Beer...
Some friends, an old-timey-folkie group known as the Whistlepigs, play regularly at La Lumiere (on Bernard) as well as Grumpy's and (no kidding) the Vermont Correctional Institute. You should check them out if you haven't heard them. They're good, they're fun, and they usually play for ***free***! So if you offered them a small amount of dough, it would seem like a big raise.
Just a suggestion
JFW