The Moxie Strings is the electrifying combination of fiddler, Diana Ladio, and electric cellist, Alison Lynn. With their feel-good melodies and foot-stomping, rock-influenced rhythms, these young women have put a fresh, enticing spin on Celtic and Americana music. Though rooted in tradition, the Moxie Strings offers listeners the unique opportunity to experience some of the world’s best-known instruments and oldest tunes through a young, progressive lens.
Diana and Alison often join forces with dynamic drummer an world percussion, Fritz McGirr, who lends his spirited expertise of traditional music’s percussion component,and a creative rhythmic energy to the show. The ensemble calls on bluegrass, Celtic, Canadian, rock, jazz and old time influences to create their unique, American hybrid that exemplifies the United States’ identity as a melting pot of traditions.
Music on the Mountain
This summer-long series of concerts will be held at the top of Bay Mountain. Mingle with old friends and new during a night of great music and great fun. This year’s concert schedule is:
Thursday, June 27th – Ron Getz
Sunday, July 7th – Williams Family Band
Thursday, August 8th – The Corvairs
Sunday, August 18 – Moxie Strings
Ticket pricing $15 in advance, $20 at the door or $46 for all four – including a complimentary appetizer at Nonna’s “After Glow” after each concert. Transportation to the top of Bay Mountain starts at 6pm, concert starts at 7pm. Call 231.334.5100 for tickets or click here.
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Porterhouse Productions and Bay Area Recycling for Charities are partnering up to launch the first annual Great Wakes Festival June 1 and 2 in downtown Traverse City. The festival will focus on raising funds and awareness for water-focused non-profits, supporting efforts to protect and keep clean the region’s rivers, streams and lakes and offering a wide variety of water-themed activities and entertainment throughout the weekend. Festival proceeds, which will be distributed by Bay Area Recycling for Charities, will help benefit local non-profit organizations focused on water-related causes.
Highlights of this huge bayfront festival will include the country’s largest self-contained wakeboarding pool system in downtown’s Open Space, featuring professional wakeboarding demonstrations and a Wakes War Tournament Cup with local and professional riders; paddle, kayak, and kiteboarding demonstrations and displays; boating displays and events; delicious water themed food court and soda jerk ice cream stations; water education activities; family-friendly games and events; a teen zone featuring a silent disco tent and activities produced by local student-run Youth Union; a community aerial art display project in partnership with GoodWill Industries of Northern Michigan (creating a large-scale image, when photographed from above, of the Great Lakes using volunteers, two tons of blue jeans and recycled materials); Coast Guard helicopter tours and search-and-rescue demonstrations; a competitive stand-up paddleboarding race down the Boardman River; a Great Wakes beach volleyball tournament (which will help raise funds for new beach sand for the West End volleyball courts); the first annual Traverse City Beach Race (organized in partnership with the Traverse City March of Dimes); local beach and water clean-up; and regional partner events, including the Grand Traverse Area Sport Fishing Association 2012 Trout Derby.
Festival tents on-site during the weekend will highlight award-winning Michigan microbrews and wines, as well as local food and local and national music on multiple stages.
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Join us for our 6th Anniversary Pig Roast – Swine and Dine
Saturday, May 25th, marks our 9th Anniversary and as is the case each year, we welcome you to join us for our annual Pig Roast. Live music, featuring Miriam Pico and David Chown, prizes, fantastic wines and of course the succulent pork slow roasted for hours prior.
Bring the family and friends and enjoy what is the best kick-off to our year. We dig in at 11 and wrap up at 6.
We will be introducing our 2011 Cabernet Franc / Merlot, 2012 semi-dry Riesling, and the ever popular, Just Unleashed.
A great opportunity to be the first to get your hands on these outstanding wines. These will be available only during the weekend and will be released a little later in the year.
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By attending one of Mark Johnson’s wine seminars, you will get extensive experience pairing wine and food. You will also learn about wine, wine making, grape growing, and the art of wine tasting. Mark is a great storyteller, a non-intimidating wine instructor, and is adept at getting everyone involved. Sometimes his stories are even true!
Both classroom style and hands on experience are part of your wine immersion experience. Your day includes a tour of the cellar with an explanation of the wine making process, vineyard walk, short explanation of the art of tasting wine, peasant’s lunch, and 6-course leisurely dinner with accompanying wines. Each course, from the appetizer to the dessert is specially paired with Chateau Chantal wines.
The meal is a work of art, worth the price of the seminar on its own, but is included in the overall price of $145 per person.
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Show your skills and creativity while riding through the terrain park. This highflying, freestyle series of events is open to both skiers and boarders. Compete in any one, two or all three events. Several age categories for males, plus an open women’s division.1st, 2nd & 3rd place prizes in each competition.
