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The April/May 2010 issue of Napa Valley Life Magazine on newsstands today!
In this issue: Read all about the Annual Kitchen in the Vineyards Tour (read onlilne now!) as well as Getting Married Wine Country Style. Find three great fund raisers opportunities to ride your bike for. In our new Sustainable Life section, we welcome new columnists Pauli Halstead and Nancy Lochmann.
Napa Valley Life Magazine is expanding its distribution outside of the Napa Valley over the next six months as we secure national exposure in select areas of the country. We'll keep you posted as Napa Valley Life Magazine grows.
Health Spotlight
peju pink wine SUPPORTS Napa’s queen of the valley breast center | Peju Winery announced that for the second consecutive year it has donated a portion of sales from Peju Pink wine to Napa Queen of the Valley Medical Breast Imaging Center. The contribution is designated to directly assist women in need of breast cancer treatment and care. More> |
Sustainable Life News
HALL Wines Earns Organic Certification | HALL Wines, the premier 21st century vineyard and winery announced March 31, that it has received Organic Certification from the California Certified Organic Farmers (CCOF), one of the nation’s oldest and largest organic certification and trade associations in North America. More> |
Change at the Oxbow
Oxbow Wine and Cheese Merchants To Move to Main Market Hall at Oxbow Public Market | Oxbow Wine Merchant and Oxbow Cheese Merchant have announced the two operations will move from their current location to the Oxbow Public Market’s Main Market Hall, directly across from Hog Island Oyster Co., bringing the popular wine and cheese shops into the main mix of vendors. The move to the new location is expected to be complete by July 1, 2010. More> |
Event Highlight
Tickets went On Sale March 31 for Auction Napa Valley 30~Set for June 3-6, 2010 | 30th Anniversary of the World’s Most Successful Charity Wine Auction. Beginning at 8am Pacific Time on Wednesday, March 31, tickets will go on sale for the 30th annual Auction Napa Valley (ANV), the annual community fundraiser hosted by the Napa Valley Vintners (NVV), the non-profit, professional trade organization representing nearly 400 Napa Valley wineries. More> |
Coming to Napa this May 23rd…. The Echelon Gran Fondo Cycling Event
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April 2-18
Dreamweavers Theater present: Dinner with Friends by Donald Margulies. Winner of the 2000 Pulitzer Prize. "…Margulies writes about relationships with such intelligence and spiky humor that his comedy-drama…becomes something quite wonderful." —Time Magazine. Full of humor, warmth, insight and wisdom, is a funny yet bittersweet examination of the married lives of two couples who have been extremely close for dozens of years. Margulies keeps changing the perspective to show how one couple’s breakup can have an equally devastating effect on another’s stability. Dinner With Friends is presented with permission from Dramatist's Play, 8-11pm, 1637 Imola Avenue, Napa, $18-20, 707. 255-LIVE (5483) www.dreamweaverstheatre.org Saturday, April 3
Easter Egg Hunt. The Active 20-30 Club of Napa Presents Easter Egg Hunt, event will feature… -A visit from the Easter Bunny! -Costumed Characters -Napa Fire Engine & Police Car -The “Godmother of Literacy” Storyteller (Presented by NapaLit) -Face Painting (Special Appearances by Miss Napa County & Napa County’s Outstanding Teen for 2010!) -Candy, prizes, balloons & more! Free, 10am – 12pm, Kennedy Park, Napa. Saturday, April 3
Lincoln Theater presents - Los Lobos with Leo Kottke. East L.A.'s band Los Lobos has redefined how a rock band, and rock music can sound. The band has notched a number one single, won three Grammys, and sold millions of records. Acoustic guitarist extraordinaire Leo Kottke will bring his innovative fingerpicking style to the stage. $45, $55, $65, Lincoln Theater, 100 California Drive, Yountville: 8pm, 707.944.1300 Wednesday, April 7
Napa Green Drinks.Join other sustainable business professionals and green living advocates for happy hour and networking at BANK Café & Bar, located in the Westin Verasa Hotel. Thursday, April 8
Elvis Costello Solo. The Napa Valley Opera House is pleased to present an evening with Elvis Costello solo. In one of the most intimate stops on his Spring 2010 tour, Costello will songs from his vast 30-year musical career. $135, 8pm Sponsored in part by Jonesy's Steak House. 1030 Main Street, Napa, 707.226.7372, www.nvoh.org |
Thursday, April 8 The Napa Valley Welcome Club, a charitable women’s group, will hold its Spring Fling Gala Fundraiser at Silverado Country Club. There will be many beautiful, bountiful baskets and a special handcrafted quilt featured in the silent auction. Proceeds benefit Napa Valley Support Services, N.E.W.S., Cope and Hospice of Napa Valley. One-of-a-kind fashion show luncheon, “Vogue to Vintage II” hosted by Jessel Miller from Jessel Galleries. 11am -3pm, 707.255.3617. BonnieBussEvents@aol.com Friday, April 9
Napa Valley Opera House presents: The Gene Krupa Orchestra with The Four Freshmen. Carnegie Hall, January 16, 1938— The Benny Goodman Orchestra swings its way into big band history. Gene Krupa, pounding out SING SING SING on the tom toms, made his own bit of big band history that night, changing the course of drumming forever. Saturday, April 10
Opening Ceremony Celebrates Napa Valley Museum's New History Gallery. Ribbon-cutting ceremony from 2-4pm on the museum grounds. The Napa Valley Museum currently features changing art exhibitions and permanent history collections. The opening of the newly-developed history gallery showcases the permanent exhibit "Land and People of the Napa Valley" with rare artifacts on display for the first time in 25 years. The space also allows for more changing history exhibitions during the year, so we can present theme-based exhibitions with a variety of objects from our collection. Visitors will have the chance to see the extraordinary collection of Suiseki "viewing stones" known for their beauty featuring images of chrysanthemums and other designs formed naturally in the stones. The public is invited to the opening ceremony and history gallery with free admission provided all day. 55 Presidents Circle in Yountville, (707) 944-0500 or visit www.napavalleymuseum.org. Sunday, April 11
Napa Start! Heart Walk. A 5K walk combined wth a health expo, food and educational booths, a kids' zone and family entertainment. Free but fundraising is encouraged, 8-11:30am. Napa Valley Community College, 2277 Napa-Vallejo Highwa.y Ashlee Hughes 707.542.1992
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Saturday, April 17
Wine Valley Cycle 4 Sight. The Third Annual “Wine Valley Cycle 4 Sight” and “Rotary Ride 4 Veterans” will be held on the athletic fields of Justin-Siena High School on Saturday April 17. This cycling, wine, food, and music fest attracted over 1,500 participants to last year’s event and is open to cyclists and non-cyclists alike. More> NV Life Regional Pick
Bodega Bay’s 37th Annual Fisherman’s Festival. The Bodega Bay community will celebrate its 37th annual Fisherman’s Festival on the weekend of April 17-18, at Westside Park. Record crowds are expected to take in live music and entertainment, sample local cuisine, and browse the wares of 80 plus crafter and artisan booths. A special feature will be the dedication of a Fishermen’s Memorial to remember fishermen lost at sea. More> Sunday, April 18
2nd Annual "All My Friends Are Wild". Join us to make a permanent facility a reality! A benefit for the Wildlife Rescue Center of Napa County capital campaign, featuring a silent and live auctions, live music, dancing, great food, drink and lots of fun! Silo's, $45/$50, 4pm – 8pm, 500 Main Street, Napa 707.256.3609. Saturday, April 24
Earth Day Celebration in Downtown Napa. This year is the 40th Anniversary of the first ever Earth Day Celebration! Earth Day events were created to help educate the public on environmental issues and practices such as recycling, conservation and alternative energy – in a fun and festive atmosphere! Napa’s Earth Day is organized by the Environmental Coalition of Napa County to build awareness and inspire change in the way we think about and treat Mother Earth! Over 100 educational and environmentally friendly product booths will be set up along Main Street between 2nd and 5th Streets. An all-day line up of musical entertainment and children’s activities will take place in Veterans Memorial Park. Food, wine and beer will be served on Main Street just in front of the park. Zero Waste Event – Free, 11am – 5pm, www.EarthDayNapa.com Sunday, April 25
Ride, Rail and Relax Event. A 16-mile bike ride on the Silverado Trail, a fabulous lunch in the vineyard at Regusci Winery and a train ride back to Napa while being served wine and dessert. Please join the Napa County Bicycle Coalition and our sponsors for a truly unique event. The day will begin with a professionally guided bicycle tour on the Silverado Trail. We will travel to Regusci Winery where we will enjoy a leisurely picnic lunch and wine pairings on the grounds. We will then continue on the Silverado trail to the town of Rutherford where we will board the Napa Valley Wine Train for a chartered one-way train ride back to Napa. Aboard the train we will be served dessert and a selection of Napa Valley wines while enjoying the scenery. Bikes are available for no fee and all bikes will be transported back to the wine train in Napa. $100pp, 10am – 4pm, 707.486.5648 wendy@napabike.org
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By the late 1930s Gene Krupa had emerged as a national phenomenon and his appearances on stage and film catapulted him to superstar status. Now leading the new Gene Krupa Orchestra, accomplished musician Michael Berkowitz brings the Krupa magic back to life for a whole new generation. Joining the orchestra is the current incarnation of The Four Freshmen, a group that had a profound influence on American Jazz and pop singing. The group began in 1948 as four students at Butler University in Indiana. They played nearly every college in the USA, performing in all fifty states and 44 countries from Asia to Australia. $40/$45, 8pm, 1030 Main Street, Napa, 707.226.7372, 
