if you like rockin blues with a funky groove, meet us at the Club!
Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's unofficial house band!
Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's unofficial house band!
The Woodfire is just the sweetest little place nestled in the quaint town of Dowagiac. Such a romantic place to bring the one you love as well as the family you love. Cozy and warm from the "wood fired" brick oven, wonderful smells coming from the kitchen, Chris and his famous martini's beckon you to the bar......take it from me, don't have more than 2 of the chocolate ones.....hee hee, you may find yourself dancing, but that's where I come in :-) Though it may seem like a pretty subdued atmosphere, Larry and his staff enjoy a bit of fun and revelry, and yes, dancing is encouraged. If you like a little bit of blues with your beer, or some funky folk with your food, or sultry soul with your sweetheart, you might want to make a date to be here! I'd love to see you, Venitia
ONLINE TICKETS HAVE SOLD OUT IN RECORD TIME!
Limited tickets available at select retail outlets.
7th Annual Winter Beer Festival
February 25th, 2012
Fifth Third Ballpark, Comstock Park, MI
The 7th Annual Winter Beer Festival will take place Saturday, February 25th, 2012 at the Fifth Third Ballpark in Comstock Park, just north of Grand Rapids. The Winter Festival is a unique opportunity to sample some of the best beers in the world, all brewed in Michigan. We are expecting more than 50 Michigan craft breweries to participate and there will be more than 300 different beers available to sample. The event is open from 1:00-6:00pm. Enthusiast Members of the Michigan Brewers Guild will be allowed to enter the Festival an hour early at Noon. The Festival will take place in the outfield parking lot at the ballpark and breweries will be located within several large tents. The tents, combined with body heat will help take the edge off the temperature, but please recognize that the Festival is an outdoor event and dress accordingly. Hats, mittens, boots and long-johns are recommended to keep you warm. We are planning to have warming fires again, but only if the weather cooperates with low wind conditions. It would be helpful if everyone could hoist a Michigan beer and do a fair weather dance. We are hoping for good weather for a late February day in Michigan, but the Festival will take place snow, rain or shine.
15 drink tokens are included with a ticket and each token is good for one 3 ounce beer sample. Additional tokens are available for purchase inside the Festival for 50 cents each. Local West Michigan bands will be the featured live entertainment. Food will be available for purchase.
Festival attendees must be 21 years of age or older and have ID to enter. Designated Drivers are encouraged and DD tickets will be available for $5 each.
Please look for information to be posted on the MASH participating breweries and other information as it becomes available. Please feel free to make a post of your own if you are organizing a bus or have something else to share.
Cheers, and see you at the Festival!
Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's unofficial house band!
Boomland represents the place deep inside us all where our spirit dwells and drives us to achieve, where we dare to dream……and make the world a better place
this album is dedicated to
my grandmother Jessie, my mother Laura May, and my daughter Aiyana
you are my inspiration and my strength
I miss you every day
thank you to all the artists on this project, for their wonderful musicianship, passion and dedication to helping me express these songs so beautifully
thank you to Jack Gregory, JackAGregory.com for your wisdom and guidance
a very special thank you to my engineer Bruce Bartlett, you’ve walked the long road to Boomland with me, and oh what a view from here
the musicians:
bruce bartlett
rob hunter
danny dine
brother john kattke
uncle john potthast
tom moore
mike caron
johnny "on the spot" smeltzer
joe bradley
brandon dinges
Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's unofficial house band!
Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's unofficial house band!
Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's unofficial house band!
Been wanting to do a show with my talented friend from Grand Rapids, Karisa Wilson.
www.karisawilson.com or www.facebook.com/karisawilson She is an award winning singer-songwriter from Michigan. Her debut album "Little Girl" won the WYCE's Album of the Year Jammie, one of Michigan's most prestigious indie music awards. Karisa writes and performs a blend of Indie pop, jazz and blues.
So glad to be at the Union again........it's been too long! Both of us will be sporting new CD's for sale, as well. Please come out to this wonderful venue and meet my musical sister!
Now we just need to figure out what to wear! ;-)
Come get your 15 minutes of fame every Monday! Some of Southwest Michigan and Northwest Indiana's finest musicians show for this one, but everyone is welcome. Music, Spoken Word, Improv, you name it! Killer stage and sound system, Chris Story is at the dials, hand crafted award winning beers, cafe food that'll make you want to drink another, and the best vibe make this a favorite hangout for people around the nation. Stay till the end & join the jam with The Happy Campers, Monday night's unofficial house band!
Quincy's Cafe is a locally owned and operated coffee house, intent on fostering a communal culture through diverse music and art. Our café is clean, warm and inviting, providing our customers with a superior dining and social ambiance. We proudly serve freshly-brewed, Direct Trade* Intelligentsia coffee Organic** Black Cat Espresso and Organic Loose Leaf Teas. In addition to our premium coffee and tea selections, we are committed to offering gourmet food options for all dietary needs, including vegan, gluten free and vegetarian. Quincy's Cafe' strives to source its offerings (be it food, beverage or artistic) from local and regional suppliers.
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