Beer & Wine Tasting

Saturday, July 1st | 5:00pm – 10:00pm
Meridian Municipal Complex
5151 Marsh Rd, Okemos

*Proceeds go towards sustaining future township events Tickets are non-refundable and are the responsibility of the buyer. Attendees must be 21 or older with a valid ID to enter. Join us in Central Park South for our Independence Day Beer & Wine Tasting Celebration featuring craft beer from Ellison Brewery and wines from Burgdorf’s Winery. Burgdorf’s Winery will be auctioning off a Taste & Tour Certificate (valued at $100). Proceeds go towards a designated charity. Burgdorf’s will also be taking sales orders for bottles of wine with special 175th labels.

Sunrise Side Wine and Food Festival

17 wineries and brewers, 8 restaurants!  Cost is $15, which includes commemorative glass and tasting tickets

3rd Saturday in July – Sunrise Side Wine and Food Festival will be held under the “Big Top” at the Harrisville Harbor from noon to 6 p.m.

Saturday, July 22nd
5:00pm – 8:00pm
3998 Van Atta Rd, Okemos

In 2017, the Harris Nature Center (HNC) will celebrate its 20th Anniversary. As part of the 175th Anniversary Celebration, the Harris Nature Center Foundation will host a Turtle Toast Gala to highlight the nature center’s history, celebrate its success and raise funds for the continuation of the Nature Exploration Area.

Since opening its doors in 1997, the HNC has steadily increased its visitorship to almost 20,000 each year. People come from the entire Greater Lansing area to walk the refreshing trails, play in the Nature Exploration Area and observe the many live animal exhibits. Each year the center presents approximately 450 programs, engaging people of all ages in nature experiences. 200 of these are school programs that allow over 4,400 students annually to enhance their academics with nature discoveries.

In 2010, the Foundation began raising funds for projects. In 2012, they started raising funds for the Nature Exploration Area. Currently the area includes a Climbable Turtle Sculpture, Log Jam, Michigan Fossil Dig, Sticks and Stones, Gathering Circle and Beaver Lodge. Foundation supporters also provided funds for the River Overlook and the School Bus Scholarship Project which allows 50 classes annually to participate in nature field trips that may have not been affordable otherwise. Future projects include finishing the Nature Exploration Area with 2 Tree Houses and a Sky Walk to connect them.

Gala Tickets: Tickets are $20 in advance – $25 at the door, non-refundable and are the responsibility of the buyer. Includes two wine tickets and commemorative glass. Attendees must be 21 or older with a valid ID to enter. Price of ticket goes to support the Foundation’s many enhancement projects. Ticket Prices: $20 in advance, $25 at the door (if available) Annual Turtle Toast Gala at Harris Nature Center

Burgdorf’s Winery Enjoy wine samples from Burgdorf’s Winery, a mid-Michigan Garagiste Winery with over 38 years of artisan wine making experience, along with hors d’oeuvres and live jazz! Burgdorf’s will also be taking sales orders for bottles of wine with a special Turtle Toast 2017 label.

awas Uncork’d is a Michigan wine, ale and food festival which serves as an annual fundraising event for a new library in East Tawas, MI. In a time when the good life becomes harder to attain, we must provide our young with the informational resources they deserve in order that they have an equal base with other young people across our nation. We believe a library fitted with more computers, more research capability and more selection is a worthy endeavor. With your support, we can achieve this community goal.

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Visit our winery at the beginning of the harvest season for our 12th annual celebration.  There will be great music! Food! Tours! and of course great wine!  Admission is $10 at the door.  With that you will be given a logo glass to keep and five tickets to taste wine.  Additional tickets will be available for purchase as well as food to go along with your wine.  Join us for a “Moment in wine”, music, food and good company.