We’re celebrating the opening of our new tasting room!
The time has finally come, after a year and a half of construction we’re in our new post and beam tasting room! Please come join us in celebrating the opening with live music from Blue Dirt (3- 5:30pm) and The New Third Coast with Norm Wheeler (6- 9pm). Mary in the Morning will also be on-site before the event from 12-3pm doing live broadcasts and giving out prizes, so feel free to come on out early!
Tickets are $15 (buy ‘em online, call 231-271-1188, or at the door) and include 5 complimentary wine pours, a pig roast, and music! Festivities begin at 3pm on June 26th.
Also, on Saturday only, with the purchase of a case (12 bottles) or more of wine, get a free silk-screened t-shirt and a coupon for 20% off your next case purchase!
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The 2010 Inland Seas Music Festival will take place on Saturday, July 17, 2010 from 10:00am – 5:00pm on the waterfront at the Inland Seas Education Center in Suttons Bay.
“Song of the Lakes” to be Feature Attraction
The Inland Seas Music Festival will provide live music from several area groups throughout the day. Performances on the main stage include:
* 10:00 – 11:15am – “Handy Billy”
* 11:30am – 2:00pm – “Wild Sullys”
* 2:30 – 5:00pm – “Song of the Lakes”
Live music will also be provided down by the boardwalk, with the “Interlochen Ensemble-Brass Quintet” performing in the morning and “Handy Billy” performing in the afternoon.
5K Schoolship Run will Kick Off the Festival
This year’s Inland Seas Music Festival will begin at 9:00am with a 5K Schoolship Run along scenic Lake Michigan. It is only $30 to participate, and all racers who register before July 7th will receive a t-shirt and water bottle. A lite snack will also be provided after the race. Age group awards will be presented during a ceremony after the race. Click here to register.
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Glen Arbor Art Association presents an exhibition of local artists from Michigan’s wine country. Sip wine and enjoy small plates of food as you browse the paintings, drawings and sculptures. The exhibit is located at Mountain Flowers Lodge at The Homestead.
Exhibition hours are 6:00 pm to 8:00 pm. Cost: $20 per person at the door, which includes two glasses of wine and small food plates. Additional pours are available for $4/glass or 3 glasses for $10. For each ticket sold, $5 will be donated to Glen Arbor Artists scholarship and free after-school art program for students. Call
The Homestead for ticket information at 231.334.5100.
Painting is by
Jim Markle, a member of the Glen Arbor Art Association.
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Escape from the ordinary with a concert on the Top of Bay Mountain at The Homestead with Musica Batteria, the duo of Lynn Koch and Kristen Tait. Performing on vintage rosewood marimba, you will enjoy an evening of classical, ragtime, jazz and popular favorites in a spectacular setting overlooking the Sleeping Bear Bay. It’s a musical treat you won’t want to miss!
Tickets: $15/person. Chairlift rides to the top of the mountain begin at 6pm. Multi-passenger shuttle service also available. Cash bar. Concert begins at 7pm.
For more information and to pre-purchase tickets, call Lindy Kellogg at 231.334.5378.
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Winter Trails Day is in its 17th year nationwide. The program is designed to give children and adults new to snow sports the chance to try snowshoeing and cross-country skiing for free, and to discover the great fitness and social benefits of these easy-to-learn winter sports. The Homestead offers a two-hour group lesson for each sport. The group will travel into the beautiful Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on the Bay View Trail that adjoins The Homestead property.
The program includes a national park pass, equipment overview, instructions on how to dress warmly and fundamentals on cross-country skiing and/or snowshoeing. Cross-country lessons begin at 10:00 am and snowshoeing lessons at 1:30 pm. For more information visit WinterTrails or call The Homestead at 231-334-5000. The program is free. Lodging packages are available. See our Accommodations webpage.
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We’re celebrating the opening of our new tasting room!