CLICK HERE for information and details on the current
2012 3rd Annual Traverse City Winter Microbrew & Music Festival.

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Online and outlet sales have ended for this event.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR $45. WE ARE NOT SOLD OUT! Ages 21+ Only.
All sales are final.*

Friday & Saturday, August 26 & 27, 2011
at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons in Traverse City, Michigan

>> Proceeds support Munson Cancer Support Units through the Munson Regional Healthcare Foundation and the CherryT Ball Drop which supports local food banks while celebrating New Year’s Eve with the Traverse City community.

DIRECTIONS TO THE VILLAGE AT GRAND TRAVERSE COMMONS

Ages 21+ only – no exceptions, please (no infants, toddlers, kids, or teens – thanks for your understanding). Please bring your ID with you and be prepared to show it at the door. Thank you!

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Online and outlet sales have ended for this event.
TICKETS WILL BE AVAILABLE AT THE DOOR FOR $45. WE ARE NOT SOLD OUT! Ages 21+ Only.
All sales are final.*

Tickets for this event are sold individually – $30* for Friday ($35 at the door), $40* for Saturday ($45 at the door). Tickets are also available in Traverse City at Oryana Natural Foods Market, Zamar Guitar, Jack’s Market, and Tilley’s Party Store. You must be 21 to attend both days of this event.

Tickets for Friday include entrance into the beer tent where $3 pints will be available for purchase, entry into the Silent Disco, and entertainment (see schedule below). *Please note, Porterhouse Productions is not responsible for drink ticket refunds. Last call will be at 9:30 PM. Don’t buy more drink tickets than you can use!

Tickets for Saturday include a tasting cup, five 7 oz. sample pours, entry into the Silent Disco, and entertainment (see schedule below). Additional drink tokens will be available for $1.00 (one buck for 7 ozs. of delicious craft brew!) at the event. *Please note, Porterhouse Productions is not responsible for drink ticket refunds. Last call will be at 9:30 PM. Don’t buy more drink tickets than you can use!

*Advance ticket price does not reflect outlet or online handling fees. We encourage you to purchase your tickets in advance. Even though we advertise a “Day Of” ticket price, there is always a chance the event can sell out beforehand.

* In addition to microbrew samples, festival attendees will have access to a full lineup of national musical talent, food and beverage vendors, merchandise, festival activities and special events. For this reason, discounted tickets are not available for designated drivers or non-drinkers. Thank you for your understanding.

* Refunds and Exchanges – ALL SALES ARE FINAL. Please review ticket ordering information carefully prior to ticket purchase. Neither Brown Paper Tickets nor Porterhouse Productions will refund or exchange tickets, unless event is canceled or rescheduled.

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FRIDAY, AUGUST 26
5PM – 10PM
$3 pint night
Local food vendors

Friday Music Schedule
Main Stage
5:00 PM : DJ DomiNate
6:00 PM : Euforquestra
7:45 PM : Jam Rek West African drummers
8:00 PM : Martin Sexton
10:00 PM : Curfew
Silent Disco Tent
5:00 PM : DJ Thor – Top 40 Club / Experimental
6:00 PM : DJ Fasel, Union Street Station – Top 40 Club / Old and New Skool
7:00 PM : DJ Body Rock & Wally Sparks (from Ella Riot)
8:00 PM : DJ Chris Roxx, After Midnight DJ’s Electro – Top 40 Club / Experimental
9:00 PM : DJ DomiNate, Ground Zero Nightclub – Mashup / Top 40 Club / Experimental
10:00 PM : Curfew

SATURDAY, AUGUST 27
4PM – 10PM
Five 7-oz. pour tickets with entrance (additional drink tokens will be available for $1.00 – one buck for 7 ozs. of delicious craft brew! – at the event)
Beer festival layout with 200+ flavors, cider, mead, and wine
Local food vendors
Samba march
LED hula hoopers
Fire twirlers
MSU educational tent
Hop n’ Brew Shack

Saturday Music Schedule
Main Stage
4:00 PM : Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
4:20 PM : Euforquestra
5:30 PM : Barrage
6:30 PM : Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
6:45 PM : Ella Riot
7:40 PM : Samba Lawn March with Euforquestra
7:55 PM : That 1 Guy
8:45 PM : Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
9:00 PM : Rebirth Brass Band, sponsored by Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen
10:00 PM : Curfew
Silent Disco Tent
4:00 PM : DJ Thor – Top 40 Club / Experimental
5:00 PM : DJ Mr. Marcus – Hip-Hop / Funk / Multi-Genre
6:00 PM : CDX, Shimmers Nightclub – Top 40 Club / Old and New Skool
7:00 PM : DJ Jr., Home Theater Dynamix – House / Top 40 Club / Experimental Remix
8:00 PM : DJ DomiNate, Ground Zero Nightclub – Mashup / Top 40 Club / Experimental
9:00 PM : DJ Body Rock & Wally Sparks (from Ella Riot)
10:00 PM : Curfew

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(ADDITIONAL BREWERIES TBA)

BEER
Abita Brewing Company
Arbor Brewing Company
Arcadia Brewing Company
Atwater Block Brewery
Avery Brewing Company

Bell’s Brewery, Inc.
Bear Republic Brewing Company
Big Sky Brewing Company
Boston Beer Company
Breckenridge Brewery
Brewery Vivant
Dark Horse Brewing Company
Founders Brewing Company
Frankenmuth Brewery
Goose Island Beer Company
Great Lakes Brewing Company
Jacob Leinenkugel Brewing Company
Jolly Pumpkin Artisan Ales
Keweenaw Brewing Company
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Liberty Street Brewing Company
Livery Microbrewery
Magic Hat Brewing Company
Michigan Brewing Company
Midland Brewing Company
Mount Pleasant Brewing Company
New Holland Brewing Company
North Peak Brewing Company
Odd Side Ales
Right Brain Brewery
Schmohz Brewing Company
Short’s Brewing Company
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company
Southern Tier Brewing Company
Stone Brewing Company
Thirsty Dog Brewing Company
Tri-City Brewing Company
Victory Brewing Company

CIDER
Crispin Hard Cider
Crows Hard Cider
Left Foot Charley
Tandem Ciders
Uncle John’s Cider Mill
Vander Mill Cider Mill & Winery

MEAD
Acoustic Draft Mead
B. Nektar Meadery
St. Ambrose Cellars

WINE
Black Star Farms
Toasted Head

SODA & COFFEE
Northwoods Soda
Higher Grounds Roasting Company

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FOOD VENDORS & NON-PROFITS
- 10% of each vendor’s proceeds will benefit the local non-profit of their choice! -
Lil Bo Pub & Grille + The Cherryland Humane Society
House of Doggs + Safe Harbor
Higher Grounds + Traverse Bay Children’s Advocacy Center
Pleasanton Bakery & SEEDS + SEEDS After School Programs
Wishbones + Goodwill & Food Rescue
Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen + Elk Rapids Community Cupboard
Mana + CHAP (Coalition Health Access Program)
Scalawags + Cherry-T Ball
Why Knot Pretzels + Women’s Cancer Fund
Nate’s Best Kettle Corn + Child & Family Services of Northwestern Michigan’s Paper Angels

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PARKING, SHUTTLES, CABS

PARKING
There will be limited available parking on-site at the festival; please look for signs directing you to the appropriate lots. Because of the size and nature of the event, however, we strongly encourage attendees to walk, bike and carpool whenever possible.

FREE SHUTTLE SERVICE
courtesy of Celtic Transportation
at the Old Town Parking Deck in Old Town Traverse City
The shuttle runs every 15 minutes between the Old Town Parking Deck and the festival site as follows:
Friday – 4:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.
Saturday – 3:30 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

CABS
Cherry Capital Cabs – 231-941-8294
Chippewa Cab – 231-946-4688

Please enjoy the festival responsibly! Never drink and drive.

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THANK YOU

The Village at Grand Traverse Commons – for supporting and accommodating the TCMMF. Make sure you visit the viallage’s restaurants and shops while you’re at the Festival!

Michigan Brewers Guild – for all that you do to promote and grow the craft brew culture in the state of Michigan!
Michigan Hop Alliance – Michigan hop growers working together to produce sustainably grown, high quality, certified organic hops.
Michigan State University Extension – for the informative and enlightening craft brew educational workshops that you provide and organize.
Turtle Creek
Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen in Elk Rapids – Presenting Sponsor of Rebirth Brass Band
Toasted Head
Signs Now – for the distinctive and eye-catching way your banners and signs adorn so many Porterhouse Productions events.
Park Place Hotel
Bayshore Hotel
Sugar Beach Hotel
North Peak
Blue Tractor Cookshop
Team Elmer’s
Larkin Insurance
MyNorth.com
WKLT
Charter Communications
9&10
Z 93
TC Ticker
Mastertent & Britten Banners
Pure Water Works
Toxic Cherries
Dan Brady Painting
Team Bob’s Heating & Cooling
Copy Queenz
Northwood Paint
Cummins Bridgeway
Bay Area Recycling for Charities
SEEDS
KA Construction
Northwoods Soda
Klean Kanteen
Promote Michigan

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MARTIN SEXTON, REBIRTH BRASS BAND, EUFORQUESTRA, THAT I GUY, BARRAGE, ELLA RIOT AMONG HEADLINERS TO PERFORM AT 2011 TC SUMMER MICROBREW & MUSIC FESTIVAL

GT Pipes & Drums and Jam Rek West African Drummers Also Scheduled to Perform; New Silent Disco Tent Added

Over 50 breweries, a cider, mead and wine court, a new silent disco tent and a musical lineup including chart-topping folk rocker Martin Sexton, Grammy-nominated New Orleans brass brand Rebirth Brass Brand and festival funk favorites Euforquestra will be featured at the 2011 Traverse City Summer Microbrew & Music Festival August 26 & 27 at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons.

Martin Sexton, the popular crooner behind such hit songs as “Diner” and “Glory Bound,” previously played a sold-out show in Traverse City at the City Opera House in early 2010. An incendiary performer who frequently sells out venues ranging from LA’s House of Blues to Carnegie Hall, Sexton’s soulful combination of blues and folk rock has earned him the praise of everyone from NPR to Billboard to the New York Times. John Mayer called him “the best live performer I’ve ever seen.”

Fellow festival performers Rebirth Brass Band have been crowned the “undisputed kings of New Orleans brass brands” for their Grammy-nominated musical stylings. The group’s most recent album, “Rebirth of New Orleans,” reached number one on the CMJ Jazz charts earlier this year. Their signature brand of heavy funk has not only won over several generations of music lovers, it’s become the soundtrack of an entire city. Other acclaimed musical guests and previous festival favorites including Afro-Cuban funk outfit Euforquestra, fiddle rockers Barrage, popular Michigan dance outfit Ella Riot (formerly My Dear Disco), musical “mad scientist” That 1 Guy, Celtic marchers Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums, area Jam Rek West African drummers and more to be announced will round out the festival weekend lineup.

New this year to the festival is a silent disco tent, a party installation that’s gained massive popularity at such acclaimed music festivals as Bonnaroo and Glastonbury. The silent disco tent allows up to 200 festivalgoers at a time to dance to music broadcast via a FM-transmitter to wireless headphones worn by participants, giving the effect they’re dancing in silence. Popular local DJs and sponsoring local music venues will trade off spinning music every hour all night Friday and Saturday in the silent disco tent during the festival.

The TC Summer Microbrew & Music Festival launched in August 2009, drawing nearly 3,000 attendees in its first year. The festival was so successful that organizers expanded the event to two days last summer, drawing nearly 5,000 attendees and inspiring a spin-off winter version. The event is billed as a “celebration of craft beer, local harvest and live music.”

This year, the festival will kick off on Friday, August 26 from 5-10 p.m. with a “Pint Night”-themed evening featuring a headlining performance by Martin Sexton on the Historic Front Lawn at the Village at Grand Traverse Commons. In addition to Sexton’s concert, attendees will enjoy performances from Euforquestra, Grand Traverse Pipes and Drums and Jam Rek drummers, as well as $3 pint specials from a variety of renowned craft breweries, the silent disco tent, and food and merchandise vending areas.

The second day of the festival on Saturday, August 27, will feature an expanded festival experience from 4-10 p.m. with over 50 breweries and 200+ flavors of beer, cider, mead and wine, live music from Rebirth Brass Band, Barrage, Euforquestra, Ella Riot, That 1 Guy, Grand Traverse Pipes and Drums and several more acts, plus $1 tasting tokens for 7-oz sample pours (a commemorative festival cup and 5 tokens are included with admission), a variety of local food vendors and brew-friendly pub grub, an MSU Extensions Educational Tent featuring workshops on beer-related topics, the festival’s popular Hop ‘N Brew tasting shack, the silent disco tent and special partner activities and events.

Tickets to the 2011 TC Summer Microbrew & Music Festival are on sale now at Oryana, Zamar Guitar, Jack’s Market, Tilley’s Party Store, and online at www.porterhouseproductions​.com. Tickets are $30 in advance/$35 at the door for Friday and $40 in advance/$45 at the door for Saturday. The festival is open to attendees ages 21 and up, no exceptions please.

For more information on the 2011 TC Summer Microbrew & Music Festival, visit www.porterhouseproductions​.com.