Willow Ridge Winery

Events

Karaoke with DJ Iceman – March 9

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Karaoke is back! Everyone had such a great time that we are doing it again. Hodge Podge Food Truck will be joining us.
3:30 to 7:30 pm

St. Patrick’s Music Bingo – March 16

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Come celebrate St Patricks Day at Willow Ridge Winery! Stewy Style Food Truck will be onsite for food purchases.

This is a free event, but you can reserve a table in advance for $50 donation to your favorite animal rescue if you want!

Prairie Fire DJ Service is bringing their Music Bingo to Willow Ridge Winery! Instead of normal bingo numbers, they will play the popular songs that people love to sing along with! Players listen to the music and mark the right songs on their bingo cards. When a player gets the songs right they will shout “BINGO!” and then we might have a winner!
Free to play and their will be prizes!

Kemmerer Village Fundraiser Murder Mystery Dinner – April 27

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Kemmerer Village is sponsoring a Murder Mystery Dinner for their annual fundraiser. Their fundraiser dinner will be a different format than our other Mystery Dinners.
Grab your biggest hat and your shiniest shoes, because it’s time for the most exciting two minutes in sports and sixty minutes in crime!
Celebrities, tourists, and locals alike are eagerly awaiting the start of the Kentucky Derby, but the shot that rings out isn’t from a starting gun. Front-runner jockey Zeke Questrian has been shot to death in his horse’s stall, minutes before the race.
Who could have committed the crime of murder, and the even worse crime of keeping over 100,000 people standing around waiting? Could it have been Zeke’s rookie competitor, Rye Derr? Or known gambler Jack Pott, hoping to stack the odds? Perhaps it was Rose Garland, the official florist of the derby?
There are dozens of suspects to sort through, so hold onto your mint juleps and magnifying glasses – you are the only ones who can get Down and Derby to solve this crime!
There are several ticket options and all include a 3 course dinner.
Individual tickets- Include dinner and a show – $65
VIP table – $500 and includes a table for 8 and a charcuterie board as well as dinner and a show.
Event sponsorships are available for $50 and include a full page ad in the event video, placemat at the event and social media recognition.
Tickets are available for through the included ticket link or contact Kemmerer Village directly at 217-226-2131. Willow Ridge cannot sell tickets for this event.

Kentucky Derby Day – May 4

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Join us for our annual Kentucky Derby Day on Saturday, May 4. Battlecreek band will be performing from 2-5 pm and then we will air the derby on our large screen TV. We will again have the pineapple mint julep sangria, as it has become a favorite! Come on out and show us your hat, and we will have prizes!
Joni Express Food Truck will be onsite for food purchases!

Mother’s Day Afternoon with Allie Keck – May 12

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We are so excited to have her at Willow Ridge Winery! Come enjoy Mother’s Day afternoon with us! Brick’s Exquisite Eats will be onsite for food purchases!
Born in a small town in Central Illinois, Allie Keck began playing guitar and writing songs at the early age of fifteen. Heavily influenced by artists like Amy Winehouse, Adele, Maren Morris, and Miranda Lambert, Allie got her love for pop music from her mom, who would always play songs by Prince and Michael Jackson around the house. Allie’s dad, a fan of The Eagles and Jackson Brown, inspired Allie to concoct her unique sound you hear in her music today.​​​​​
Allie began performing at bars, wineries, weddings, and open mic nights around her small hometown before moving to Nashville in 2016. Since making the move to Music City, the rising songwriter and artist has opened for Parmalee and plays on the Whiskey Jam circuit. Having released her music to her growing fan base with plans to continue, Allie commented on her inspiration to write and perform her original songs saying, “Music has been a constant in my life. Writing songs that resonate with the audience is a feeling I can’t describe. Whether I’ve made you laugh, cry or smile I’ve done my job.”
Allie appeared on season 23 of NBC’s The Voice. She was eliminated from team Kelly during the battle rounds. She continues to put out music including her most recent single “Kill Me Slower