September 2011

Even though the pre-sale tickets are sold out for tomorrow (Saturday), you can still get into the Bluegrass, Blues, Bourbon, and Beer Fest at the door. Just come on over to Pearl’s and we’ll see you there! We have a wide variety of rare Short’s Brews on tap that you won’t want to miss!

-SBC Festival Staff

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We have continued to receive great feedback both from performers and audience members regarding our upgraded audio system. Pub goers can expect world-class, family friendly music at a comfortable volume.

Sunday, September 25th – The Potter’s Field – 7:00 p.m.

Rochelle Clark from Chelsea, Michigan and John Natiw from Canton, Michigan are The Potter’s Field, a Midwest based Folk/Americana/Roots duo. Known for poetic, gritty lyrics, driving instrumental style (including acoustic and electric guitar, mandolin, harmonica, typical and non-typical percussion elements and the occasional kazoo), close and powerful vocal harmonies and easy stage presence, The Potter’s Field surprises with new songs and ideas that sound familiar yet nostalgic. The Potter’s Field’s original compositions cover a variety of topics and styles while holding fast to their Midwest roots. Audiences leave shows entertained and uplifted, thoughtful and hopeful. The Potter’s Field

Thursday, September 29th – Adler and Hearne – 7:00 p.m.

Hailing from the Spring Hollow Organic Song Farm in the piney woods outside Winnsboro, Texas, performing songwriters Lynn Adler and Lindy Hearne serve up a bountiful harvest of folk-jazz and blues-grass music. The two met in Nashville while on solo musical journeys. Years later, their paths merged in Texas, where they formed the duo Adler & Hearne. Adler & Hearne’s songs reflect glimmers of their life stories, and their home – considered hallowed ground by the stream of friends and family who gather there for the reverie of music making. Adler and Hearne

Joshua Davis Album Release Party: Friday, September 30th 8:00 p.m.
Opening band: Younce Guitar Duo at 6:00 p.m.

Joshua Davis is a seamless union of both city and country. The music is steeped in ragtime blues, sweet jazz, real country and cajun. Davis blends these traditions with his love for gritty rock n’ roll and old soul. The result is what Performing Songwriter Magazine calls, “Some of the liveliest and most rocking roots music around”.

Davis travels across the country playing at concert halls, old theatres, festivals, clubs, dives, classrooms and parks. He’s released a number of albums, including his 2005 solo effort, “Fool Rooster”, which earned the album of the year slot from “Progressive Torch and Twang”, a cult favorite Americana show on WDBM. He’s released four albums with roots-rocking quartet Steppin’ In It, one album of jazz standards with Shout Sister Shout, and has appeared on too many albums to count.

Joshua Davis

Saturday October 1, Nervous but Excited 7:30 p.m.

The Michigan-based folk duo Nervous but Excited is an incredibly unique harmony built upon songwriters and multi-instrumentalists Kate Peterson and Sarah Cleaver. Road warriors to the core, their endless passion has landed them on stages with folks like Ani Difranco, Iron and Wine, Utah Phillips, Catie Curtis, Toshi Reagon, Ferron, Girlyman and Cheryl Wheeler, to name a few. Backed up by an arrangement of guitars, banjo, mandolin and bass, their live show will take you on a journey through a variety of emotions and genres, always keeping you guessing which is next. You might cry, you’ll definitely laugh, and they hope you’ll leave feeling that your heart has grown just a little larger.

Nervous but Excited

-SBC Pub Staff

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Throughout the summer, we renovated our pub seating with new tables built from 100 year old barn wood. In response to demand from longtime patrons of our pub, we have decided to place our old pub furniture up for auction. There are several gems in the collection, including the Cadillac Couch and front seats and the old high top tables that were custom built by the Woodmaster (each comes with a set of the four bar stools as used in our Pub). Need a new kitchen or dining room table? There are several in the auction! Check it out, here.

Here is the fine print: You must register on our auction site in order to participate. The auction closes at 12 a.m. on October 16th. We will not ship items, so you must be willing to travel to our Elk Rapids production facility to pick them up. We are requiring payment at the time the auction closes, and pick-up during regular 8-5 Monday-Friday business hours by November 11, 2011. You must arrange delivery by giving us notice at least two business days in advance that you are coming to retrieve your item(s). All items are in “as is” condition, which may be “well used,” pizza-stained, or “smells like beer.” We are not able to provide additional details regarding the condition of items, as they are currently tucked away into a storage locker. Please take all of these factors into account in placing your bids.

Auction Site

-SBC Staff

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Although we ship exclusively within Michigan, we have made an exception and shipped Short’s Brew to Colorado in advance of this year’s Great American Beer Festival (Sept 29 – Oct 1). A truckload of Short’s arrived in Denver today, so even though the event is already sold out, our Colorado fans should be able to get their hands on some of our beer. If you find it, be sure to post the location on Facebook and let others know where to go. Here is the bottled beer you should be on the lookout for: Nicie Spicie Wheat, Huma Lupa Licious IPA, Bellaire Brown, Pandemonium Pale Ale, Autumn Ale, and Bludgeon Yer Eye Black IPA.

You should also look for our beer on tap at some point between now and GABF at the Falling Rock Taphouse in Denver and possibly at 1-2 other locations (stay tuned for updates).

If you are lucky enough to have tickets to the 2011 GABF, our twenty floor (on tap) beers this year are going to be: Anniversary Ale, Another Caucasian Gary, Autumn Ale, Bloody Beer, Bludgeon Yer Eye, Bourbon Wizard, Captain Fantasy, Carrot Cake, Cornholio, Freedom of ’78, Gambler, Huma Lupa Licious, Joyous Almondo, Key Lime Pie, Kolsch 45, Nicie Spicie, Prolonged Enjoyment, Spruce Pilsner, Whiskey Sour, and Woodmaster.

Thanks to our 2011-2012 GABF Sponsors who have helped ensure that our presence at this year’s GABF will be better than ever.

See you in Denver!

-SBC

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As previously noted, Short’s and Pearl’s are putting on a Bluegrass, Bourbon, Blues & Beer Festival on September 23rd and 24th on the premises of Pearl’s New Orleans Kitchen in Elk Rapids. Bourbon and Short’s Brew will be accompanied by great food, plus live blues and bluegrass music. We are also very excited to note that a portion of all proceeds will go to support an extension of the TART trail system from Acme to Elk Rapids. One dollar from each entry ticket sold and 25 cents from each food or beverage ticket sold will be donated to the TART Trail to help fund an extension of the TART trail network from Acme to Elk Rapids. Short’s believes that the extension of cycling trails throughout the Northwest Michigan area will greatly enhance the quality of life of those who live and vacation in this area. We are excited to partner with Pearl’s to move towards this goal.

TART is a non-profit organization that builds trails, advocates for active living and outdoor recreation. Their work includes negotiating easements, hosting annual events that promote healthy lifestyles, and defending cyclist and pedestrian interests. We hope that, at some point in the future, you may be able to ride your bike from Leelanau to Petoskey, through Traverse City and Elk Rapids. We believe that such a trail network would make our area a premier destination for cyclists because not only would we have an outstanding trail network, but it would be through a beautiful area featuring many interesting stops along the way.

- SBC Staff

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