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Sat May 11

Corks & Crafts Tasting Event

  • Location Carriage House
  • Time 12:00pm - 5:00pm

Corks & Crafts Tasting Event

May 11, 2024
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William blair

Our fourth annual Corks & Crafts tasting event takes you outdoors to kickoff the summer! Our feature will be, Southwest Michigan craft beer, wine, and spirits. Additionally, BOTH vintage boats AND vintage trailers will grace the lawns of Gilmore Car Museum this year during the event. Stop and enjoy the beautiful, red barns as you play giant Jenga, cornhole, and other yard games. Swing by a 1962 Chris-Craft boat and on the next loop a 1962 Shasta Airflyte trailer decked out for the era.

You'll also enjoy the sounds of The Hi-Views as you meet the brewers, vintners and distillers. (Performing from 2p-5p) MOJO is a quartet performing originals and covers of instrumental guitar based music that has roots in 60's surf music, classic jazz/swing, and movie soundtracks/themes. (Performing from 11a-2p)

Admission includes:

5 tasting tokens for beer, wine, or spirits

Entrance to the entire museum, galleries, and collections

Access to Boats At The Barns show and the Vintage Travel Trailer Rally

Gilmore Car Museum souvenir cup for the first 400 atendees

Live music, outdoor yard games, door prizes

* Additional tasting tokens may be purchased for $1 per token.

Timeline:

9:00 am: Boats At The Barns show gate opens

9:00 am: Vintage Travel Trailer Rally show gate opens

11:00am-2:00pm: MOJO Band will be performing

11:30 am: GCM members gain entry to C+C tent

12:00 pm – 5:00 pm: Corks and Crafts

2:00pm-5:00pm: The Hi-Views Band will be performing

Pricing:

General Admission - $35 per person

GCM Member - Early Admission - $35 per person

Price increases to $45 day of event

Please note,

Museum Memberships are not valid for free admission at museum fundraisers.

Tickets are non-refundable, but are transferable.

Capacity is limited. Event area is for those 21+.

Tickets to this event do not include exhibiting a boat or trailer at Boats At The Barns or the Vintage Travel Trailer Rally.

Breweries, Distilleries, Wineries & Ciders

Breweries will be presenting 3-4 crafts each

Distilleries will be presenting 3-4 cocktails each

Wineries will be presenting 4 options

8 different ciders will be presented

Breweries:

Hay Market Brewing

Saugatuck Brewing Company

Founders Brewing Co

Alaskan Brewing Co

Bell’s Brewing Co

Middle Coast Brewing

Texas Corners Brewing

Archival Brewing

Distilleries:

Long Road Distillers

Green Door Distilling

Gull Lake Distillery

Long Drink

Wineries:

Fenn Valley Vineyards

Cody Kresta Vineyard & Winery

707 Winery

Laton Ridge Winery

Domaine Berrien Cellars

Ciders:

St Julian Winery (Cider)

Farmhaus Cider (Cider)



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