For a map layout of the festival grounds, CLICK HERE.

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2012
4:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.
In The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
ages 21+, no exceptions please

Interested in VOLUNTEERING? Click here.

GA TICKETS | $30.00 | BUY NOW! (please read small print below)
Also available at LOCAL TICKET OUTLETS in Traverse City: Oryana, Blue Tractor, Left Foot Charley, Brew, High Five Threads | The price will raise $5 at the door (if any remain)

EARLY BIRD TICKETS are no longer available | $25.00

Proceeds will benefit Bay Area Recycling for Charities, a Traverse City, Michigan-based non-profit company providing comprehensive recycling services to residents and businesses in the Grand Traverse Bay area.

TICKET INCLUDES:
Five 7 oz. pours
Tasting cup
All entertainment
Entrance in to the Hop N’ Brew Shack – if you can get in line before the crowds!
Free shuttles between downtown and the Village (find transportation information and hotel suggestions below)

This is an outdoor festival taking place under heated tents in the middle of a northern Michigan winter. Please come prepared for the weather – it’s looking like a high of 18º F. DRESS WARMLY!!

FEATURING
Over 40 breweries, wineries, cideries, and meaderies
Live polka band
Silent Disco, thanks to Silent Events
Delicious local food vendors
Beer and cuisine pairings
Heated tents, thanks to Team Bob’s Heating & Cooling
Fire dancers
Bonfires
On-site valet parking for Trattoria Stella guests and Mercato shoppers
Multiple downtown TC after-parties

DRINK TOKENS
Additional drink tokens are $1.00 each.
Depending on the style of some brews, some 7-oz. pours may be more than 1 token per pour.
*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!

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THE SMALL PRINT
1. 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!
2. Tickets include a tasting cup, five 7 oz. sample pours (about 2.5 pints), entry into the Silent Disco, and entertainment. Additional drink tokens will be available for $1.00 at the event. Your ticket purchase also includes shuttle service between The Grand Traverse Commons and the Old Town Parking Deck.
3. 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!
4. 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.
5. In addition to microbrew samples, festival attendees will have access to a full lineup of 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.
6. 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.

More details are being confirmed. Please check back here soon for updates! You can also LIKE our Facebook page to stay in the loop.

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BREWERIES, WINERIES, CIDERIES & MEADERIES (more to come)
Acoustic Draft Mead
Arbor Brewing Company: Larry Hoppe, Ryeclopso, Faricy Stout, Espresso Love
Arcadia Brewing Company: Yard, Sky High Rye, London Porter, Nut Brown
Atwater Brewery
Bell’s Brewery: Hell Half No Furry, Black Note Stout, Hopslam Ale, Winter White Ale, Oarsman Ale, Amber Ale, Oatmeal Stout, Best Brown Ale
Black Star Farms: House Red
Boston Beer Company: Alpine Spring Lager, White Water IPA
Bowers Harbor Vineyards
Brewery Vivant: Kludde (Belgian Strong Dark Ale), Barrel Aged Triomphe, Amber Wheat, Farmhand (French Farmhouse Ale), Solitude (Abbey Style Ale)
Brys Estate: Riesling
Chateau Chantal
Chateau Grand Traverse
Cheboygan Brewing Company: Lighthouse Amber Altbier, Winter Marzen, La Cervesa
Cold Spring Brewing Company: John Henry 3 Lick Spiker Ale
Crispin Hard Cider: Fox Barrel Pacific Pear
Dark Horse Brewing Company: Crooked Tree IPA, Boffo Brown, Scotty Karate Scotch, Reserve Special Black
Fort Collins Brewery: Pomegranate Wheat, Chocolate Stout, IPA and Icredible Hop Imperial Black IPA
Founders Brewing Company: Porter, Imperial Stout, All Day IPA, Double Trouble
Frankenmuth Brewing Company: Munich Dunkel, Pilsner, Batch 69 IPA, Winter Bock, Red Sky Irish Style Ale
Goose Island: Pere Jacques, Sofie, Matilda
Great Lakes Brewing Company: Dortmunder Gold, Burning River, Commodore Perry, Edmund Fitzgerald
Higher Grounds Trading Company
Jolly Pumpkin: Calabaza Blanca, Oro de Calabaza, La Roja, Bam Biere
Keweenaw Brewing Company: Lift Bridge Brown, Red Jacket Amber, Pick Axe Blonde Ale, Widow Maker Black Ale
Lagunitas Brewing Company
Left Foot Charley
Magic Hat Brewing Company: #9
Midland Brewing Company: Copper Harbor, Dublin Stout, Midland Pale Ale, 3 Mile Marker Hefe
Mount Pleasant Brewing Company: Sacred Gruit Ale, Crazy Train Black IPA, Train Wreck Ale, Steam Engine Stout
New Holland Brewing Company
North Peak Brewing Company: Dubious, Hoodoo, Blitzen
Northern Natural Winery
Northwoods Soda
Odd Side Ales
Peninsula Cellars
Schmohz Brewery: Pail Ale, Bonecrusher Stout, Hopknocker
Short’s Brewing Company
Sierra Nevada Brewing Company: Ruthless Rye, Torpedo
Tri City Brewing: Helles, Charity Island IPA, English Nut Brown, Scotch Ale, Giant Slayer, Belgian Tripel, Dragon Slayer
2 Lads Winery: 2010 Pinot Grigio
Uncle John’s Cider Mill
Unibroue: Maudite, Tris Pistoles
Vander Mill Cider Mill & Winery

HOP N’ BREW SHACK (please be aware that schedule may change!)
This “Shack” provides attendees an opportunity to meet brewers face-to-face and sample limited-edition and select lines of brews and ales. Big enough to hold groups of 10-12 at a time, the Shack features a different brewery every half hour minutes. Tastings are open to all festival-goers on a first-come, first-served basis.
5:30 p.m. – Jolly Pumpkin
6:00 p.m. – North Peak Brewing Company
6:30 p.m. – Left Foot Charley
7:00 p.m. – Goose Island
7:30 p.m. – Mount Pleasant Brewing Company
8:00 p.m. – Schmohz Brewery
8:30 p.m. – Tri City Brewing
9:00 p.m. – Brewery Vivant

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BANDS & MUSICIANS & ENTERTAINMENT

Schedule
West Side Tent
4:00 p.m. – Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
4:20 p.m. – Dragon Wagon
5:50 p.m. – Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
6:10 p.m. – Laith Al-Saadi
7:40 p.m. – Heatbox
8:30 p.m. – Funktion
10:00 p.m. – Curfew
East Side Tent
4:40 p.m. – The Crane Wives
6:20 p.m. – Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums
6:30 p.m. – Rootstand
8:30 p.m. – Whitey Morgan and the 78′s
10:00 p.m. – Curfew
Polka Tent
4:00 p.m. – DJ Kiska
4:30 p.m. – Kielbasa Kings
6:00 p.m. – DJ Kiska
6:30 p.m. – Kielbasa Kings
8:00 p.m. – Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums, DJ Kiska
8:30 p.m. – Squeezebox
10:00 p.m. – Curfew
Silent Disco Tent
4:00 p.m. – DJ Dominate
6:00 p.m. – DJ Wulfpak
7:30 p.m. – DJ Dominate
9:00 p.m. – Heatbox with DJ Dominate
10:00 p.m. – Curfew

Funktion – Don’t show up to a live show unless you’ve come to get down; this stuff is additive-free, high-octane dance fuel. And due to the fact that Funktion’s sole mission in life is to make you shake your booty, trying to stand still might cause you a few problems.
Heatbox (this link will take you to a YouTube collection of Heatbox’s tunes) – This One Man Entertainment System creates beats and builds songs of Motown, A cappalla, R&B, Hip Hop, Soul and Funk from the ground up. He uses a Boss Loop Station RC-50 and a DigiTech Vocal 300 to create his songs. Recording each part as he goes, Heatbox’s music is live and in the moment. Using no tracks, samples, or pre-recorded music, each song and performance is distinctly unique.
Crane Wives utilizes three-part vocal harmonies, eclectic instrumentation, and a passion for songcraft to create organic music that is both accessible and innovative. Each live show features contagious energy as well as original music that ranges from whisper quiet ballads to danceable grooves.
Whitey Morgan and the 78′s are a Honky Tonk band from Flint, Michigan. They haven’t re-invented the wheel, they just picked it up and started it rolling all over again.
Dragon Wagon – With multi-instrumentalist Rich Delcamp, Michael Bustos on bass, Fritz McGirr on percussion and the amazing Diana Ladio on fiddle, Dragon Wagon’s live performance thrives with originality, humor and expert musicianship. Michigan Roots music at its finest, the band’s sound can be described as bluegrass-folk rock with a shot of Irish Whiskey. Hold on to your hats and get ready for a boot-stomping good time!
Rootstand – For over ten years, Rootstand has set course from the uplands and urban jungles of Michigan to seek their fortune on the seas and sounds of the roots of America and beyond. From fair shores to foul weather, Rootstand has remained stout-hearted; an honor that is reflected in the strength of its crew.
Laith Al-Saadi – has been a staple of the Detroit music scene for most of his adult life. His genre-defying musicianship has earned him spots opening for everyone from Buddy Guy to Taj Mahal to The Yardbirds and BB King. In 2006, Al-Saadi was crowned “King of the Blues” for the Northern Region of the United States by Guitar Center, making him one of the “Top 4 Blues Guitarists in the Country.”
Kielbasa Kings – From modern hits turned into polkas, to traditional Polish tunes, an original waltz and polka gems from the past – this is what the Kielbasa Kings are all about.
Squeezebox specializes in multiple genres of music including polkas, waltzes, fox-trots, 2-steps, big band, swing, square dances, and figure dances. With over 60 years combined experience between the core members of the band, they are able to accommodate nearly everyone’s requests at their performances, and strive to please everybody in attendance, both on and off the dance floor!
DJ Dominate – After being involved in the wedding scene and acquiring his first set of DJ equipment, DJD started his club experience inside Shimmers Nightclub in Traverse City, Michigan, in the summer of 2010 and ventured on a new music love in creating mash up tracks, taking mixed genre songs and combining them into new creations.
Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums – Founded in 1974, The Grand Traverse Pipes and Drums have entertained crowds throughout the Northern Michigan region. The haunting sound of the pipes, the crisp thunder of the drums, and the flash of the kilts is an unmistakable delight to the eyes, as well as the ears.
Silent Disco (this link will take you to a YouTube video of the Silent Disco at the 3rd Annual Traverse City Summer Microbrew & Music Festival) – “Disco isn’t dead. It just went quiet. Just walk into a Silent Disco event and see for yourself: a couple hundred people, two DJs spinning, and a dance floor filled with gyrating dancers – in total silence.” Click here to continue reading this MSNBC article.
Martha Marti Johnson

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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) between the Grand Traverse Commons and the Old Town Parking Deck which is easily walkable from downtown Traverse City and in-town hotels.
The shuttle will run approximately every 15 minutes between the Old Town Parking Deck and the festival site between 3:45 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa is offering direct shuttle service between their hotel and the festival site.

CABS
Celtic Shuttles – 231-313-1760
Cherry Capital Cabs – 231-941-8294
Chippewa Cab – 231-946-4688
Twin Peninsulas Shuttle – 231-564-1145 or 231-735-3334

Enjoy the festival responsibly! Please don’t drink and drive.

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HOTELS
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa – 100 Grand Traverse Village Boulevard in Acme, Michigan, just six miles northeast of Traverse City. Offering a package starting at $97.00 per person which includes Saturday night accommodations, 1 Festival ticket (must be 21+), and Resort transportation to and from the Festival.
The Park Place Hotel – 300 East State Street in downtown Traverse City, Michigan
The Bayshore Resort – 833 East Front Street, just east of downtown Traverse City, Michigan
Cambria Suites – 255 Munson Avenue (US 31), 2 miles east of downtown Traverse City, Michigan
You can search for Traverse City area accommodations through the Traverse City CVB. Just CLICK this link!

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THE MINERVINI GROUP
The Minervini Group has been a committed partner of the summer incarnation of the festival, which has been held in the Village for the past three years, and we look forward to partnering with them again on this winter event. As with past festivals, the weekend will be a celebration of the craft microbrews, food, music, art and culture that make our region unique, as well as the natural beauty of the Village and the many wonderful merchants and residents who reside there. We thank the Traverse City community for its ongoing feedback and support, and look forward to celebrating with you this February!

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PROCEEDS WILL BENEFIT 501C3 NON-PROFIT BAY AREA RECYCLING FOR CHARITIES
Bay Area Recycling for Charities (BARC) is a Traverse City, Michigan-based non-profit company providing comprehensive recycling services to residents and businesses in the Grand Traverse Bay area. BARC offers their customers the opportunity to give back to the local community on an annual basis through their Customer Shares program: each customer may designate a charity of their choice to be the recipient of the revenues resulting from their recycling partnership with BARC.

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THANK YOU
Bay Area Recycling for Charities
Team Bob’s Heating & Cooling
North American VASA
Blue Tractor
North Peak
Signs Now
Silent Events
Good Work Gallery
SEEDS
Michigan Brewers Guild
Grand Traverse Resort & Spa
Bayshore Resort
Park Place Hotel
Cambria Suites
The Village at Grand Traverse Commons
Michigan Hop Alliance
Wineries of Old Mission Peninsula
Cherry Capital Foods
Signs Now
GJ’s Rentals
WKLT The Rock Station
Left Foot Charley
Oryana
High Five Threads
Brew
Celtic Shuttles
The Cooks’ House
Copy Queenz
Adriana’s Cakery
Bay Bread Company
Bridgeway Cummins
The Larkin Group
Pure Water Works
Yak Trax
Little Hotties
Northern Express
Charter Communications
9 & 10 News
WNMC
The TC Ticker

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ABOUT US
This will be our 6th Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festival, yet another event built to celebrate the fine craft of microbrews and of music, and also to financially support non-profits, artists and musicians, brewers, and small businesses. To date, the Traverse City Microbrew & Music Festivals have raised over $30,000.00 for local nonprofits. None of this would be possible without our team or our volunteers, a group of supportive community members that has grown to over 1,000.

In the three years since we, Sam and Abby, moved back to Traverse City (we were both born and raised here), Porterhouse Productions, along with our collaborators and partners, has sold/donated/comped over 40,000 tickets to community concerts and events. When you purchase a ticket to a Porterhouse Productions event, you support and give to so much more than just the event which you are attending: every week throughout the year we volunteer time and energy to cultural activities and programs through The Good Work Collective, a space that we’ve made available to our community and its non-profits, organizations, artists, musicians, youth, and businesses. Your support means such a great deal to so many. We extend our heartfelt gratitude to each of you.

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Thank you to the Village merchants:
Anthology, LLC
Avenue ISR
Bay Energy Services/Smiley Energy Service
Big Water Media
Boutique a la Vie
Capelli
Centennial Tax Advisory, LLC
Centennial Wealth Advisory, LLC
Central Park Therapy, LPC
Circle of Blue/Media Via
Common Counsel
Creation Pharm
Cuppa Joe
DES Electrical Services, Inc.
Dolce…a Sweet Little Gallery
Edible Grande Traverse
Eftaxiadis Consulting, Inc.
Fixed Gear Gallery
Fridrich Furs
Gallery Fifty
Green Canopy
Greenan and Associates, LLC
Grobbel Environmental & Planning Associates, LLC
Heron Wind Manufacturing, LLC
High Five Threads
Higher Grounds Trading Company
HumaNature School
Kate Thornhill, CPA
Katy’s Health & Massage
Keen Technical Solutions, LLC
Kristyn J Houle, Attorney and Counselor
Leelanau Communications
Left Foot Charley
MAM Contracting, Inc.
Mana
Marsha Minervini
MI Orthopedics Products
The Minervini Group LLC
Nealis Engineering, Inc.
Northern Express
Pavilion Title Agency, Inc.
Peg Dunn, CNM Nurse Midwifery Service
Peggy Anderson, DO/Village Family Practice
Petersen Productions
Pleasanton Brick Oven Bakery
Premier Floral Design
Ramona Pleva, CMT
Rock Bottom Gym
Select Fine Wine Brokers
Shoreline Distributing LLC
Silver Fox Jewelry
Sperry Van Ness/Richard S. Vida & Partners, Inc.
Spice Merchants
Stand Out Productions
Sweet Asylum
TASTES of Black Star Farms
The Underground Cheesecake Company
Trattoria Stella
Traverse Legal, PLC
Vector Computer Technologies
Watershed Church
Yoga For Health Education

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to read information regarding the scheduling conflict between TCMMF & TC Comedy Arts Festival, please visit http://www.porterhouseproductions.com/2011/12/09/tcmmf-tccaf/