Old Mission Tavern ~ Fine Food

Winter Hours, beginning Monday Nov 16 th

Situated on beautiful Old Mission Peninsula in Northwestern Michigan, surrounded by the crystal clear blue waters of Lake Michigan, and in the midst of orchards, vineyards, and farmland, the Old Mission Tavern provides a beautiful relaxing dining experience in an inspirational setting.

Old Mission Tavern

In the finest tradition of old world European taverns, the"art gallery" restaurant promises both a culinary and visual feast. Wonderful cuisine with prime rib, fresh fish and seafood, lamb, steaks, chicken, duckling, pastas and signature soups and salads plus a weekly pierogie special make the Old Mission Tavern restaurant a habit with locals and a priority for visitors. The Tavern has provided a warm welcome for travelers for over twenty-five years.

Sundays feature a famous country style chicken dinner special. The Thursday night pierogies are made by Verna Bartnick and are a particular delight.

The Tavern's main dining room with a woodburning stove and bar, leads to the "garden room", brightened with many windows and surrounded by original artwork. In the Bella Galleria itself there is a banquet facility in which private parties can dine in the midst of the artwork.

The experience begins at the base of the peninsula on Center Road (M-37) north of Traverse City. In every season, nature rolls out the carpet and spreads a panorama for 14 miles of rolling hills patterned with orchards and vineyards and surrounded by views of East and West Grand Traverse Bay.

This is an experience unequaled in Northern Michigan.

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Bella Galleria ~ Fine Art

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November through January

Great Expectations:

An Ensemble Exhibit
Featuring:

piccolo e bella
miniatures, paintings, small sculptures & pottery pieces under $200

now is the winter...
seasonal works under $300

journey revisited
a past bella galleria theme, featuring a diverse range of landscapes near and far

magnetic fields
selected abstracts and other large works in an eclectic display of media, color and textures

C A Brackett, Dancing Bear, photography

Featured Artists Include

armand, joan bonney, c.a. brackett, sue brightheart, pat cervini, marian christensen, jerry gates, ron gianola, denice goldschmidt, r. geary hoffman, donna mcdermott, bonnie olendorf, l.e. smith, dick templeton
and many others

Also

Paul Welch's Ain't Dead Yet Continues

Bella Galleria Feature Exhibition Continues with Selected Work:

Ain’t Dead Yet: 75 and Still Alive, A Retrospective of Paul Welch, 50 Years of Work

To get the platitudes out of the way, art is for the living. And as the title of his new exhibition asserts, Paul Welch ain’t dead yet. This retrospective, chronicling 50 years of work, weaves an exuberant and impressive tableau of Welch’s life and achievements as an artist. With an acute awareness of art history, Welch’s watercolors synthesize elements of Analytic Cubism, Symbolism and German Expressionism among others.
An abundance of self- portraits are imbued with Welch’s sophisticated wisdom and wit. Selected photographs of a youthful Welch, form a narrative of his early days at NMC and working in the Welch – Holdeman studio on his many stained glass commissions. Accompanying photographs of these stained glass windows, as well as mosaics and metal sculptures, is testimony to Welch’s versatility in different mediums.
The opening reception on September 13th was a successful, delightful gathering of over one hundred people and included many of Paul Welch’s friends, colleagues and former students.

Aint Dead Yet
Bella Galleria's Sept - Oct retrospective of Paul Welch, Will continue with selected work.
We encourage all our artists and patrons to see this great exhibit.

The Fifth Wall exhibit in the Restaurant has changed. Be sure to come take a look.

The Bella Galleria is a gallery of fine art showcasing the original artwork of local and regional artists working in many media and artforms. Attached to the Old Mission Tavern restaurant, the gallery features the work of over 75 artists. Themes and revolving exhibits keep interest alive for visitors all year long. The 1500 sq. ft. gallery and banquet hall adjoins the restaurant and was opened in 1994.

Next door to the gallery and the restaurant is the sculpture studio of Verna Bartnick, the owner of the Tavern and Bella Galleria. Verna is one of the area's most widely known and respected artists and her work serves as a focus for the gallery and its association of participating artists.