Buy Missouri Day 2021

April 21 is Buy Missouri Day! What better way to support Missouri-made products than a “tour” of the state’s very best? Our upcoming Ladybug Picnic Auction includes a special Taste of Missouri Package, featuring a tasting with Edelbrand Pure Distilling, a whiskey gift package from Switchgrass Spirits, a VIP Taste and Tour experience at Les Bourgeois Vineyards, and more! It’s the perfect opportunity to taste all that Missouri has to offer.

• Private tasting with Edelbrand Pure Distilling hosted by the founders and owners at the family-run Schoenweid Farm outside of Marthasville, Missouri. Edlebrand’s award-winning vinars (European-styled fruit brandy made using centuries-old Swiss-Romanisch single-batch distilling methods) will be served in an intimate setting alongside a sample of traditional Swiss delicacies. Includes a sampling of all six award-winning spirts, chilled prosecco, and a gourmet charcuterie board.

• A whiskey gift package featuring Switchgrass Spirits—a truly local equitable craft distillery that sources everything from labor, ingredients, and even the glass for their bottles in the local region. Includes a bottle of Switchgrass Spirits’ signature whiskey along with an etched glencairn tasting glass.

• A VIP Taste and Tour experience at Les Bourgeois Vineyards in historic Rocheport. Enjoy touring the state-of-the art winemaking facilities, enjoy the vineyard’s spectacular blufftop views of the Missouri River Valley, taste 16 of Les Bourgeois Vineyards premier wines, and receive your very own wine glass to keep.

• And more!

All proceeds from the auction will benefit Metro Theater Company’s programming, including our new digital initiatives, classroom residencies, and theatrical productions. Online bidding will begin on Wednesday, April 28.