The next wildly popular Small Plates—an intimate progressive dinner along the trail—is Thursday, May 31, 2018 from 6 to 9 pm. Enjoy a glass of wine paired with a gourmet tapas dish in the tasting rooms of up to three wineries during this unique dinner event that happens just twice per year! Many wineries partner with local chefs to prepare and serve each delicious pairing. Culinary aficionados will enjoy this upscale, gourmet dining experience!
Tickets are $15 per seating*, and you may get tickets for one, two or three seatings, each at the winery of your choice. Seating times are roughly 6 pm, 7 pm and 8 pm. Tickets must be ordered in advance for this event and always sell out quickly, so be sure to get yours today.
*Please note that due to the nature of this event, we are unable to accommodate shared plates at this time. Each $15 seating is per person.
ZZ Top
With more than 45 years of hit songs, ZZ Top is an instantly recognizable and undeniably cool American institution. The 2004 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees bring their own brand of blues and rock to the Kresge stage for what is sure to be a stellar presentation of many of their classic hits. With songs ranging from “La Grange” to “Sharp Dressed Man” and more, this legendary trio will rock the house with music designed to get you on your feet. Get ready for an evening full of red-hot Texas boogie and blues as this “Little Ol’ Band from Texas” does what they do best.
Austin Hanks
His deep, dirty southern rock hits, including “Sucker Punch,” “Alabama Clay,” “Ashes to Ashes” and others, have appeared on the popular FX series Sons of Anarchy. But Alabama-born singer-songwriter Austin Hanks has been touring and playing shows with legendary rock icons like ZZ Top, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Bad Company and dozens more for years. His music has been described as “rockin’ country soul,” and he brings every drop of his self-descriptive blues background to the stage with every song.
The 61st Annual Mancelona Bass Festival is June 2 – 5, 2016
The 61st Annual Mancelona’s Bass Festival is almost here and we have a spectacular 4 fun days filled with Carnival Rides, Craft & Vendor Alley, Good Food, Classic Car Show-New this year with added classic categories, Entertainment, Grand Parade, Kids Parade & Kids Games, Fishing Tournament, Fireworks and much more for the whole family!
Wait until you see this years Playhouse that will be raffled off this year!
There will be a Sunday Breakfast with some very Special Guests….so keep watching for more information!
The Grammy Award winning, multi-platinum selling trio Nickel Creek officially reunites for the first time since 2007, in celebration of the band’s 25th anniversary. Chris Thile (mandolin/vocals), Sara Watkins (fiddle/vocals) and Sean Watkins (guitar/vocals) began as bluegrass child prodigies, developing a loyal fan base and releasing several acclaimed albums in the early 2000s.
Each member went on to solo projects and collaborations during the hiatus, including Punch Brothers and Fiction Family. Don’t miss this reunion!
This Girls’ Night Out – which sells out within just a few days – is an evening devoted entirely to women, wine, food, and fun. Enjoy a wine selection served in a souvenir glass with food pairing at each of the eight member wineries, as well as giveaways and pampering. Unwind and recharge as only girls know how!
There are transportation companies which you may hire separately from the event, but most guests simply drive themselves. The entire peninsula is only 19 miles long and five miles at its widest, so all wineries are within a just a few miles of each other. Click here for a list of transport companies if you’d like to hire a shuttle tour.
Look for updated information as the 2016 Divas Uncorked approaches…
As the frontman of Hootie & the Blowfish, Darius Rucker was one of the most popular musicians in mainstream pop/rock during the mid-’90s. But with recent hits like “Wagon Wheel” and “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” he has cemented himself as a country music star.
“This time, I really wanted to do something different,” says Darius Rucker. “I went straight from my first album into my second, and it really just picked up where the other one left off. So when we went into the studio on this one, we really wanted to take our time and not even start worrying about a record until we had songs that we felt were the right ones. And when I heard what would become the lead single, ‘True Believers,’ played back, I thought, ‘Wow, I’ve never done anything like that before!'”
“True Believers” – a triumphant reflection of the rewards and challenges of sustaining a marriage – was the first song recorded for this project and became the first single and title track for Rucker’s third and most ambitious country studio album. And like his previous two albums, ”Learn To Live” and “Charleston, SC 1966” that topped the Billboard Country Album chart and produced five Number One singles, “True Believers” also debuted at No. 1, only this time he opted to dig deeper, work with new collaborators, and create something more resonant both musically and emotionally.
Dine with Leelanau winemakers!
