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Upcoming Events in Your Area
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Music in the Winery - Open Mic. Night
Palaia Vineyards
From
Thursday, July 02, 2009 To Thursday, July 02, 2009
7:00-10:00 pm. Winery open from 12-10 pm
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Concert Series - B-52s
Wente Vineyards Estate Winery
From
Thursday, July 02, 2009 To Thursday, July 02, 2009
$79 Terrace Seating — $129 Orchestra Seating — $159 Mezzanie Dining — $179 Outdoor Dining
$199 Premium Dining— $249 Restaurant Dining— $269 Front Row Dining. It has been said that the B¬52s are as quintessentially American as the Beach Boys. Twenty¬-five years and over twenty million albums into their career, the B¬52s remain among the most beloved rock stars ever. Formed on an October night in 1976 following drinks at an Athens, GA, Chinese restaurant, the band played their first gig at a friend’s house on Valentine’s Day in 1977. Naming themselves after Southern slang for exaggerated ‘bouffant” hairdos, the newly ¬christened B¬52s (Fred Schneider, Kate Pierson, Keith Strickland, Cindy Wilson and Ricky Wilson) began weekend road trips to New York City for gigs at CBGB’s and a handful of other venues. In just two albums, the B¬52s created a lexicon of songs, styles, phrases and images, which would set the standard for the development of the ‘alternative music scene’ for the next decade. Following the loss of founding member Ricky Wilson in 1985, the group rebounded with their triumphant 1989 smash Cosmic Thing, which spawned the Top 10 hits “Love Shack” and “Roam.” The album proved to be the greatest commercial achievement for the group, and its success propelled the band to international superstars. The B¬52s advanced their reputation as the greatest party band on the planet to a whole new generation of music fans. Funplex, the first record of the 21st century from the B¬52s is “loud, sexy rock and roll, with the beat pumped up to hot pink,” says guitarist Keith Strickland.
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Concert Series - Blondie & Pat Benatar
Wente Vineyards Estate Winery
From
Thursday, July 02, 2009 To Thursday, July 02, 2009
$99 Terrace Seating — $149 Orchestra Seating — $179 Mezzanie Dining — $199 Outdoor Dining
$219 Premium Dining — $269 Restaurant Dining — $289 Front Row Dining. nducted into the prestigious Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2006, Blondie emerged as the great pop icons of New York’s celebrated late ‘70s new wave punk scene by defying easy categorization. The original Blondie was formed in 1974 by art student/guitarist Chris Stein and ex-¬folkie and ex¬-Max’s Kansas City waitress, vocalist/songwriter Deborah Harry. Drummer Clem Burke and keyboard player Jimmy Destri joined in 1975. The band played the fabled New York downtown circuit of CBGB’s, Max’s Kansas City and Mothers, amassing a major following before recording their first album Blondie in 1976. Blondie had their first number one record in the U.S. with “Heart of Glass,” with the album, Parallel Lines, moving more than 20 million copies worldwide. By April of 1980, they scaled the U.S. charts a second time with “Call Me,” from the Paul Schrader film, American Gigolo. The band produced The Hunter in 1982, their final U.S. hit before Chris was felled by a rare and often fatal genetic disease, which led to a sudden hiatus for the group. Sixteen years later, responding to a request, the group reformed to play a concert and found so much chemistry remaining, they decided to try to make some new music. No Exit was a perfect, up¬-to-date evolution of Blondie, ¬a great collection of perfectly crafted pop songs. In 2008, Blondie celebrated its 30 ¬year anniversary of Parallel Lines with a re-¬release of the iconic album that gave the band their first number one hit in the U.S. Debbie is rightfully proud of the band’s hard work and accolades: “The guys have gotten really good at what they do. I mean, they always were good players and songwriters, but I think now you could say they’re accomplished.”
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Summer Concert Series - Brian Congdon
Jasper Winery
From
Thursday, July 02, 2009 To Thursday, July 02, 2009
(Free Admission!) Join us from 6-9pm on Thursday nights this summer for our Summer Concert Series. Play lawn games including Bags and Bocce Ball. Wine and beer will be available along with burgers and brats from the grill. All shows outside weather permitting, otherwise inside the Event Room.
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Wine Tasting at Big Meadows Lodge
Big Meadows Lodge in Shenandoah National Park Mile 51.2, Skyline Dr. Luray, VA 22835
From
Thursday, July 02, 2009 To Thursday, July 02, 2009
Sample the award winning wines of a Virginia vineyard at Big Meadows Lodge on Thursdays at 3:00pm. Assorted cheese & crackers included plus a hand crafted wine glass to take home. $10.00 pp. Must be 21 years of age to attend. Call for reservations at 800-999-4714.
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FRIDAY NIGHT CONCERT SERIES
Buttonwood Grove Winery
From
Friday, July 03, 2009 To Friday, July 03, 2009
7:00-10:00 with Zydeco Trail Riders
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Music in the Winery - The Paul Brothers
Palaia Vineyards
From
Friday, July 03, 2009 To Friday, July 03, 2009
7:00-10:00 pm. OUTSIDE on the main stage - All ages welcome! Jermaine Paul is Alicia Key's guitar player and was nominated for a grammy award. He and his brothers played for us on open mic night and they came back to play with Gregg Van Gelder one Friday night. They will blow your socks off!
Winery open from 12-10 pm
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Release of Maestro!
Three Fox Vineyards
From
Friday, July 03, 2009 To Sunday, July 05, 2009
This is a new red for us. An elegant, smooth, very drinkable blend of Sangiovese, Cabernet Franc and Chambourcin. “Maestro” means “the master” and this is a masterful wine to enjoy by itself or with pastas or meat dishes. Come on out and check it out! Check out our Wines page for more information on Maetsro.
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First Friday
Lone Canary Winery
From
Friday, July 03, 2009 To Friday, July 03, 2009
Lone Canary Winery will be hosting First Friday on July 3rd from 5-9pm. The winery will be featuring an exhibit of oil paintings by German-born artist, Irene Dahl, as well as live classical guitar by Michael Millham starting at 5:30. Enjoy wine by the glass and mingle with other art aficionados and wine lovers! BirdWatchers wine club members receive 10% off glass pours! Lone Canary winery is located on 109 S Scott St, about 5 blocks E of downtown Spokane off of Sprague Ave.
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4th of July at the San Sebastian Winery
San Sebastian Winery
From
Friday, July 03, 2009 To Sunday, July 05, 2009
The Cellar Upstairs Wine and Jazz Bar is open every Friday – Sunday. We will be open for the 4th of July, serving all of our wine, sangria and beer!
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Wine-Compass.com - a Tradex Consulting company
Vienna, Virginia
Fax: 201-829-6355
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Debina
Rare greek variety for white wine.
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Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest; Morven Park in Leesburg, Virginia
From Saturday, June 27, 2009 To Sunday, June 28, 2009. The Northern Virginia Summer BrewFest ”A Celebration of American Beer” will be held at Morven Park in Leesburg, VA, from 11am-9pm Saturday, and 11am-7pm Sunday. The BrewFest will feature over 40 of America’s best breweries, a variety of food to complement the craft beers and great Virginia local and regional bands to entertain you.
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DC's Wine Country - Food and Wine Festival Whitehall Manor in Bluemont, Virginia
From Friday, July 10, 2009 To Sunday, July 12, 2009. The Washington DC area now has an extraordinary summer evening event that will showcase the talents, tastes and flavors of modern Virginia. The setting is historic Whitehall Manor, the area's finest country estate for sophisticated entertaining with pure "Wine Country" flair. We are conveniently located 20 minutes from Middleburg, Leesburg and Winchester and less than an hour from Washington DC and Suburban Maryland. This is the coolest ticket of the summer.
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Ballast Point Brewing Company is one of San Diego's Premiere Breweries. We started out modestly as Home Brew Mart in 1992. Our goal was to teach others how to brew quality handcrafted beer at home. In 1996 the brewery was installed by New World Brewing Systems in the space behind our retail store and production began in September. In May of 2005 we open our second brewery in Scripps Ranch. We currently distribute five of our favorite beers, Yellowtail Pale Ale, Calico Amber Ale , Big Eye I.P.A., Black Marlin Porter and Wahoo Wheat Beer to a thirsty San Diego. Come to our brewery and we will gladly give you a tour and allow you to sample our newest selection of beers.
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