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Soaring Wings Newsletter - June 2011
Blues Festival – June 4th
The line-up for the Blues Festival is in place and it looks to be a great event for the Blues lover in all of us! Be sure to bring your favorite lawn chair or blanket to ensure you get great seats!
- 5:30 – 6:30 – Elwin James Band (2012 Nebraska IBC Finalist)
- 7:00 – 8:00 – Shannon & The Rhythm Kings (Popular KC Blues Band)
- 8:30 – 9:30 – The Candymakers (Central Iowa 2011 IBC Nominee)
- 9:30 – 10:00 – Jam Session
Admission for all this entertainment is:
- $15 per person, age 21 and up (includes souvenir wine glass and first glass of wine) Bacchus Wine Club members receive a $5 discount on this event!
- $10 per person, age 12-20 and Free under the age of 12.
- Food vendor will be available and bread, cheese, crackers, sausage, pop and water will be sold in the Tasting Room as well!
WE WILL CLOSE AT 5:00 P.M. FOR THE BLUES FESTIVAL. CUSTOMERS REMAINING AFTER 5:30 WILL BE REQUIRED TO PAY ENTRY FOR THE EVENT.
Sample the Best of the Southeast Nebraska Wineries
June 10th in Lincoln at the The Grand Manse will be the first Winery Trail Tasting Event where you can taste all 8 trail member's wines in one place with food paired with each featured wine. Our own Katie Logan will be providing the music for the evening. The tastings kick off at 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Ticket prices are $32 per person in advance and $32 at the door. Tickets may be purchased in the tasting room in person or over the phone.
Grapes for Grace Run
June 11th there is a fundraiser called Grapes for Grace. It is a 1mile/5K run and it is to help with educating the children of Haiti. To sign up for this event, go to www.omaharun.org. The cost is $30 to enter the run and it will start at 3:00 p.m.
Friday Night Music
- June 3rd – Out Loud (Formerly knows as the Bob Who Band)
- June 10th – Swampboy Blues Band
- June 17th – Toons Band
- June 24th – Tracey Skretta Band
Friday Night Music Series – June
Bring out your lawn chair or blanket, sit back and watch a beautiful sunset while listening to some great local bands and drinking the best wine!
Cost is $5 per person, age 12 and up, under age 12 get in free.
Sunday Accoustic Music - June
(There is never a charge for Sunday Music.)
- June 5th – John Stokely
- June 12th – Chris Saub
- June 19th – Jeff Tomes
- June 26 – Jessica Errett
Upcoming Events
Smooth Jazz is back this summer! We will be hosting Smooth Jazz the first Saturday of the month in July, August, and September. The first session is July 2nd from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Cost is $5 per person age 12 and up. The first group performing is "In The Gruv."
Friday Night Music Series – July
($5 cover charge)
- July 1st – Mark Irvin Band
- July 8th – Soldiers of Soul
- July 15th – Chris Saub Band
- July 22nd – Accoustic Groove
- July 29th – Andrew James Trio
Sunday Accoustic Music – July
(There is never a charge for Sunday Musc.)
- July 3rd – Tim Koehn
- July 10th – Greg Place
- July 17th – Katie Logan
- July 24th – Strings & Chords
- July 31st – Mitch Armstrong
MARK YOUR CALENDARS NOW!!
- Smooth Jazz – August 6th – Fronto
- Swine on the Vine – August 20th – Reservations are required
- Smooth Jazz – September 3rd – George Walker
Saturday Night Jazz Event
The Camille Metoyer Moten Quartet will be performing here on July 16th from 7:00 – 9:30 p.m. Bring your lawn chair or blanket to sit out and listen to some great music!
Cost is $5 per person, age 12 and up.
Southeast Nebraska Wine Trail Event
Join us on July 22 – 24th for the Southeast Nebraska Wine Trail Food Pairing Weekend. Each ticket entitles you to get your pass and glass to go to the 8 wine trail wineries and enjoy a food paired with host winery wine. In the past this has been a wonderful weekend for all of the participants. Tickets may be purchased in the Tasting Room at Soaring Wings or other participating wineries.
2011 Mud Fest Run
- Date: September 4
- Distance: 1 Mile & 3 Mile
- Location: Soaring Wings Vineyard 17111 S138th Springfield, NE.
- Check in: 3:30pm
- Start: 1 mile @ 5:00pm 3 mile @ 5:45pm
- Fee:
- 1 mile--$20.00 shirt OR wine tasting
- $25.00 shirt AND wine tasting
- 3 mile--$30.00 shirt OR wine tasting
- $35.00 shirt AND wine tasting
fee includes: shirt, insurance, awards, tastings
Early registration is July 1 to August 22
After August 22 there is NO shirt guarantee
You must be 21 years of age for wine tasting and have ID present at check in.
The course will be in and around the vineyard of Soaring Wings and will have obstacles and a huge 'MUD PIT' that everyone will get to enjoy. This is a very kid friendly course and is a lot of fun for the whole family. Showers are available thanks to the Springfield Fire Department. To register go to raceregister.net and also get info from angrycowadventures.com You may also contact Jim Craig @ 402-432-3622
