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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
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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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Young professionals from metro Detroit gathered at the Somerset Collection recently for some social networking and to preview some of the spectacular cars that will be on display during Concours weekend July 31-August 3.
This new and unique Meadow Brook Concours event promises to return soon. It’s a fun way to mix, mingle and create some buzz about an event that definitely has the WOW factor.
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Tuesday, July 29, 2008
| Press
Breakfast |
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Tuesday,
July 29, 2008
9:00 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. |
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 the 2nd
Annual Meadow Brook Airport Hangar Party where guests can mingle, relax,
and enjoy a magnificent art display, planes/jets/autos --
new and vintage, food and beverages. |
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. |
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
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 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
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.
For
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
6:30 pm - 11:00
pm
MBH Loggia Terrace
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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
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