Upcoming Events

Bonfires & Bingo
A Midsummer's Night Celebration
benefitting the Women's Resource Center in Alamance County


DATE: Saturday, June 20
TIME: 7 - 10 pm
LOCATION: The Winery at Iron Gate Farm,
2540 Lynch Store Road, Mebane
COST: $25 per ticket (adults only)

Tickets include:Glass of Wine,Entertainment,Buffet including:Salmon,Grilled Chicken,New Potatoes with Dill,Grilled Vegetables,Salad,Strawberries and Cream
1 Bingo Card - additional cards may be purchased for $5 per card)
Tickets may be purchased at The Winery at Iron Gate Farm website

or by calling the Women's Resource Center at 227-6900

Along with great food by Marg of Sonny's Catering and wine from the Iron Gate Winery, we will have actors who are familiar with Shakespeare's "A Midsummer's Night Dream" call out the numbers during the "Bingo Sessions". A gift basket with wonderful items will be given out at the end of the evening to one lucky bingo winner.

Music will be performed by "Green Army Men" ( 80's - 90's college rock music) in the courtyard. A special guest, Lisa Kyle, will be playing acoustic guitar before the band goes on.

At the end of the evening, we will gather outside around a bonfire where actors will perform a portion of "A Midsummer's Night Dream". We will throw circulets of St. John's wort into the fire, which is used to ward off evil spirits on this magical night of the summer solstice.

Summer soltice traditions center on the life giving force of fire and light. Some countries light huge bonfires that glow into the night as a way to celebrate. Villagers gathered around the fires singing, dancing and chanting charms. As the fires burned through the night, people tended and watched over the leaping flames. Herbs and larkspur were tossed in the dying fires with the words, "May ill luck depart, burnt up in these." Evil spirits were said to lurk about on the magical night of the summer solstice. St. John's wort, an aromatic ancient herb, was used to fashion circlets and worn on the head to ward off these evil spirits. William Shakespeare penned a rollickin romantic play around the antics of humans and mystical creatures called, "A Midsummer's Night Dream".
This will be an evening you won't forget!
Please come and join us!

Only 100 tickets will be sold - so get yours today!