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Dear Members (Be sure to click READ MORE for full info)::
This group is for people who love wine & beer but are not wine or beer snobs. We are always looking for people who enjoy tastings at wine shops, micro-breweries, restaurants, members home's (backyards!), BYOW-tailgates, festivals, etc. Anything to do with wine or micro- beers fair game!
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We like to do indoor events in the winter and outdoor events in the summer>>> our summer key-note events are our BYOW wine tasting events at Ravinia Park. I target Ravinia events with low admission fee's (usually $17) so we can enjoy wine, beer, snacks & each others company. We set-up (BYO-lawn chair) in a giant circle, drink and yap! What's not to like?
Because there are so many wine and brewery groups out there, I prefer to keep our North Shore Group tastings to those suburbs that actually have.. or are sorta close... to a shore! (i.e.: on Lake Michigan) or on the north side of Chicago. Sorry Schaumberg-ians!
After some tastings, but not all, we take a "field-vote" and some of us may go somewhere local (near our tasting location ) for a lite dinner/after snack? If you think you might like to do this, I suggest you bring some small bills so we don't drive the waiter crazy with a half-dozen plus different charge's.
Your Organizer:
Organizer & Faithful K'nave: My name is Jim McCarthy. I like Wine. And beer And food. That's mostly it. Compliments of Uncle Sam I spent a few years in the Rhine River Valley, Germany, and still love Riesling's and German beers to this day.
Our dress code is jeans and shorts and casual's! Oh my!
jim mccarthy
Upcoming events (2)
See all- BRASS FROM THE PAST @ HIDEAWAY BREW GARDENHideaway Brew Garden, Hoffman Estates, IL
BRASS FROM THE PAST OPENS THE CONCERT SEASON IN HOFFMAN ESTATES
The Summer Sounds on the Green Series starts next week! Thursday night starting at 7 p.m. June 5 at the Village Green, 5510 Prairie Stone Pkwy., and they're all FREE! Brought to you by the Village of Hoffman Estates Arts Commission and the Hoffman Estates Park District!
Visit the Hoffman Estates Arts Commission website for details: https://www.hoffmanestatesarts.com/summer-concert-series - Brass From The Past comes to RaviniaRavinia, Highland Park, IL
Brass From The Past would be honored by your attendance !
## About the Performance
Chicago’s best cover band comes to Ravinia’s Carousel, transporting audiences back to the ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s! Featuring some of Chicagoland’s best musicians, the band offers an unstoppable six-piece horn section, tight four-piece rhythm section, and three powerful singers who command the stage. This is no ordinary band!
With a playlist no other band can touch, Brass from the Past pays tribute to the legends of rock and soul, performing the classics of Motown, R&B, funk, soul, and rock. They cover the hits of Stevie Wonder, Four Tops, Temptations, Michael Jackson, Chicago, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, BS&T, Pattie Labelle, Bruno Mars, Chaka Khan, O’Jays, Tower of Power, Prince, Tina Turner, Bee Gees, and many, many more. With their unstoppable energy, they are a staple at private events across Chicagoland and have performed with international acts including The Temptations, The O’Jays, Ray Charles, Bob Hope, Tony Bennett, Count Basie, Maynard Ferguson, Lionel Hampton, Clark Terry, The Four Freshman, Natalie Cole, Anne Murray, Rita Moreno, Bob Newhart, Bill Cosby, Steve Allen, Dennis De Young of Styx, and Sammy Davis.
Making their Ravinia debut, the band features the versatile vocals of Jeff Anthony, Paula Creech McEvers, and Kimberly Williams; the dynamic horns of John Tomassone (trumpet & leader), Michael McGrath (Lead Trumpet), Tom Forkenbrock (trumpet), Jack Schmidt (trombone), Doug Daniels (alto/tenor sax), Joel Moore (tenor sax), and Kurt Anderson (baritone sax/flute); and the smooth rhythms of Sasha Brusin (guitar), Barrett Haselwood (bass), and Robert Presley (keyboards).
TICKET SALES
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