/404a420c-e438-4409-96f1-bd2fab5463e1-Alvarez.jpeg?width=300&height=420&fit=crop&format=pjpg&auto=webp)
Seating is first come first serve, with Big Spring Spirits of Bellefonte, Pa., pouring signature cocktails, inspired by Berlin’s music. I’d be disappointed if they don’t have a drink named for Rusted Root’s “Ecstasy” or “Send Me on My Way” (heard in Enterprise rental car commercials).
Tickets cost $40, which includes two complimentary cocktails, or $30 without the booze, at sweetwaterartcenter.org
Folk February continues Feb. 24 with Jess Klein & The Good Time. According to Sweetwater officials, the concert series “focuses on folk and Americana music, as we bring the community together.”
For more information about Folk February, visit https://sweetwaterartcenter.org/events/folk-february/