By Staff
Immerse yourself in the holiday spirit at historic Gardner Mansion Friday, Dec. 8, at 511 Green St. in Dowagiac.
A Christmas open house to benefit the first Dogwood Festival Choir Camp will be hosted at the mansion from 5 to 8 p.m.
Guests will enjoy the history and ambiance of this beautiful home, Christmas cookies prepared by students in the Life Skills classes from Union High School and Christmas carols performed by members of the Dogwood Chorale.
Tickets cost $5 per person.
Proceeds help send kids to the newly forming Dogwood Festival Choir Camp for area middle school students.
The first session of camp is scheduled for the summer of 2007 on the campus of Southwestern Michigan College.
Local restaurants are helping to sponsor the open house by providing meal discounts in exchange for your ticket stub.
Each ticket is valid for one promotion.
Beeson Street Grill, 105 Beeson St. (269) 782-3554. Free drink with meal. Valid through Dec. 31.
Natalie's Restaurant, 109 Pennsylvania Ave. (269) 782-8600. Purchase one entre and your second entre is half price. Valid through Jan. 8, 2007.
Round Oak Restaurant, 137 S. Front St. (269) 782-5128. $2 off any purchase. No expiration.
Saylor's Front Street Pizzeria, 128 S. Front St. (269) 782-4242. First medium three-topping pizza at regular price, second of equal or lesser value free. Pick-up only. Valid Dec. 8.
Timberline Inn, 33414 School St. (269) 782-6362. Purchase one entre and your second entre of equal or lesser value is half price. Not to exceed $20. Valid the month of January 2007.
Wounded Minnow, 236 S. Front St. (269) 782-9690. Purchase one entre and your second entre is half price. Valid Dec. 8, 9 and 10.
Zeke's, 109 S. Front St. (269) 782-5070. $2 off any dinner entre. Valid Dec. 8.
Free parking and shuttle service will be provided from the Heddon Museum parking lot at the corner of Telegraph and Lowe streets.
Tickets are available by calling the Dogwood Festival at (269) 782-1115 or at the door Dec. 8.