2011 Parties & Receptions

Friends of the Film Festival Ice Cream Social
Saturday, July 23, 2011 | 7 pm – 9 pm
Clinch Park on Grand Traverse Bay
Join the festival’s board of directors and the rest of our family of Friends for an ice cream social exclusively for Friends of the Film Festival and their families. Celebrate pre-festival weekend with other Friends, live music, and fun for Friends of all ages.
Sponsored by Moomers Homemade Ice Cream

Founders Party
Sunday, July 24, 2011
The Bay Theatre | Ciccone Vineyards & Winery | The State Theatre
The annual Founders Party for festival sponsors features a sneak preview of one of the festival’s best films, and Grandview Catering and Ciccone Vineyards and Winery host a beautiful and delicious gathering of our valued sponsors who support the festival in so many ways. With music by the Neptune Quartet and NorthernMichiganDJ.com.
Sponsored by Grand Traverse Trucking, Traverse Cold Storage and Critter Control

Opening Night Party
Tuesday, July 26, 2011 | 8:30 pm—Midnight
Front Street (200 Block) between Park and Cass Streets, Rain or Shine
We’re hosting an eco-friendly Block Party between Cass and Park Streets on opening night, and you’re invited! This year, we scheduled the opening night movies so that guests can attend both the party and the movie. Help us welcome filmmakers from around the world to this year’s festival. Be the first to “rub shoulders” with the people who make the movies and who have brought a piece of Hollywood with them to northern Michigan. We’ll transform Front Street into a block party featuring local cuisine and fabulous entertainment. K Jones and the Benzie Playboys will be there to get us all jiving to Zydeco music.
Attendees will have the chance to win a Caribbean cruise for two, courtesy of Passageways Travel and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. This is your chance to win a tropical getaway and experience gourmet dining, exciting on ship entertainment, and vibrant ports of call. The cruise is valued at $1,500 and includes $400 in airfare per person.
Cost: $50
Sponsored by Stella Artois and H. Cox & Son, Inc.

Filmmaker Party
Friday, July 29, 2011 | 8:30 pm—11:30 pm
Century 21/Wade Trim Parking Lot, corner of State and Park Streets, Rain or Shine
Celebrate with visiting filmmakers in the magically transformed parking lot on the corner of State and Park. Full of excitement and energy, and packed with our international filmmaking guests, this vibrant party features delicious food, libations and entertainment. Featuring Ron Getz and his band, the music is sure to be as colorful as the surroundings. With music by Schwarma Quintet, Keytronic and Susan Schomaker.
Cost: $25
Sponsored by Kathleen Glynn – Blue Lake Entertainment

Awards Ceremony
Saturday, July 30 | 6 pm
State Theatre
No longer will the awards of the Traverse City Film Festival be given out during the revelry of the Closing Night Party — this year, we’re bringing the celebration of the festival’s award-winning filmmakers inside the majestic State Theatre. Enjoy complimentary food and drink and an exciting show as the jury and founders awards are handed out to this year’s winning filmmakers. And as a special treat, attendees of the first-ever TCFF awards ceremony will get to see ArtServe Michigan present TCFF Founder and President Michael Moore with its 2011 Arts Legacy Award for his contributions to the arts and culture in Michigan as a filmmaker and through his leadership in the restoration of the historic State Theatre and founding of the TCFF.
Cost: $25
Sponsored by ArtServe

Closing Night Party
Sunday, July 31, 2011 | 8:00 pm—11:00 pm
Park Place Hotel
This year, you can attend the first-ever “Stroll in the Park.” From the Top of the Park to the courtyard outside the Park Place to the sound-treated dome, this year’s closing night party will wind through hot spots full of food and beverage. Entertainment will include club-style dancing in the dome and jazz-like grooves at the Top of the Park. Follow a map that leads you to the goodies, get a stamp at each place, and enter a drawing for a fabulous prize. Friends of the Film Festival are eligible to win a lifetime TCFF pass!
Cost: $50
Sponsored by Jonathan and Marissa Wege

Closing Night Post-Party
Sunday, July 31, 2011 | 11pm—2am
Fire Fly, Downtown Traverse City on the Boardman River
Can’t get enough? Head to Fire Fly at 310 Cass Street to keep the party rolling!
Sponsored by Fire Fly

Volunteer Party
Monday, August 1, 2011 | 6pm—9pm
Clinch Park on Grand Traverse Bay
Every year, we celebrate the generous, talented, funny, friendly, hard-working volunteers who make the festival possible with a post-festival celebration. Join your fellow volunteers for great food and great fun!
Sponsored by Northwestern Bank

Feasts by: Apache Trout Grill, Bare Knuckle Farm, The Bay Leaf Rustic Cuisine, Big Boy, Boone’s Long Lake Inn, Bubba’s Restaurant & Bar, Buffalo Wild Wings Grill and Bar, Catering by Kelly’s, Centre Street Café, Chez Peres / Patisserie Amie, The Chocolate Den, Chocolate Exotica, Coldstone Creamery, Fire Fly, Flavours by Sodexo, Folgarelli’s City Market and Wine Shop, Food for Thought, Fresia Latina, Fustini’s Oils & Vinegars, Grand Traverse Pie Company, Grandview Catering, Great Lakes Tea and Spice, Grocer’s Daughter Chocolate, Hanna Bistro, Happy Hog Café, Higher Grounds Trading Company, House of Doggs, It’s the Icing on Top, JP’s Hard Luck Diner, La Bécasse, Leelanau Cheese Co., Light of Day Organic Teas, Lil’ Bo Pub and Grille, Mackinaw Brewing Company, Mana at the Mercado, Mancino’s of Traverse City, Martha’s Leelanau Table, Mode’s Bum Steer, Moomers Homemade Ice Cream, Morsels Bite-Sized Bakery & Espresso Bar, Nature’s Treats, LLC, The Old Mission Tavern, Oleson’s Foods, Oryana Natural Foods Market, Outback Steak House, Phil’s on Front, The Pi Biz, Poppycock’s, Pure Water Works, Qdoba Mexican Grille, Schelde’s Grille & Spirits, Shetler Family Dairy, Slabtown Burgers, Soul Hole, Spaghetti Jim’s Grand Traverse Pasta Works Market & Café, Stone House Bread, TraVino Traverse Wine & Grille, Tuscan Bistro, U & I Lounge, Underground Cheesecake, The Williamsburg Showcase Dinner Theatre, Wishbones Cafe, Xylo Bistro Café, Zakey’s Middle Eastern Cuisine

Libations By: Acoustic Brewing Company, Bel Lago Vineyard & Winery, Black Star Farms, Boskydel Vineyard, Chateau Chantal Winery Bed & Breakfast, Chateau de Leelanau, Chateau Grand Traverse, Cherry Republic, Ciconne Vineyard & Winery, Circa Estate Winery, DeKuyper Michigan Cherry, Forty-Five North Vineyard & Winery, Good Neighbor Organic Vineyard & Winery, Grand Traverse Distillery, H. Cox and Son, Inc., L. Mawby Vineyards, Leelanau Wine Cellars, Left Foot Charley, Michelle’s Miracle, New Holland Brewing Co., Northern Natural Organics, Raftshol Vineyards, Short’s Brewing Co., Stella Artois, Willow Vineyard