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Three Cheers for Michigan!
with local author, AnnieMarie Chiaverilla
Saturday, Oct. 18th 12:00 to 2:00
FREE! No registration required!
Celebrate the home state with us! We'll enjoy an afternoon with Ms. Chiaverilla and her book, The Twelve Months of Michigan - a great book for kids or the young at heart. She'll be reading the book aloud from noon until 1:00
and she'll be offering a taste of Ana Mae's Apple Pie! She'll be here signing and sampling until 2:00 and we'll be featuring all of our Michigan goodies like Terry's Toffee, American Spoon, Koeze's, and more. The kids can decorate a Michigan-shaped cookie while you shop!
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Joyeux Noël!
Friday evening, November 14th, 6-9 pm
Free! No registration required!
Join us for our 7th Annual Holiday Open House. We'll enjoy an evening celebrating the season, Paris-style, with special guest chef Brigitte Romero, who will share her culinary talents with us by means of a lovely crepe demonstration! We'll also enjoy some lovely appetizers made by Brigitte, and we'll focus on all of our lovely French cookware: Emile Henry, Le Creuset, Mauviel, and more! Nationally recognized paper artist, Jan Blough, of Fenton, will be here signing her beautiful cut glass & paper silhouette ornaments of the Milford clock, made especially for ACORN FARM. You won't find them anywhere else! She'll also bring along an assortment of her other fine pieces.
Save the date----it will be here before you know it! Our open house is always a favorite with our regular customers. We'll have hors d'oeuvres, wine, crepes, and a drawing or two! No registration is required but pencil it in now, before your schedule fills up!
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Gracious Tables, Grateful Hearts
Friday, November 21st, 5:30-7pm or 7:30 to 9pm
Tickets $35 - Benefiting Community Sharing
This was such a wonderful event last year that we decided we needed to do it again, So . . . you are cordially invited to attend our second annual Gracious Tables, Grateful Hearts. Enjoy an evening filled with friends, food, fun, and fabulous ideas for the holidays! You'll find 5 beautiful tablescapes to inspire you -- each with a different theme, highlighting the beautiful Juliska tableware. Celia Margolis will be here representing Juliska and offering a special deal. With a Juliska purchase of $150 or more, you'll receive their Christmas hostess plate worth $68, a $300 purchase will earn a set of two Au Gratin dishes worth $126. Finally, a $600 purchase
will be rewarded with a gorgeous Jardin de Monde turkey platter with a value of $295.
So that everyone has plenty of hors d'oeuvres and they're served hot and delicious, we're offering this as two separate showings with tickets for either one or the other----one from 5:30 to 7pm and the other from 7:30 to 9pm. Tickets will be available on October 21st and will benefit Community Sharing.
Check your calendars now to see which showing will work best for you, either the 5:30-7:00pm or the 7:30 - 9pm session
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Toast to the Holidays - Small Plates for Holiday Entertaining!
Featuring Trish Ranallo of Le Creuset and
Steven Seelye of Hope Family Wines
Thursday, December 11th - 7:30 - 9:00 pm - $15
Mini-class, registration required
What a fun night this should be! Come enjoy a tantalizing baked brie, an assortment of fun appetizers and some delicious wines! Trish Ranallo will be helping us introduce some wonderful new bakers and servers in their Wine & Cheese line and showing us a few quick and easy recipes for entertaining. Each participant will leave with recipes and a Petite Au Gratin dish from Le Creuset (value $13).
Steven Seelye does a wine-tasting for us every year and he does a wonderful job talking helping you pair your dishes with just the perfect wine. Take a little break from holiday hustle and bustle and enjoy a taste of wine and some great hors d'oeuvres!
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