Have fun in LeClaire this month at First Friday, the Taste of LeClaire, trivia, and the AntiFreeze Outdoor Cocktail Party. Also enjoy live music, wine tastings, after-Christmas sales, and much more! There is plenty of great spots to wine, dine, tour and shop every day in LeClaire. Be sure to browse the whole newsletter to find special deals and start making plans to #VisitLeClaire today! More information about LeClaire, Iowa, can be found on our website at: www.visitleclaire.com.

S hopping Specials:

Aunt Hatties has New Years sales.

Dwellings has all holiday décor 75% off.

Grasshoppers has all Christmas items 50% off.

Isabel Bloom is having a Blow Out sale on holiday and retired sculptures and Holiday accessories. While supplies last. They will be closed on Sundays in January.

Winter Hours:

Daffodil Row: January-March -  Thursday, Friday & Saturday 10am-5pm

Unique Creations & Sassy Pants Boutique : Thursday and Friday 11am-3pm, Saturday 10am-4pm, and Sunday 12-4pm.

Grasshoppers: Sunday-Wednesday 12-4pm, Thursday-Saturday 10am-5pm. Call 563-289-4652 to request additional hours.

Isabel Bloom: Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm; closed on Sundays in January.

JANUARY

Friday, January 4, 2-5pm: LeClaire's Silly Chili Bowl. Wear a silly hat and receive FREE chili samples at participating LeClaire businesses! You will then vote on your favorite.* Enter the 50/50 drawing for a chance to win the cash prize! *Make Letty's Designs & Home Decor your last stop to receive a poker chip to vote and purchase your 50/50 raffle tickets. Participating businesses include: Razzleberries Fine Gifts, Letty's Designs & Home Decor, Royal-Tea, Ulmie's Nest, Aunt Hatties with Caffeine Queen Espresso, The Artswork - LeClaire, and Unique Creations & Sassy Pants Boutique.

Friday, January 4: First Friday

• Blue Iguana is celebrating with drink specials.
• Faithful Pilot has live music from 8-11pm by the Lewis Knudsen Band.
• Grasshoppers is open late and has all Christmas items 50% off.
• Green Tree Brewery has live music from 8-11pm by Jordan Danielsen.
• LeClaire Olive Oil Co. is open late.
• Mississippi River Distilling Co. and Cody Road Cocktail House: Just because it's January, that doesn't slow down First Friday! Come celebrate a new year of First Friday Festivities this Friday night from 5-10pm!

• Our own distiller Ryan Burchett is providing the music with some of his best (and more talented) musical friends as Ryan & The Moonshiners take the stage from 7-10pm!
• Chef Steph will have free samples of Cody Road Maple BBQ Sauce and Cody Road Maple Bacon Brownies from 5-8pm. A special "Double Buzz Iced Coffee" cocktail will be available for you to try. Don't miss it!
   
• Razzleberries is open late with Wickles Pickle samples and chili samples.
• Wide River Winery Tasting Room is open until 8 pm and offering samples of a creamy goat cheese, bacon and date dip.  

Saturday, January 5, 8-11pm: Green Tree Brewery has live music by Lewis Knudsen.

Saturday, January 12, 9am: Winter Flea Market at the LeClaire Civic Center, 127 S. Cody Road.

Sunday, January 13, 5pm: Green Tree Brewery has Harry Potter trivia.

Monday, January 14, 5-6:30pm: Join Mississippi River Distilling Company for a special book signing! Native son Micah Melton left Davenport to become one of the world's foremost cocktail innovators at Grant Achatz's Aviary Cocktail Bar in Chicago and NYC. Micah brought a little home along with him as he features special hand picked barrel selections of our Cody Road Rye at both his Chicago and NYC locations. Micah has been a key player in assembling the Aviary Cocktail Book, a collection of amazingly creative cocktails. The Aviary Cocktail Book brings them to life with stunning photography and detailed chemistry to blow your mind and your bar. You'll even find Cody Road Rye in the book hiding "in the rocks" of one of Micah's recipes. Meet Micah and purchase a copy of his book as they say thanks to one of the world's best right at the distillery. Then stay tuned for special limited edition collaboration bottles from Micah and MRDC later this year.

Tuesday, January 15, 6:30pm: Green Tree Brewery's Monthly Euchre Tournament. $10 buy in. Prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd and last place.

Saturday, January 19, 1-4pm: Enjoy a "Taste of LeClaire!" Receive FREE food and/or beverage samples from various shops, restaurants, and bars. Discover many great tastes during Taste of LeClaire! Participating businesses include: The Artswork - LeClaire - food sample from The Crane & Pelican Cafe , Bamboo Baby Boutique - TBD, Grasshoppers Gift Shop - dip and bread samples and Wooden Wheel wine tasting, Green Tree Brewery - TBD, Happy Joe's Pizza and Ice Cream - TBD, LeClaire Olive Oil Co. - dips, mustards, jams, olive oil and balsamic vinegar tasting, LeClaire River Loft - TBD, Letty's Designs & Home Decor - Caffeine Queen Espresso samples, Mississippi River Distilling Company & Cody Road Cocktail House - free samples on every tour, Royal-Tea - their NEW slightly carbonated tea, The Shameless Chocoholic - handmade candy samples, Wide River Winery Tasting Room - TBD, and more!

Saturday, January 19, 6pm/7pm: Trivia Night at the LeClaire Civic Center to benefit the Glendale Cemetery in LeClaire. Doors open at 6pm; Trivia starts at 7pm. $10 per person / 8 people (maximum) at a table. 10 mulligans for $10 and a double down for $10 which doubles your points on one round. To reserve tables, call Debbie at 563-349-4403 or e-mail smith5grand@gmail.com

Saturday, January 19, 7:30pm: Cocktail Cinema at Mississippi River Distilling Company. What would be more fun than enjoying a delicious cocktail on the distillery floor with a classic hockey comedy? They'll setup up the screen, tables and the movie. They have the cocktails, you bring your friends, some food or order a pizza. Movies are free of charge. They do not take reservations.

Sunday, January 20, 11am-6pm: Warm up with Wide River Winery's Chili and Wine Trail event. Enjoy a different chili and fresh baked bread to pair with 2 complimentary samples of wine at each of the 3 locations. Clinton, IA: Classic Midwestern Chili; LeClaire, IA: White Chicken Chili; Village of East Davenport: Texas Cowboy Chili. Check out the new Party Bus ticket!  Up to 16 people can take the deluxe, fun, pink party bus to all three locations on the Chili and Wine Trail. Individual Ticket with All Day Party Bus Ride - $35; Standard Individual Ticket - $15. Find Facebook event to purchase tickets: "Winter Warm Up Chili and Wine Trail".

Tuesday, January 22, 7pm: Play "Survey Says: A Friendly Feud Bar Game" at Green Tree Brewery. There are 2 rounds of 10 questions. Each round ends with a multiplier question, where point values are doubled and tripled, respectively. Compete for house cash & free beer flights! $25 Gift Card for 1st Place, $10 for 2nd Place, and FREE beer flights for the Best Team Name and for the 1st & 2nd Round Winner! Play solo or as a team (up to 4 people). FREE to play!

Saturday, January 26, 2-6pm: Mississippi River Distilling Company's AntiFreeze Outdoor Cocktail Party. Put your winter blues on the rocks at AntiFreeze! This outdoor cocktail party is for those just crazy enough to enjoy it. Join them on the patio for hot cocktails, mac & cheese bar, ice luge shots, ice carvings, s'mores, music and the most fun you can have in January! Advance "Bundle Up" discount tickets are available to save you some dough - https://bit.ly/2Swv8ar   . But you can still come without a ticket! There is no cover charge. Anyone who comes the day of the event can participate in everything, but you'll pay a la carte for each item. Win great distillery prizes for best hat, best Snuggie, or get in on one of their wacky contests with the master of ceremonies, Bobby Ray Bunch. SPECIAL RELEASE! They will have 125 bottles of Cody Road Bourbon Barrel Old Fashioned. One of their cocktail house favorites available by the bottle! Releases at 2 pm for AntiFreeze!

FEBRUARY:

Friday, February 1, Time TBD: LeClaire River Loft and Chateau Grand Reopening with LeClaire Chamber of Commerce Ribbon Cutting. Enjoy hors d'oeuvres  and drinks (from local businesses) served at both locations.

Other news:

Book a fun night at the Holiday Inn Express in LeClaire! Call the hotel direct (563-289-9978) and ask for Irish or Brandi. Choose from the:

• "Full LeClaire Experience" package including - * A Deluxe Room* $20 Gift Certificate for Mississippi River Distilling Company & Cody Road Cocktail House including tasting and tour* $20 Gift Certificate for Green Tree Brewery* $15 Gift Certificate for Wide River Winery Tasting Room* Two Passes to tour the Buffalo Bill Museum LeClaire IA valued at $10* An 8 x 10 glossy autographed photo by Mike Wolfe American Picker of Antique Archaeology (in LeClaire) and American Pickers' fame - priceless!* Full Express Start Breakfast for two the next morning at the Holiday Inn Express LeClaire valued at $20
   
• OR "Dinner for Two & a River View" package including -* Dinner for two valued up to $40 at the popular and historic The Crane & Pelican Cafe* One night stay at the Holiday Inn Express LeClaire in their Executive Riverfront mini-suite including full, hot breakfast in the morning.
  NOTE: Rates very based on date, availability, and room type. Book these packages from now through Feb 28, 2019. Three days notice required.

Have fun at the Wide River Winery Tasting Room! Wednesdays are "Double Punch Day". With each bottle of wine purchased, receive 2 punches on your frequent buyer card. Valid at all 3 locations.

Save the Date!

February

1  First Friday

9  Cocoa Crawl

14  Valentine's Day

16  Trivia at Civic Center