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Concours
Week Preview
The 2008 Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance marks our
30th Annual Event, with a week-long roster of
events planned to pay tribute to the following: Significant Ferraris,
GM's 100th Anniversary, Cars from 1933, 16
Cylinder Cars,
8 litre Bentleys and Motorcycles with Sidecars.
Thursday, July
17, 2008
| The
Meadow Brook Concours Next Gen Young Professionals Mixer |
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Thursday, July
17, 2008
5:30 pm - 8:30
pm
Grand Court, Somerset Collection North
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| Appetizers
and Fabulous Raffle Prizes - Cash Bar Available. Reservations are
$25.00 per person. To book your reservation, click
here. |
Tuesday, July 29, 2008
| Press
Breakfast |
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Tuesday,
July 29, 2008
8:30 am - 10:30
am
Meadow Brook Hall
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| Working members of local, national and automotive media preview the
30th Annual Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance and interview car owners. Host to be announced. |
Thursday, July
31, 2008
| 2nd
Annual Hangar Party** |
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Thursday,
July 31, 2008
6:30 pm -
11:00 pm
Oakland Airport
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| Oakland
Air @ Oakland County International Airport plays host to a magnificent art display, planes/jets/autos --
new and vintage, food and beverages. **Tickets are $100 each and will
be sent out in July for this event. There will be no entering into
this event without a ticket. To book your reservation, click
here. |
Friday,
August 1, 2008
| Meadow
Brook Concours Motoring
Tour |
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Friday,
August 1, 2008
8:30 am - 3:00 pm
Beginning at Meadow Brook Hall
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Several
of the Concours d'Elegance participants will take part in a
scenic motoring tour. By invitation only. The schedule for this
year's event is as follows:
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| RM
Auction Preview Gala Reception |
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Friday,
August 1, 2008
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Shotwell-Gustafson Pavillion
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| By
invitation only. |
| Meadow
Brook Concours d'Elegance Art Reception & Art Auction |
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Friday,
August 1, 2008
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Shotwell-Gustafson Pavillion
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| Guests enjoy an elegant
Concours art reception & auction centered around the classic antique automobile theme. Tickets
are $35 each and will be sent out in July for this event. There
will be no entering into this event without a ticket. To purchase tickets
online, click here. |
Saturday,
August 2, 2008
| Destination
d'Elegance |
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Saturday,
August 2, 2008
Opens to the
public at 10:00 am
Meadow Brook Hall and Grounds
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Celebrity
Chef Michelle Bommarito hosts 2 Cooking Demonstrations. More
Info >
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Bistro d’Elegance
- Unique Food Vendors
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Shoppes on the Green – The Private Label Collection
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Ferrari Seminars – Meadow Brook Hall
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As part of the Destination d'Elegance, Chef
Michelle will demonstrate 2 food seminars on
Saturday:
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Che
Buono! Panini with the Posh Lifestyle
a.m. seminar - time 11am
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Cooking
Healthy
early afternoon seminar - time 1pm
Tickets for each seminar are $60.00 per person and seating is very
limited.
To purchase tickets
online,
click here.
If
the Wine Matters, So Does the Glass tm
Saturday, August 2nd, 2008
Wine Tasting & Stemware Seminars
Time: 12:00 pm
& 1:30 pm
Meadow Brook Hall's
Sun Room
Tickets for each seminar are $45 per
person and
seating is very
limited. To purchase tickets, click
here.
In this unusual seminar, you will experience
both wines and wine glasses that matter!
A wide ranging question and answer session is
an important part of this seminar. Join Dan Schwartz of W.J. Deutch
& Sons, Ltd.
and Robert Hall of Bottega del Vino Crystal
in a tasting comparing the wines using everyday glasses and the stems of Bottega del Vino Crystal, in order to
examine the impact a glass can have on the taste of the wine.
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| RM
Classic Car Auction "Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook" |
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RM Auctions’ Vintage Motor Cars at Meadow Brook auction event will be held at the Shotwell Gustafson Pavilion at Meadow Brook Hall on the grounds of Oakland University in Rochester, Michigan, beginning at 11am on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008. Vehicles can be previewed beginning Friday morning, August 1st, from 9am until 5pm. Admission to the event is by catalog only, which is available for $80 US, and admits two people. For further information or to purchase a catalog, visit
http://www.rmauctions.com
or call (800)-211-4371.
To read the press release
with additional details regarding RM Auctions 2008 Meadow Brook Concours
event roster, please click
here.
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| Historic
Races - Companion Event |
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Saturday,
August 2, 2008
Time TBD
Waterford Hills Raceway
50th Anniversary Celebration
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| Details
forthcoming... |
| Meadow
Brook Concours d'Elegance Gala Vineyard on the Hill |
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Saturday,
August 2, 2008
6:00 pm - 11:00
pm
MBH Loggia Terrace
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Tickets are $150 each and will be sent out in July for this
event. There will be no entering into this event without a ticket. For more information
on this event click here. To purchase tickets
online, click here.
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Sunday,
August 3, 2008
| 30th
Annual Meadow Brook Concours d'Elegance |
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Sunday,
August 3, 2008
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Meadow Brook Hall
and Grounds
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General Motor’s 100th
Anniversary
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Significant Ferraris
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8 litre
Bentleys
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16 cylinder
cars
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The Model T’s 100th
Anniversary
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Flying
cars
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Vintage motorcycles with side
cars
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Class of 1933
To purchase tickets
online, click here.
To Purchase 10 or more Tickets at the discounted group rate of
$20.00 each, please call in your ticket order to us at
248.643.8645.
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Veni,
vidi,
vici
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