The Sugarplum Festival will kickoff next week in St. Joseph at the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art.

The festival will take place Nov.  10-12 .  Jane Graves with Albrecht-Kemper said it’s a great start for the holidays in St. Joseph and the surrounding areas. She said vendors move in, holiday decorations go up, and the building is transformed into a “Holiday Gift Gallery.”  Graves said the Annual Sugarplum Festival is a chance for all to get some early holiday shopping done, and pick up some decorating ideas while they do so.

The festivities start Thursday evening with the Preview Party and continue thru Saturday.  Festival hours are Friday, Nov. 11 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Saturday, Nov. 2 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.  The Sugarplum Luncheon Cafe will be open Friday and Saturday from 11:30 a.m. – 2 p.m.
~Call the Museum at 816-233-7003 for more information. Admission is $8 and children under 12 are free.
~Advance tickets can be purchased for $6 at the Guest Services counter at East Hills Shopping Center through Wednesday, November 9th.
~Parking at the museum is limited. Visitors are encouraged to park Habitat for Humanity (East of the AKMA on Frederick, just off Brookside). A complimentary shuttle will be running throughout the Sugarplum hours on both Friday and Saturday.
This annual fundraiser for the Albrecht-Kemper Museum of Art helps to kick off the holiday season, while benefitting the programs offered throughout the year.
Event Details are below:

Thursday, Nov. 10th – PREVIEW NIGHT (Reservations required)
*$35 per guest
*Includes Weekend Pass
*1 Drink Ticket
*Savories & Sweets provided by Chef Ralph and Luna’s
*Live Performances by MWSU Chamber/Renaissance Singers
*Holiday Spirits (cash bar)
*Seasonal Ales Tasting by O’Malley Beverage in the Tap Room at the AKMA –Cost for Tasting $20
Be the FIRST to enjoy all that Sugarplum has to offer! Check out our new vendors, purchase your Sugarplum gifts, bid on the “Deck the Halls” Silent Auction items, sign up for the AKMA Spring Wine Walk and much much more!
Includes 1 Preview Admission with 1 Drink Ticket & 1 Weekend Admission.

Friday, Nov. 11th
Gift Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-8 p.m. – Admission $8; children under 12 free.
Luncheon Cafe: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Lunch Menu includes Baked Potato Soup, Chicken Salad on a Croissant, Winter Salad, Pumpkin Bars and Chocolate Peppermint Torte.
*Special Veterans Day Offer – Military Personnel admitted FREE with I.D.

Holiday Wine Tasting: 5:30 p.m -7:30 p.m.
*$20 at the door/ per guest (Includes weekend admission)
*Light Hors d’oeuvres presented by Pink Salt

Saturday, Nov. 12th
Gift Gallery Hours: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. – Admission $8
Luncheon Cafe: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. – Lunch Menu includes Baked Potato Soup, Chicken Salad on a Croissant, Winter Salad, Pumpkin Bars and Chocolate Peppermint Torte.
*Special ½ price admission from 2 p.m.-4 p.m.

Admissions
$8 Admission
*children under 12 are free

Sugarplum Packages

Sugarplum Friend – $60
1 Preview Night Admission with 1 Drink Ticket
1 Weekend Admission with 1 VIP Parking Pass
1 Wine Tasting Admission

Sugarplum Patron – $100
2 Preview Night Admissions with 2 Drink Tickets
2 Weekend Admissions with 1 VIP Parking Pass
2 Wine Tasting Admissions

PARTICIPATING VENDORS INCLUDE:
Upper Level ~ Unique “One-of-a-Kind Vendors:
Main Level Vendors
Artcetera
Artistic Works by Lu
Chew Gourmet Dog Bones
Chic Boutique
Covenant Medical Spa
Dolls by Dimple
Gourmet Mixed Nuts
Great Penmanship
Gypsy’s
Hy-Vee Flowers by Rob
In Good Taste
In My Second Life
Just Desserts by Mom
Kat & Timbo
Katherine’s Distinctive Gifts
Knot 2 Shabby/Milla’s Custom Creations
Local T
The Lucky Tiger
The Mark-it
MJ Casady Copper Works
Mod Podge Boutique
Nesting Goods
Oh Sew Chic Handmade Boutique
Queen Bee Jewelry
Relics of Old St. Joe

Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory
Shirley Roth Designs
Simply Posh Boutique
Triple Image Design & Décor
Two Charming Chix
Uptown Cheapskate
Wacky Snap Photobooth by Tom Flaska
Wooden Wonderland
Wyethwood Weavings

“Home for the Holidays” – Lower Level
It Works
Jamberry Nail Wraps
Mary & Martha
Pampered Chef
Polka Dots & Peonies: A LuLa Roe Boutique
Rodan & Fields
Scentsy
Stella & Dot
That’s My Pan
Thirty-One Bags
Wildtree