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Birmingham's Regions Field will be the setting for the second annual Beer Dinner in the Ballpark presented by the Birmingham Originals on May 29, 2014. (Mark Almond/malmond@al.com)

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Good food, cold beer, Barons baseball.

What better way to spend a night at the ballpark?

Chefs from 10 of Birmingham's favorite restaurants will team up with five of Alabama's finest craft brewers for the second annual Beer Dinner in the Ballpark during the Birmingham Barons-Chattanooga Lookouts game at Regions Field on Thursday, May 29.

Tickets are $75 each, and the doors open at 6:30 p.m., with first pitch at 7:05 p.m. Advance tickets are available here.

The dinner will feature five courses and beer pairings, which will be served at the beginning of the first, third, fifth, seventh and ninth innings in a private banquet room overlooking third base.

DETAILS

What: Beer Dinner in the Ballpark

Where: Regions Field, Birmingham

When: 6:30 p.m. Thursday, May 29

Tickets: $75, available here

Two restaurants will team up to prepare each of the five courses. Those pairings are Chez Lulu and Iz Café, FoodBar and Kathy G & Co., Homewood Gourmet and The Bright Star, JoJo's on Broadway and V. Richards, and The J. Clyde and the Silvertron Café.

Participating breweries are Avondale Brewing Company, Back Forty Beer Company, Cahaba Brewing Company, Good People Brewing Company and Trim Tab Brewing Company.

All of the participating restaurants are members of the Birmingham Originals, a group of independent restaurant owners who have banded together to promote the Birmingham dining scene.

Each ticket to the beer dinner comes with a a $10 Birmingham Originals gift card valid at select member restaurants.

Proceeds from the beer dinner will benefit the Autism Society of Alabama.

"We are very excited to be back at Regions Field with the Birmingham Barons and all our participating restaurants and breweries," Jerry Hartley, president of the Birmingham Originals and owner-operator of The J. Clyde, said in a media release.

"Not only does this event highlight some of our best local, independently-owned restaurants and craft beers, but it is also a chance to give back to our community, which is what Birmingham Originals is all about.

"Last year's event raised $1,500 for Ronald McDonald House Charities of Alabama, and we look forward to even more success for the Autism Society of Alabama."

For more information about the Beer Dinner in the Ballpark, go here.