Fête des Fleurs Spring Art Fair Schedule

Saturday, June 21, 2008  11 AM -7 PM

Sunday, June 22, 2008  11AM - 5 PM
No admission charge. 
Rain or shine.
 

Schedule of Events                    VIP Full Wine Tasting $14
                                                                                    Winery & Vineyard Tours $6

Saturday:

11-7:00            Three free wine tastings at the tasting bar

11-7:00            Art vendors

11-3:00            Café Accordion. Located under the North Tent.

Café Accordion Orchestra (CAO) performs an eclectic mix of vintage Swing, Latin, American, and French Café Music. Their music evokes the repertoire of the Bal Musette orchestras, the bands that were popular in Parisian cafés and bistros in the 1920’s through 1950’s. The heart of this repertoire is the romantic, gypsy-influenced valse-musette or swing waltz. CAO complements the musettes with swing, ballads, tangos, paso dobles, boleros, rumbas, and cumbias to create a wonderfully varied show. While they inject their music with good humor and expressive abandon, their high level of musicianship and passion for performance makes them an entertaining concert act as well as a great dance band.

11:30               Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

12:00               V I P Full wine tasting.  Located in the Gallery, equivalent to two glasses of wine, also includes a complimentary
    Chateau St. Croix wine glass and a gift valued at $6.

12:00-4:15       Reception Jazz Band.  Located on the back patio

   Back by popular demand!

1:00               Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

2:00               V I P Full wine tasting.  Located in the Gallery, equivalent to two glasses of wine, also includes a complimentary
  Chateau St. Croix wine glass and a gift valued at $6.

2:30               Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

4:00               Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

4:00               V I P Full wine tasting.  Located in the Gallery, equivalent to two glasses of wine, also includes a complimentary
  Chateau St. Croix wine glass and a gift valued at $6.

5:30               Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

Sunday:

11-7:00            Three free wine tastings at the tasting bar

11-5:00            Art vendors

11-5:00            “Musical Stringman” Paul Imholte

Like a harvester gathering vintage grapes, Paul Imholte collects the wonder of acoustical string music and shares that beauty with audiences. Known as the "musical stringman," he sings and plays nearly a dozen traditional instruments. Paul performs at festivals, schools and concerts across the United States. For the last ten years, Paul has been composing and recording instrumental music for the hammered dulcimer and songs about life in the Midwest.

11:30               Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

12-4:00            John Statz

Given a guitar by his grandmother when he was 15 years old, John quickly put his background in music from playing the piano and trombone to good use. After playing in a few different bands, John began to delve into songwriting at the age of 19. Now 23, he has already played all over Wisconsin, as well as in 12 other states and the Canadian province of New Brunswick.

A well-known performer in his home town of Madison, WI (John recently won a MAMA award for "Folk/Americana Album of the Year" for his first album, Dusk Came Slow), he is now touring the greater United States. Along the way he has played cities from Kansas City to New York City, Cleveland to Austin, TX, and was even invited to the 2007 Wakarusa Festival in Lawrence, KS. In July of 2007, John released his 2nd album in just two years, entitled Our Love Was Made For Canada, and is currently performing the brand new songs at acoustic venues... everywhere.

12:00               V I P Full wine tasting.  Located in the Gallery, equivalent to two glasses of wine, also includes a complimentary
    Chateau St. Croix wine glass and a gift valued at $6.

1:00                 Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

2:00                 V I P Full wine tasting.  Located in the Gallery, equivalent to two glasses of wine, also includes a complimentary
    Chateau St. Croix wine glass and a gift valued at $6.

2:30                 Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

4:00                 Winery & Vineyard tour. Includes a complimentary Chateau St. Croix wine glass

4:00                 V I P Full wine tasting.  Located in the Gallery, equivalent to two glasses of wine, also includes a complimentary
    Chateau St. Croix wine glass and a gift valued at $6.