Booze, Blends & Botany

July 16 AND July 17, 5-8 pm

Ticket Info:

ONE ticket gets you access to BOTH nights

$75 per ticket for non-members & $65 for members

Wednesday, July 16 is at the RENEWed Gardens and will offer tastes of blends, booze and bites by local servers, distillers, and chefs as well as family activities, demonstrations, tours through the Gardens, and silent auction. This is a family-friendly, rain-or-shine event. Tickets for ages 17 and younger are $10 per child. (Ages two and under are free.)

Wednesday will offer tastes and sips from Knowlton House Distillery, Great Northern Distilling, Siren Shrub Co., and Forward Beverage Co. as well as pizza fresh from the brick oven and a s’mores bar.

Thursday, July 17 is at the RENEWed Wausau Club and Museum of Contemporary Art. This is your SNEAK PEEK to the under-renovation Wausau Club that will soon be available for rentals and offers Wedding Packages in collaboration with the Gardens. Doors will open at 5PM and you can wander through the main level galleries, bid the silent auction, sip on beer, wine and tasteful samples from local crafters, chefs and connoisseurs! At 7PM, tour the RENEWed ballroom with auction, opportunities to Fund-A-Need, and continued fun to follow.
This is an ages 21+ event. ** Due to continued renovation, ADA access to the ballroom is NOT yet complete, access is only available via stairs.

Thursday will bring you flavors from Venado, Sawmill Brewing Company, Red Eye Brewing Company, Siren Shrub Co., Forward Beverage Co., Lil' Ole Winemaker Shoppe, and CHAR Grillhouse, plus more sweet and savory bites.

Members must enter the member promo code at checkout for the discount. Check your email or membership letter for the code!

Join the finest Wausau mixologists for its 7th year of unique fun and demonstration of how botanicals are used in a wide array of food and drink. Enjoy a curated menu of sample craft cocktails and complimentary sample dishes created from a selection of fresh local ingredients! Your ticket will include a sample from each vendor.

With every ticket sold and auction item purchased, you are making the Gardens bloom and providing a community center that educates and inspires everyone who visits.

Schedule

Wednesday, July 16 (@ Monk Botanical Gardens)

5 pm - Doors Open, Bar Opens, Silent Auction Begins
5:30 pm - Sampling Begins
7 pm - Sampling Ends, Heads or Tails Game and additional fun begins!

Thursday, July 17 (@ Wausau Club and Museum of Contemporary Art)

5 pm - Doors Open, Bar Opens, Silent Auction Begins
5:30 pm - Sampling Begins
7 pm - Sampling Ends, Fund-A-Need and Live Auction Begin

Thank You Sponsors!

Partner

Patron

Fellow

Associated Bank
Cloverbelt Credit Union
J.H. Findorff & Son Inc

Gardens Friend

Church Mutual Insurance Company
Wausau Awards and Engraving
REI Civil & Environmental Engineering, Surveying

Booze, Blends & Botany

By Monk Botanical Gardens

Booze, Blends & Botany

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