From a Dow Gardens press release…..
I’m hoping you can help me get the word out about our Dow Gardens Garden Party on Friday, August 21 from 6-11 p.m.
The unique night will include: Beer, wine, Local Bands, Damon’s Grill, and an auction of the 26 copper pieces by Jim Ardis which have been on display throughout the gardens (only six will have minimum bids!).
It’s going to be a great time!
Proceeds from the auction will benefit future Dow Gardens art events!
From a Dow Gardens press release….
Dow Gardens Festival of the Senses
Friday, May 29
7:30-10:30 p.m.– Michigan wine and beer tasting under the stars
– Hors d’ oeuvres from the H Hotel
– Music and artistic entertainment of Empty Canvas
– Copper sculptures of Jim Ardis
– The beauty of Dow Gardens
– Fourteen Michigan wineries and five Michigan breweries will feature their products for sampling with orders for purchase being taken by Eastman Party Store.The wineries include: Black Star Farms, L. Mawby Vineyards and Shady Lane Cellars of Suttons Bay, Brys Estate and Peninsula Cellars of Traverse City, St. Julian Wine Co. and Warner Vineyard of Paw Paw, Burgdorf’s Winery of Haslett, Lone Oak Vineyard of Grass Lake, Pentamere Winery of Tecumseh, Rose Valley Winery of Rose City, Tabor Hill Winery of Buchanan, Sandhill Crane Vineyards of Jackson and BK Nektar Meadery of Ferndale.
The Breweries are: Arcadia Brewery of Battle Creek, Atwater Brewing Co. of Detroit, Mt. Pleasant Brewing Co., New Holland Brewery of Holland and Tri-City Brewing of Bay City.
Empty Canvas will perform: As patrons taste the beer and wine, they will be treated to the talents of Scott and Mike McMath as they perform music and Mike produces a painting of Dow Gardens. This is truly a unique performance and the painting will be auctioned off at the end of the evening, with the successful bidder choosing the charity to whom the proceeds will be donated.
In addition copper sculptures which will be on display in the Gardens throughout the summer will make their debut at this event. The sculptures include arches, banner poles, a maypole and other creative garden art by Jim Ardis .
Tickets for the multi-faceted Festival of the Senses are $25.00 in advance and $30.00 at the door.
Advanced tickets are available at Dow Gardens, 1809 Eastman Ave, Eastman Party Store and through www.dowgardens.org.
Dow Gardens in Midland
Why not drive an hour and a half to look at butterflies? J and her mom were both super excited about the Butterflies in Bloom exhibit that is going on at Dow Gardens and since they just happened to decide to visit us while it was going on, we took a road trip north.
Dow Gardens is on Eastman Road right next to the Midland Center for the Arts on Eastman Road. They sort of share a parking lot so if you’re unfamiliar with the area, your tempted towards the bigger building, but the Dow Gardens is actually the smaller of the two tucked in near the back of the lot. Don’t worry, there’s a big sign out front.
Your first stop is the visitors center which is where you pay admission. There’s also a gift shop which they have set up as your last stop on your way out. If you live in Midland or the surrounding area, your much better off buying a season pass at $10. Since two of us were from Chicago and the other two from Lansing, we just opted for the day pass which is $5. Obviously, if you plan on visiting more than twice, the season pass is the better deal. Read the rest of this entry »
Bone Daddy BBQ on Bay City Road in Midland
Last year, I saw a story in the LSJ about a BBQ place in Midland that won a rib cook off in Las Vegas. I told J then that we needed to find an excuse to go to Midland. I always thought the excuse would be a baseball game. Turns out, the excuse was butterflies.
J’s parents were in town and both J and her mom wanted to see the butterfly exhibit at Dow Gardens. They had been to similar exhibits in Chicago and thought this would be a neat way to spend a Saturday afternoon together. I didn’t object because it means we had our excuse to go to Midland.
Bone Daddy BBQ is on the corner of Bay City Road and Waldo Road in Midland. We took a wrong turn off the highway because my GPS showed an address both in the city of Midland and the adjoining township (that, for postal reasons, has a Midland address) and I chose the wrong one. It was only a mile out of the way. I turned around and headed two miles in the opposite direction and we found our destination on the left.
There’s not much of a parking lot in front of the building and what few spaces there are are taken up by Bone Daddy’s trucks. I drove around the building and weaved in between the two giant smokers to find another parking lot behind the catering business.
Once inside, you order at the counter then they bring you your food. There are menus in bins on the wall as well as paper menus and a menu board above the counter. The place was pretty packed. There are two dining areas in the small building. Each has maybe a half a dozen tables or so. There was a kids birthday party in one room, so I grabbed a table in the other room while J and her mom put in our orders. Read the rest of this entry »
I keep giving Michigan a hard time for having sub-par BBQ joints, but a shop in Midland proved me wrong over the weekend by winning the Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-Off in Sparks, Nev.
Bone Daddy’s BBQ of Midland, Mich., won the top prize Monday as the 20th annual Best in the West Nugget Rib Cook-off wrapped up in Sparks, Nev.
Bone Daddy’s was among 25 cookers from around the country that competed in the event sponsored by John Ascuaga’s Nugget.
The title came with a trophy and check for $7,500.
Midland’s not all that far. Wish I would have known that this past weekend when we were in Frankenmuth…..
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