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Volume 12 Number 23 June 6, 2016
Auction Napa Valley raises $14 million for local causes
Napa Valley Vintners’ 36th annual Auction Napa
Valley raised more than $14.2 million for local
health and youth organizations.
Last year, the auction raised $15.8 million, and
the record was $18.4 million in 2014 as the
economy recovered from the recession.
The Vintners have donated more than $150
million from auction proceeds in the community
since the first auction in 1981.
The honorary chair was Agustin F. Huneeus,
whose father, Agustin Huneeus, was chair 20
years ago.
Guests enjoyed meals at vintners’ homes and
wineries on Thursday and Friday nights.
I was fortunate to visit The Hess Collection on
Thursday night.
At Hess, we had an illuminating tour of the
magnificent art collection first including new
pieces, and I was able to talk to CEO Tim Persson,
who taking steps to refresh the respected brand.
Nearly 2,000 people attended the Napa Valley
Barrel Auction at Robert Mondavi Winery on
Friday. It was hot later in the day but delightful as
we munched and sipped in the shade before filling
the barrel room to taste.
New this year was the silent Big Board Auction
with Napa Valley wines, winemaker dinners, rare
Napa Valley experiences and other fun.
This year for the first time, the Wine Train took
guests from its station in Napa to the barrel
auction on its new Quattro Vino train, which now
takes passengers to visit four wineries for tastes.
We sipped sparkling wine as we passed the cars
stopped in traffic, the best way to travel!
Friday night, I was treated to dinner at the
stunning Mark Pulido and Donna Walker’s
stunning estate high up on Mount Veeder near the
end of Partrict Road.
It sits on 115 acres, 15 planted to Cabernet and
Chardonnay two years ago. For now, Thomas
Rivers-Brown makes impressive Cabernet wines
from Melanson Vineyard on Pritchard Hill and
one in a well-draining spot in St. Helena.
Chef Peter O’Toole created a sumptuous dinner
with lobster, foie gras, beef – and whole woodfire-roasted Australian Périgord truffles!
The Saturday format changed this year, with
morning and lunch events at locations other than
Meadowood.
I took a tour of three auction beneficiaries in St.
Helena, then enjoyed a pleasant lunch at Peter
and Willinda McCrae’s home. Other guests
enjoyed yoga, croquet and exploring the Napa
River restoration.
Then nearly 900 guests descended for the live
auction at Meadowood, which was followed by
dinner under the stars prepared by one of South
America’s leading chef, Francis Mallmann, who
roasted huge hunks of beef on poles above searing
coals. Many guests still had the energy for dancing
afterwards!
Sunday, the Coppola family hosted the farewell
brunch at their Inglenook Estate .
They will be the honorary chairs for the 2017
Auction Napa Valley.
Many of this year’s attendees are hoping they’ll
choose a Godfather theme for next year’s auction
but whatever it is, the creative family is sure to
come up with something memorable.
This week in NapaLife
This week in Napa Valley
Auction Napa Valley raises $14M+ Free live music this week
Brian Culbertson’s Jazz Getaway
This week at Cameo Cinema
Musical picnics in Lyman Park
Napa Tuesday Farmers’ Market
Summer Nights at Farm
Judd’s Hill wine dinner
Cindy’s Supper Club
Mike Greensill at Silo’s
Drink a Negroni for needy animals Radley and Peck at Silo’s
Best at Build a Better Burger
Marketing your book or blog
Yountville Community Pool opens
Long Meadow Ranch at Cadet Bar
Classes at Silverado Cooking School The Great Grape Study - GSM
Summer camp at Napa Valley College Musical Picnics in Lyman Park
School district approves art plan
Kith & Kin in Silo’s Coffee House
News for the wine community Pizza and Vino at V. Sattui Winery
Araujo re-named Eisele
St. Helena Farmers’ Market
Tom Tiburzi retiring from Chandon Pair Off Pour Off Fridays BBQ
Intensive wine business courses
Back Room Blow Out LXVII
Wine Industry Tech Symposium
Sweet Plot at Silo’s
Hospitality seminars
Napa City Nights
Direct conference coming up
Huichica music festival
Napa Saturday Farmers’ Market
Art fair at Rutherford Ranch Winery
Tulocay Cemetery Tour
Free family fun day: sun weaving
Bordeaux Bootcamp
Dinner with Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Open mic night at Lucky Penny
Jarvis evening of original music
Guitarzilla surf guitars at Silo’s
Creativity Jam at di Rosa
Sip & Support brunch at Vino Velo
“Lucky Shorts” short story
Little Feet at Lincoln Theater
NVJS presents Benny Green at Silo’s
A Taste of Hall
Ode to Michael Jackson and Prince
Future events
Napa Humane Walk for Animals
World premiere of Measure + Dido
• 10:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. After party at The Westin
Friday, June 10
2-4 p.m. “Wine Down” at The Westin. Artists
performing include saxophonists Eric Darius,
Michael Lington, and Marcus Anderson.
• 6-7:30 p.m. Wine reception and silent auction
to benefit The Grammy Foundation
• 7:30-10:30 p.m. “Friday Night Funk Night” at
The Lincoln Theater - sold out
• 10:45 p.m.-1:30 a.m. After party at The Westin
Saturday, June 11
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Brian Culbertson’s Jazz Getaway
Not recovered from BottleRock? Too bad, because
Brian Culbertson’s Napa Valley Jazz Getaway will
be held June 8-12.
It’s not the jazz I know and love (See Napa Valley
Jazz Society for that, www.nvjs.org) but a
contemporary blend of jazz, R&B and funk that
obviously has many fans.
Here’s the schedule:
Wednesday, June 8
7-10 p.m. welcome dinner and jam session with
Cecil Ramirez, Vincent Ingala, Eric Darius and BC
at The Westin
Thursday, June 9,
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2-4 p.m. “Wine Down” at The Westin Verasa
with wine tasting. Artists performing include
Vincent Ingala and Althea René with Cecil
Ramirez.
7:30-10:15 p.m. “Jazz Legend Night” at The
Lincoln Theater
1-7 p.m. (gates open at 10 a.m.) Outdoor
concert at Jamieson Ranch Vineyards with
Brian Culbertson, Gerald Albright & Jonathan
Butler, Mint Condition, Richard Elliot and
Rick Braun.
There is no parking at Jamieson Ranch.
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8 p.m.-1:30 a.m. After party at The Westin
Verasa
Sunday, June 12
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1-7 p.m. (gates open at 10 a.m.) Outdoor
concert at Jamieson Ranch Vineyards with
Michael McDonald, Brian Culbertson & Eric
Darius, The Temptations featuring the Napa
Valley Jazz Getaway Horn Section and Vincent
Ingala
• 8-11 p.m. Farewell after party at The Westin.
The six-day VIP, five-day platinum, and two-day
silver packages are officially sold out, as are Jazz
Legend Night on Thursday and Friday Funk
Night, but some tickets may be available.
See www.lincolntheater.com or call 944-9900.
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Musical picnics in Lyman Park
The 28th season of musical picnics is coming to
Lyman Park in St. Helena featuring concerts on
the second and fourth Thursdays of June, July
and August from 6 to 8 p.m. with local wines by
the glass for sale and Napa Valley food trucks.
June 9 The Sorry Lot
June 23 The Brian Coutch Band
July 14 Lisa Marie Johnstone
July 28 Recovered Vinyl
Aug. 11 Peter Welker Sextet
Aug. 25 Gretchen Jensen Band with food by Napa
Valley Crust
Summer Nights at Farm
Farm at The Carneros Inn in Napa has launched
its Summer Nights at the Pavilion series on
Thursday evenings from now through Oct. 27
except Sept. 15.
Bring a group of friends to enjoy seasonal bar
bites and cocktails, bocce and live blues and jazz
music by The Dan Daniels Trio.
Summer Nights at the Pavilion happen at Farm’s
outdoor patio from 6 to 9 p.m. and seats are
available on a first-come, first-served basis.
For a more exclusive experience, groups can
reserve the bocce ball courts or parties of up to
eight people can reserve a lounge area for an
additional cost in advance.
The bar and pavilion at Farm are open daily from
4 to 11 p.m.
For more information, call 299-4880 or visit
www.farmatthecarnerosinn.com,
Cindy’s Supper Club
The month of fried chicken is back at Cindy’s
Supper Club at Cindy’s Backstreet Kitchen. Try
fried chicken recipes from around the globe, from
appetizers to salads and entrees from Asia to
Southern BBQ.
Drink a Negroni for needy animals
Basalt restaurant has chosen Jameson Animal
Rescue Ranch as their local beneficiary during
#NegroniWeek June 6 to 11.
Part of their Negroni sales will support JARR’s
emergency fund. NegroniWeek is sponsored by
Campari.
Negroni Week is not only a celebration of one of
the world’s great cocktails but also an effort to
raise money for charitable causes around the
world. Last year 3,500+ venues raised more than
$320,000 for good causes.
JARR will bring adoptable animals on Tuesday,
June 7 and Saturday, June 11 from 5 to 8 p.m.
See www.jamesonanimalrescueranch.org.
Basalt is located at 790 Main St. in Napa.
Best at Build a Better Burger
Phyllis O’Shaughnessy from Naperville, Illinois.,
won the $25,000 grand prize in the 25th annual
Sutter Home Build a Better Burger Recipe
Contest.
Her recipe included a smoked Spanish paprikabased spicy aioli spread, and was topped with
pickled saffron pears, Manchego cheese, crispy
prosciutto and crushed garlic on a sesame seed
bun.
Four runners-up each received $1,000 toward
Weber products.
Burger enthusiasts across America chose Lily
Julow’s Garam Masala Lamb Burger as the
$5,000 people’s choice winner.
The 2016 Sutter Home Build a Better Burger
recipe contest is open now through July 31. Get
information at www.sutterhome.com.
Yountville Community Pool opens
The Yountville Community Swimming Pool will
open for its 2016 summer season on Saturday,
June 11.
The pool is open Tuesday through Sunday for
adult lap swim, recreational swim time and swim
lessons.
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and
Sundays they offer senior/veteran/adult lap swim
from 10 a.m. to noon. Seniors over 55 and
veterans showing ID are free. Adults ages 18-54
pay a $5 drop-in fee or can buy a pass.
REC SWIM: Open to all ages from noon to 4 p.m.
(Tuesday thru Sunday). Fees for Yountville
residents are $4 youth/senior and $5 for adults.
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Nonresident rates are $5 for youth/senior and $6
for adults.
Swimming lessons session 1 runs June 14 – June
24. Session 2 will be held June 28 – July 8,
Session 3 is July 19 – July 29 and Session 4 will be
offered August 2 – August 12. Swim lessons are
$50 for residents and $56 for nonresidents.
Get information and register at
www.townofyountville.com/pool or call 944-8712.
You can call the pool directly starting June 11 at
944-4908.
Classes at Silverado Cooking School
Silverado Cooking School in Napa will hold a
number of classes this summer:
class includes production of produce, flowers, and
specialty crops. Topics cover irrigation and water
management, new technology, soils management
and composting.
The classes will be at Napa Valley College from 9
a.m. to 3 p.m. and cost $50 each. Scholarships are
available. Register at www.nvcyep.org.
For more information, contact Valerie Bible at
[email protected].
School district approves art master plan
The Napa Valley Unified board of education has
approved the Arts Education Master Plan, a fiveyear visual and performing arts initiative to
provide opportunity, access and equity to all
students, developed by Arts Council Napa Valley,
• Summer grilling class (June 12) $140.
Festival Napa Valley and the school district.
• Napa Farmers’ Market lunch classes
(Tuesdays, 10-2 p.m.) Tour the Napa Farmers’ Almost four years in the making, the plan was
inspired by Arts Council Napa Valley’s vision for
Market, select ingredients and create a threeequitable countywide arts education access.
course lunch. $150.
• Garden to kitchen cooking week for adults and In 2013 Arts Council Napa Valley created an
teens 16+ with chef Frances July 12-15) $800. alliance to assess the state of and build support for
arts education in Napa County.
• Summer culinary boot camp for adults and
In November 2015, Festival Napa Valley gave
teens 16+ (July 18-21) and (Aug. 1-4) $650
$50,000 to commission the plan, which presents
• Italian cooking with chef Malcolm Jessop
(Three sessions, July 16, Aug. 20 and Sept. 20) a comprehensive framework for the development
of the TK-12 sequential, standards-based arts
$160 per session.
• Kid’s culinary camp for ages 8-12 (July 25-28) education curriculum. It is the first arts education
master plan in Napa County.
$450.
This new position is being co-funded by a pledge
Get details at silveradocookingschool.com.
to raise $150,000 by ACNV, Festival Napa Valley,
Silverado Cooking School is at 1552 Silverado
Napa Valley Education Foundation and others.
Trail in Napa.
News for the wine community
Summer camps at Napa Valley College
Araujo re-named Eisele Vineyard Estate
Napa Valley College offers summer camps for
Araujo Estate has been re-named Eisele Vineyard
students 14 to 27 who are interested in business,
agriculture or technology. Camps are led by Napa Estate by its French owner, Artemis Domaines,
which also owns Chateau Latour and other French
Valley College Certified Business Advisors and
wine brands.
will feature local business or agricultural leaders.
The name Eisele comes from former owners
This is a fast-paced environment that is
Milton and Barbara Eisele, who bought the
challenging and fun. Students explore business
principles, marketing strategies and social media. property in 1969. It has been used for Cabernet
Sauvignon for over 40 vintages of wines produced
There will be guest speakers, video games and
field trips to local businesses. Camp also prepares by Joseph Phelps, Conn Creek and Ridge.
a student for college, offering research challenges, The vineyard name continued to be used by Bart
teamwork, PowerPoint presentations and project
and Daphne Araujo from 1990 to 2013 when they
management.
produced Araujo wine from the vineyard.
Bart and Daphne Araujo now produce Accendo
• Entrepreneurship Boot Camp June 20-24,
Cellars; they can use their name in promotional
• Agriculture/Farm-to-Table June 13-17
material and on the back label, but not the front.
The Ag Business Boot Camp will explore
agriculture business and farm-to-table ideas. This They are building a winery on Zinfandel Lane.
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and winery events, tasting room sales and
management
Certificate completion requires attendance at
eight core and elective seminars.
View seminar schedule and register at
www.sonoma.edu or call 664-3235.
Wine Industry Tech Symposium sold out
Registration for the Wine Industry Technology
Symposium is sold out.
WITS is a conference for winery professionals who
implement technology or analyze sales data.
These include IT professionals, marketing
managers and DTC managers, as well as general
managers, financial managers and winery owners.
The conference will be held at The Lodge at
Sonoma on June 14. It will include educational
sessions, multiple networking opportunities to
discuss technology and data issues with other
industry professionals and a technical exhibit
where sponsors demonstrate and discuss the
Tom Tiburzi retiring from Chandon
solutions they offer the wine industry.
Tom Tiburzi, senior winemaker at Domaine
Chandon for 27 years, has handed his winemaking See the agenda at www.winebusinesswits.com.
responsibilities to Pauline Lhote, a native of
Email [email protected] for wait list.
Champagne.
Hospitality seminars
Tiburzi joined Chandon as a lab enologist in 1989
Napa-Sonoma Small Business Development
and was promoted to winemaker in 2005.
Center presents two hospitality seminars for those
During those years he worked with Dawnine Dyer who work or want to work in tasting rooms:
as well as Edmond Maudiere and Richard
Part 1 You had me at “Hello” Thursday, June 16 9
Geoffroy of Dom Perignon.
a.m. to noon. $45. Learn how to engage customers
During his tenure, Tiburzi took part in the growth and sell wine in the winery tasting room. This
of Chandon from a three-wine production to a
training will give winery tasting room staff and
rich portfolio of sparkling and still wines,
management, as well as those interested in
including the winery’s newest sparkling cuvée,
pursuing a tasting room career, the techniques
Sweet Star.
needed to increase sales for the winery by making
the tasting room experience memorable for their
Intensive wine business courses
Earn a Wine Business Certificate at Sonoma State customers.
Part 2 Hospitality: Don’t Pour Wine Without It!
University in four days June 13-16.
Thursday, June 23 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. $45
Two summer intensive courses at the Wine
See www.becatnvc.org for details and to register.
Business Institute are designed to provide
international and out-of-state professionals, as
Direct conference coming up
well as those in California, a convenient format to
ShipCompliant’s 11th annual Direct conference
build key skills and earn important wine industry
will be held June 23-24 at the San Francisco
credentials:
Hilton - Financial District at 750 Kearny St. in San
• Wine Industry Finance and Accounting
Francisco.
Certificate: financial, managerial and cost
The two-day meeting on direct-to-consumer
accounting for wineries, financial strategies,
marketing will feature a lineup of speakers who
budgeting, forecasting and best practices
will share their world-class business expertise for
• Direct to Consumer Certificate: DTC and
the U.S. beverage alcohol industry.
eCommerce for wineries, building wine clubs
Get details and register at shipcompliant.com.
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This week in Napa Valley
Free live music at Napa Valley restaurants and bars this week
Venue
Artist
Type
Time
Monday, June 6
RaeSet
Robert Sherman
7 p.m.
West Coast Blues Society
Caravan Of All-Stars
8:30 p.m.
Andaz hotel lobby
various
8-11 p.m.
Downtown Joe’s
karaoke
Uva Trattoria lounge
Tom Duarte
Tuesday, June 7
Downtown Joe’s
Wednesday, June 8
Jazz and Latin Jazz
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Thursday, June 9
Billco’s
various
9 p.m.
Downtown Joe’s
Jimmy James
9:30-12:30 a.m.
Napa Valley Bistro
Jimi James
5:30-8 p.m.
River Terrace Inn
Nate Lopez
Uncorked at Oxbow
various
Uva Trattoria lounge
Duo Gadjo
classics and groove originals.
5:30-8:30 p.m.
6-9 p.m.
Parisian Swing-New Orleans
Blues
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Friday, June 10
Ca’ Momi Osteria Live!
LoWaters
10 p.m.-1 a.m.
Downtown Joe’s
Levi Lloyd & 501 Blues
Band
9:30-12:30 a.m.
Farmstead at Long
Meadow Ranch
James Patrick Regan
6 p.m.
Napa Marriott
Michael Belair
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Pacifico Restaurante
RaeSet
Mariachi band
Gretschkat Delta Blues
5:30 p.m.-midnight
7 p.m.
Red Hen Cantina
Blues and rock and roll
8-late p.m.
Blues melded with upbeat rock
5:30-8:30 p.m.
River Terrace Inn
Johnny Smith
Starbucks Downtown
various
7 p.m.
Siena at the Meritage
Sergio Santiago Calbada
and Veronica Vazquez
6:30-9:30 p.m.
Uva Trattoria
Jack Pollard & Dan Daniels
R&B-Jazz-Blues
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
Ca’ Momi Osteria
The Battlefield
Capp Heritage
various
Downtown Joe’s
Jinx Jones
9:30-12:30 a.m.
Marriott Napa
James Regan
5:30-8:30 p.m.
RaeSet
Zak Fenne
7 p.m.
Red Hen Cantina
various
Saturday, June 11
8-11 p.m.
Folk trio
Blues and rock and roll
*
10 p.m.-1 a.m.
8-late p.m.
River Terrace Inn
Dawn & Tony
5:30-8:30 p.m.
Uva Trattoria
Jackie & Friends
R&B-Jazz-Blues
8:30-11:30 p.m.
Compadres
Greg Richmond Band with
Tia Carroll
blues
4-7 p.m.
Downtown Joe’s
various
Goose & Gander
Kenya B Trio
1-4 p.m.
RaeSet
Jimmy Duhig Slack Key
1 p.m.
Uncorked at Oxbow
various
Uva Trattoria lounge
To be announced
Sunday, June 12
Most of the venues are in downtown Napa.
Schedules and some venues don’t provide updates
or schedules and performers, so check with the
venue if it’s important.
acoustic
2-6 p.m.
6-9 p.m.
Sunday, June 12
The Nice Guys 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
Due to occasional changes in film availability and
licensing, all movies and show times are subject
to change. Check the website or the Cameo movie
• Andaz is at 1450 First St.
line for up-to-date scheduling. Phone 963-9779 or
• Billco’s is at 1234 Third St.
visit www.cameocinema.com.
• Ca’ Momi Osteria is at 1141 First St.
Cameo Cinema is at 1340 Main St. in St. Helena.
• Capp Heritage is at 1245 First St.
Napa Tuesday Farmers’ Market
• Compadres Rio Grill is at Lincoln Ave.
June 7 at the Napa Farmers’ Market includes a
• Farmstead is at 738 Main St. in St Helena.
free “Shop with a Chef” market tour at 9 a.m., led
by restaurateur and chef Mauro Pando of Grace’s
• Downtown Joe’s is at 902 Main St.
Table restaurant. Sign up for this free event at the
• Goose & Gander is at 1245 Spring St. in St.
information booth to reserve your spot. The tour
Helena.
is limited to 20 participants, so come early to
• Marriott Napa Valley is at 3425 Solano Ave.
learn how this chef and regular market shopper
selects and uses his favorite seasonal products.
• Napa Valley Bistro is at 975 Clinton St.
Musical entertainment will be by Chaz Gunter.
• Pacifico is at 1237 Lincoln Ave. in Calistoga
Tuesday welcomes the return of Sebastopol Berry
• Red Hen Cantina is at 4175 Solano Ave.
Farm, but it may see the last of the cherries for
• River Terrace Inn is at 1600 Soscol Ave.
this season, so come load up on the incoming and
• Susie’s Bar is at 1365 Lincoln Ave. in Calistoga outgoing fruits while they are available.
Achadinhia Cheese Company has recently joined
• Uncorked at Oxbow is at 605 First St.
the Tuesday market, too, so come and sample
This week at Cameo Cinema
their fresh goat cheeses and deliciously smooth
Monday, June 6
Greek-style yogurts.
Love and Friendship 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
See www.napafarmersmarket.org.
Tuesday, June 7
Judd’s Hill wine dinner
Love and Friendship 3m 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
Napa Valley Bistro serves a wine dinner featuring
Wednesday, June 8
Judd’s Hill Winery on Tuesday, June 7 at 6 p.m.
Love and Friendship 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
Chef Bernardo Ayala has created a multi-course
meal that will be paired with several wines.
Thursday, June 9
The cost of $65 includes food and wine. Make
Love and Friendship 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
your reservations by calling the restaurant at 666Friday, June 10
2383.
The Nice Guys 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
Napa Valley Bistro is in downtown Napa at 975
Saturday, June 11
Clinton St.
The Nice Guys 3, 5:45 and 8:30 p.m.
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Mike Greensill at Silo’s
Mike Greensill plays jazz and standards at Silo’s
on Wednesday, June 8 at 5 p.m.
Enjoy an evening of music history, storytelling
and friendship with nationally acclaimed pianist
Mike Greensill, who brings his brand of up-close
and personal performances to the Silo’s stage.
Immerse yourself in The Great American
Songbook, with tunes ranging from Gershwin to
Fitzgerald and everything in between.
There’s no cover charge that night.
Kevin Patrick Radley & Tim Peck at Silo’s
Kevin Patrick Radley and Tim Peck play blues,
country and soul at Silo’s on Wednesday, June 8
starting at 7:15 p.m.
A singer-songwriter from Vallejo, Radley’s
musical influences are deeply rooted in the
American musical landscape: blues, country, soul
and country hollers. Radley he plays guitar, harp
and the unruly “Cigarbox” guitar.
Joining him is Tim Peck, who plays guitar, lap
steel and mandolin.
There’s no cover charge that night.
Marketing your book or blog
Napa Valley Writers presents Models of
Marketing: Building a Strategy, with writers and
bloggers Kymberlie Ingalls and Alon Shalev, on
Wednesday, June 8 from 7 to 9 p.m. at Napa
Valley Unitarian Universalists Church in Napa.
Ingalls and Shalev will discuss publishing and
then marketing your book, creative service,
website or blog.
They will show how you can use networking,
social media, visual marketing and support
groups to build the right “platform” for your
work.
Kymberlie Ingalls, blogger and author, is the
creator of the sites Writer of the Storm and
Neuroticy=A Societal Madness.
Alon Shalev is the author of a series of young
adult fantasy and social justice-themed books.
They often present at the Berkeley Branch of the
California Writers Club.
NVW member Ann Newton Holmes will read a
piece called “Smokeout.”
The cost is $10. Students with ID are free.
For information, email [email protected]
or see www.napavalleywriters.net.
Unitarian Universalists Church is at 1625
Salvador Ave. in Napa.
Long Meadow Ranch at Cadet Bar
Long Meadow Ranch will provide the guest
bartender at Cadet Wine + Beer Bar on
Wednesday, June 8 at 6 p.m.
They will pour food-friendly wines from their
winery with cheddar biscuits from their
restaurant.
Cadet Wine Bar is at 930 Franklin St. in Napa.
The Great Grape Study - GSM
The Great Grape Study at Back Room Wines on
Thursday, June 9 is GSM: Grenache/Syrah/
Mourvedre blends.
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Of course, GSM is not one grape. However, the
grapes blend well in different regions of the world
(Southern France, Australia, Spain, California,
Washington) that a tasting of blends from
different places will be educational (and tasty).
The GSM Great Grape Study is from 5 to 8 p.m.
The cost is $15 per tasting.
Pastries from Sweetie Pies Bakery and freshlyroasted coffees from Teeny Tiny Coffee Company
are included in the ticket price of $15 in advance,
$20 at the door.
Chic Pizza and Vino at V. Sattui Winery
V. Sattui Winery in St. Helena will kick off its
monthly Chic Pizza & Vino pairing on Thursday,
June 9 at 6 p.m.
Italian Michelin-star chef Stefano Masanti will
create a wide variety of upscale pizzas at the
winery’s outdoor pizza oven on the picnic
grounds.
He’ll top them with gourmet ingredients like V.
Sattui’s house-made charcuterie, foie gras and
hand-pulled mozzarella cheese.
Each pizza Stefano creates will be served right
after pulling it from the pizza oven and paired
with one of V. Sattui’s wines served al fresco.
The price is $65.
Musical Picnics in Lyman Park
The Sorry Lot plays for the musical picnic in
Lyman Park in St. Helena on Thursday, June 9
from 6 to 8 p.m.
The Sorry Lot is a nine-piece Irish folk and ballad
band that plays traditional drinking songs, as well
as a few modern ballads and original tunes.
Clif Family Bruschetteria will offer food and Clif
Family Winery will sell wine, or pack your own
picnic and celebrate the beginning of summer.
Kith & Kin in Silo’s Coffee House Series
Napa Valley’s own Celtic band Kith & Kin will
perform in Silo’s Coffee House Series on
Thursday, June 9 at 7 p.m.
Enjoy a lyrical, lilting evening jigs, reels, ballads,
and blarney. The multitalented group will get you
in the Irish spirit with vocals and traditional Irish
instrumental tunes.
St. Helena Farmers’ Market
St. Helena Farmers’ Market is held in Crane Park
every Friday from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. until Oct. 28.
New grower Prep Produce from Angwin will make
a debut at the market.
Market educator Amanda Tuttle will feature the
topic of “Soil and Down Below” at the market
classroom with fun projects between 8:30 a.m.
and 12:30 p.m.
Popular “Face Painting by Cynthia” will be at the
market between 8:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to
delight both adults and kids alike.
Executive chef Levi Mezick from St. Helena’s
Harvest Table will be at the Chef’s Table at 11 a.m.
Get tips, enjoy the samples and get a copy of the
recipe.
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Mingle with friends and neighbors, enjoy the
beautiful crafts, delicious specialty foods and
music of “The Season of Us.
For more on the market or to sign up for the
newsletter, visit www.sthelenafarmersmkt.org.
Pair Off Pour Off Fridays BBQ
Executive chef Michael Foster will serve some of
Cindy’s favorite BBQ specials for Pour-Off PairOff Friday’s for the month of June. Here’s this
week’s menu:
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BBQ pork lettuce cup with pickled peaches
$10.75
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Scagg’s Vineyard “Montage” Red Blend, Napa
Valley 2012 $8/$16
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Grilled wild salmon braised green tomatoes,
crispy potato ribbons $32.95
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Fantesca Chardonnay, Russian River Valley
2013 $10/$20
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Slow-smoked spare ribs okra and green onion
hush puppies, collard greens $28.95
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Turley “Rattlesnake Ridge,” Howell
Mountain, Napa Valley 2014 $10/$20
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Seven Layer Coconut Cake $10.75
Dolce “Liquid Gold,” Napa Valley 2009
$12/$24
Back Room Blow Out LXVII
Back Room Wines hosts Back Room Blow Out
LXVII, its 67th walk-around wine tasting, on
Friday, June 10 from 5 to 8 p.m.
Visit and taste with four local vintners and one
wine importer. Enjoy 10 excellent wines and learn
about them from those who know them best.
Our guests for Blow Out LXVII:
Byron Kosuge, owner and winemaker of B Kosuge
Wines will pour B Kosuge Rosé of Pinot Noir
Carneros 2015 $16 and B Kosuge Pinot Noir “The
Shop” Carneros 2013 $32.
Tim Keith, co-owner and winemaker of Leaf &
Vine Wines will pour Leaf & Vine Chardonnay
“Thomson Vineyard” Carneros, Napa Valley 2014
$30 and Leaf & Vine Merlot “Thomson Vineyard”
Napa Valley 2012 $35
George Noble owner of Noble Winery will pour
Noble Cabernet Sauvignon Napa Valley 2005 $80
and Noble Petite Sirah High Valley, Lake County
2007 $45
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Mark Finver, owner and winemaker of Lois Rae
Winery will pour Lois Rae Viognier El Dorado
2014 $26 and Lois Rae Syrah “Las Madres
Vineyard” Carneros 2013 $36.
Luc Stauffenegger of Vigneron Imports will pour
Bernard Defaix Chablis “Bougros” Grand Cru
2007 $57 and one more
The tasting is $10 with $5 credit back for each
bottle of Blow Out wine bought.
Sweet Plot at Silo’s
Sweet Plot plays rock, funk and soul at Silo’s on
Friday, June 10 at 8 p.m.
Sweet Plot’s recipe for funkified musical gumbo:
equal parts Rock n’ Roll, Bay Area Funk and
California Soul.
The group’s timeless tunes blend the best of
tradition with an innovative and authentic style.
Tickets are $15. Napa City Nights
Twice as Good, Grover Anderson and Journey
Day & Belle appear at Napa City Nights on Friday,
June 10 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
is a unique venue for watching talented local
musicians and performers.
The musical genres include jazz, rock, country,
world, blues, pop and folk.
The amphitheater is within easy walking distance
from restaurants and shops.
Bring a blanket and a picnic or pick up a take-out
dinner at nearby restaurants.
There’s no charge. See www.napacitynights.com.
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Admission is $35 at www.rutherfordwine.com or
www.eventbrite.com/e/eighth-annual-art-fairtickets-21785560197?aff=es2.
Rutherford Ranch Winery is at 1680 Silverado
Trail South, St. Helena.
Huichica music festival
Gundlach Bundschu Wines presents the Huichica
music festival on Friday and Saturday and
Sunday, June 10 and 11.
It features a carefully curated lineup of diverse
bands, several food options by local chefs and
Gundlach Bundschu Wines.
Visit www.huichica.com for details.
Gundlach Bundschu Winery is at 2000 Denmark
St. on this side of Sonoma.
Napa Saturday Farmers’ Market
The chef education series at the Napa Farmers’
Market continues with chef Levi Mezick of
Harvest Table in St. Helena demonstrating one of
his favorite seasonal recipes in the chef
demonstration tent at 11 a.m. Try a bite and take
home a recipe to try on your own.
Sonoma Springs Brewery returns to the market
offering large-format howlers and growlers of its
hand-crafted brews.
No alcohol consumption is allowed on site, but
you can take some home to enjoy with English
pub food from Bailey’s Best or by the grill, with
fresh sweet corn from Hamlow Farms and salmon
steak from Freshway Fish.
Musical entertainment will be by Glenda Bates.
See www.napafarmersmarket.org.
Art fair at Rutherford Ranch Winery
The eighth annual art fair at Rutherford Ranch
Winery will be held on Saturday, June 11 and
Sunday, June 12 from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. each
day.
Spend the afternoon enjoying wine and art. Food
will be available for purchase from local food
trucks.
Tulocay Cemetery Tour
After over 20 years, historian Nancy Brennan will
lead her last tour of Tulocay Cemetery on
Saturday, June 11 at 10 a.m.
Cemeteries are history carved in stone, from the
Mexican era to the days of the Chinese to the
pioneers who came for gold and stayed for grapes.
The Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, in
uniform, will honor the grave of Salvador Vallejo,
once head of the Mexican Milita, who later fought
in our Civil War. Nancy’s stories will help you
step back in time for a morning.
The tour, sponsored by Napa County Landmarks,
will leave from the new office complex.
Tickets are $20, $10 for members. See
www.NapaCountyLandmarks.org or call 2551836.
Free family fun day: sun weaving
Napa Valley Museum presents a free family fun
day on Sun Weaving Saturday, June 11, from 2 to
4 p.m.
Celebrate the longest day of the year by creating
your own sun weave. Learn about the summer
solstice. Create your own sun using warm-toned
yarn and ribbons.
Bring your own supplies or use theirs. The first
five families get a birdhouse kit to make at home.
Call 944-0500. Napa Valley Museum is at 55
Presidents Circle in Yountville.
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Bordeaux Bootcamp with Wendy Narby
The Napa Sonoma chapter of Women for
WineSense is joining forces with noted Bordeaux
wine expert and author, Wendy Narby, to host a
Bordeaux Bootcamp at the Stonehedge Winery
tasting room on Saturday, June 11 from 1:30 to 4
p.m.
Wendy Narby is an expert in the wine industry
with 25 years of experience in the French food
and wine industry. She has taught at the Ecole du
Vin de Bordeaux (Bordeaux Wine School) since
1997 and specializes in training the International
Bordeaux wine educators for the Bordeaux Wine
Council.
Narby will sign her book, Bordeaux Bootcamp,
which will be available at the event.
Tickets are $40 and reservations are required.
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Stonehedge’s tasting room is located at 1004
Clinton St. in Napa.
Dinner with Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars, known for being the
winery that won the Cabernet Sauvignon
competition in the 1976 Judgment of Paris, will
be joining The Meritage Resort for a Masters
Winemaker Dinner on Saturday, June 11 starting
with a reception at 6:30 p.m.
Beyond tasting history, this is your opportunity to
be among the first to taste Elia, a new rosé from
Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars that will be exclusive to
their Napa Valley tasting room after its release at
this dinner.
You will also enjoy the 2012 Cask 23, a wine that
received the elusive 100-point rating from Robert
Parker’s Wine Advocate.
The dinner is $175 at
www.eventbrite.com/e/masters-winemakerdinner-with-stags-leap-wine-cellars-tickets25398012138?aff=calendars.
Open mic night at Lucky Penny
Lucky Penny is hosting an open mic night on
Saturday, June 11.
It’s open to all comers, and all ages and types of
performers are welcome. Sign-ups start at 6 p.m.
and the first performer is at seven.
Admission is $10.
Jarvis presents evening of original music
The Jarvis Conservatory presents Celebrating Bay
Area Composers with an evening of original
music with music director Mazdak Khamda on
Saturday, June 11 at 7 p.m.
The program for this concert will be entirely
original music composed by Khamda and five
other notable Bay Area composers. Joining him
will be composers Lucas Floyd, Garrett Shatzer,
Justin Levit, Napa’s own Kurt Erickson, and
Sacramento State University music professor
Richard Cionco.
Renowned performers such as soprano Heidi
Moss, violinist and UC Berkeley professor Hrabba
Atladottir and oboist Dr. Glenda Bates will
perform many of these works.
Justin Levit, who possesses a style reminiscent of
popular and new age music will perform two of
his works for solo piano titled “Crazical” and
“Through My Eyes.”
The concert will also include a new vocal
composition by Mazdak Khamda for an unusual
trio of oboe, clarinet and soprano based on the
beautiful and spiritual poetry of Rumi. A
reflection of Khamda ’s Iranian-American
background, a treat on the program will be two of
Khamda ’s pieces for solo piano based on Iranian
folk songs that have been arranged in Jazzy styles.
Khamda will present the premiere of his new
work titled “Tied Up” for oboe and electronics.
Inspired by a Rumi poem, this piece will be
premiered by oboist and Pacific Union College
music professor Dr. Glenda Bates.
Buy tickets ($30; students $15) at
www.jarvisconservatory.com.
Jarvis Conservatory is at 1711 Main St. in Napa.
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Guitarzilla surf guitars at Silo’s
Guitarzilla! Monsters of Surf Guitar play two
shows at Silo’s on Saturday, June 11 at 7 p.m. and
9:30 p.m.
Longtime member of the southern California surf
music scene, John Wheeler has toured with Dick
Dale as one of the Del Tones and has shared the
stage with surf greats such as The Ventures, The
Safaris and Jan and Dean.
Creativity Jam at di Rosa
di Rosa Galleries & Grounds presents a Creativity
Jam on Sunday, June 12, from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Co-presented by Nimbus Arts, this
unconventional arts event features artist-led
projects and interactive fun for all ages. Art
activities this year will revolve around the theme
of “myths and legends” and include Pegasus
sculptures, legendary collages and mythic masks
with artists David Garden, Anne Pentland and
Jessica Wilhelm.
This year they also welcome back the Magical
Moonshine Theatre puppet troupe for outdoor
performances of The Golden Armadillo and a
second surprise show in Spanish and English.
Lunch from Villa Corona will be for sale for cash.
Trader Joe’s will provide free bottled water and
Ben & Jerry’s will give free ice cream cones to
each child. Picnic blankets are welcome, but no
outside food or pets.
Buy tickets for $20, $10 for kids and free for
children under age 3 at www.dirosaart.org.
Tickets are $20.
Sip & Support jazz brunch at Vino Velo
Sip & Support the St. Helena Community Band at
a Dixieland Jazz Brunch on the patio at Velo Vino
on Sunday, June 12.
They will donate 20 percent of their sales at the
Bruschetteria food truck and Velo Vino tasting
room from 11:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. to the band.
“Lucky Shorts” short story celebration
Lucky Penny Productions presents “Lucky
Shorts,” a short story readers’ theatre event on
Sunday, June 12 at 2 p.m.
More than three dozen submissions were sent
from Sonoma, Napa and Solano County writers to
Lucky Penny, and a panel of judges selected 11 to
be presented before a live audience.
Here are the selected stories in order of their
presentation: The finalists are:
“Sub,” by Jan Flynn, St. Helena
“Spare the Rod,” by Cristina Goulart, Santa Rosa
“Don’t Get Me Wrong,” by Patsy Ann Taylor,
Napa
“Into the Box” and “Hurtling Jade,” by Jean
Wong, Kenwood
“The Boat Ride,” by Henry Michalski, Napa
“The Note,” by Meta Strauss, Sonoma
“Pirouette,” by Robbi Sommers Bryant, Santa
Rosa
“The Savoy Theatre Singing Competition,” by Ann
Cash, Napa
“Dusk,” Jennifer Sullivan Buchwald-Baerwald,
Pope Valley
“Joy Ride,” Lenore A. Hirsch, Napa
Tickets are $10 and children under 16 are
admitted free.
Buy tickets at the door, call 266-6305 or visit
www.luckypennynapa.com.
The Lucky Penny Community Arts Center is at
1758 Industrial Way, #208, in Napa.
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Little Feet at Lincoln Theater
Come and see tiny tots in their first tutus,
advanced dancers tapping their way through The
Great Gatsby, medleys from Romeo and Juliet
and Giselle, as well as flavors from Gypsy
Flamenco and everything in between at Little
Feet’s 2016 Recital at the Napa Valley Performing
Arts Center at Lincoln Theater on Sunday, June
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A live folk rock band will accompany many of the
dance pieces.
Tickets are $22 at www.lincolntheater.com.
NVJS presents Benny Green at Silo’s
The Napa Valley Jazz Society presents pianist
Benny Green on Sunday, June 12, at 4 p.m. at
Silo’s in Napa.
Since emerging under the tutelage of Betty Carter,
Art Blakey, Freddie Hubbard and Ray Brown in
the early 1980s, Benny Green has become a
highly regarded pianist and bandleader.
His efforts to expand upon the language of the
classical jazz canon have placed him not only
among the best interpreters but also among the
vanguard of musicians keeping jazz’s evolution
going.
Equally at home with jazz classics, songbook
classics and original material, Green has
assembled a jazz trio that consistently creates a
memorable experience for its audiences.
The full, precise, and swinging sound of bassist
David Wong and the beautifully modulated
rhythms of drummer Rodney Green are perfect
complements to Green’s alternately cool, sizzling
and sensitive keystrokes.
Doors open at 3:30 p.m.
Member tickets are $25. Others are $45.
Call 224-JAZZ/(5299) or order at www.nvjs.org.
Silo’s is at 530 Main St. in Napa.
A Taste of Hall
A Taste of Hall at Hall Winery in St. Helena on
Sunday, June 12 features Winery Chefs Napa
Valley demonstrating grilling and serving the
results paired with Jack’s Masterpiece Cabernet
Sauvignon from noon to 2 p.m.
The cost is $150.
Click www.hallwines.com or
www.cellarpass.com/a-taste-of-hall-chillingrillin-feat-jacks-masterpiece-cabernet-tickets1047
Hall Winery is at 401 St. Helena Hwy. in St.
Helena.
Tribute to Michael Jackson and Prince
Who’s Bad will appear at the Uptown Theatre on
Sunday, June 12 at 8 p.m.
Who’s Bad’s power-packed tribute to Michael
Jackson and Prince has ignited crowds on every
continent and can only be described as a jawdropping, musical must-see.
They’ve sold out venues across the world,
including London’s O2, where the King of Pop
was slated to end his career.
The energy is purely magnetic, the musicianship
is first-rate, the dance moves deftly inspired.
Tickets are $30 and $25 at
www.uptowntheatrenapa.com.
Call 259-0123 for more information.
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Future events
Napa Humane Walk for Animals
The fifth annual Walk for Animals on Sunday,
Aug. 7 will take place at a new location, the
Oxbow Commons on McKinstry Street between
First Street and Soscol Avenue in downtown
Napa.
Start your day with a cup of coffee and healthy
morning snacks then stroll the walk route with
hundreds of fellow animal lovers in support of
Napa Humane.
Raise funds for the animals and enjoy the fun
activities before and after the walk: photos of you
and your pack, contests, goodie bags, microchip
check-ups, a demonstration by Disc Dogs of the
Golden Gate and more.
Get details and register to begin raising funds at
www.napahumane.org/walk for animals.
You don’t have to walk with a dog to join in.
Call Adrienne at 255-8118 x205 or
[email protected].
World premiere of Measure + Dido
NapaShakes and The Folger Shakespeare Library
celebrate Shakespeare’s 400th Anniversary with a
world premiere of Measure + Dido live on stage
at Lincoln Theater and starring Derek Jacobi,
Richard Clifford and the Folger Consort on
Saturday, Sept. 24 at 7 p.m. before it moves to the
Kennedy Center.
This production combines dramatic readings of
Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure with
excerpts from Henry Purcell’s chamber opera
Dido and Aeneas to create a perfect depiction of
the ecstasy and excesses of love.
It has a cast of 27 including Peter Becker
(baritone), Molly Quinn (soprano), and Emily
Noël (soprano).
Tickets are $35, $55 and $125 VIP at
www.lincoln.vbotickets.com/event/_NapaShakes
_The_Folger_Shakespeare_Library_present_De
rek_Jacobi_and_Folger_Consort_in_MEASURE
_DIDO/14227.
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