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Volume 12 Number 30 July 25, 2016
Atlas Social closes
Atlas Social restaurant in downtown Napa has
closed. It opened to fair hoopla in early 2015, as
owner Michael Gyetvan has shown superb
instincts for the Napa market in the past.
Gyetvan released a statement: “We regret having
to close Atlas Social. We are very proud of the
food and service we provided and had developed
many fans, but our timing might have been a little
too early. The bottom line is that we just did not
see enough sustained business, particularly for
lunch. The building owner is accommodatingly
working with us on our exit and to find a suitable
future replacement. We remain committed to
Napa and will focus on our other two very
successful downtown restaurants, Norman Rose
Tavern and Azzurro Pizzeria & Enoteca.”
I’d like to suggest that the concept confused
people. It looked like a fine restaurant, yet served
small plates. Those expecting fine dining were
disappointed; while others, particularly millennial
eaters, stayed away since they didn’t get the
message that the food was mostly modest and
reasonable.
However, I think the biggest problem was the
food. While some dishes like the ricotta gnocchi
he adapted from his time with Michael Chiarello
were popular, chef Nick Ritchie always seemed to
be trying to be different. Almost everything I tried
seemed salty, and others brought that up.
Richie came from Alex restaurant in Rutherford,
which also failed, but previously developed his
reputation at Bottega.
My feeling is that Michael should have developed
the menu and hired someone to implement it.
A minor issue might have been the name.
Everyone wanted to call it Atlas Social club since it
didn’t include the expected noun after the
descriptors: Azzurro Pizzeria, Norman Rose
Tavern. And what’s a club? It can be many things,
but mostly a place for drinking and music in most
people’s view, not for eating.
The lease runs through March 2024 with two 5year options. The current rent rate at $3 NNN
($0.85) for the 2170 sq.-ft. space with a 800 sq.-ft.
mezzanine not included in rent. Percentage rent
starts in April 2017.
The restaurant seats 70 with the patio seating 26.
Dwight Murray Plaza is scheduled for an upgrade.
The furniture, fixtures and equipment are offered
for $495,000.
For information on the lease or equipment sale,
contact Cathy D'Angelo Holmes at 304-3338 or
[email protected].
Daily food truck corral at Century Center
As planned, a new daily food truck corral is now
operating in the Gasser Foundation’s South Napa
Century Center behind Target near where
Farmers’ Markets are held Tuesday and Saturday.
Four trucks will rotate at the corral from 11 a.m. to
9 p.m. except on Saturdays and Tuesdays when
the vendors will wait until the Farmers’ Market
ends at 12:30 p.m.
The trucks will be Taco Addiction, Mercadito,
Platanito Pupusas, Cousins’ Maine Lobster, Marks
the Spot, French Corner Napa Crêpes and
Crossroad Chicken.
They will be e east of the parking lot near Gasser
Drive. Shade trees and lighting are being added.
This week in NapaLife
Atlas Social closes
Daily food truck corral
Happy hour at Hog Island
College Performing Arts schedule
Santa Train upgraded
News for the wine community
Atlas Peak holds a tasting
25th Wine Industry Financial confab
Impact Napa Conference
Stags Leap District collection
This week in Napa Valley
Free music in Napa Valley
The game’s afoot
French regional dinners
Napa Tuesday Farmers’ Market
Dine to give to Writers’ Conference
Napa Valley Writers’ Conference
Women for WineSense Roundtable
All Fired Up at C Casa
Kelly Fleming Wines at Cadet
Local night for Writers’ Conference
Savoy with Justin Pyne at Silo’s
Pinot Noir Fan Club of Napa Valley
Bulletproof music jam
Calistoga Concerts in the Park
Secure the Sun at Silo’s
Musical Picnics in Lyman Park
Ballroom Dance Awareness Gala
St. Helena Farmers’ Market
Summer sparklers at Back Room
Uke-A-Palooza At Oxbow
Feast at Harvest with Schramsberg
Chef and somm dinner at Silverado
Tequila dinner with Don Julio
Garage Band 101 for Adults
Napa City Nights
Napa Saturday Farmers' Market
Happy hour at Hog Island
Hog Island has happy hours on Tuesday and
Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m.
They feature half-price raw oysters and beer and
wine specials. Grab an ice cold beer, some
delicious oysters or perhaps their Oyster Po’ Boy
with beer-battered oysters on an ABC potato bun
with lemon aioli slaw and house-made pickles.
It may not be a New Orleans po’ boy, which is on a
crunchy New Orleans style French roll with a soft
center, plus shredded lettuce, tomato and
rémoulade sauce, but it’s good.
Napa Valley College Performing Arts sked
Napa Valley College Performing Arts announces
its programming for the upcoming 2016-17
season, featuring 35 events from Napa Valley
Theater and Music Napa Valley.
The nine-month season examines favorite heroes
and heroines of the music and theater stage – and
their villains slain, both otherworldly and within.
Theater works will include Disney’s The Little
Mermaid, a Christopher Sergel adaptation of the
Harper Lee classic To Kill a Mockingbird and the
remount of last spring’s popular run of
Shakespeare’s Pericles.
Spring 2017 also marks the inaugural year for the
Emergence Theater Festival.
Music events include a dazzling array of concerts
featuring Music Napa Valley’s ensembles, and the
return of the Masters Series, including a vocal
tribute to legendary jazz matriarch Billie Holiday
with Dr. Roberto Gonzalez.
Calistoga Farmers’ Market
La Santa Cecilia at Lincoln Theater
O.A.R. at Robert Mondavi Winery
Festa Italiana at V. Sattui
Spray can slam and tie-dye workshop
Teenage Mutant Turtles in the park
Music in the Vineyards benefit
Avonlea at Lucky Penny
Petty Theft Tribute
Harry Potter release parties
American Canyon Farmers’ Market
Bridge and Mahjong at Beth Shalom
Porchfest enlivens Napa
Porchfest after party
Future events
V Wine Celebration
Gala for Collabria Care
Oxbow Fork It Over expands reach
Dinner at Connolly Ranch
The 2016-17 musical
All-ages fun comes to shore for a 3-week run of
Disney’s The Little Mermaid (Oct. 15–30)
directed by Jennifer King, with musical direction
by Dr. Eve-Anne Wilkes. It is a collaboration of
Napa Valley Theater and Music Napa Valley.
2016-17 Napa Valley Theater
Returning to the Studio Theater following its
highly acclaimed 2016 springtime run,
Shakespeare Napa Valley Lab’s student-led
production of Pericles (Sept. 9–18) brings current
events, live-streaming multimedia and a
millennial lens to the Shakespearean account of
the timeless Greek hero.
Also directed by King, spring 2017 welcomes the
theater adaptation of Harper Lee’s Pulitzer Prizewinning novel of courage and compassion in To
Kill a Mockingbird (March 3–12).
It tells a story of hope for a small-town rural
community ravaged by racial injustice.
April sees the launch of the Emergence Theater
Festival, a celebration of new plays and emerging
artists with a focus on student directors, actors
and playwrights. Look forward to an original play,
a directorial debut, and a surprising, refreshing
collection of student-scripted and acted works.
2016-17 Music Napa Valley
Fall welcomes the return of the Masters Series,
opening with pianists Mark Osten and Inara
Morgenstern (Sept. 25), followed by Bay Area
composer and pianist Mazdak Khamda (Oct. 9)
and Dr. Roberto Gonzalez with the Keith
Saunders Jazz Trio in Billie Holiday (Nov. 6).
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Additionally, Music Napa Valley presents the
Napa Valley College Chorale, fresh from their
summer tour to Ireland, with Dr. Eve-Anne
Wilkes directing Chorale Americana (Nov. 20)
featuring music from North and South American
traditions.
Looking ahead, the spring concert Bach to the
Future (April 30) revisits the spectrum of choral
music from the time of J. S. Bach to today’s video
games.
The Napa Valley College Orchestra (Strings Ring,
Dec. 4; Strings Sing, May 7), and North Bay Wind
Ensemble (Windfall, Dec. 11; Windspring, May 21)
add to the season lineup, all with Harry Cadelago
directing.
Brian Simpson returns for his third season
conducting the Napa Valley Jazz Ensemble (Cool
Jazz, Dec. 9; Hot Jazz, May 5) with easy-on-theear favorites.
Free concerts
Music Napa Valley invites the public to attend
student highlights from each semester in free
recitals, including the voice recital (Dec. 3; May
13) and guitar ensemble showcase (Dec. 7; May
10).
All performances take place at the Napa Valley
College Performing Arts Center at 2277 Napa
Vallejo Hwy Napa.
Parking adjacent to the center is free.
Tickets are available at
www.napavalleytheater.org and
www.musicnapavalley.org, by phone at 256-7500,
or at the Box Office one hour prior to the event.
Santa Train upgraded
The Napa Valley Wine Train is changing its
popular Christmastime Santa Train.
Guests will embark on an all new musical and
interactive journey to Santa's Workshop
accompanied by some of Santa's best friends.
Magical wristbands will transform the experience,
while guests enjoy hot chocolate, cookies and
other holiday treats.
Reservations are currently being accepted by
Santa Train Fare starts at $55.
Napa Valley residents receive special prices
Monday through Thursday.
Call 800-427-4124.
Visit www.winetrain.com.
News for the wine community
Atlas Peak holds a tasting
There are too many tastings of wines in Napa
Valley, but Atlas Peak did it the right way last
week: It invited a few members of the media up to
impressive Antica Winery overlooking beautiful
Foss Valley in the Atlas Peak appellation for an
informative but manageable tasting.
First, Glenn Selva, who has managed the Antinori
family’s vineyard and winery and its predecessors
for three decades, gave a brief history of the Atlas
Peak AVA, including why the Antinori Family
chose to buy a winery in it.
Jan Krupp talked succinctly about what makes the
elevated valley unique, including what varieties
grow well in the AVA. Turns out a lot do – if you
choose the right location, as altitude, aspect and
soils differ widely. Basaltic red soil perfect for red
wines abounds, and Antica even grows Pinot Noir.
The area is very rocky. Growers sometimes have
had to use dynamite to clear vineyards and
jackhammers to plant vines. Krupp’s Stagecoach
Vineyard contains a pyramid of rocks and
boulders visible from miles away.
Antica has 550 acres of vines on the 1,200-acre
property and Krupp’s Stagecoach Vineyards
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encompasses 600 acres, though not all is in the
AVA. Large Circle S Ranch stretches in the valley
between Atlas Peak and Soda Canyon Roads, but
hasn’t been widely planted yet.
Winemaker Jean Hoefliger from Alpha Omega
then heaped effusive praise on the area’s grapes.
The roughly 1,500 ft. elevation and higher of the
region is clearly a major factor, making it 4 to 10
degrees cooler than the Napa Valley floor but
receiving more solar radiation. The winds that
flow from Milliken Canyon to the south up the
valley and out through Rector Canyon have a big
impact, too.
Rainfall averages 38 inches per year, and the area
received slightly more than that last year.
Long, narrow and winding Soda Canyon provides
access to their and other vineyards there, while
Atlas Peak Canyon Road south is roughly parallel
but doesn’t connect except through an emergency
fire route.
Atlas Peak would probably be better know if there
were more wineries there for people to visit, but
that’s problematic because of the remote location
up two long and winding dead-end roads.
Antica is the only winery in Foss Valley, and it
makes 10,000 cases, selling most of its grapes,
while Krupp and other growers including Michael
Mondavi produce their wines without physical
wineries.
That could change if a proposal to build Mountain
Peak Winery in Foss Valley is approved, as it
would produce up to 100,000 gallons of wine
annually and have up to 275 visitors weekly.
Needless to say, neighbors on Soda Canyon Road
question building such a large winery welcoming
so many visitors in the remote area.
Antica does allow visitors by appointment but
only highly motivated ones actually visit.
A few small wineries like VinRoc are on Atlas Peak
Road.
Because of the microclimate, some parts of Foss
Valley produce excellent Chardonnay, as the
Antica Townsend single-vineyard and Krupp
examples proved. Both were truly Burgundian,
with no detectable oak, even though both were
fermented and aged in French oak. The grapes can
handle it. Unfortunately, they’re not every-night
wines at $30 and $65, respectively.
I expected the red wines to shine, as they did. All
but one were from the excellent 2013 vintage and
all were imminently drinkable now but clearly
able to age. That’s a tribute to the winemakers, for
mountain fruit can be tannic.
Some of the wineries were new to me. In addition
to Antica, Alpha Omega and Krupp, the tasting
included wines from Acumen (perhaps my
favorite though all were excellent), Hesperian
Lagnaippe Peak, Lobo, Trinchero (they own
Haystake vineyard in the appellation; this was the
only 2012), VinRoc.
A side note: Most of the proposed Walt Ranch
vineyard property is in the Atlas Peak AVA even
though primary access is planned from Monticello
Road to the east.
It would add about 300 acres from the 2,300-acre
property to the appellation’s 1,500 acres of vines
in the 11,400-acre appellation.
25th Wine Industry Financial Symposium
The Wine Industry Symposium Group will
celebrate with the 25th annual Wine Industry
Financial Symposium on Monday, Sept. 26 and
Tuesday, Sept. 27 at the Napa Valley Marriott.
The event will also include a VIP anniversary
celebration dinner for VIP guests, speakers and
attendees on Monday, Sept. 26 at Inglenook with
guest speaker James Laube of Wine Spectator
Magazine making a rare public appearance.
Registration will open on Monday, Aug. 1 with
specially priced tickets available only through
Sept. 4 at www.wineSymposium.com.
Impact Napa Conference
The North Bay Business Journal’s ninth annual
Impact Napa conference will be held on Aug. 5 at
Meritage Resort. It features author and wine
attorney Richard Mendelson in conversation with
Warren Winiarski, who created the winning 1973
cabernet sauvignon at the “Judgment of Paris”
tasting 40 years ago this year.
Also, Alfredo Pedroza, chairman of the Napa
County Board of Supervisors, joins David Graves,
managing member of Saintsbury winery and Dan
Mufson, president of Napa Vision 2050, for a
panel discussion on “Coping With Napa’s Success,
and the Way Forward.”
Napa Mayor Jill Techel will recap Napa’s rebirth.
Tickets are $65. Register through Aug. 3 at
www.northbaybusinessjournal.com.
Doors open at 7:30 a.m. The Meritage Resort &
Spa is at 875 Bordeaux Way in Napa.
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Stags Leap District Appellation Collection
I can remember when the Stags Leap District
Winegrowers Association announced its first
Appellation Collection, which conveniently
included wines from 12 wineries.
This year’s collection contains 20 bottles. It’s the
only Napa Valley offering entirely from a single
sub-appellation and single vintage.
It will be released on Oct. 15 with one bottle of
2013 Stags Leap District-designated Cabernet
Sauvignon from each of the association’s 20
member wineries. Only 200 sets are available for
purchase.
The collection includes one bottle of Cabernet
Sauvignon from each of these Stags Leap District
Winegrowers wineries: Baldacci Family
Vineyards, Chimney Rock Winery, Cliff Lede
Vineyards, Clos Du Val, Ilsley Vineyards,
Lindstrom Wines, Malk Family Vineyards, Odette
Estate Winery, Pine Ridge Vineyards, Quixote
Winery, Regusci Winery, Robinson Family
Vineyards, Quixote Winery, Shafer Vineyards,
Silverado Vineyards, Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars,
Stags’ Leap Winery, Steltzner Vineyards, Taylor
Family Vineyards, and Terlato Family Vineyards.
It costs $2,199.
Consumers may order beginning Oct. 15 at
www.stagsleapdistrict.com.
For information, contact executive director Nancy
Bialek at 255-172
This week in Napa Valley
Free music at restaurants, bars and club this week in Napa Valley
Venue
Artist
Type
Time
Monday, July 25
RaeSet
Blues in All Keys
7 p.m.
West Coast Blues
Society all-stars
8:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 26
Downtown Joe’s
Wednesday, July 27
Andaz hotel lobby
various
Lucy Restaurant and Bar
Chris Pimental
Jazz acoustic
guitar
8-11 p.m.
6-9 p.m.
Raeset
Raeset jazz jam
jazz
7 p.m.
Uva Trattoria lounge
Trio Soleá
Spanish-LatinJazz
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 28
Billco’s
various
9 p.m.
Downtown Joe’s
9:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m.
Farm at Carneros Inn
The Dan Daniels Trio
Napa Marriott
Nate Lopez
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Napa Valley Bistro
various
5:30-8 p.m.
River Terrace Inn
Dan Martin
Uncorked at Oxbow
various
Uva Trattoria lounge
Le Jazz Hot
Jazz with a
French twist
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Correa &Hill
Latin & Spanish
guitar duo
10 p.m.-1 a.m.
reggae, ska, jazz,
rock and folk
5:30-8:30 p.m.
6-9 p.m.
Friday, July 29
Ca’ Momi Osteria
Downtown Joe’s
Farmstead at Long
9:30-12:30 a.m.
Misisipi Mike
6 p.m.
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Meadow Ranch
Napa Marriott
Vince Castenza
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Pacifico Restaurante
Mariachi band
5:30 p.m.-midnight
RaeSet
Friday night blues with
Gretschkat
7 p.m.
Red Hen Cantina
Blues and rock and roll
Blues and rock
and roll
8-late p.m.
River Terrace Inn
Nate Lopez
7 string guitar
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Starbucks Downtown
various
7 p.m.
Siena at the Meritage
Sergio Santiago Calbada
and Veronica Vazquez
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Uva Trattoria
Fundz Jazz
R&B-Jazz
8:30-11:30 p.m.
ABC Alexis Baking Co.
Max Bonick
Jazz for brunch
9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Andaz hotel lobby
various
8-11 p.m.
Ca’ Momi Osteria
Jamie Clark
10 p.m.-1 a.m.
Capp Heritage
various
Saturday, July 30
Downtown Joe’s
9:30-12:30 a.m.
Marriott Napa
Nate Lopez
5:30-8:30 p.m.
RaeSet
Saturday night stars with
Nate Kanae
7 p.m.
Red Hen Cantina
various
Americana, rock,
country, folk,
blues
8-late p.m.
River Terrace Inn
Smorgy
smorgasbord of
music genres
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Silverado Market and
Bakery
Gordon Lustig
Uva Trattoria
Jackie & Friends
R&B-Jazz-Blues
8:30-11:30 p.m.
Compadres
Johnny Fittipaldi and
Friends
blues
4-7 p.m.
Downtown Joe’s
various
Goose & Gander
Reservoir Days
Uncorked at Oxbow
various
acoustic
2-6 p.m.
Uva Trattoria lounge
Tom Duarte
Americana- Jazz
6-9 p.m.
6 to 8 p.m.
Sunday, July 31
1-4 p.m.
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Andaz is at 1450 First St.
Some venues don’t provide updates or schedules,
so check with the venue if it’s important.
The music table includes music offered at no cost
in restaurants, bars and tasting rooms on a
regular basis.
Music at concert venues including parks and
amphitheaters is listed elsewhere even if free.
Most of the venues are in downtown Napa.
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Billco’s is at 1234 Third St.
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Ca’ Momi Osteria is at 1141 First St.
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Capp Heritage is at 1245 First St.
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Compadres Rio Grill is at Lincoln Ave.
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Farm at Carneros Inn is at 4048 Sonoma Hwy.
in Carneros
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Farmstead is at 738 Main St. in St Helena.
Alexis Baking Company is at 1517 Third St.
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Downtown Joe’s is at 902 Main St.
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Goose & Gander is at 1245 Spring St. in St.
Helena.
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Lucy Restaurant & Bar at Bardessono Hotel &
Spa is ay 6526 Yount St. in Yountville
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Marriott Napa Valley is at 3425 Solano Ave.
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Napa Valley Bistro is at 975 Clinton St.
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Pacifico is at 1237 Lincoln Ave. in Calistoga
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Red Hen Cantina is at 4175 Solano Ave.
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RaeSet is at 3150 B Jefferson St.
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River Terrace Inn is at 1600 Soscol Ave.
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Silverado Market and Bakery is at 1600 Atlas
Peak Rd. in Napa.
• Uncorked at Oxbow is at 605 First St.
If I miss anything, please let me know. Your fellow
readers would appreciate it.
The game’s afoot
Napa Valley Performing Arts Center presents a
week of drama games, games, and more games for
those 7 to 13 from Monday, July 25 to Friday, July
29 each day from 9 a.m. to noon.
This theater camp will play nothing but
improvisational theater games onstage and in the
grass (‘cause it is summer!). The fun, fast-paced
games will ignite kids’ comic creativity and keep
imagination moving from one idea to the next.
The time together will keep them laughing and
learning some mad acting skills they can use
anytime.
The class is $175 at www.lincolntheater.com or
call 944-9900.
This week at Cameo Cinema
Monday, July 25
Free State of Jones 3 and 8:30 p.m.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 5:45 p.m.
Tuesday, July 26
Film Class In the Heat of the Night 1 p.m. $10
drop in
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 27
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 3 and 8:30 p.m.
Maggie's Plan 5:45 p.m.
Thursday, July 28
Maggie's Plan 3 p.m.
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 5:45 p.m.
Friday, July 29
The Infiltrator 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 30
The Infiltrator 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, July 31
The Infiltrator 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
All movies and show times are subject to change.
Check www.cameocinema.com or call 963-9779
Cameo Cinema is at 1340 Main St. in St. Helena.
French regional dinners
The French regional dinners served this week at
Bank Café and Bar in the Westin Verasa feature
food from Beaune in Burgundy:
• Celery root remoulade
• Short rib Bourguignon
• Peach ice cream
The menu is $38.
Napa Tuesday Farmers’ Market
Find waiting for your knives to be sharpened too
long on Saturday at the Napa Farmers’ Market?
Have it done while you shop when Napa Knives
will be there this Tuesday.
Napa Valley Mobile Petting Zoo will be bringing in
animals and education to extenuate the Tuesday
Kids Fun Area.
Pleasants Valley Honey Company from Vacxville
will also be starting this Tuesday. They expect to
attend only every other Tuesday market.
Tuesday's artisan vendors bring a wide variety of
handcrafted goods to the market including art
carved and painted gourds, hand poured and
scented soy candles, custom belts, beautiful
artisan jewelry, ceramic goods, skin pampering
scrubs and lotions, fabric and fiber crafts, quilted
items and wreaths and home decor items.
Specialty food favorites include French Corner
Napa and Platanito Pupusas, who will also have
food trucks in the corral regularly (see first page),
plus Sweetie Pies, Mi Fiesta Catering, Napa Valley
Tea Company, Ohm Coffee Roasters, Monday
Bakery, Suhki's Gourmet Indian Cuisine, and
more.
Artisan bread baker Tenderfork Market will start
this week or next.
Stop by Devoto Gardens for the first, locally
grown organic Gravenstein and Pink Pearl apples
of the-season among the many produce vendors.
The Season of Us will perform acoustic jazz on
guitar and flute.
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Dine and donate to Writers’ Conference
Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Co., Gott’s Roadside
and Ana’s Cantina will donate to the Napa Valley
Writers’ Conference.
On Tuesday, July 26, Gott’s Roadside will donate
a percentage of revenues from orders placed
between 4 p.m. and closing time at 10 p.m. at its
St. Helena location at 933 Main St.
Napa Valley Coffee Roasting Company will donate
a percentage of revenues from bean orders of a
special writers’ conference blend at the downtown
Napa location at 948 Main St.
The company will donate a percentage of receipts
at its St. Helena location at 1400 Oak Ave. on
Wednesday, July 27, between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m.
You must mention the writers’ conference.
Patrons can turn in drink tickets at Ana’s Cantina
at 1205 Main St. in St. Helena on Thursday, July
28, between 8 and 10 p.m., and Ana’s will donate
funds to the conference based on the number of
tickets collected. Get the drink tickets at Napa
Valley College Upper Valley Campus in St. Helena
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. during the conference
week, or [email protected].
have made the region famous. The conference is a
project of Napa Valley College.
The conference offers book-lovers and writers an
opportunity to hear readings and lectures by
world-class authors of poetry and fiction.
Evening readings start with a wine reception at 7
p.m. The evening’s program will begin at 7:30.
The cost is $15 per person payable by cash or
check at the door. Admission is free for students
with a valid ID.
Sunday, July 24 – Major Jackson and Yiyun Li at
Upper Valley Campus, Napa Valley College, St.
Helena
Monday, July 25 – Brian Teare and Lan Samantha
Chang at Beringer Vineyards, St. Helena
Tuesday, July 26 – Brenda Hillman and Charles
Baxter at Merryvale Vineyards, St. Helena
Wednesday, July 27 – Camille Dungy and Ron
Carlson at Domaine Chandon, Yountville
Craft lectures are held at the Upper Valley
Campus of Napa Valley College in St. Helena
The cost is $25 per lecture, four lectures for $90,
or all eight lectures for $175. Admission is $15 per
lecture for students with a valid ID.
Monday, July 25
9 a.m.: Poetry – Brenda Hillman: “Some Live
Things Poetry Can Do: (Remembering C.D.
Wright)”
1:30 p.m.: Fiction – Ron Carlson: “My Favorite
Sentence in all of Hemingway…and in all of Annie
Proulx … Among Other Notes on Craft”
Tuesday, July 26
9 a.m.: Poetry – Camille Dungy: “Art for Life’s
Sake: On the Necessity of Politically Engaged
Poetry”
1:30 p.m.: Fiction – Yiyun Li: “Tolstoy’s Thousand
Eyes: What Can We Learn from War and Peace”
Wednesday, July 27
9 a.m.: Poetry – Major Jackson: “The Invisible
Architecture of Poetry”
1:30 p.m.: Fiction – Lan Samantha Chang: “The
Napa Valley Writers’ Conference
Importance of the Inner Life”
The 36th Napa Valley Writers’ Conference will be
Thursday, July 28
held July 24-29. It’s sold out for attendees, but
offers many readings and lectures for the public.
9 a.m.: Poetry – Brian Teare: “A Song in the
The Napa Valley Writers’ Conference provides an Theater of Reason: Lyric Thinking”
opportunity for fellowship and serious work with
1:30 p.m.: Fiction – Charles Baxter: “Notes on the
a focus on craft amidst the hills and vineyards that Dramatic Image”
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Women for WineSense Roundtable
Women for WineSense presents a Roundtable
open house at JCB Tasting Salon in Yountville on
Tuesday, July 26 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Curious about their Roundtable events? The
Roundtable groups are Winemaking & Viticulture,
HR, Marketing and DTC and Wine Finance.
Find out what they’re about and enjoy wine
tasting, cheese, and charcuterie with Roundtable
director and moderator Lisa Forbes at an informal
informative open house
Register at www.womenforwinesense.org.
JCB Tasting Salon is at 6505 Washington St. in
Yountville.
All Fired Up at C Casa
C Casa in the Oxbow Public Market features taco
specials paired with Playing with Fire wine by
Silver Trident Winery for $9 per glass during July.
C Casa teams up with Silver Trident for a Locals’
Night Wine Tasting on Tuesday July 26 from 5 to
8 p.m. and acoustic concert by The Sow Belly Trio
in the taco lounge from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m.
Kelly Fleming Wines at Cadet Wine Bar
Winemaker Becky George of Kelly Fleming Wines
will be the guest bartender at Cadet Wine + Beer
Bar on Wednesday on July 27 at 6 p.m.
Calistoga estate family winery Kelly Fleming
Wines produces elegant Cabernet Sauvignon, rosé
and Sauvignon Blanc. Winemaker Becky George
formerly helped make Marcassin, Williams
Selyem and Schramsberg. This event will also
include small bites with the wines, so come
hungry.
Cadet Bar is at 930 Franklin St. in Napa.
Community night for Writers’ Conference
As part of its reading and lecture series featuring
renowned authors, the Napa Valley Writers’
Conference will hold a “community night”
Wednesday, July 27, at 7 p.m. at Domaine
Chandon Winery in Yountville to acknowledge the
importance of local arts organizations, sponsoring
businesses and individual supporters.
The celebration will begin at 7 p.m. with a
sparkling wine reception, followed by a program
that includes readings from poet Camille Dungy
and fiction writer Ron Carlson.
Admission is $15, free for students with valid ID.
Dungy is the author of three poetry collections,
including Smith Blue, winner of the 2010 Crab
Orchard Series in Poetry, and has edited two
anthologies, including Black Nature: Four
Centuries of African American Nature Poetry.
Carlson’s most recent novel is Return to Oakpine.
His short stories have appeared in Harpers, The
New Yorker, The Atlantic Monthly, and other
journals, as well as the Best American Short
Stories, the O’Henry Prize Series, The Pushcart
Prize Anthology and other anthologies. Ron
Carlson Writes a Story, his book on writing, is
taught widely.
Savoy with Justin Pyne at Silo’s
Silo’s presents Savoy with composer and pianist
Justin Pyne and friends on Wednesday, July 27
starting at 7:15 p.m.
Pyne brings the best local musicians to Silo’s for a
night of fabulous music.
There’s no cover that night.
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This concert is in honor of all those who are
battling chronic illnesses and diseases such as
cystic fibrosis and cancer.
Bring a bag of nonperishable food items to the
concert to help fill up the food bank at CANV and
receive a free CD, one per family.
Tickets are $15 to $45 at www.eventbrite.com.
Pinot Noir Fan Club of Napa Valley
Back Room Wines hosts the Pinot Noir Fan Club
of Napa Valley on this Thursday, July 28 at 6 p.m.
Six times a year, Back Room Wines welcomes
guests to bring a bottle of wine based on the Fan
Club theme, share it with the group, and enjoy all
the rest.
For 2016, the theme is Pinot Noir.
All styles, all regions, all price ranges are
welcome. As long as it’s a well-made wine, true to
the grape and its vineyard, the wine (and you) are
welcome.
If you don’t have a bottle of Pinot to bring, then
buy one there. Entrance for two is one bottle of
Pinot Noir plus $1 per person.
They suggest you come between 6 and 6:30 p.m.
for greatest enjoyment of all the wines.
Bulletproof music jam
De Fina Family Cellars and First Christian Church
of Napa the first annual Bulletproof concert on
Thursday, July 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Enjoy a night of rockin’ worship with Citizen Way
and Jason Gray. Both can be heard on KLOVE
radio with their many chart-topping songs.
Calistoga Concerts in the Park
Calistoga Concerts in the Park presents The
Vivants on Thursday, July 28 from 6:30 to 8:30
p.m.
Hailing from San Francisco, The Vivants find their
musical faith in the inspiring traditions of
Southern music and showmanship playing
bluegrass, old-time country and sister-harmonies.
The acoustic quartet recently completed its third
album, Bluegrass Special.
Wine from Laura Michael Wines will be for sale.
The concert is at 1308 Cedar St. in Calistoga.
First Christian Church is at 2659 First St. in west
Napa.
Secure the Sun at Silo’s
Silo’s presents Secure the Sun with Matt Jaffe and
The Distractions on Thursday, July 28 at 7 p.m.
Secure the Sun is a Napa-based alt rock band
gaining a following in the North Bay. The teen
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members are all accomplished musicians who
create original and distinctive music with jazz,
metal, indie and pop influences.
Matt Jaffe & The Distractions opens,
Admission is $7 and $10.
Musical Picnics in Lyman Park
Recovered Vinyl plays rock and county to blues
and soul at the Musical Picnics in Lyman Park in
St. Helena on Thursday, July 28 from 6 to 8 p.m.
Recovered Vinyl’s repertoire features well-loved
R&B, rockabilly and classic rock hits faithfully
recreated from artists such as Chuck Berry, The
Rolling Stones, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, The
Kinks, Cream, Robin Trower, Don Williams and
many more
Enjoy the food by Napa Valley Crust and wine
poured from Hall Wines. Or pack a picnic and
grab a blanket for a great evening in the park.
Dessert is sponsored by Pacific Union.
Ballroom Dance Awareness Gala
Join Ballroom Dance for Senior Fitness at Lincoln
Theater for a night of dancing and live music on
Thursday, July 28 from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m.
This is the second of a gala series in four cities to
raise awareness of ballroom dance for dementia
prevention. Yountville Mayor John Dunbar will
kick off the festivities with a declaration of city
support followed by Rat Pack-themed music by
Opus with Johnny Smith.
Tickets are $20 at lincolntheater.com
St. Helena Farmers’ Market
St. Helena Farmers’ Market is held in Crane Park
every Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m., rain or shine
until Oct. 28.
Market educator Amanda Tuttle will have projects
for young shoppers at the market classroom from
8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. under the theme of
“Summer Swell.”
Face Painting by Cynthia will be at the Market to
delight kids and adults alike.
New vendor Center Point Massage will offer a
therapeutic chair massage focusing on
acupressure and trigger points to restore balance
in the body.
The market is packed with summer produce and
flowers, delicious specialty foods to eat at the
market or to take home, community groups to
support and crafts from local artisans.
Mingle with friends and neighbors and enjoy the
music of Ron Dublin.
For more information or to sign up for theweekly
newsletter, visit www.sthelenafarmersmkt.org.
Summer sparklers at Back Room Wines
Back Room Wines pours summer sparklers on
Friday, July 29 starting at 5 p.m.
They’ll pour bubbles from near and far, including
California, Germany and France. Summer
sparklers make the hot days of summer just a little
bit cooler. They’re great with appetizers or just by
themselves.
The tasting costs $15.
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Uke-A-Palooza At Oxbow
Oxbow Public Market, along with Judd and Holly
Finkelstein of Judd’s Hill Winery present Uke-APalooza at Oxbow on Friday, July 29, from 6 to 9
p.m.
It’s an island-style comedic evening of musical
entertainment for the whole family.
Admission is free and activities include a raffle to
benefit V.O.I.C.E.S of Napa, a performance on the
Oxbow River Deck by The Maikai Gents and more.
Bring your ukulele and be part of the show.
Oxbow merchants will offer Polynesian-themed
specials including vintage beach and Polynesian
clothing by Melissa Gruenhagen of Retro Diva,
and other exciting surprises await guests during
this sixth annual Polynesian evening event at
Oxbow Public Market.
Admission to the family-friendly “Uke-A-Palooza
at Oxbow” is free. For more information, visit
www.oxbowpublicmarket.com.
Feast at Harvest with Schramsberg
Chef Charlie Palmer and Schramsberg vintner
Hugh Davies along with Harvest Table executive
chef Levi Mezick will present an evening of
pairings on Friday, July 29, at 6 p.m.
Get details at www.harvesttablenapa.com. The
meal is $150. RSVP to 967-4695 or email
[email protected].
Harvest Inn is at One Main St. in St. Helena.
Chef and somm dinner at Silverado Resort
Silverado Resort and Spa features a “Chef and
Somm” dinner on Friday, July 29 from 5:30 to
9:30 p.m. in The Grill.
The interactive experience, led by chef Pablo
Jacinto and sommelier Chris Costas features three
courses with wine pairings. The cost is $60 and
reservations are to 257-5400.
Masters tequila dinner with Don Julio
Meritage Resort presents a Masters Tequila
Dinner with Don Julio on Friday, July 29 from 6
to 9:30 p.m.
Throughout the dinner, you will learn more about
what makes Don Julio Tequila such a special and
iconic brand throughout the world, and how their
growing, harvesting, distilling, and bottling
practices changed the industry and the way you
enjoy tequila today.
The culinary team will also present each course
and explain why each dish was chosen to pair with
the specific Don Julio Tequila, ranging from the
light and sweet Blanco to the full-bodied and
complex Añejo.
Buy tickets at www.meritageresort.com.
The Meritage is at 875 Bordeaux Way in Napa.
Garage Band 101 for Adults
Silo’s presents Garage Band 101 for Adults on
Friday, July 29 at 8 p.m.
Garage Band 101 for Adults is a program that
takes students through the process of learning
rock music in a band setting and culminates in a
concert at Silo’s.
Two bands will perform at this concert. Each will
play 10 to 12 cover songs.
These sessions are coached by Napa School of
Music instructors who are experienced
performers. Admission is $20.
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The Bad Jones
Napa City Nights
The Bad Jones, C4INC and Anthony Presti play
Napa City Nights on Friday, July 29 at a free
concert from 6:30 to 10 p.m. in the Veterans
Memorial Park Amphitheater on the river in
downtown Napa.
The amphitheater has terraced seating areas and
beautiful views of the Napa Rivers.
The amphitheater is within easy walking distance
of restaurants and shops. Bring a blanket and a
picnic basket and enjoy free entertainment for the
whole family.
See www.napacitynights.com.
Napa Saturday Farmers' Market
The Napa Saturday Farmers' Market celebrates
national Dance Day with the upbeat tunes of
Queen Anne's Lace.
Gardening season is still on, so get plant starts
from Morningsun Herb Farm and Grant Farms.
Don't forget your locally produced worm tea from
Worm Endings Unlimited.
Also this Saturday, Jameson Rescue Ranch will
host an animal adoption day at the Farmers'
market as well as a kids crafting table where kids
can come and learn to make their own Anil air
headbands.
Pearls Roxanna, Pope Valley Pottery, Sherri
Gallagher Beadworks, Jessica Rogers
Photography, In the Moment Creative, Susan
Kennedy Designs, and more will be on site
offering for sale their hand-made crafts.
Matthiason's sweet Napa Peaches will be back and
new local farmer Von Greiff Landscaping and
Farms will sell Napa-grown produce and citrus
trees in various sizes.
Aztec Dahlias will offer cut flowers.
After the market ends, enjoy a meal from the
market’s new neighbors, Napa Food Truck Corral.
See www.napafarmersmarket.org.
Calistoga Farmers’ Market
Calistoga Farmers’ Market is held every Saturday
year-round from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Sharpsteen
Plaza in downtown Calistoga.
The market offers fresh produce, seasonal fruits,
nuts, honey, pastured meats and more.
Also available are fresh seafood, pre-packaged
foods, hot foods, creative crafts and live music
weekly.
Contact [email protected] or
942-8892.
La Santa Cecilia at Lincoln Theater
La Santa Cecilia comes to Lincoln Theater on
Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m.
La Santa Cecilia started their career by serenading
passersby on the embellished corners of
downtown Los Angeles’ Olvera Street.
They are a musical phenomenon that has won a
Grammy, toured from coast to coast, collaborated
with Elvis Costello, appeared on Conan, and most
recently shared the stage with Led Zeppelin’s
John Paul Jones.
Named after the patron saint of music, La Santa
Cecilia is composed of accordionist and requinto
player Jose “Pepe” Carlos, bassist Alex Bendaña,
percussionist Miguel “Oso” Ramirez and vocalist
“La Marisoul.”
With a captivating voice that sings about love, loss
and disappointment, the band has become the
voice of a new bicultural generation in the United
States, fully immersed in modern music but still
close to their Latin American influences and
Mexican heritage.
Tickets are $20 to $55 at lincolntheater.com.
Lincoln Theater is at the California Veterans’
Home in Yountville.
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O.A.R. at Robert Mondavi Winery
O.A.R. headlines Robert Mondavi Winery’s
summer concert series on Saturday, July 30.
O.A.R. is renowned for its intense, vibrant live
show and the communal feeling it shares with its
fans. The band formed in 1996 from four high
school classmates from Rockville, Maryland
(adding a fifth member while in college).
Tickets are $80 to $210 at
www.robertmondaviwinery.com.
Festa Italiana at V. Sattui
V. Sattui’s annual Festa Italiana will be held on
Saturday, July 30 from 6:30 to 10 p.m.
Celebrate V. Sattui’s Italian heritage in its picnic
grove transformed into a traditional Italian
summer festival with live music, dancing,
authentic Italian food and wines.
Angelo Ibletto, owner of Angelo’s Meats in
Petaluma, will cook slow-roasted wild boar.
Chef Gerardo Sainato and event chef Stefano
Masanti will fill large platters with house-made
pastas and sauces and garden fresh salads, all
served family style.
Tickets are $115.
Spray can slam and tie-dye workshop
Napa Valley Art Supplies hosts a free spray can
slam and tie dye workshop on Saturday, July 30
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Watch Bay Area artists create street art on canvas.
Bring your own paint and markers and participate
on the “wall” — a huge, free wall for anyone to get
creative on. Then join in for an afternoon of color
and fun. They will teach basic tie-dying
techniques and everyone attending can make their
very own tie-dye T-shirt.
Napa Valley Art Supplies is at 3250 California
Blvd. in Napa. Phone 224-2775.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles in the park
Watch Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles at Veterans
Memorial Park in Napa on Saturday, July 30.
Enjoy a fun night family outing. There’s no
charge, and the movie is shown at 7:30 p.m.
Bring your low back chairs, blankets, snacks and
friends but not pets. For more information, call
257-9529.
Enjoy special menu items and boxed dinners from
nearby restaurant partners.
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Primarily self-taught on the piano and guitar,
Avonlea has written more than 60 songs and
produces videos that are seen by tens of
thousands of followers on YouTube, Facebook and
Instagram.
Avonlea was awarded first prize in the 2014
International Songwriter’s Competition teen
division with her song “Your One”, earning her a
full scholarship to the prestigious Berklee College
of Music’s Performance Program in Boston.
While attending the program, she was chosen to
perform in the Singer-Songwriter Showcase at the
Berklee Performance Center. Her song “Surprise
Music in the Vineyards fundraising concert Me” was a finalist in the 2015 ISC Teen Division.
Music in the Vineyards is holding a classical
Avonlea frequently performs at fundraisers for
Italian-themed benefit concert featuring the
North Bay nonprofit fundraising concerts and has
Escher Quartet at the Hills Estate in Stag’s Leap
chosen to make this one-night show a fundraiser
District on Saturday, July 30. Enjoy al fresco
for Lucky Penny Productions.
dining, fine wines and an intimate concert while
All seats for “Avonlea Live” are $25. Advance
supporting Music in the Vineyards.
purchase is recommend. Get more information
The program:
and at www.luckypennynapa.com or 266-6305.
• Pugnani Duo for Two Violins
• Boccherini Quintet for Strings in C
• Mendelssohn String Quartet in D, op. 44 no. 1
Later enjoy an Italian feast and Grgich Hills wine
while overlooking Box Canyon.
Tickets cost $500, $350 of which is a taxdeductible donation to Music in the Vineyards.
Get tickets at www.musicinthevineyards.org.
Avonlea at Lucky Penny
Sonoma County singer-songwriter Avonlea
performs at the Lucky Penny Community Arts
Center on Saturday, July 30 at 7 p.m.
At just 16 years old, Avonlea has years of
performing and creative experience that led to her
recent national television appearance on
“America’s Got Talent.”
Petty Theft Tribute
Petty Theft, a tribute to Tom Petty & The
Heartbreakers, plays two shows at Silo’s on
Saturday, July 30, at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m.
Petty Theft is not about gimmicks. It’s not a
costume band and doesn’t try to imitate Tom
Petty. It simply pays tribute to one of America’s
most celebrated and talented songwriters by
playing his music as if it were their own.
Petty Theft plays Tom Petty’s songs true to the
originals and in the spirit of his legendary band’s
live shows, performing everything from his
revered classics to his most current hits.
Admission is $25 to $30.
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Prizes will be offered for best costume, and a
special prize will go to the members of the house
that wins the house cup!
Sign up at www.napabookmine.com.
Bookmine Napa is at 964 Pearl St. in downtown
Napa.
Copperfield’s says “Don your Hogwarts best and
come out to our Napa store to celebrate the
release of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child. The
party starts as soon as the line forms with
Midnight Harry Potter release parties
magicians, music, snake charmers, and more. Get
Both Bookmine and Copperfield’s will hold
sorted into your house by Professor McGonagall
midnight release parties for Harry Potter & The
and enjoy butterbeer and Bertie Botts Every
Cursed Child on Saturday, July 30 at 11 p.m.
Flavor Beans while you wait to get your hands on
Based on an original new story by J.K. Rowling,
the book for all ages.”
John Tiffany and Jack Thorne, Harry Potter and Copperfield’s is at 3740 Bel Aire Plaza in Napa.
the Cursed Child is a new play by Jack Thorne and
the first official Harry Potter story to be presented American Canyon Farmers’ Market
The American Canyon Farmers’ Market is held
on stage. The eighth story takes place 19 years
every Sunday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the Phillip West
later than the original series.
Aquatic Center Parking Lot.
The play will premiere in London’s West End on
This community market hosts California farmers
July 30.
and other local food producers offering a variety
Order in advance to make sure you get your copy
of produce, prepared food and crafts.
that night.
Bookmine says, “Hogwarts will always be there to Contact market manager Hope Rodriguez at
welcome you home! It's been nearly 10 years since [email protected] if you have questions.
we last visited Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and The American Canyon Farmers’ Market is at 100
Benton Way in American Canyon.
Wizardry.
Pass through platform 9¾ back into the world of
Harry Potter.
Wear your house colors – there will be
opportunities to earn house points throughout the
night! First years (anyone who doesn't know their
house) will be sorted at the door.
Make your own edible wand for delicious
spellwork and create your own feathered friend at
Eeylops Owl Emporium before heading off to
class.
Draw your own Patronus in Defense Against the
Dark Arts!
Try your hand at an incredible expanding potion!
Find out what your future holds while reading tea
leaves in Divination!
Show off your skills on the Quidditch Pitch!
There will be plenty of Honeydukes-inspired
treats as well as a Bertie Botts every-flavor bean
challenge!
And finally, as a countdown to midnight, report to
History of Magic for trivia on Harry Potter!
Bridge and Mahjong at Beth Shalom
Enjoy an afternoon of lunch, bridge and Mahjong
games at Congregation Beth Shalom on Sunday,
July 31 from noon to 4 p.m.
The cost is $35.
For reservations and information, call Rachel at
224-8775 or Sandi at 255-4383.
Congregation Beth Shalom is at 1455 Elm St. in
Napa.
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Porchfest enlivens Napa
Napa’s Porchfest will be on Sunday, July 31 from
noon to 6 p.m.
An 11″ x 22″ tabloid map and schedule will be in
the Napa Valley Register on Friday, July 29.
You can also get maps on Sunday at the Library,
and volunteers in orange T-shirts will have maps.
The food truck roundup and a water filling station
will be at the Napa Library at 580 Coombs St.
Every type of music is represented, even classical:
The Napa Valley College Guitar Ensemble plays
Classical Guitar from 1 to 2 p.m. at 1959 Laurel St.
The Eloquence String Quartet plays from noon to
2:30 p.m. at 482 Franklin St. and Pikaczy Quartet
from 1 to 3 p.m. at 333 Randolph St.
It’ a free, so be generous and tip the musicians.
Get more information at napaporchfest.org.
Porchfest is brought to you by Napa County
Landmarks www.napacountylandmarks.org.
Porchfest after party with The Deadlies
The official after party for Porchfest Napa will be
held at Silo’s Club on Sunday, July 31 at 7 p.m.
The Deadlies bring a bright blast of sound
evolving from the California surf scene and
roadhouse honkytonks, and swing with freewheelin’ references of the best of punk & rock –
raw, real and fun.
The band features vocalist and guitarist James
Patrick Regan and Napa Valley’s KVYN 99.3 FM
“Good Morning, Bob!” radio host Bob St. Laurent
on bass plus a drummer.
Admission is $5.
Silo’s is in the Napa Mill at 500 Main St. in Napa.
Future events
V Wine Celebration
The 18th V Wine Celebration will be Aug. 4-7.
Though it isn’t very visible here, it raises a great
deal of money to fight cancer, $68 million since
1999.
The celebration begins Thursday evening, with
exclusive winery dinners at B Cellars, Odette,
Staglin Family Vineyard and Vineyard 7 & 8.
Presidents and vintner grant honorees will enjoy a
luncheon prepared by chef Michel Cornu at
Raymond Vineyards on Friday afternoon.
That evening, the V Wine Celebration weekend
will begin officially with the “Rock the V Party”
party featuring the All-Stars of Research. It will
include a barrel auction and an epicurean evening
followed by dancing to Project M.
On Saturday morning, the leading physicians and
research scientists will share the latest advances
in cancer treatments during the Answer for
Cancer Research Symposium.
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Following the symposium, guests can savor
boutique and legendary wines at the All Stars of
Research Reception and Silent Auction.
Saturday evening, guests will celebrate while
enjoying silent and showcase auctions, and a gala
dinner and live auction at Nickel & Nickel Winery
with hosts Lesley Visser and speaker Rudy
Giuliani and a performance by Eagles guitarist
Don Felder. The evening will end at Villagio Inn.
Tickets are $2,500 for the weekend events plus
$350 for Thursday night. For more information,
visit www.winecelebration.org or call 963-0611.
Gala for Collabria Care
The 10th annual for gala for Collabria Care and
Hospice (formerly Napa Valley Hospice & Adult
Day Services) will be held at Castello di Amoroso
on Friday, Sept. 9 starting with a reception at 6:30
p.m. followed by an al fresco dinner and live
auction at 7:30 p.m.
This year’s honorary chairs are KR and Laura
Rombauer.
The theme is “Cheers! Celebrating the Past,
Toasting the Future.”
The cost is $375. See collabriacare.org.
Castello di Amoroso is at 4045 St. Helena
Highway in Calistoga.
Dinner at Connolly Ranch
Dine under the canopy of Connolly Ranch’s bay
grove with a farm-to-table feast prepared by
Farmstead’s Stephen Barber on Saturday, Sept. 17
starting at 5 p.m.
Enjoy live and silent auctions and dance to music
by Moxie.
Tickets are $150 until July 31, then $175. Get
tickets at www.connollyranch.org.
Proceeds benefit Connolly Ranch.
Contact Jennifer at 224-1894,
[email protected].
Connolly Ranch is at 3141 Browns Valley Rd.
Oxbow Fork It Over expands reach
Oxbow Public Market will party with purpose at
the fifth annual Fork It Over benefit on Saturday,
Sept. 10, from 6 to 10 p.m.
With the addition of several Oxbow District
culinary stars, the 2016 Fork It Over is now a
district-wide event, serving it up to raise funds in
support of the Napa Valley Food Bank.
The Fork It Over evening event kicks off at 6 p.m.,
with a reception at Vineyard 29’s Cru @ the
Annex, featuring hors d’oeuvres from Oxbow
Public Market vendors paired with wines from
Oxbow District tasting rooms.
In addition, the Uncorked All Stars will provide
live music underwritten by Uncorked at Oxbow.
Dinner follows on the river deck, where Michelin
star chef Ken Frank of La Toque will pair with The
Culinary Institute of America at Copia’s executive
chef Victor Scargle to create a market-to-table,
family-style dinner paired with Oxbow District
wines.
The fun continues with a live auction featuring a
limited number of lots offering experiences found
only in the Napa Valley.
The evening culminates as guests gather at Cru @
The Annex, complete with after-dinner sweets,
wines and coffee provided by Oxbow Public
Market merchants.
Admission to Fork It Over is $225.
All net proceeds will benefit the Napa Valley Food
Bank.
Oxbow District merchants, retailers and tasting
rooms will donate a percentage of their Sept. 10
sales during the effort.
For more information, to buy tickets or reserve a
table, visit www.oxbowpublicmarket.com. .
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